NW Briefs | Danielle Lawrie, UW softball edge Oregon State, 1-0

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Danielle Lawrie pitched her second shutout in as many days and Jenn Salling drove in the winning run in the ninth inning, leading the fourth-ranked Washington softball team (33-7, 6-4 Pac-10) to a 1-0 win over Oregon State on Saturday at the OSU Softball Complex.

Ashley Charters led off the top of the ninth with her second hit of the game, then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kimi Pohlman. After Charters stole third, Salling pulled a hard ground ball to the right side which Oregon State's first baseman knocked down with a dive, but her throw to home was not in time to get Charters.

Lawrie (24-4) retired the side in order in the ninth, striking out cleanup hitter Audrey Roderfield to end the game.

Baseball

For the second straight day, a UCLA freshman starter stymied Washington's offense as Trevor Bauer one-hit the Huskies in a 13-0 Bruins win in Los Angeles. The Huskies, who had just two hits in a 4-2 loss Friday, fell to 14-21, 4-7 in the Pac-10.

• Alex Burg, Derek Jones and Greg Lagreid hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning for Washington State (17-16, 7-4 Pac-10), which took a 5-4 decision from Arizona in Pullman.

• Tyson Van Winkle went 2 for 4 to extend his hitting streak to seven games, but Gonzaga (25-11, 7-4) dropped a 3-2 West Coast Conference contest to host Portland.

Football

Washington State quarterbacks completed 17 of 26 passes for 220 yards in the Cougars' second spring scrimmage. Kevin Lopina completed 12 of 17 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown.

Track and field

Seattle Pacific's Jessica Hinton posted an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark in winning the 400-meter dash at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational in 56.61 seconds. Hinton also won the 200 in 25.60.

Chad Meis was a double winner for the Falcons' men, taking the 800 in 1:57.98 and the 1,500 in 3:57.34.

Washington State got wins from Jennifer Hamilton (shot put, 41-10 ¾ ) and Conner Larned (discus, 164-0).

• Rainier Beach High graduate Ginnie Powell was part of the sprint medley relay team that won at the Mount SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., in 1 minute, 38.77 seconds.

Rowing

The third-ranked Washington men faltered in the varsity eight race against No. 2 Wisconsin, but picked up wins from the second varsity eight and freshman eight in Redwood City, Calif.

Sporting a retooled lineup, the Huskies' varsity eight finished less than a length behind the defending national champions, 5 minutes, 40.2 seconds to 5:42.9.

• The Gonzaga men captured their 19th Fawley Cup in 20 years as they swept Washington State in all seven races on Silver Lake. The Bulldogs won the varsity eight race by nearly 18 seconds.

• The Western Washington women (136 points) won eight races in capturing a fifth straight title at the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference Championships, held on Lake Stevens.

Golf

Washington's Tze Huang Choo shot a pair of 5-under 65 rounds to lead the indivudual standings, and the Huskies men shot 23-under 537 to lead by eight strokes at U.S. Collegiate in Palo Alto, Calif.

• With two golfers in the top 10, Washington (34-over 610) finished the first day of the Lady Buckeye Invitational in fifth place in Columbus, Ohio. Anya Alvarez shot a 5-over 148 to stand tied for seventh, while Molly Aronsson is tied for ninth at 6-over 149.

Tennis

The 21st-ranked Washington men won their regular-season finale 5-2 over host Oregon. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, back from illness, led the Huskies (14-8, 3-3 Pac-1) with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Marcos Verdasco at No. 1 singles.

• Led by Venise Chan's 6-1, 6-1 win over Ekaterina Kamendova at No. 1 singles, the 30th-ranked Washington women trounced Washington State 6-1 in Pullman. Washington (15-7, 2-5 Pac-10) swept the doubles point and took five of the six singles matches in straight sets against the Cougars (8-18, 1-7).

• Whitney Cheng picked up wins at singles and doubles for the Seattle University women, who defeated Longwood University 4-2 at the National Independent Tournament in Edinburg, Texas.

• After losing to host Idaho 7-0 in the morning, the Seattle University men (4-10) fell 5-2 to Lewis-Clark State.

• The Gonzaga men (9-16) fell 4-1 to Loyola Marymount in the second round of play at the West Coast Conference championships in San Diego.

• The Gonzaga women (11-13) fell 4-2 to Loyola Marymount in the second round of the WCC championships in San Diego.

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