Zags Charge Matadors, But Lose

Fri., March 13, 1998

Gonzaga rallied from six runs down in the eighth inning, but lost 8-7 in the 10th to Cal State Northridge in non-conference baseball action Thursday at Northridge, Calif.

Two errors in the eighth helped the Bulldogs score four unearned runs in the inning. Scott Asan of Gonzaga hit a two-run home run to knot the game at 6-6.

Luke Gradishar hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th for the Bulldogs, but a sacrifice fly and an RBI single by Kevin Patrick gave the Matadors the win.

College softball

North Idaho College (3-3) swept Walla Walla Community College in a doubleheader.

Denise Devereaux struck out six in the first game, and the Cardinals scored four runs in the sixth to give them the 4-0 win.

In the second game, the Cardinals used two errors and a walk to score five runs in the fourth for a 6-1 win.

High school soccer

Moscow (1-0) opened the North Idaho League with a 4-1 win over host Lewiston.

Mike Beard scored two goals for the Bears, who scored all four goals in the first half.

Wednesday college baseball

San Diego State broke open a close game with 13 runs in the middle innings and went on to defeat Gonzaga 15-2 in a non-conference game at San Diego.

Leading 2-0, the Aztecs scored twice more in the fourth inning, seven times in the fifth and twice more in the sixth.

Designated hitter Oscar Lopez, who opened the fifth inning with a triple, also singled in a run during the inning, which included six hits and three wild pitches. Lopez had four of San Diego State’s 16 hits.

Kevin Workman, Gonzaga’s first baseman, slapped three singles for the Bulldogs and drove in one of their two runs with an eighth-inning base hit.

The Community Colleges of Spokane used a seven-run fifth inning to overcome a three-run deficit and cruise to a 14-6 non-league victory over visiting North Idaho College.

The Sasquatch used Adam Munson-Young’s three-run triple and his steal of home to turn a 6-3 NIC lead into a 10-6 advantage for CCS. The Sasquatch added two runs each in the seventh and eighth innings to put away the Cardinals.

, DataTimes

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.

Zags Charge Matadors, But Lose

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

Updated: WSU football to host open practice, kids clinic in Spokane this weekend

Updated: Vandals get ready to turn up the tempo with quarterback Joshua Wood back under center

'Guys are really buying into what we're saying': The importance of WSU defenders Kaden Beatty and Nylan Brown