Washington's Scott Roth sets school mark in pole vault

Washington's Scott Roth soared to a school record in the pole vault Saturday to beat a field of pros at the Mt. SAC Relays, posting the best mark by an American indoors or outdoors in 2011.

Roth, the two-time NCAA indoor champion and six-time All-American, won the event with a clearance of 18 feet, 9 ¼ inches, surpassing Brad Walker's UW mark of 18-4 ½.

On the track, the Huskies' 400 relay got its second straight win, taking the Olympic Development Elite section in 40.30 seconds.

Baseball

California's Tony Renda had three hits, including a crucial three-run double in a five-run second inning, as the 16th-ranked Bears beat Washington (10-22, 2-6 Pac-10) 7-2.

Washington had taken the lead with two runs in the first, but the Bears went ahead with the five-run second.

• Arlo Evasick earned his first pitching victory of the season, allowing four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings, helping Seattle University to a 5-0 win over Central Washington (14-15) at Bannerwood Park.

Josh Kutz, Josh Kalalau and Nate Roberts each homered for the Redhawks (14-15).

• Arizona State scored three runs in both the third and fourth innings to run away with an 8-2 victory over Washington State (14-16, 2-9 Pac-10) in Tempe.

• Loyola Marymount beat Gonzaga (20-11-1, 4-1 West Coast) 9-4 in Los Angeles.

Softball

Seventh-ranked Washington dropped a 13-5, five-inning decision to No. 8 Arizona in Tucson. Kimi Pohlman had two hits and three RBI for the Huskies (30-5, 5-3 Pac-10).

• After a solid 8-2 win to open Saturday's doubleheader against Utah Valley, Seattle University (8-24, 4-2 Pacific Coast Softball Conference) dropped an 8-4 decision at Logan Field.

• Lauren Hadenfeld allowed just one earned run with 14 strikeouts over a combined 10 innings, and Central Washington (21-11, 15-5 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) had five home runs among its 29 hits in a doubleheader sweep of Northwest Nazarene, 8-5 and 18-6, in Ellensburg.

Men's golf

Washington State finished tied for eighth, 23 shots behind winner Colorado, at the PING Cougar Classic in Provo, Utah.

Men's tennis

Washington (16-8), ranked 20th, rolled to a 6-1 win over Portland on Senior Day at Bill Quillian Stadium.

It was a big day for senior Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, who teamed with Kyle McMorrow for an 8-5 win over Alex Ferrero and Ratan Gill for his school-record 84th career doubles victory, then rolled to a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win over Ferrero at No. 1 singles.

• Seattle University won four of five completed singles matches to defeat North Carolina Central, 4-1, and earn second place at the National Independent Tournament in Richmond, Va.

Other track and field

Seattle Pacific's Kishia Mitchell ran the second-fastest 100 (12.10 seconds) and the sixth-fastest 200 (25.21) in GNAC history, winning both races at the Spike Arlt Invitational in Ellensburg.

Western Washington had two event winners: Sierra Brisky (10,000, 39:14.7) and Erin Philbeck (5,000, 19:44.37).

Rowing

Seattle Pacific won all six races against Seattle University in the Raptor Cup regatta on the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Among the victories was a win in the women's varsity eight in 7 minutes, 20.80 seconds, with the Redhawks crossing the line in 8:11.49.

• The Gonzaga women put together their best performance of the season, winning three of four races at the Western Washington Regatta on Lake Samish. Along with victories in the novice 8+ and varsity 4+, the Bulldogs won the marquee varsity 8+ in 6:37.7, three seconds ahead of six-time NCAA Division II national champion Western (6:40.4).

Note

• CageSport title bouts between light heavyweights Trevor Smith and Jared Torgeson and welterweights Tim Welch and Dave Courchaine highlight CageSport XIV at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma on Saturday.

Tickets are $35, $55 and $100 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or the Emerald Queen Box Office. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the first bout scheduled for 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.halquistproductions.com.

Compiled from sports-information reports and other sources.