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Gonzaga Storms Past Washington

From Staff And Wire Reports

College baseball

Casey Olson’s bases-loaded triple in the fifth inning highlighted a sixrun rally as Gonzaga defeated Washington 6-2 in a Pacific-10 Conference North Division game Friday at GU’s Pecarovich Field.

Washington fell to 15-13 Pac-10 North, 23-29 overall while GU moved to 14-14, 28-24. GU starter Darin Blood won to improve to 13-3. He struck out 10 to increase his Pac10 North-leading strikeout total to 145.

Gonzaga 6, Washington 2

UW 002 000 000 -2 7 2

GU 000 060 00X -6 7 0

Carpenter, Smith (5) and Shewey. Blood, Birkland (6), Hounsell (8) and Norton. W-Blood (13-3). L-Carpenter (2-4). Hits. UW- Trippy, Soules, Spencer, Shewey, Junkin 2, Whitemarsh. GU- Brunell, Norton 2, Hare, Jacobs, Olson, Branch. 2B-Norton. 3B-Olson. T-2:19. A-175.

Portland 6, Portland St. 5

At Portland, Andy Hazlett pounded out a two-run homer that was followed by five walks in the bottom of the ninth to lift Portland (12-16, 22-25) past Portland State (13-15, 19-34).

PSU 000 230 000 -5 6 1

Port 010 000 113 -6 7 1

Wooten, Hendrickson (9) and Burkeen, King (9); Martin, Gradwahl (9) and Chastain. W-Gradwahl (2-2). L-Hendrickson (2-4). HR-Portland St.-Range (7), Jones (3), Portland-Chastain (4), Hazlett (2). T-2:20. A-221.

PLU 10-3, Whitworth 7-10

At Tacoma, Whitworth eliminated Pacific Lutheran from postseason play when the Pirates (9-7 NCIC, 17-16-1) beat the Lutes (9-7, 23-12) in the second game of a doubleheader.

If the Pirates beat the Lutes today, Whitworth may have to make up a rainout against Lewis & Clark to determine whether it has a chance at one of two playoff berths awarded to the NCIC.

Whit 200 230 1 -8 11 2

PLU 040 330 X -10 10 0

Radach, Green (4), Wark (5) and O’Neal; McPoland, Olson (5) and Slagle. W-McPoland. L-Green (3-2-1).

HITS. WhitworthPeterson 3, O’Neal 2, Good 2, Sundet 2, Turner, Fukai. PLUBaxter 3, Van Flue, Cochran, Finstuen, Pitts, Slagle, Reid. 2B-O’Neal. Van Flue, Pitts. 3B-Turner. HR- Baxter, Slagle.

Whit 153 010 000 -10 10 2

PLU 000 100 020 -3 9 4

Rickman and O’Neal; Burnett, Komorous (2), French (6) and Reinmuth, Slagle (4).

HITS.WhitworthTurner 3, Worsham 2, Good, Peterson, O’Neal, Radach, Allard. PLUDesmond 2, Languth 2, Stevenson, Jordan, Suehiro, Reinmuth, Slagle. 2B-Worsham, Jordan. 3B-Slagle.