Friday, April 21
Pullman, Wash.
5:00 PM
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Washington State
Huskies' Arrive In Pullman With Top-Ranked Defense
April 20, 2017 | Baseball
SEATTLE - The Huskies and Cougars renew their cross-state rivalry with a three-game series starting Friday, April 21 and running through Sunday, April 23 at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman.
No. 30 Washington (20-14, 7-5 Pac-12) enters the week fourth in the Pac-12 standings while Washington State (16-18, 2-10) is 11th.
The Huskies ride into Pullman boasting the No. 1 defense in the nation with a .985 fielding percentage. They have committed 19 errors on the season and are the only team left in Division I with less than 20 errors this year.
Washington is especially tough up the middle defensively. Second baseman Levi Jordan committed his first error of the season last Friday against Oregon State, while shortstop AJ Graffanino has made four errors all season and has remained perfect over the last 17 games.
Catcher Joey Morgan also committed his first error of the year against Oregon State with a throw that sailed into the outfield on a stolen base attempt. The junior backstop is tied for the Pac-12 lead by throwing out 10 of 16 stolen base attempts on the year.
Up the middle in the outfield, 2016 All-Pac-12 Defensive team member Jack Meggs patrols in center field where he has committed one error this year.
Last week, the Huskies won the first game of their series against No. 1 Oregon St. to snap the Beavers 23-game win streak, but OSU bounced back to win the final two games of the series. WSU was swept last week at Stanford and are 2-8 over its last 10 games.
This weekend's series will be carried by the Pac-12 Network with Greg Heister (FRI), Rich Burk (SAT & SUN) and Donnie Marbut calling the action. Constant game updates will be tweeted @UW_Baseball and fans can follow live stats and watch live online by clicking links available on GoHuskies.com.
SERIES HISTORY VS. WASHINGTON STATE
WSU leads the rivalry with an all-time series record of 240-192. The Cougars have won each of the last two series, taking two games in both 2016 and 2015. The Huskies last series win was in 2014 when they won two of three in Seattle. UW's last series win on the Palouse was in 2013 when they swept the Cougars. Since Lindsay Meggs took over at UW in 2010, the Huskies hold a 13-10 advantage. The historic series began in 1901, where the two teams met for the first game in Husky baseball history.
TEAM NOTES:
• No. 1 Ranked Defense: The Huskies enter the weekend with the No. 1 ranked defense in the nation. UW has committed a national-low 19 errors and have the nation's best fielding percentage of .985. The Huskies are 13-5 in games in which they have not committed an error, 6-7 in games with one error and 1-2 in games with 2 errors - which is the team's season high. Conversely, the Huskies are 9-1 when their opponents commit 2 or more errors and 7-4 when the commit one error.
• Pitching In: Washington's pitching staff enters Friday second in the Pac-12 and 22nd nationally with a team ERA of 3.27. In UW's 34 games this season, they have held opponents to 3 or fewer runs half the time and have a 15-2 record in those games. In accordance with the Huskies' No. 1 defense, they have have allowed a national low eight unearned runs this season. Texas (9) and Oregon State (10) rate just behind the Huskies.
• Against No. 1: Last week, the Huskies beat No. 1 OSU, 3-2, in game one of their series stopping the Beavers' 23-game win streak and earning their first win over the top-ranked team since beating Stanford in 2004.
• No Quit: The Huskies are 7-2 in games won in the last at-bat. UW entered the year 1-99 in games in which they trailed after 8 innings but this season, the Huskies have won three games in which they were trailing entering the 9th inning.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
• MJ Hubbs has reached base safely in 27-straight games and has reached in 29-of-30 starts. His streak is the longest since as far back as 2008 (no records further back are readily available). The senior also is riding a career-high 9 game hit streak, which is the longest by any Husky this season.
• Jack Meggs has played 193 games in his career, the most among all active Pac-12 players. His total ranks 8th on UW's all-time list and he will become just the eighth Husky to play 200 games in seven more games.
• Joey Morgan leads all players with a .439 average and .549 on-base percentage in Pac-12 play. He also ranks sixth with a .634 slugging percentage.
•Noah Bremer cracked the UW career top-10 list for innings pitched and sits 10th with 242.1 IP. His 170 strikeouts are just outside the UW top-10 list and he needs just 6 to crack into it. Complete lists are on page 11.
