Cougars Drop Doubleheader, Take Season-Opener at Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (February 14, 2026) – Washington State dropped both games of a doubleheader 8-1 and 11-1 to Alabama at Sewell-Thomas Stadium Saturday. The Cougars won Friday’s season-opener 8-4. KEY MOMENTS OF GAME 1 Matt Priest recorded a pair of hits in the opener and starter Nick Lewis worked into the fifth while striking out four. Alabama used a fourth-inning two-run homer and a three-run fifth inning to build a 5-0 lead. WSU combined to leave eight runners on base as the Crimson Tide took game one 8-1 to even the series. Both starting pitchers traded zeroes for the first…