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NCAA Division I Championship-Norman Regional L. Dale Mitchell Park (Norman, Okla.) Friday-Monday (May 29-June 1)

Oklahoma, Arkansas, Washington State, Wichita State

Craig Lawson ? Assistant Sports Information Director (Baseball Contact) ? W-509-335-0265 ? C-509-432-9063 ? craigl@wsu.edu

FEBRUARY

20

at Arkansas-L, 4-2, L, 7-5 (10)

22

at Arkansas-L, 4-3

24

Gonzaga (Postponed)

27

Oklahoma-W, 9-2

28

Okalhoma-L, 9-7 (11), L, 12-3

MARCH

1

Oklahoma-W, 10-6

3

Gonzaga-W, 8-4

6

#at Rice-L, 2-1

7

#vs. Oral Roberts-L, 2-1

8

#vs. Notre Dame-L, 7-3

13

at Long Beach State-W, 9-0

14

at Long Beach State-W, 8-5

15

at Long Beach State-L, 6-5

17

at Pepperdine-L, 3-1

18

at Pepperdine-L, 5-2

20

South Dakota State-W, 12-0

21

South Dakota State-W, 12-4

22

South Dakota State-W, 13-4

27

*at California-W, 8-7

28

*at California-W, 11-0

29

*at California-L, 8-2

APRIL

3

*UCLA-W, 7-2

4

*UCLA-W, 4-3

5

*UCLA-L, 9-5

6

BYU-W, 12-8

7

BYU-W, 13-4

10

*at Arizona State-L, 13-3

11

*at Arizona State-L, 11-1

12

*at Arizona State-W, 10-4

14

at Gonzaga-L, 17-6

17

*Arizona-W, 5-4

18

*Arizona-W, 5-4

19

*Arizona-W, 8-7 (11)

21

at Utah-W, 13-8

22

at Utah-L, 9-1

24

*at USC-L, 5-1

25

*at USC-W, 13.3

26

*at USC-W, 6-4

28

at Gonzaga (Postponed)

29

Gonzaga (Cancelled)

MAY

1

*Stanford-W, 3-1

2

*Stanford-L, 12-9

3

*Stanford-L, 3-2

9

*Oregon-W, 5-3

10

*Oregon-W, 5-2

11

*Oregon-W, 10-2

12

Portland-W, 10-5

13

Portland-L, 6-3

15

*at Oregon State-W, 7-6

16

*at Oregon State-L, 8-2

17

*at Oregon State-W, 7-6

19

at Gonzaga-L, 8-7

22

*Washington-W, 6-5 (10)

23

*Washington-W, 7-1

24

*Washington-W, 10-5

29

vs. Arkansas (11 a.m.-NCAA)

Home Games in Bold #Academy Sports + Outdoors Rice Classic *Pacific-10 Game, All Times Pacific

COUGARS IN THE POSTSEASON The Washington State University baseball team received an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship...Cougars are 31-23 overall and finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 19-8 mark...the 19 Pac-10 wins tied a school record for conference victories set in 1990 (Pac-10 North Division)...Cougars are the fifth Pac-10 team in history to lose their first three games and advance to the NCAA postseason...Washington State is the No. 3 seed in the Norman, Okla., Regional and will play No. 2 seed Arkansas (34-22) in their first game, Friday, May 29 at 1 p.m. Central/11 a.m. Pacific...left-hander Matt Way (8-4, 2.49 ERA) will start for the Cougars against Arkansas left-hander Dallas Keuchel (7-3, 4.14 ERA)...WSU-Arkansas is rematch of the season-opening three-game series for both schools in Fayetteville, Ark.

NORMAN REGIONAL SCHEDULE (All times Pacific) Friday, May 29 Game 1-No. 3 seed Washington State (31-23) vs. No. 2 seed Arkansas (34-22)-11 a.m. Game 2-No. 4 seed Wichita State (30-25) vs. No. 1 seed Oklahoma (41-18)-5 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 Game 3-Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2-11 a.m. Game 4-Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2-5 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 Game 5-Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4-11 a.m. Game 6-Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 4-5 p.m.

Monday, June 1 (if Game 5 and Game 6 winner are the same team) Game 7-Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6-5 p.m.

NORMAN REGIONAL RADIO SCHEDULE (All Times Pacific) Friday, May 29 vs. Arkansas-11 a.m. (KQQQ 1150 AM and KXLX 700 AM)

POSSIBLE GAMES Saturday, May 30-11 a.m. (KQQQ 1150 AM and KXLX 700 AM) Saturday, May 30-5 p.m. (KHTR 104.3 FM and KXLX 700 AM)

Sunday, May 31-11 a.m. (KHTR 104.3 FM and KXLX 700 AM) Sunday, May 31-5 p.m. (KHTR 104.3 FM and KXLX 700 AM)

Monday, June 1-11 a.m. (KHTR 104.3 FM and KXLX 700 AM)

Steve Grubbs provides the play-by-play which can also be heard at wsucougars. com...live stats and video streaming are available at .

FOLLOW THE COUGARS ONLINE Washington State will depart Pullman, Wednesday, May 27 for Oklahoma City (approximately a half hour drive from Norman, Okla.)...Cougar Associate Head Coach Travis Jewett will be contributing to a daily blog on ...family, friends, alumni, supporters, and fans of the program can follow WSU's postseason journey.

