The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics, presented by BECU
Good Morning, Cougar Nation. Our guys went to work this week and put on a show!
What all do we have in today’s Brew? Check it out below.
🏈 Putting On A Show
📞 Call To The Hall
👏 Senior Spotlight
🙌 And much more!
👏 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Putting On A Show. On Tuesday, 19 members of the Wazzu Football program laced them up and put on a show, looking for their shot at the next level.
The Cougs hosted their annual Pro Day on campus with professional scouts from around the world coming to look for the next star in the making.
🔼 Called To The Hall. Washington State University will induct two individuals and five teams into its Athletic Hall of Fame, Oct. 23-24, 2026, WSU Interim Director of Athletics Jon Haarlow announced Tuesday.
The 2026 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame class includes football student-athlete Lee Blakeney, volleyball Head Coach Cindy Fredrick, along with the 1976 Baseball team, the 1981 Football team, the 1985 Women's Cross Country team, the 1996 Women's Volleyball Team and the 2006 Women's Rowing team.
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🔼 Perfect 10. Four WSU pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout in a near perfect 10-0 win over Seattle U on Tuesday afternoon.
Freshman Mason Pirello, a Sammamish, Wash. native, had three hits including his first career homer as six different Cougar hitters drove in a run. Gavin Roy had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 14 games while Pirello, Ollie Obenour and Ryan Skjonsby each scored twice.
Brock Blatter started and worked the first and second innings with a pair of strikeouts and Trevor Stowe followed with scoreless third and fourth innings with two strikeouts. Erik Rodriguez worked a scoreless fifth and Ryan Falke posted scoreless sixth and seventh innings with four strikeouts.
⚾️ The Full Recap
🎥 The Highlights
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🔼 Back-To-Back. It was so nice that he did it twice!
WSU outfielder Matt Priest earned his second straight Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Week honor.
In four games last week, Priest hit .563 (9-16) with two homers, one double, 10 RBI, four runs scored and stole one base. The redshirt-freshman from San Diego hit safely in all four games, had three multiple-hit games including a pair of three-hit efforts.
Priest has appeared in 21 games with 17 starts and is hitting .323 with three doubles, one triple, three home runs, 19 RBI and 10 runs scored.
Cougs, don’t miss your chance to hear what’s next for WSU Athletics.
Join us virtually on April 2 for an exclusive conversation with Interim Athletics Director Jon Haarlow and Head Coach Kirby Moore as they share the vision for Cougar Athletics—on and off the field. Whether you’re in the stands every Saturday or cheering from
afar, this is your opportunity to connect directly with WSU leadership and stay in the loop.
This free Zoom event is open to all Cougs, but registration is required.
Bonus: The first 500 people to register will be entered to win FOUR passes to an official WSUAA PreGame of your choice this fall. Locations announced soon.
🤔 COUGAR TRIVIA
During his Hall of Fame career at WSU, how many tackles did Lee Blakeney pile up for the Cougs?
Got a guess?
Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!
*all times PT
Thursday, April 2nd
⚾️ Baseball at San Jose State @ 6:05pm
👟 Track & Field at Mike Fanelli Invitational (San Francisco, Calif.)
Friday, April 3rd
⚾️ Baseball at San Jose State @ 4:05pm
👟 Track & Field at Stanford lnvitational
👟 Track & Field at Mike Fanelli Invitational (San Francisco, Calif.)
Saturday, April 4th
🎾 Tennis vs. Gonzaga @ 11 am
⚾️ Baseball at San Jose State @ 12:05pm
👟 Track & Field at Stanford lnvitational
👟 Track & Field at Mike Fanelli Invitational (San Francisco, Calif.)
Monday, April 6th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon State @ 4:05pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Chevron Silverado Showdown (Napa, Calif.)
Tuesday, April 7th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon State @ 1:05pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Chevron Silverado Showdown (Napa, Calif.)
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 524 (the most in program history and seventh all-time in Pac-12 history)
👏 Have a great one!
