Cats win Washington State baseball series

The Western Carolina Catamounts won their first non-conference series of the season over Pac-12 foe,  Washington State, 2-1.  

Sophomore RHP Jeremy Null and the Catamounts won opening day by a 8-5 score, with Preston Hatcher earning his first save of the season.

In game #2 on Saturday, the Bat Cats won a slug fest 15-10, with Jordan Smith picking up the win and Hatcher credited with save #2 for the season. With the game two win, the Catamounts wrapped up the series victory.

In game #3, Washington State rallied in the top of the seventh inning as Nick Tanielu pounded a two-RBI double down the left field line as the Cougars downed Western Carolina, 4-1.  Morgan McKinney  took the loss for WCU, surrendering two runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and a walk through six innings.

With this series win, the Cats are 5-3 all-time against teams from the Pac-12, 2-1 vs. Washington State; 2-1 vs. USC; 1-0 vs. Stanford; 0-1 vs. Arizona State.

The Cats are scheduled to host Wake Forest at Hennon Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 pm.

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