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NCAA APPEARANCES 1950 The Cougars roared to a 14-2 start and cruised to a 27-4 mark in the regular season, including a 12-2 mark and first place finish in the Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division. WSC swept a pair of games in Pullman against Stanford to capture the PCC crown and traveled to Omaha, Neb., for the first College World Series at the site. After defeating Tufts in the opener, future Major League pitcher Gene Conley and Rod Keough pitched back-toback complete game victories over Alabama and Rutgers, respectively. WSC was routed by Texas and the Longhorns defeated Rutgers to set up a winner-take-all game with the Cougars. Despite three hits by shortstop Eddie Coleman, the Cougars were blanked 3-0 and finished national runner-up with a 32-6 record.

1956 After a 6-3 start, Washington State ripped off 15-straight wins and went on to post a 26-6 regular season record. Included in the winning streak were five wins by Jerry Bartow, including four of his school-single season record 10 complete games. The Cougars won the PCC Northern Division with an 11-3 mark and hosted USC with the conference title and NCAA District 8 spot in the CWS on the line. Bartow bested the Trojans on a six-hitter in the opener and Bill Rich, who batted .422 in 90 at bats during the season, drove in all five runs in game two and the Cougars swept the series. In Omaha, Neb., Bradley defeated WSC 4-3 in the opener and New Hampshire handed Ron Aiken his only loss of the season to eliminate the Cougars.

1960 The Cougars won 18 of their first 19 games, including a 16-game winnings streak on their way to posting a 28-4 regular season record. Washington State won the PCC Northern Division with a 9-2 mark and traveled to USC for the NCAA District 8 Playoff. Dick Montee, who had a team high 10 wins during the season, won the first game of the series in relief. The Trojans won the next two games to take the District 8 title by outscoring the Cougars 18-8.

1961 Washington State started off the season 16-4, winning all seven home games during that stretch, and finished 21-8 in the regular season. The Cougars never lost more than two consecutive games during the season. The Cougars won the PCC Northern Division with an 8-4 record and hosted USC in the NCAA District 8 Playoff. USC swept the series with 13-6 and 10-4 victories.

1965 Washington State won 16 of its first 17 outings, including 12-straight to open the season, and rolled to a 29-6 regular season record. The Cougars won the PCC Northern Division at 14-4 and hosted Stanford in the NCAA District 8 Playoff. In the opener against the Indians, Harold Brunstad plated two runs with a double in the eighth to give WSU a 2-1 victory and the Cougars routed Stanford 13-3 in game two to give head coach Bobo Brayton his first trip to the College World Series. In Omaha, Neb., WSU split its first two games, defeating Texas and losing to Ohio State. The Cougars edged Connecticut by a run to set up a rematch with the Buckeyes that turned out to be a classic. Steve Arlin struck out 20 Cougars and Ohio State pushed across an unearned run in the 15th inning for a 1-0 win that ended WSU's season. The Cougars finished fourth in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball.

WASHINGTON STATE IN THE NCAA POSTSEASON The Cougars are making their 15th appearance in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship...Washington State has played in four College World Series with its best finish being national runner-up in 1950...Cougars are 25-29 all-time in the NCAA postseason... under the NCAA regional format, WSU is 14-15 in eight regional appearances...here is a look at the Cougars' past NCAA postseason performance.

1950 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (Omaha, Neb.) Washington State 3, Tufts 1 Washington State 9, Alabama 1 Washington State 3, Rutgers 1 Texas 12, Washington State 1 Texas 3, Washington State 0 (National Runner-Up)

1956 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (Omaha, Neb.) Bradley 4, Washington State 3 New Hampshire 6, Washington State 4

1960 DISTRICT 8 (Los Angeles) Washington State 8, USC 7 USC 8, Washington State 3 USC 10, Washington State 5

1961 DISTRICT 8 (Pullman, Wash.) USC 13, Washington State 6 USC 10, Washington State 4

1965 DISTRICT 8 (Pullman, Wash.) Washington State 2, Stanford 1 Washington State 13, Stanford 3

1965 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (Omaha, Neb.) Washington State 12, Texas 5 Ohio State 14, Washington State 1 Washington State 3, Connecticut 2 Ohio State 1, Washington State 0 (15 innings)

1966 DISTRICT 8 (Los Angeles) Washington State 5, Fresno State 2 (13 innings) USC 4, Washington State 3 Washington State 2, Fresno State 1 (15 innings) USC 7, Washington State 4

1975 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL (Tempe, Ariz.) Arizona State 18, Washington State 2 Washington State 7, Northern Colorado 2 Washington State 4, Puget Sound 3 Washington State 8, Arizona State 7 Arizona State 5, Washington State 1

1976 WEST REGIONAL (Pullman, Wash.) Washington State 8, Pepperdine 2 Washington State 5, Cal State Fullerton 1 Cal State Fullerton 13, Washington State 1 Washington State 7, Cal State Fullerton 2

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NCAA APPEARANCES 1966 The Cougars won 16 of their first 19 games on their way to a 33-6-1 record during the regular season. Washington State won the PCC Northern Division with a mark of 15-1 and headed to the NCAA District 8 Playoffs. In the first game against Fresno State, Cougar pitcher Michael Avey posted a win in relief during 5-2, 13-inning victory. After a loss to USC, the Cougars defeated Fresno State 2-1 in 15 innings. A 7-4 loss to USC ended the season.

