Fowler Powers Cougars

Colleges

Senior Jered Fowler drove in six runs Friday and Washington State used a six-run eighth inning to beat visiting Portland State 14-8 in a Pacific-10 Conference North baseball game in Pullman.

Fowler staked WSU (23-35, 9-12) to a 7-4 lead with a three-run home run in the fifth and had a two-run single in the eighth.

WSU’s Jon Fischer also had a two-run single in the eighth.

Todd Belitz (6-3) pitched seven innings for WSU before Dave Wheeler entered for his first save. Starter Paco Garcia (3-7) took the loss for the Vikings (14-34, 6-15), who led 3-0 in the first.

The teams continue their series today with a doubleheader.

WSU 14, Portland St. 8

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Garcia, Smith (8) and Case; Belitz, Wheeler (7) and Hairston. W-Belitz (6-3). L-Garcia (3-7). S-Wheeler (1).

HITS: PSU Harrell, Dorey 2, Jones, Marbut, Case, Schmidt, Sabatke. WSU Wetmore 3, Ryan, Bowman, Horner 2, Fischer, Hamik, Fowler 2, Kaleikilo 2, Hairston 2, Solomon 2. 2B-Jones, Hamik, Solomon, Wetmore. 3B-Marbut. HR-Fowler (10).

Gonzaga 6, Portland 5

Kevin Workman’s one-out, bases-loaded infield single off the glove of shortstop Jason Hertel in the ninth gave the Bulldogs (20-27, 8-17) a West Coast Conference win over the visiting Pilots (13-31, 4-18) at August/ A.R.T. Stadium.

Brendan Hare’s no-out RBI single tied the game before Workman delivered his single.

Portland led 3-0 after Ken Wicher’s solo homer, his fourth of the season, opened the fifth. The Zags’ Rob Pearsall and Jerrod Wong had RBI singles to tie the score in the fifth. Wong also had a two-out RBI single to tie the game at 4 in the seventh.

John Doran’s RBI triple in the eighth gave Portland a 5-4 lead.

The teams continue the four-game series with a doubleheader today.

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Hartman, Andersen (7), Hazlett (9) and Ross; Birkland, Adams (9) and Asan. W-Adams (3-4). L-Hazlett (2-2).

HITS: Portland - Patrick, Wicher 2, Hazlett 2, Jacksha 2, Williams, Barnard, Doran 3. GU - Murrell, Knight, Pearsall 3, Wong 3, Hare, Workman, Brunell, Asan. 2B-Doran, Jacksha, Patrick, Murrell, Wong. 3B-Doran. HR-Wicher (4).

Softball

CC Spokane 5-3, Highline 1-0

Julie Fountain drove in the go-ahead run in the opener and pitched a four-hitter in the nightcap as the visiting Sasquatch swept the Thunderbirds in an NWAACC doubleheader at Midway, Wash.

Fountain was 2 for 4 in the opener to support Laura Schwartz (10-1), who pitched a three-hitter.

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Schwartz and Fountain; Guy and Lee. W-Schwartz (10-1). L-Guy (7-3).

HITS: CCS Moore, Fountain 2, Kinder, Greenside. HCC Garrels, Brown, Olson. 2B-Greenside.

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Fountain and Lawler; Blake and Skaife. W-Fountain. L-Blake.

HITS: CCS Fine, Moore, Kinder, Hedum, Cossette, Grier. HCC Butler, Garrels, Guglielmori, Lee. 2B-Cossette, Grier, Lee.

Football

Eastern Washington’s spring practice ends today with the 2 p.m. Red-White game at Woodward Stadium, which is free and open to the public.

The Eagles’ No. 1 offensive and defensive units will compete on the Red team. Quarterbacks Harry Leons and Griffin Garske are expected to split time between offensive squads.

“The emphasis will be on the development of players within the schemes, not necessarily the development of individual players,” said coach Mike Kramer. “We’ve already seen enough to know who can play and who can’t. Now we’re trying to develop everybody together as a unit.”

Kramer said he plans to run between 70 and 80 plays during the scrimmage.

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