Ace Nick Lewis leads WSU to upset over No. 8 Oregon St in regionals

The WSU Cougars and Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year Nick Lewis stunned No. 8 Oregon State for a 3-2 win to open the Eugene Regional on Friday afternoon in NCAA Tournament baseball action.

The left-handed Lewis was the star of the day, throwing a complete game with two earned runs allowed on six hits, no walks and a hit batter. Though Lewis had just one strikeout, that worked to his advantage as he kept his pitch count to 103.

Thank you, Nick Lewis 🗣️@wsucougarbsb defeat Oregon State, 3-2, advances to play the winner of Oregon/Yale! #RoadToOmaha x 🎥 ESPN+ / @11point7 pic.twitter.com/1VkNDj5B2a

— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) May 29, 2026

The Cougars twice had to erase a one-run deficit against the Beavers, which they did by scoring a run apiece in each of the fourth and sixth innings.

Designated hitter Matt Priest had an RBI single to tie the game 2-2 in the sixth, and left fielder Dustin Robinson had a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth at a rain-soaked PK Park, which is the baseball home of the Oregon Ducks.

DUSTIN ROBINSON DOWN THE LINE!#GoCougs | @DustinR33295890 pic.twitter.com/fdEw05xQVG

— Washington State Baseball (@wsucougarbsb) May 29, 2026

WSU (31-26 overall record) will play the winner of a game Friday between Oregon and Yale at 6 p.m. Saturday in a semifinal of the double-elimination regional. With wins in their next two games, the Cougars would clinch a spot in the Super Regionals the following weekend.

The Cougars are playing in their first NCAA Tournament since 2010 after winning the Mountain West Tournament, which was their first conference title of any kind since a Pac-10 North championship in 1995.

This season was the last of two in the Mountain West for WSU before the reformed Pac-12 begins play at the start of the next school year.

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