1975 WSU jumped to a 9-1 start on its way to winning the Pacific-8 Conference. The Cougars traveled to Tempe, Arizona to play in the NCAA Rocky Mountain Regional and lost the opener against Arizona State. After wins against Northern Colorado, Puget Sound and Arizona State, the Sun Devils won a deciding game to earn a spot in the CWS.

1976 The Cougars won their final 10 regular season games to finish 39-12 and win the Pacific-8 Conference with a 16-2 record. Washington State hosted the NCAA West Regional where the Cougars blasted four home runs, including three off future big-league hurler Mike Scott, to defeat Pepperdine in the opener. WSU took two of three games from Cal State Fullerton behind a pair of wins from tournament MVP Bob Sherwood and advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. At the CWS, Washington State scored in five of the first six innings and defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing to Arizona State and Maine to end the season 43-15. Future big-league pitcher Eric Wilkins led the Cougars with 10 victories and WSU averaged over seven runs a game on offense.

1977 WSU won 10 of its first 11 and captured the Pac-10 North with a 14-4 record. The Cougars advanced to the NCAA Rocky Mountain Regional where they went 2-2 with wins over Portland State and Cal State Fullerton.

1978 The Cougars won 41 games, inlcuding a 15-3 record and first place finish in the Pac-8 North. WSU made its school-record fourth-straight NCAA postseason appearance.

1984 WSU won 41 games and tied for first in the Pac-10 North with a 15-6 record. The Cougars swept three games in the Pac-10 North Tournament before losing two games in the NCAA West II Regional.

1987 Co-captain Jeff Hooper belted 21 home runs to lead WSU to a 44-win season. The Cougars advanced to the NCAA West I Regional where they won two games before a pair of one-run losses ended their season.

1988 John Olerud batted a school-record .464 and was 15-0 on the mound as the Cougars won a schoolrecord 52 games. WSU defeated Santa Clara twice, but one-run losses to USC and host Fresno Sate at the NCAA West I Regional ended its CWS dream.

1990 WSU won 48 games, including a school-record 19 in conference (tied by the 2009 team). Future big leaguer Scott Hatteberg batted .381.

1976 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (Omaha, Neb.) Washington State 6, Oklahoma 1 Arizona State 9, Washington State 3 Maine 6, Washington State 3

1977 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL (Tempe, Ariz.) Washington State 8, Portland State 7 Arizona State 11, Washington State 7 Washington State 6, Cal State Fullerton 5 Arizona State 3, Washington State 2

1978 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL (Tempe, Ariz.) Gonzaga 7, Washington State 1 Arizona State 14, Washington State 8

1984 WEST II REGIONAL (Tempe, Ariz.) Arizona State 8, Washington State 4 Stanford 3, Washington State 1

1987 WEST I REGIONAL (Stanford, Calif.) Washington State 10, Oral Roberts 5 Washington State 4, Wichita State 3 Stanford 12, Washington State 11 Oral Roberts 14, Washington State 13 (12 innings)

1988 WEST 1 REGIONAL (Fresno, Calif.) Washington State 8, Santa Clara 5 USC 10, Washington State 9 Washington State 6, Santa Clara 5 Fresno State 7, Washington State 6

1990 NCAA WEST II REGIONAL (Tempe, Ariz.) Washington State 13, Loyola Marymount 2 Oklahoma State 14, Washington State 0 Washington State 8, Pennsylvania 2 Arizona State 8, Washington State 6

COUGARS ENJOY HISTORIC SEASON WSU won a school record 21 games at home and tied the school record for conference victories with 19...Cougars posted three conference sweeps for the first time since 1991 and five sweeps overall for the first time since 1989...WSU swept four, three-game series for the first time since 1976, including the first three-game sweep of arch-rival Washington in Pullman since 1979...WSU is ranked 24th this week by Collegiate Baseball.

CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS Washington State has clinched its fourth-straight winning season, something the Cougars had not accomplished since 1994 when a 35-26 record capped a run of 37-consecutive campaigns with a mark above .500.

MARBUT AMONG THE BEST With 31 victories this season, Washington State Head Coach Donnie Marbut has recorded 146 wins in his five-year Cougar career...ranks third all-time at Washington State behind two legends in the program, Bobo Brayton and Buck Bailey...Brayton (1962-94) won 1,162 games during his 33-year tenure while Bailey (1927-42, 1946-61) amassed 603 victories in his 32 seasons on the Palouse.

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WSU'S RECORD...

Overall Conference Nonconference Home games Away games Neutral site Day games Night games First game of series Series Doubleheader February games March games April games May games vs. left-handed starter vs. right-handed starter 1-run games 2-run games Extra innings Shutouts

2009 31-23 19-8 12-15 21-6 10-16 0-1 29-17 2-6 13-4 10-4-3 0-2 1-5 9-7 11-6 10-5 7-11 24-12 8-6 3-4 2-2 3-0

When WSU scores...

