Gonzaga falls to Santa Clara 3-2 in 13

Michael Thompson’s 13th-inning RBI single gave Santa Clara a 3-2 win over Gonzaga on Saturday in the inaugural game at SCU’s new ballpark, Stephen Schott Stadium.

Thompson singled with the bases loaded and one out off Gonzaga reliever Nate Williams (3-1), who had thrown three perfect innings in relief of starter Patrick Donovan.

Gonzaga (25-17, 12-7 WCC) trailed 2-1 into the ninth inning, but rallied to force extra innings when Brandon Blank scored on a Broncos (21-22, 6-13) error.

Donovan allowed four hits and two runs in nine innings.

•Washington jumped to a 9-0 lead after four innings, then coasted to a 13-5 win over Washington State at Bailey-Brayton Field.

In the second inning, the Huskies (26-17, 6-8 Pac-10) hammered three two-run homers off Cougars starter James Freeman (6-5) to build the lead, and Huskies starter Kyle Parker (7-5) went six solid innings to hold off Washington State (18-26, 0-14).

Washington pounded out 16 hits, including eight extra-base hits.

•CC Spokane went on the road and swept Big Bend CC 9-2 and 4-3 to pull back into a tie for first in the NWAACC Eastern Region.

Travis Bertholf (5-2) scattered 10 hits in the opener, walking none and striking out four in a complete-game win. Catcher Shawn Gizynski, who had four RBIs, hit a two-run triple in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie, and the Sasquatch (22-9, 13-7) tacked on five in the ninth to win going away.

In the nightcap, Big Bend (13-17, 11-9) led 3-0 going into the ninth inning, but walked in three Sasquatch (22-9, 13-7) runners to send the game into extra innings. In the top of the 12th, Brent Mertens singled, stole second and scored on a triple by Gizynski.

CC Spokane’s Stephen Ramos and Joe Byers made the win possible, pitching nine scoreless innings of relief, allowing only four hits.

Treasure Valley, which lost twice on Saturday, and Columbia Basin, which split a doubleheader, are tied for first place with the Sasquatch.

•Whitworth shook off a first-game blowout, rebounding to win the nightcap, 7-5, and earn a split with Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma.

The Pirates (19-14, 14-9 NWC) scored five in the sixth inning of the second game and hung on to preserve the win for Cody Person (5-1).

Ryley Hunter drove in three runs and had three hits in the win.

PLU (24-14, 18-5) drilled Whitworth in the opener, scoring 14 unanswered runs to roll to a 14-3 win.

Softball

California scored the only run of the game on a third-inning squeeze bunt to beat Washington (26-16, 6-7 Pac-10) 1-0 in Seattle.

Kristina Thorson of the Bears (42-8, 9-5) allowed only two hits.

Erin Dubrock had five hits and an RBI for the Cardinals (26-31, 17-22).

•Monica Judd homered twice and Stephanie Day hit her eighth home run of the year, but it wasn’t enough for CC Spokane to avoid a sweep at the hands of Walla Walla in Spokane.

WWCC (17-15, 12-10 NWAACC) scored seven in the second inning of the first game, and survived a Sasquatch (20-12, 16-6) rally to win 11-10.

WWCC jumped out to an early lead in the nightcap, leading 6-3 after three innings on the way to an 8-5 win.

Wrestling

Jared Lawrence of Sandpoint fnished second in the 145-pound freestyle division at the U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas.

Lawrence, who wrestles at the University of Minnesota, lost to Chris Bono 1-0, 1-1, 1-0.

Winners from this weekend’s event advance as the top seed to the world team trials, set from Ames, Iowa, in mid-June.