Friday, June 1
Conway, SC
9:00 AM
University of Washington
vs
Connecticut
Battle Of Huskies Up First For UW-UConn
May 29, 2018 | Baseball
SPRINGS BROOKS STADIUM (5,400), Conway, S.C.
TV: ESPN3
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 (All times Pacific)
GM 1Β Β Β 9 a.m.Β Β Β #2 Connecticut vs #3 Washington
GM 2Β Β Β 3 p.m.Β Β Β #1 Coastal Carolina vs #4 LIU Brooklyn
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
GM 3Β Β Β 9 a.m.Β Β Β Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
GM 4Β Β Β 2 p.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
GM 5Β Β Β 9 a.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
GM 6Β Β Β 3 p.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5
MONDAY, JUNE 4 (IF NECESSARY)
GM 7Β Β Β 10 a.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 6 vs Loser Game 6
SEATTLE - Washington (30-23, 20-10 Pac-12), the third-place team out of the Pac-12 Conference, is the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Regional in Conway, S.C. The Huskies will face a fellow Husky squad, No. 2 seed UConn on Friday at 9:00 a.m. PT in game one of the regional.
It marks Washington's 11th NCAA championship appearance and the Huskies third appearance in five years. The Huskies were sent to the NCAA Nashville Regional in 2016 and the NCAA Oxford Regional in 2014. The Huskies are 22-20 all-time in NCAA play. They have never advanced to a Super Regional or participated in the College World Series. In 1994 and 1997, they were one win away from advancing to the CWS.
All games this week will be carried live on ESPN3 with Richard Cross and Jay Powell calling the action. Constant updates are also available via Twitter: @UW_Baseball and fans can find all links at GoHuskies.com. Β
LAST WEEK
The Huskies nearly made history this past weekend against No. 3 ranked Stanford. Washington was playing for their NCAA post-season lives, but also had an outside chance of winning a share of the Pac-12 championship. The Huskies got off to a good start, shutting out the visiting Cardinal, 7-0, behind a combined shutout by Lucas Knowles, Alex Hardy and Joe DeMers. Levi Jordan popped a three-run HR in the first inning to help the Huskies lead from start to finish. Nick Kahle copied Jordan the next day with a first-inning, three-run home run as the Huskies won, 4-2, clinched the series and set themselves up to win their first Pac-12 title since 1998. Once again, UW jumped out to a 2-0 first inning lead and led 5-3 heading to the ninth, knowing that since Oregon State loss earlier they could earn the Pac-12's automatic bid by recording three more outs. But, Stanford scored three times in the 9th inning and held on for a 6-5 win and the Pac-12 title. The Huskies led for 26 of 27 innings against the NCAA's No. 2 overall seed Cardinal, but that one inning proved huge. Jordan was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after going 6 for 11 with two HR, 6 RBI in the series.
SERIES HISTORY VS. CONWAY REGIONAL
Washington has never faced UConn, Coastal Carolina or LIU Brooklyn. BUT...
β’The Huskies are 9-17 all-time vs. teams in the American Athletic Conference, including 1-2 against (at the time) No. 13 ranked East Carolina this year in Seattle. From the conference, the Huskies have faced Wichita State the most, going 5-10 all-time against the Shockers.Β
β’ Washington is 2-0 all-time against teams in the Sun Belt, having faced Texas State (2014) and UTA (2006).
β’ The Huskies have never played a member of the NEC.
TEAM NOTES:Β
β’ The Turnaround: After losing to Texas Rio Grande Valley on April 23 the Huskies were 18-18 overall and the post-season looked like a pipe dream. Since then, they have went 12-5 and won five-consecutive Pac-12 series to clinch their NCAA berth.
β’ Say Hey May Day: The month of May was particularly kind to the Huskies. UW was batting .255 when April ended and hit .300 in May to raise the team average up to .267. Β UW had a 10-4 record and averaged 6.6 runs per game in May. They had been averaging 4.2 runs per contest prior to May.Β
β’ HR Frenzy: The Huskies launched 17 home runs in May after having 15 total home runs in the first 39 games. Joe Wainhouse single-handedly hit 8 homers in the month -- more than the team had combined to hit in any month previously.
β’ More May Hotness: Speaking of Wainhouse, he hit .356 (21x59) with 8 HR, 22 RBI and a .814 slugging percentage in May. Levi Jordan also scorched, hitting .397 (23x58) with 4 HR and 13 RBI, and is a career .374 (55x147) hitter for May. Husky starters Lucas Knowles (2-1, 3.09), Joe DeMers (3-0, 3.31) and Jordan Jones (2-0, 4.05) combined to go 7-1 in the month.
β’ Pinpoint Pitching: Washington's staff led the Pac-12 in fewest walks (157), fewest hit batters (30) and fewest wild pitches (18). They were seven better in each category than the second-ranked team. Oddly, the Huskies led the Conference for most intentional walks issued (27).