0-3 runs

1-16

4+ runs

30-7

When Opponent scores... 0-3 runs 4+ runs

12-4 19-19

When... WSU scores in 1st inning Opponent scores in 1st inning WSU scores first Opponent scores first After 6 leading

trailing tied After 7 leading trailing tied After 8 leading trailing tied WSU hits 0 home runs WSU hits 1 home run WSU hits 2+ home runs Opponent hits 0 home runs Opponent hits 1 home run Opponent hits 2+ home runs WSU makes 0 errors WSU makes 1 error WSU makes 2+ errors Opponent makes 0 errors Opponent makes 1 error Opponent makes 2+ errors WSU outhits opponent Opponent outhits WSU Hits are tied WSU has 0-5 hits WSU has 6-9 hits WSU has 10+ hits

15-5 8-10 19-7 12-16 23-2 3-17 5-4 26-2 2-17 3-4 28-1 2-20 1-2 7-15 12-6 12-2 17-8 9-12 5-3 15-4 7-12 9-7 7-10 11-7 13-6 22-4 7-19 2-0 2-10 4-10 25-3

When WSU pitchers record...

6+ innings as a starter

16-5

0-6 strikeouts

9-13

7+ strikeouts

22-10

0-3 walks

22-12

4+ walks

9-11

#23-Matt Argyropoulos (So., 3B) First-collegiate home run and career-high four RBI at Arkansas in game two of doubleheader, Feb. 20...three RBI against Oklahoma, Feb. 27...was 5-for-13 in three-games at Long Beach State, March 13-15...six-game hitting streak, March 20-29...three-straight, two-RBI games, April 5-7...four-straight, two-RBI games, April 5-10...two doubles and two RBI against UCLA, April 5...double and home run against BYU, April 6...home run at Utah, April 22...did not start, but homered against Washington, May 23.

#37-Chad Arnold (RS-So., RHP) Pac-10 Rankings: Games Started (T-second, 14), Wins (T-seventh, 7)

After beginning the season 0-1 in five appearances, four starts, won seven of his last nine decisions...seven strikeouts in no decision at Long Beach State, March 15...five innings for a win against South Dakota State, March 22...equaled longest-career outing with seven shutout innings and struck out six in 11-0 win at California, March 28...defeated UCLA, April 4 with six innings of two-run ball...fanned six in six innings during victory over Arizona, April 18...struck out five in five and two-thirds innings and gave up one earned run during victory at USC, April 25...seven innings with seven strikeouts in victory against Oregon, May 10...blanked Washington for five and two-thirds innings and struck out a career-high eight to earn win, May 23.

#2-Cody Bartlett (RS-So., IF) Two hits and three runs against South Dakota State, March 21...career-high four hits, including double and home run, against South Dakota State, March 22...three RBI against BYU, April 7...game-winning double in bottom of the 11th inning during 8-7 victory over Arizona, April 19...home run at Oregon State, May 15.

#20-Kyle Buchanan (Fr., C) Appeared in 15 games off the bench...first-collegiate hit and two RBI against South Dakota State, March 20...first hit in Pac-10 play came at Oregon State, May 16.

#8-Alex Burg (Sr., C/1B/OF) Pac-10 Ranking: Hit By Pitch (Second, 14) WSU Ranking: Hit By Pitch (T-ninth, 14)-Single Season

Home run and two RBI in game one of doubleheader against Oklahoma, Feb. 28...two hits and two RBI against Oklahoma, March 1...two home runs and four RBI at Long Beach State, March 13...career-best 11-game hitting streak, March 18-April 6 batting .421 (16for-38) during the stretch with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 13 RBI...double, triple, two RBI and three runs against South Dakota State, March 21...three hits, including two doubles, and three RBI against South Dakota State, March 22...home run and two RBI at California, March 27...two hits and two RBI at California, March 28...two hits, including a home run, and two RBI against UCLA, April 3...home run at Gonzaga, April 14...two hits, including a triple, and two RBI against Arizona, April 17...home run against Arizona, April 18...three RBI and three runs at Utah, April 21...two hits and two stolen bases at Utah, April 22...injured at USC, April 25...missed 15 games before walking as a pinch hitter against Washington, May 24.

#11-Patrick Claussen (Fr., IF/OF) Hit safely in first eight games to become the first Washington STate freshman to begin his collegiate career with an eight-game hitting streak since Stefan Bailie in 2000 (14 games)...two hits, two runs and two stolen bases against Gonzaga, March 3...three hits, including a double, and two runs, March 8 vs. Notre Dame...three hits, including a double, RBI and three runs against South Dakota State, March 20...double in 2-for-3 day with at California, March 29...triple and two RBI at Utah, April 21.

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WSU vs. CONFERENCES

2009

ATLANTIC SUN

0-0

East Tennessee State

0-0

Kennesaw State

0-0

BIG EAST

0-1

Notre Dame

0-1

BIG 12

2-2

Kansas State

0-0

Missouri

0-0

Oklahoma

2-2

Texas

0-0

BIG SOUTH

0-0

Charleston Southern

0-0

BIG WEST

2-1

UC Davis

0-0

Cal State Northridge

0-0

Long Beach State

2-1

CONFERENCE USA

0-1

Rice

0-1

HORIZON

0-0

Illinois-Chicago

0-0

Wright State

0-0

INDEPENDENTS

0-0

UC Davis (currently Big West)

0-0

Hawaii-Hilo (currently non-Division I)

0-0

Northern Colorado

0-0

Sacrameno State (currently Western Athletic) 0-0

Utah Valley State

0-0

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC

0-0

Rider

0-0

MID-AMERICAN

0-0

Kent State

0-0

Miami (Ohio)

