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Kohn Fans 11 As Huskies Beat Utah, 11-2
March 01, 2002 | Baseball
March 1, 2002
SEATTLE - Shawn Kohn tied a career high with 11 strikeouts to lead the Washington baseball team to an 11-2 win over Utah Friday in the Huskies' home opener at Husky Ballpark.
Kohn, a senior from Woodinville, allowed one run over seven innings to improve to 3-0 on the year. He walked only one and surrendered five hits. Last season, Kohn struck out 11 on two occassions, against Portland and Oregon State. Washington upped its record to 6-3 with the victory while Utah fell to 8-8.
Junior Brandon Jacobson (Issaquah) got the Huskies on the board in the second inning, when his two-out single drove in a pair of runs. Washington posted two more in the third when DH Bryan Johnson (Ephrata) belted a two-run homer, his fourth of the season.
In the fourth, the Huskies made it 6-0, scoring two more runs without the benefit of a hit. Catcher Aaron Hathaway (Vancouver/Columbia River) was hit by a pitch and eventually scored thanks to a pair of Ute errors. Jacobson reached on one of those two errors, stole second and third and score on a sacrifice fly from right fielder Tyler Davidson (Edmonds/Meadowdale).
The Huskies broke the game open in the sixth, scoring four runs on two-run singles from Jay Garthwaite (Kent/Kent-Meridian) and Hathaway.
Utah avoided the shutout in the seventh when center fielder Matt Ciaramella connected for a two-out solo home run, his second of the year. The Utes added another in the eighth on an RBI single from Nate Weese.
Utah starter Jason Wylie fell to 3-2 with the loss, allowing six runs (three earned) on six hits over four innings. He walked three and struck out six.
The Huskies and Utes continue the three-game series Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
LINESCORE Washington 11, Utah 2 Utah 000 000 110 -- 2 7 4 Washington 022 204 10x -- 11 13 1 Jason Wylie, Sean Overholt (5), Clay Westmoreland (6), Dan Owen (7), Dan Simonsen (8) and Donald Hawes. Shawn Kohn, Zack Daniels (8), Josh Conover (9) and Aaron Hathaway, Tim Rice (7). W - Kohn (3-0). L - Wylie (3-2). 2B - Utah, Jed Chrisman, Adam Castleton, UW, Jeremiah Porter. 3B - UW, Tila Reynolds. HR - Utah, Matt Ciaramella (2), UW, Bryan Johnson (4). T - 2:48. A - 452.
