The 2026 Washington State Cougars baseball team represented Washington State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cougars play their home games at Bailey-Brayton Field. Washington State entered this season seeking to improve upon their last place finish in the Mountain West conference in the prior season.
The Cougars earned a 2-seed in the Mountain West tournament, and won it by beating future Pac-12 rival San Diego State. By securing an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the team broke a 16-year postseason drought. They were seeded third in the Eugene regional alongside former Pac-12 rival Oregon, current Pac-12 rival Oregon State, and Yale. The Cougars beat Oregon State in the first game, and lost to Oregon and Oregon State in their second and third games, respectively.
This season marked the last of Washington State's two-year stint as an affiliate member in the Mountain West conference. They would depart the conference along with full members Fresno State and San Diego State to become charter members of the reformed Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026.
Previous season The Cougars finished 18–36, 11–19 in the Mountain West to finish in last place. The Cougars did not appear in any postseason tournament.
Personnel Roster 2026 Washington State Cougars baseball roster Pitchers 43 - Gavin Derr - Sophomore 13 - Nick Lewis - Sophomore 26 - Owen Harper - Junior 10 - Taber Fast - Junior 34 - Brock Blatter - Junior 41 - Bryce Chambers - Senior 54 - Rylan Hader - Junior 32 - Luke Meyers - Senior 20 - Gabe Schneider - Sophomore 25 - Griffin Smith - Senior 42 - Trevor Stowe - Junior 35 - Kaden Wickersham - Senior 31 - Ryan Falke - Freshman 11 - August Richie - Junior 15 - Scott Rienguette - Junior 28 - Erik Rodriguez - Junior 27 - Lleyton Daily - Sophomore 45 - Austin Sheldon - Graduate 57 - Dillon O'Neil - Sophomore Catchers 44 - Brock Cross - Freshman 46 - Noah Thein - Senior 4 - Alexandre Giguère - Freshman 24 - Cam Macleod - Junior 39 - Joel Fernandez - Sophomore
Infielders 19 - Ryan Skjonsby - Senior 5 - Kyler Northrop - Sophomore 8 - Ollie Obenour - Sophomore 2 - Dane Chavez - Freshman 6 - Gavin Roy - Senior 1 - Luke Thiele - Senior Outfielders 23 - Max Hartman - Senior 7 - Cole Watterson - Junior 40 - Joey Hecker - Freshman 12 - Mason Pirello - Freshman 3 - Matt Priest - Freshman 21 - Dustin Robinson - Sophomore 17 - Trevor Smith - Freshman
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