0-0

MISSOURI VALLEY

0-0

Creighton

0-0

Wichita State

0-0

MOUNTAIN WEST

3-1

Air Force

0-0

BYU

2-0

UNLV

0-0

Utah

1-1

NAIA

0-0

Lewis-Clark State

0-0

PATRIOT

0-0

Bucknell

0-0

Lafayette

0-0

SOUTHEASTERN

0-3

Arkansas

0-3

SOUTHLAND

0-0

Southeastern Louisiana

0-0

SUMMIT (former Mid-Continent)

3-1

Chicago State (currently independent)

0-0

Oral Roberts

0-1

South Dakota State

3-0

Southern Utah

0-0

WEST COAST

2-5

Gonzaga

1-2

Pepperdine

0-2

Portland

1-1

San Francisco

0-0

Santa Clara

0-0

WESTERN ATHLETIC

0-0

Fresno State

0-0

Hawaii

0-0

San Jose State

0-0

PACIFIC-10

19-8

Arizona

3-0

Arizona State

1-2

California

2-1

UCLA

2-1

Oregon

3-0

Oregon State

2-1

USC

2-1

Stanford

1-2

Washington

3-0

Under Marbut

1-1 1-0 0-1

0-1 0-1

7-6 0-1 1-0 5-3 1-2

1-0 1-0

6-4 2-2 2-1 2-1

0-1 0-1

5-1 2-1 3-0

19-10 2-2 3-1 5-1 3-3 6-3

2-1 2-1

3-2 3-1 0-1

2-2 2-1 0-1

11-1 1-0 7-0 2-0 1-1

3-3 3-3

2-0 1-0 1-0

0-3 0-3

2-1 2-1

7-2 3-1 0-1 3-0 1-0

21-16 15-8 0-2 5-4 1-1 0-1

6-5 0-1 2-2 4-2

48-75 7-8 3-12 5-10 6-9 3-0 6-9 7-8 6-9 5-10

#29-Adam Conley (Fr., LHP) WSU Ranking: Appearances (T-second, 22)-Freshman

Inning and one-third of shutout relief in collegiate debut at Arkansas in nightcap of doubleheader, Feb. 20...gave up one run on two hits in three-inning controlled start against Gonzaga, March 3...back-to-back shutout relief stints vs. Notre Dame, March 8 and at Long Beach State, March 13...inning of shutout relief against South Dakota State, March 20 and two more at California, March 28...went four and one-third innings in start against BYU, April 6...recorded two-thirds of an inning without giving up a run in consecutive outings against Arizona, April 18-19...four innings in start at Utah, April 22...earned firstcollegiate victory against Portland, May 12...gave up three runs in five innings and struck out five against hte Pilots in longest outing of the season...perfect inning in relief at Oregon State, May 17...one run in three and one-third innings with career-high six strikeouts for first-collegiate save, May 23 against Washington...has pitched out of the bullpen in each of Washington State's three shutouts this season.

#1-Travis Coulter (Sr. 2B/CF) Out for the season after injuring his left shoulder against Oklahoma in game one of doubleheader, Feb. 28.

#15-John Desmarais (So., OF) Collected a double, triple and career-high four runs against South Dakota State, March 20...two hits, RBI and run against South Dakota State, March 21.

#13-Anthony Drobnick (Fr., RHP) Shutout inning in game one of doubleheader against Oklahoma, Feb. 28...did not give up an earned run in one and a third innings with three strikeouts at Utah, April 22...inning and two-thirds of shutout ball with three strikeouts against Portland, May 13.

#22-Matt Fanelli (Jr., IF/OF) Career-high three hits, including RBI-double, at Arizona State, April 11...two hits, including first-collegiate home run, and career-high four RBI at Gonzaga, April 14...two hits, RBI and run against Oregon, May 10...two doubles and a RBI against Washington, May 23.

#34-Seth Harvey (Jr., RHP) Registered three strikeouts in one and two-thirds innings at Arkansas during game two of doubleheader, Feb. 20... did not give up an earned run in 13-straight outings spanning 11 and one-third innings, March 8-April 26...earned first save since 2007, March 14 at Long Beach State, with one inning and one strikeout...did not give up a hit in five-consecutive appearances, April 5-18...two strikeouts in one and one-third innings against UCLA, April 5...struck out the side to close 13-4 win over BYU, April 7...two strikeouts in an inning at Gonzaga, April 14 and at home against Arizona, April 18...recorded the final two outs for a save against Oregon, May 9...retired all seven batters he faced with career-high four strikeouts against Portland, May 13.

#50-Ross Humes (Sr., LHP) Season debut at Pepperdine, March 17...pitched two and two-thirds innings in controlled start and did not give up a run against the Waves...struck out two and did not yield an earned run in relief against South Dakota State, March 21.

#32-Spencer Jackson (Fr., LHP) Started game two of doubleheader against Oklahoma, Feb. 28 and took the loss...retired only man he faced against Arizona, April 19...went three and two-thirds innings in start at Utah and received no decision...start and loss against Portland, May 13.

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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Feb. 20 Derek Jones became the first WSU freshman to start a season opener in left field since 1996... Jared Prince was the first Cougar to homer in a season opener since 2005...Matt Argyropoulos hit his first-collegiate home run and had a career-high four RBI in game two of the doubleheader.

Feb. 27 Jeremy Johnson notched his first win since May 26, 2006 in a 9-2 victory over No. 16 Oklahoma...Cougars scored seven times in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.

