Marty Lees is out as baseball coach at Washington State University. The fourth-year coach has been fired with three games left on the Cougars’ schedule, WSU athletic director Pat Chun announced Tuesday. WSU is 11-39-1 this season.

Maddy Mott threw a five-hitter, and North Idaho topped Clackamas 5-1 Saturday in a second-round game at the NWAC Softball Championship at Merkel Complex.

When Community Colleges of Spokane closer Reed Harrington’s fastball smacked into the leather of catcher Justin Lutz last week in Pasco, it retired a Columbia Basin hitter and signaled the Sasquatch’s first Northwest Athletic Conference East Region title in 14 years.

Nick Trogrlic-Iverson pitched seven shutout innings and Nick Nyquist hit a solo homer Friday to lead Gonzaga to a 1-0 win over Loyola Marymount to open a West Coast Conference baseball series at Page Stadium in Los Angeles.

Matt Richardson’s RBI single to right field in the seventh inning Friday snapped a 1-all tie and Utah held on to defeat Washington State 2-1 in the middle game of a three-game Pac-12 baseball series at Smith’s Ballpark.

Gonzaga or BYU – perhaps both – will earn the 2019 regular-season WCC title.

Briley Knight hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, and Utah rallied to defeat Washington State 6-4 Thursday at Smith’s Ballpark in the opener of a three-game series.

Jack Bloxom was the face of North Idaho College’s baseball program for 30 years and a fixture in the region’s baseball scene.

Utah Valley overcame a 13-5 deficit Tuesday and shocked Washington State 20-13 in nonconference baseball play in Orem, Utah.

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Josh Bristyan hit a grand slam and Jack Krauel added a three-run shot to power the Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-20) to a 22-4 victory on Sunday and a three-game nonconference sweep over the visiting Lamar Cardinals (16-34).

Mac Lardner allowed four hits over seven innings and Troy Johnston crushed a grand slam Saturday, leading Gonzaga to a 16-0 nonconference win over Lamar at Patterson Baseball Complex.

The sophomore’s unorthodox delivery has helped him make the move to NCAA Division I baseball with aplomb.

Kyle Manzardo went 4 for 5 with a double, driving in two runs and scoring twice to guide the Washington State Cougars (10-33-1) to a 9-5 victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-20) in nonconference baseball action on Monday night at the Patterson Baseball Complex.

Andres Alvarez had three hits and drove in three runs and Tyson Guerrero and Garrett Gouldsmith hit home runs as the Cougars (9-33-1, 2-18-1) picked up their second Pac-12 Conference win and avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Huskies 13-2 on Sunday in Pullman.

Jack Murphy hit a grand slam in the fifth inning and JC Santini, Joe Vranesh and Kevin Milam all homered in the seventh to propel the Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-18, 12-9) to a 17-3 romp over the Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-19, 16-8) in West Coast Conference baseball action on Sunday at the Patterson Baseball Complex.

Troy Johnston hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, Nick Nyquist added four RBIs, and Gonzaga pulled away to beat Saint Mary’s 12-3 Saturday at the Patterson Baseball Complex.

Washington batted around in a five-run fourth inning and eased past Washington State 7-2 Friday night in a Pac-12 baseball game at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman.

Ernie Yake isn’t much different than the throngs of under-the-radar baseball recruits who’ve gone on to thrive at Gonzaga.