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WSU Beats UC Irvine 4-2
March 30, 2003
IRVINE, Calif. - -
Washington State received eight solid innings from starter Aaron MacKenzie in a 4-2 win against host UC Irvine Sunday at Anteater Ballpark.
MacKenzie (2-3) allowed two runs on six hits in his best effort of the season for WSU (8-19). Nick Kenyon pitched a scoreless ninth to record his first save of the season. Michael Koehler (1-3) pitched 2.1 innings, allowing one run on one hit in the losing effort for the Anteaters (11-19).
The win gave the Cougars their first series victory of the season.
At the plate, Jay Miller was 2-of-5 with and RBI, while Wes Falkenborg was 2-for-4, hitting his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. Jon Horwitz and Matt Fisher had two hits each to lead UC Irvine.
The Cougars got off to an early lead, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on Grant Richardson's RBI single that scored Justin Hart from second base.
The WSU lead held until the Anteaters added a run in the bottom of the fourth to tie the score.
Falkenborg's homer in the sixth gave the Cougars another short-lived lead, as UC Irvine knotted the score at two in the bottom of the eighth.
WSU took the lead for good with a two-run ninth. With two outs, Jon Baeder doubled to right centerfield and scored when the next batter, Robert Stahlke, singled. Miller followed with a single to right centerfield, scoring Zapper McGrath, who pinch-ran for Stahlke.
Kenyon allowed one hit in the ninth, but quickly ended the Anteater threat, getting the final two outs on routine fly-outs to nail down the win.
WSU 100 001 002 - 2 10 0
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