•Bremer has a 3-0 record and 0.96 ERA in Pac-12 play and has kept hitters to a .175 batting average. He has made four appearances in Conference action, all out of the bullpen, despite being in UW's top-10 list for career starts with 36.
No. 30 Washington (20-14, 7-5 Pac-12) enters the week fourth in the Pac-12 standings while Washington State (16-18, 2-10) is 11th.
The Huskies ride into Pullman boasting the No. 1 defense in the nation with a .985 fielding percentage. They have committed 19 errors on the season and are the only team left in Division I with less than 20 errors this year.
Washington is especially tough up the middle defensively. Second baseman Levi Jordan committed his first error of the season last Friday against Oregon State, while shortstop AJ Graffanino has made four errors all season and has remained perfect over the last 17 games.
Catcher Joey Morgan also committed his first error of the year against Oregon State with a throw that sailed into the outfield on a stolen base attempt. The junior backstop is tied for the Pac-12 lead by throwing out 10 of 16 stolen base attempts on the year.
Up the middle in the outfield, 2016 All-Pac-12 Defensive team member Jack Meggs patrols in center field where he has committed one error this year.
Last week, the Huskies won the first game of their series against No. 1 Oregon St. to snap the Beavers 23-game win streak, but OSU bounced back to win the final two games of the series. WSU was swept last week at Stanford and are 2-8 over its last 10 games.
This weekend's series will be carried by the Pac-12 Network with Greg Heister (FRI), Rich Burk (SAT & SUN) and Donnie Marbut calling the action. Constant game updates will be tweeted @UW_Baseball and fans can follow live stats and watch live online by clicking links available on GoHuskies.com.
SERIES HISTORY VS. WASHINGTON STATE
WSU leads the rivalry with an all-time series record of 240-192. The Cougars have won each of the last two series, taking two games in both 2016 and 2015. The Huskies last series win was in 2014 when they won two of three in Seattle. UW's last series win on the Palouse was in 2013 when they swept the Cougars. Since Lindsay Meggs took over at UW in 2010, the Huskies hold a 13-10 advantage. The historic series began in 1901, where the two teams met for the first game in Husky baseball history.
TEAM NOTES:
• No. 1 Ranked Defense: The Huskies enter the weekend with the No. 1 ranked defense in the nation. UW has committed a national-low 19 errors and have the nation's best fielding percentage of .985. The Huskies are 13-5 in games in which they have not committed an error, 6-7 in games with one error and 1-2 in games with 2 errors - which is the team's season high. Conversely, the Huskies are 9-1 when their opponents commit 2 or more errors and 7-4 when the commit one error.
• Pitching In: Washington's pitching staff enters Friday second in the Pac-12 and 22nd nationally with a team ERA of 3.27. In UW's 34 games this season, they have held opponents to 3 or fewer runs half the time and have a 15-2 record in those games. In accordance with the Huskies' No. 1 defense, they have have allowed a national low eight unearned runs this season. Texas (9) and Oregon State (10) rate just behind the Huskies.
• Against No. 1: Last week, the Huskies beat No. 1 OSU, 3-2, in game one of their series stopping the Beavers' 23-game win streak and earning their first win over the top-ranked team since beating Stanford in 2004.
• No Quit: The Huskies are 7-2 in games won in the last at-bat. UW entered the year 1-99 in games in which they trailed after 8 innings but this season, the Huskies have won three games in which they were trailing entering the 9th inning.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
• MJ Hubbs has reached base safely in 27-straight games and has reached in 29-of-30 starts. His streak is the longest since as far back as 2008 (no records further back are readily available). The senior also is riding a career-high 9 game hit streak, which is the longest by any Husky this season.
• Jack Meggs has played 193 games in his career, the most among all active Pac-12 players. His total ranks 8th on UW's all-time list and he will become just the eighth Husky to play 200 games in seven more games.
• Joey Morgan leads all players with a .439 average and .549 on-base percentage in Pac-12 play. He also ranks sixth with a .634 slugging percentage.
•Noah Bremer cracked the UW career top-10 list for innings pitched and sits 10th with 242.1 IP. His 170 strikeouts are just outside the UW top-10 list and he needs just 6 to crack into it. Complete lists are on page 11.
•Bremer has a 3-0 record and 0.96 ERA in Pac-12 play and has kept hitters to a .175 batting average. He has made four appearances in Conference action, all out of the bullpen, despite being in UW's top-10 list for career starts with 36.
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