Northwest Notes: Saturday, June 13, 2015

| June 13, 2015 9:00 PM

ESPN2 or ESPNU to televise WSU-Rutgers football game

Washington State's football game at Rutgers on Saturday, Sept. 12, has been scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. PDT kick and will be televised by either ESPN2 or ESPNU, it was announced Friday.

The game will mark the second meeting between the two teams, and first in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers captured a 41-38 victory in last year's season opener in Seattle.

No. 4 overall pick

Tate assigned to Indians

SPOKANE - The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms with the fourth overall pick in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft, RHP Dillon Tate from UC Santa Barbara. He will report to the Spokane Indians for the 2015 season. The terms of Tate's deal haven't yet been disclosed.

The 21-year-old from Claremont, Calif., finished his 2015 college season with 111 strikeouts and a 2.26 ERA for the Gauchos. He allowed 5.75 hits per nine innings, which ranked 11th in the nation.

Tate started his career at UCSB in the bullpen, but had a successful transition to the starting rotation in 2014.

Spokane opens the Northwest League season next Thursday at home vs. Hillsboro.