March 1 Shea Vucinich homered twice, including one to lead off the game in a 10-6 victory over No. 16 Oklahoma...first Cougar since 2005 to open a game with a home run...Paris Shewey earned his first-collegiate victory by blanking the Sooners for two and one-third innings and Jeremy Johnson fanned a career-high six in three innings to notch his first-collegiate save.

March 3 Derek Jones became the first Cougar freshman since 2000 to homer twice in a game and WSU defeated Gonzaga 8-4...David Stilley worked four shutout innings to earn his first-collegiate victory.

March 13 Matt Way pitched eight innings in a 9-0 victory at Long Beach State...first shutout on the road for Washington State since 1999...Patrick Claussen became the first Cougar freshman since 2000 to his safely in his first-eight games...Alex Burg had two home runs, his first multi-homer game as a collegian.

March 14 Seth Harvey notched his first save since 2007 in an 8-5 win at Long Beach State...Washington State scored five times in the top of the ninth to overcome a 5-3 deficit.

March 20 Washington State defeated South Dakota State 12-0 behind Matt Way's 10 strikeouts, the most by a Cougar pitcher since Connor Lambert in 2007.

March 21 All nine Washington State starters had at least one hit in a 12-4 win over South Dakota State.

March 22 Cody Bartlett had a career-high four hits, including his first home run since 2007, to lead Washington State past South Dakota State 13-4...Cougars completed a three-game sweep with 37 runs scored, their most in a three-game series since 2006.

March 27 Matt Way's streak of not giving up an earned run ended at 30 innings, but WSU won at California 8-7 to open Pac-10 play...Michael Weber hit two home runs in the game.

#4-Jeremy Johnson (RS-Jr., RHP) NCAA Rankings: ERA (34th, 2.83), Saves (T-34th, 9) Pac-10 Rankings: Walks Allowed (Second, 11), Earned Runs Allowed (T-second, 18), Hits Allowed (T-second, 46), Runs Allowed (Third, 20), ERA (Fourth, 2.83), Wins (Tninth, 6), Opponent Batting Average (10th, .225), Appearances (T-10th, 26) WSU Rankings: Wins in Relief (T-second, 6)-Career/(T-seventh, 8)-Single Season, Saves (T-fourth, 9)-Career/(T-third, 9)-Single Season, Games (T-sixth, 26)-Single Season

Shutout inning with two strikeouts in season debut, Feb. 20 at Arkansas in game two of doubleheader...first win since 2006, Feb. 27 against Oklahoma with two shutout innings and four strikeouts...first-career save, March 1 against Oklahoma with career-high six strikeouts and no hits in three innings...went three and two-thirds innings in win at Long Beach State, March 14...five-out save at California, March 27 with two strikeouts...threeinning save with three strikeouts against UCLA, April 4...four innings with four strikeouts in win at Arizona State, April 12...save against Arizona, April 17...recorded the final four outs against Arizona for save, April 18...struck out two in one inning and picked up victory against Arizona, April 19...three inning save at USC, April 26...save against Stanford, May 1...retired all six men he faced for save against Oregon, May 10...two and two-thirds innings for save at Oregon State, May 15...three innings and victory at Oregon State, May 17...two and two-thirds inning and victory against Washington, May 22.

#3-Kyle Johnson (Fr., OF) First-collegiate hit at Arizona State, April 11...collected hit off the bench at Arizona State, April 12...scored run at Gonzaga, April 14...stolen base against Arizona, April 17...was 1-for-1 with a run off the bench in come-from-behind victory over Arizona, April 19...was 1-for-1 off the bench at Utah, April 22...was 1-for- 1 against Washington, May 23.

#25-Derek Jones (Fr., OF) Pac-10 Rankings: Home Runs (T-eighth, 11), Hit By Pitch (T-ninth, 10) WSU Rankings: Walks (Second, 31), Home Runs (T-third, 11), Hit By Pitch (T-third, 10), Sacrifice Flies (T-fourth, 3), RBI (T-fifth, 35), At Bats (Ninth, 190), Total Bases (T-ninth, 87), Games (T-ninth, 54)-Freshman for All Categories

First WSU frosh to start season opener in left field since 1996...three hits, including a double, and three RBI against Oklahoma, Feb. 27...double and first-collegiate home run in opener of doubleheader against Oklahoma, Feb. 28...two homers against Gonzaga, March 3 to become first WSU freshman since 2000 to go deep twice in a game...three hits and two RBI at Long Beach State, March 13...home run and two RBI against South Dakota State, March 21...triple, home run and two RBI at California, March 27...home run, three RBI and three runs at California, March 28...home run at California, March 29....Pac-10 Player of the Week after batting .400 (4-for-10) with a triple, three home runs, six runs and six RBI in three-game series at California, March 27-29...double, home run and two RBI against BYU, April 6...home run and two RBI at Arizona State, April 12...two hits, including a home run, against Arizona, April 18...home run against Stanford, May 1...two hits and two runs against Oregon, May 11...two hits, including a double, and two runs against Oregon, May 12...two hits and two RBI at Oregon State, May 15.

#24-Garry Kuykendall (So., OF) Two hits, a RBI, two runs and a stolen base against South Dakota State, March 22... career-high three hits, including a double, and two runs at California, March 28...two hits and two stolen bases at Arizona State, April 12...two hits and two runs at Utah, April 21... two hits, two RBI, two runs and stolen base at USC, April 25...had 11-game hitting streak, May 3-22...three hits and three runs at Oregon State, May 15...first-collegiate home run at Oregon State, May 16...three hits, including a double against Washington, May 22...three hits, including a double, and two RBI against Washington, May 23.

