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Huskies Walk Off With Wild 5-4 Win Over Baylor
March 31, 2017 | Baseball
SEATTLE Β βΒ Kyle London hit a walk-off RBI single to cap a two-run, ninth-inning rally as the Huskies (15-9) beat No. 21 Baylor, 5-4, in stunning fashion Friday night at Husky Ballpark. It was the third time this season that the Huskies have won in their last at bat.
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Baylor (18-8) scored three times in the ninth to erase a 3-1 deficit and take a 4-3 lead, but Washington scored twice after two outs to turn the tables in the opener of a three-game series.
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With two outs and pinch runner Jacob Hirsh at second base, Levi Jordan muscled a single into right field off of Baylor closer Troy Montemayor (1-1) to tie the game 4-4.
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AJ Graffanino kept things going when he hit a grounder to shortstop Cole Weaver that should have been a force out at second for the third out, but Weaver threw the ball over the second baseman's head and into right field, allowing Jordan to scamper down to third.
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London capped the improbable comeback by singling up the middle on an 0-1 pitch allowing Jordan to score the winning run and setting off a wild celebration on the infield.
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"I don't think anyone panicked," London said about losing the lead in the top half of the ninth.
"I was just trying to put a good swing on a pitch β it was a changeup down β I wanted to hit something hard through the infield and that's what happened. It's always fun to win the exciting onesβ¦it proves to the team that we can win in any kind of way."
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The Huskies were one strike away from beating Baylor in the ninth inning, but pinch hitter Cameron Miller hit a two-strike, two-run homer off Alex Hardy to cap a three-run ninth and send the visitors to a stunning 4-3 lead.
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The Huskies led 3-1 heading to the final inning, thanks to a seventh-inning home run by Gage Matuszak that broke a 1-1 tie and a MJ Hubbs sacrifice fly in the eighth that gave the Huskies a two-run cushion, but Baylor was able to get to Husky starter Noah Bremer in the ninth inning to chase him two-outs short of a complete game before taking the lead.
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Kameron Esthay doubled to start the ninth and came around to score on a one-out single by Davis Wendzel. After Greg Minier got a foul out for the second out, Hardy came in and allowed the tying run and go-ahead run to score on Miller's homer.
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Bremer was engaged in a good old-fashioned pitcher's duel with Baylor's Nick Lewis when Matuszak interrupted the groove with a lead-off shot in the seventh for his second home run of the season. The senior deposited a 3-2 pitch from Lewis the opposite way and into Baylor's bullpen to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead.
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Hubbs hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give the Huskies a two-run cushion, but it didn't prove to be enough this time.
John Naff gave the Huskies the early 1-0 lead in the second with a RBI triple. Joey Morgan and Matuszak walked to start the inning, but after a double-play the Huskies were in search of some two-out mojo, which Naff delivered on a 1-2 pitch from Lewis.
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The lead was short-lived for the Huskies as Baylor tied the game in the top of the third. Lead-off hitter T.J. Ragusse started the inning with his second single of the night off Bremer, stole second, moved to third on a ground out and scored on a grounder hit by Shea Langeliers.Β That was Baylor's only run until the fateful ninth inning.
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UW freshman Brendan Ecklebarger (2-0) recorded the final out of the ninth to pick up the win for the Huskies.
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Washington had eight hits on the night with London (2-for-5) recording the only multi-hit game.
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The Huskies and Bears resume the series Saturday with game two scheduled for 2:00 p.m. PT.
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Baylor (18-8) scored three times in the ninth to erase a 3-1 deficit and take a 4-3 lead, but Washington scored twice after two outs to turn the tables in the opener of a three-game series.
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With two outs and pinch runner Jacob Hirsh at second base, Levi Jordan muscled a single into right field off of Baylor closer Troy Montemayor (1-1) to tie the game 4-4.
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AJ Graffanino kept things going when he hit a grounder to shortstop Cole Weaver that should have been a force out at second for the third out, but Weaver threw the ball over the second baseman's head and into right field, allowing Jordan to scamper down to third.
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London capped the improbable comeback by singling up the middle on an 0-1 pitch allowing Jordan to score the winning run and setting off a wild celebration on the infield.
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"I don't think anyone panicked," London said about losing the lead in the top half of the ninth.
"I was just trying to put a good swing on a pitch β it was a changeup down β I wanted to hit something hard through the infield and that's what happened. It's always fun to win the exciting onesβ¦it proves to the team that we can win in any kind of way."
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The Huskies were one strike away from beating Baylor in the ninth inning, but pinch hitter Cameron Miller hit a two-strike, two-run homer off Alex Hardy to cap a three-run ninth and send the visitors to a stunning 4-3 lead.
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The Huskies led 3-1 heading to the final inning, thanks to a seventh-inning home run by Gage Matuszak that broke a 1-1 tie and a MJ Hubbs sacrifice fly in the eighth that gave the Huskies a two-run cushion, but Baylor was able to get to Husky starter Noah Bremer in the ninth inning to chase him two-outs short of a complete game before taking the lead.
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Kameron Esthay doubled to start the ninth and came around to score on a one-out single by Davis Wendzel. After Greg Minier got a foul out for the second out, Hardy came in and allowed the tying run and go-ahead run to score on Miller's homer.
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Bremer was engaged in a good old-fashioned pitcher's duel with Baylor's Nick Lewis when Matuszak interrupted the groove with a lead-off shot in the seventh for his second home run of the season. The senior deposited a 3-2 pitch from Lewis the opposite way and into Baylor's bullpen to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead.
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Hubbs hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give the Huskies a two-run cushion, but it didn't prove to be enough this time.
John Naff gave the Huskies the early 1-0 lead in the second with a RBI triple. Joey Morgan and Matuszak walked to start the inning, but after a double-play the Huskies were in search of some two-out mojo, which Naff delivered on a 1-2 pitch from Lewis.
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The lead was short-lived for the Huskies as Baylor tied the game in the top of the third. Lead-off hitter T.J. Ragusse started the inning with his second single of the night off Bremer, stole second, moved to third on a ground out and scored on a grounder hit by Shea Langeliers.Β That was Baylor's only run until the fateful ninth inning.
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UW freshman Brendan Ecklebarger (2-0) recorded the final out of the ninth to pick up the win for the Huskies.
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Washington had eight hits on the night with London (2-for-5) recording the only multi-hit game.
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The Huskies and Bears resume the series Saturday with game two scheduled for 2:00 p.m. PT.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ecklebarger, Brendan (2-0)
L: Montemayor, Troy (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Esthay, Kameron 1
HR: Miller, Cameron 1
RBI: Langeliers, Shea 1 ; Wendzel, Davis 1 ; Miller, Cameron 2
SH: Bissonette, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raguse, T.J. 1 ; Esthay, Kameron 1 ; Weaver, Cole 1 ; Miller, Cameron 1
SB: Raguse, T.J. 1
CS: Langeliers, Shea 1
Batting:
3B: Naff, John 1
HR: Matuszak, Gage 1
RBI: London, Kyle 1 ; Hubbs, MJ 1 ; Matuszak, Gage 1 ; Naff, John 1 ; Jordan, Levi 1
SH: Meggs, Jack 1
SF: Hubbs, MJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: London, Kyle 1 ; Morgan, Joey 1 ; Matuszak, Gage 1 ; Hirsh, Jacob 1 ; Jordan, Levi 1
SB: Hirsh, Jacob 1
CS: Hubbs, MJ 1 ; Jordan, Levi 1
HBP: Hubbs, MJ 1
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