Huskies Fall 8-6 In 11 Innings To Gonzaga

Monday, March 28

Seattle, WA

5:00 PM

University of Washington

12-8

Gonzaga

13-9

Gonzaga

Washington

Photo by: Washington Athletics

March 29, 2016 | Baseball

Box Score

By: Washington Athletics

SEATTLE – Gonzaga first baseman Taylor Jones hit a two-run triple in the 11^th inning to send the Bulldogs to an 8-6 win over Washington Monday night at Husky Ballpark.

The Bulldogs (13-9) rallied from deficits three times, including a 6-4 hole heading into the eighth inning, to take game one of a two-game series over the Huskies (12-8).

Jones hit a 2-1 pitch from UW's fourth pitcher of the night, Alex Nesbitt (2-2), into the right-center gap to send home Jimmy Sinatro and Jarod Gonzales.

Bulldogs' reliever Wyatt Mills (1-1) allowed just two hits in four innings of relief to pick up the win.

The Huskies took a 1-0 lead on Gonzaga starter Gage Burland in the first inning without the benefit of a hit. Left fielder KJ Brady walked to lead off, advanced to second on a passed ball and was sacrificed to third by Jack Meggs. First baseman John Naff sent Brady home on a ground ball to first to pick up his eighth RBI of the season.

The lead was short-lived for the Huskies as the Bulldogs answered with a pair of runs in the top of the second to take the 2-1 lead. Catcher Joey Harris and center fielder Branson Trube each drove in a run with RBI singles.

UW responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning to re-take the lead, 3-2. Burland balked home MJ Hubbs with the bases loaded and Levi Jordan drove home Gage Matuszak on a groundout.

Gonzaga tied it back up, 3-3, scoring after the lead-off runner reached via a walk. Gonzales walked, advanced on a wild pitch and moved up 90-feet on a groundout. He then scored on a groundout by Justin Jacobs.

The score remained tied until Matuszak took Borland deep to left-center field for a two-run home run and 5-3 lead. Matuszak lofted Borland's 3-1 pitch – with Hubbs on board after a single – over the wall for his third homer of the season.

The Bulldogs creeped back to within a run in the fifth on back-to-back doubles by Gonzales and Jones, but the Huskies duplicated the feat in the sixth when Matuszak and Chris Baker doubled back-to-back to increase the lead back to two runs, 6-4.

Still trailing in the eighth, Gonzaga tied things back up, 6-6, when left fielder Tyler Frost tripled off Greg Minier with two runners on base. He took a two-out, 3-2 pitch off the wall in right field for his 24^th and 25^th RBI's of the season.

The Huskies mustered just two base hit over the final five innings and were outhit, 12-9, by Gonzaga.

Matuszak (3 for 5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 runs) and Baker (2 for 5, 2B) were the only UW batters with multiple hits in the game.

UW and Gonzaga wrap up the short two-game series tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. PT. Hotdogs are just $1 all night at Husky Ballpark.

Gonzaga 8 (13-9), Washington 8 (12-8), 11 innings

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LOB: GU 9, UW 7. Gage Burland, Calvin LeBrun (5), Wyatt Mills (8) and Joey Harris, Jimmy Sinatro (8); Will Ballowe, Ryan Schmitten (3), Greg Minier (7), Alex Nesbitt (8) and Willie MacIver, Joey Morgan (9). W – Mills (1-1). L – Nesbitt (2-2). SV – none. HR – UW, Gage Matuszak (3). 3B – GU, Tyler Frost, Taylor Jones. 2B – GU, Jarod Gonzales, Taylor Jones; UW, Gage Matuszak, Chris Baker. Time – 3:58. Attendance – 652.