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March 28 Chad Arnold tossed seven shutout innings and WSU won 11-0 at California to secure its first series win over the Golden Bears since 2004 and its first in Berkeley since 2001.

April 3 Matt Way pitched a complete game in WSU's 7-2 win over UCLA...Cougars scored six times in the seventh inning.

April 4 The Cougars defeated UCLA 4-3 to open conference play 4-1 for the first time since 1998 and clinch back-to-back series victories to begin conference since 1995.

April 6 James Wise picked up a win in relief, the first victory of his career, in a 12-8 win over BYU... WSU scored eight times in the sixth inning.

April 7 Michael Ratigan picked up his sixth win in relief during his career, one shy of the WSU all-time top 10 and the Cougars defeated BYU 13-4.

April 12 Michael Weber broke a 4-4 tie with a home run in the eighth and WSU won 10-4 at No. 1 Arizona State to become the first Cougar team in any sport to beat a top-ranked team since volleyball against Stanford in 2002...WSU secured a conference record above .500 through three Pac-10 series for the first time since reunification in 1999.

April 17 Alex Burg delivered a two-run triple to cap a three-run seventh inning and WSU came from behind to beat Arizona 5-4.

April 18 Alex Burg, Derek Jones and Greg Lagreid hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning and WSU defeated Arizona 5-4.

April 19 Cody Bartlett's double scored Garry Kuykendall from first base and gave WSU an 8-7 win over Arizona in 11 innings...first WSU sweep of a conference opponent since 1997...Jeremy Johnson picked up a win after earning a save in each of the first two games in the series.

April 21 WSU broke a 7-7 tie with a six-run seventh inning and James Wise struck out a career-high five in three innings for his first-collegiate save.

April 25 WSU collected a season-high 18 hits in a 13-3 win at USC...most hits in a Pac-10 road game since 21 at Washington in game one of a doubleheader, April 24, 1993...WSU's 13 runs were the most by the Cougars in a Pac-10 road game since a 14-8 win at Washington, April 10, 2004... largest margin of victory over USC since a 15-2 win in game one of the Pacific Coast Conference playoff series in Los Angeles, May 27, 1949.

#45-Greg Lagreid (Sr., C) Pac-10 Ranking: Batting Average (Eighth, .344) WSU Ranking: Hit By Pitch (T-fourth, 33)-Career

Was 3-for-3 against Oklahoma, March 1...two hits, including a double, and two RBI at Long Beach State, March 13...three hits and three RBI at Long Beach State, March 14... three hits, including a double, at Long Beach State, March 15...three RBI in back-to-back games against South Dakota State, March 21-22...homered in March 22 game...two hits and two runs at California, March 27...three hits, including a double, at California, March 28...three hits against BYU, April 6...three hits, two runs and a RBI at Arizona State, April 12....home run at Gonzaga, April 14...home run against Arizona, April 18...career-high four hits, including two doubles, two runs and career-high five RBI at Utah, April 21... recorded 10-game hitting streak, April 25-May 13...batted .436 (17-for-39) with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI during the streak...thre hits with a double and four runs at USC, April 25...two hits and four RBI against Stanford, May 2...homered against Stanford, May 3...three hits, including home run, and three RBI against Portland, May 12...two hits and two runs at Oregon State, May 17...semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award.

#35-Connor Lambert (Jr. RHP) Three strikeouts in two innings during season debut, April 6 against BYU...two shutout innings with three strikeouts at Arizona State, April 11...two innings of shutout ball to earn victory at Utah, April 21...retired all four men he faced at Oregon State, May 17...two innings of shutout ball for victory against Washington, May 24.

#31-Ryan Peterson (So., 1B) Was 1-for-3 with a run against Oklahoma, Feb. 27 in first-collegiate start...career-high three hits, including a double, and two RBI in game one of doubleheader, Feb. 28 against Oklahoma... three hits at USC, April 26...two hits and two RBI against Oregon, May 11.

#30-Jay Ponciano (RS-So., C) First-collegiate hit in game two of doubleheader against Oklahoma, Feb. 28...first-collegiate start, April 7 against BYU...pinch hit, two-run double to force extra innings against Arizona, April 19...first-career start behind the plate at Utah, April 22...first home run, a three-run shot, at USC, April 25...four-straight, two-hit games, May 2-13...two RBI against Oregon May 9 and 10...drove in the game-winning run with a ninth inning single at Oregon State, May 17...three hits, including a home run, and three RBI against Washington, May 23...double, home run and two RBI against Washington, May 25...since moving into a starting role, April 22, has hit safely in 17 of 19 games...batting .424 (28-for-66) during that stretch with four home runs, 19 RBI and 12 runs scored...has 11 mult-hit games during the span and is currently riding a seven-game hitting streak.

#18-Jared Prince (Sr., OF) Pac-10 Ranking: Batting Average (Sixth, .350) WSU Rankings: Hit By Pitch (T-second, 38), Games (Fifth, 219), RBI (Sixth, 159), Hits (Seventh, 53), Runs (10th, 153)-Career in All Categories

Homer and two RBI in season opener at Arkansas, Feb. 20...homer and two RBI against Oklahoma, March 1...three RBI at California, March 28...three hits, including a triple and home run, and two RBI against UCLA, April 4...second-straight 3-for-3 day, including a double and two RBI, against UCLA, April 5...three hits, including a double, and two RBI against BYU, April 6...homer and three RBI against BYU, April 7...three hits at USC, April 25...three hits and three RBI against Oregon, May 11...home run and three RBI against Portland, May 12...was 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI at Oregon State, May 15...Pac-10 Player of the Week for May 11-17...three hits at Gonzaga, May 19...home run against Washington, May 23.

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April 26 WSU won 6-4 at USC to clinch its first series win over the Trojans in Los Angeles.

May 1 Matt Way pitch six and one-third innings to earn the win and became the ninth pitcher in Cougar history to record 200 strikeouts during a 3-1 victory over Stanford.

#9-Michael Ratigan (Jr., RHP) Three-straight shutout appearances, Feb. 27-March 7 spanning four innings...blanked Portland in two and one-third innings with three strikeouts, May 13.

#6-Tommy Richards (Fr., IF) First-collegiate hit in nightcap of doubleheader against Oklahoma, Feb. 28.

#28-Rusty Shellhorn (Fr., LHP) First-collegiate start against BYU, April 7...inning of shutout ball at Gonzaga, April 14.

May 11 Washington State beat Oregon 10-2 to finish its second sweep of a Pac-10 opponent this season...first time since 1992 the Cougars have recorded two sweeps in conference play.

May 16 Matt Way became the second left-hander (John Olerud, 1988) to record 100 strikeouts in a season and WSU won 7-6 at Oregon State.

May 18 WSU overcame a four-run deficit in a Pac-10 road game for the first time since April 13, 2003 adn won 7-6 at Oregon State.

May 22 Matt Way pitched at least six innings for the 14th-straight start in 6-5, 10-inning victory over Washington...Way's 13 strikeouts were the most by a Cougar since James Freeman fanned 13 against Southeastern Lousiana, Feb. 11, 2005... raised his season total for strikeouts to 114, most by a Cougar southpaw and tied for second on the WSU single-season list.

May 23 Washington State broke the school record for strikeouts in as season by fanning 14 in a 7-1 victory over Washington.

May 24 Cougars defeated Washington 10-5 for their school record 21st home victory of the season... first series sweep of Washington since April 20, 1991 (both games of a doubleheader)...first three-game sweep of the Huskies since March 3-4, 1984 (in Richland)...first three-game sweep of Washington in Pullman since April 20-21, 1979...WSU swept a third conference series and its fifth series overall for the first time since 1991...first time since 1989 the Cougars have swept five series in Pullman...first time since 1976, WSU swept four, three-game series... WSU won its 19th conference game to tie a school record set in 1990.

May 25 Washington State received an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, the 15th NCAA postseason for the Cougars and their first since 1990.

#21-Paris Shewey (So., LHP) First-collegiate win with two and one-third innings of shutout-relief against Oklahoma, March 1...first-collegiate save with three and one-third shutout innings at USC, April 25.

#42-David Stilley (RS-Fr., LHP) Fanned four and blanked Arkansas for two and two-thirds relief innings, Feb. 20...struck out six and won in relief against Gonzaga, March 3...set down 12 of 13 men he faced... first-collegiate start, April 12 at Arizona State...five and one-third innings with five strikeouts for win at USC, April 26...beat Oregon with six innings of two-run ball, May 11.

#19-Riley Tubbs (So., OF) Eight games off the bench...singled against BYU, April 7.

#12-Shea Vucinich (So., SS) Pac-10 Ranking: Hit By Pitch (T-ninth, 10)

Four hits in game two of doubleheader at Arkansas, Feb. 20...two home runs, including one to lead off the game, against Oklahoma, March 1...three RBI against the Sooners... grand slam against South Dakota State, March 22..home run, and three RBI at USC, April 26...four runs against Portland, May 12...two-run home run at Oregon State, May 17.

#46-Matt Way (Sr., LHP) NCAA Rankings: Strikeouts (11th, 114), ERA (34th, 2.49) Pac-10 Rankings: Strikeouts (Second, 114), Games Started (T-second, 14), ERA (Third, 2.49), Wins (T-fourth, 8), Opponent Batting Average (Seventh, .221), Earned Runs Allowed (Eighth, 28) WSU Rankings: Strikeouts (Sixth, 229)-Career, Striekouts (T-second, 114)-Single Season

Pitched 30 innings without giving up an earned run, spanning part or all of five outings, Feb. 27-March 27...eight innings of shutout ball with eight strikeouts in win at Long Beach State, March 13...struck out 10 in win over South Dakota State, March 20...complete game win against UCLA, April 3...fanned 10 in win over Arizona, April 17...eight innings of one-run ball to defeat Stanford, May 1...struck out nine in eight and one-third innings in win over Oregon, May 9...went six and one-third innings for win at Oregon State, May 15...struck out 13 in no decision against Washington, May 22.

#10-Michael Weber (Jr., 2B) Three hits tied career high vs. Oral Roberts, March 7...two home runs and career-high tying four RBI at California, March 27...home run and four RBI at Arizona State, April 12...homered against Arizona, April 18...three RBI at USC, April 25...home run against Stanford, May 1.

#26-James Wise (So., RHP) First-career win with relief inning against BYU, April 6...three innings and career-high five strikeouts for first-career save, April 21 at Utah.

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