PLAYERS IN THE RANKINGS:
β’ Braiden Ward led the Pac-12 with 16 stolen bases. His total is the most by a UW freshman since Chris Magruder swiped 18 in 1996. Ward has a current streak of reaching base in 21-straight games, which is the longest by a Husky this year.
β’ Joe Wainhouse led the Conference in Pac-12 games with 37 runs batted in and was second with 12 home runs. He also was third with a .689 slugging percentage.
β’ Alex Hardy ranked first in Pac-12 play with an ERA of 1.27 and opposing batting average against of .176. Overall, his 2.19 ERA was second among qualified pitchers, he was 6th in saves (7) and 4th in appearances (31). His 31 appearances are tied for sixth most in UW single-season history. The fifth-year senior is also climbing UW's record books, ranking 7th all-time with 70 career appearances. His next career save will give him 10 and move him into UW's top-10 career list.
β’ Joe DeMers enters the weekend fourth on the all-time UW starts list with 47 and is fifth with 276.1 IP. His 180 strikeouts sits ninth all-time. His 105.1 innings in 2018 is tied for eighth most. He needs to throw 7.2 innings to move all the way up to third all-time in UW single-season history.
β’ Levi Jordan became the 9th Husky to appear in 200 games last week and ranks 7th all-time with 202 games. He also ranks 7th all-time with 676 career at bats.
β’ Nick Kahle has 19 doubles, which are the second most ever by a UW catcher, trailing Dominic Woody, who had 22 in 1999. The sophomore has also caught 463.2 of 480.2 possible innings (96.4%) behind the plate.Β
MORE NOTES:
β’ Milestones For Meggs: UW ninth-year head coach Lindsay Meggs needs to coach in three more games to reach 500 games as manager of the Huskies (260-236-1). He's already reached several noteworthy milestones in 2018 when he won his 850th career game on March 2 vs. Michigan State and coached in his 1,400th game April 13 vs. Oregon.
β’ DeMers' Perfect-O: Junior Joe DeMers threw a 84-pitch perfect game Feb. 24 against UC Riverside. DeMers struck out a career-high tying nine batters, reached a three-ball count just once and threw over 10 pitches three times with a high of 13. It was the first perfect game by a UW pitcher and fifth ever in Pac-12 history. It was the ninth no hitter in Washington history, the first since Tim Lincecum and Nick Hagadone threw a combined no-no in 2006 vs. Santa Clara.
β’ DeMers Earns Major League Honor: Joe DeMers along with Husky softball player Gabbie Plain threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Seattle Mariners game on Wednesday, May 2. The two were honored for throwing perfect games earlier this season. Their pitches were caught by Felix Hernandez, who threw a perfect game Aug. 12, 2012.
β’ Freshman Contributions: Four different UW freshmen position players have played in at least 30 games -- each making double figure starts. Braiden Ward, Noah Hsue, Jonathan Schiffer and Kaiser Weiss have shined on the field while also gaining valuable experience. On the hill, four different freshmen have also appeared in at least 10 games (Stevie Emanuels, Lucas Knowles, Josh Burgmann and Dylan Lamb, plus Jack DeCooman has thrown in seven games.
β’ DeMers Shutout Note: Joe DeMers, a Midseason Golden Spikes Watch List member, has thrown two shutouts this year. The only Huskies over the last 20 years to throw a pair of shutouts in the same year are Jacob Clem (2011), Tim Lincecum (2006) and Shawn Kohn (2001). Β John Martin (1980) is the last Husky to throw three shutouts in the same season.
β’ Not Your Typical Joe: Joe Wainhouse is the first player in Lindsay Meggs' nine years at Washington to both pitch and hit. He made his first two appearances of 2018 on the mound vs. Illinois State, coming in for late relief while also serving as the designated hitter. The Huskies last true two-way player was Brian Pearl in 2009.Β
β’ DQ Classic Recap: Joe Wainhouse (.308, 2 RBI) and Kaiser Weiss (.375, 3x8, 2 2B, 2 runs, RBI, .583 ob%) were named to the DQ Classic All-Tournament Team, which featured Pac-12 (UCLA, Arizona) vs. the Big Ten (Minnesota, Michigan State and Illnois). Mason Cerrillo was the Silver Stick Award winner for having the top batting average (.625, 5x8, 2B).Β
INJURY REPORT:
Injuries have plagued the Huskies for most of the season. At this time, the Huskies are probably the healthiest they have been all year. The Huskies projected starting infield in the pre-season of Willie MacIver (1B), Levi Jordan (2B), AJ Graffanino (SS) and Ben Baird has yet to all be in the lineup at the same time. Baird is the only one of the four that is still out. He was last available on May 4 and is not expected back this season with a wrist injury (out 20 games). MacIver made his first starts in late March at USC, missing 21 games after a hamate bone break. Graffanino pulled a hamstring March 4 and did not return fully to lineup until May 11 vs. UCLA (out 32 games). The Huskies also missed Josh Burgmann for the first month of the season as he recovered from Tommy John Surgery. The Huskies have also had others in and out of the lineup with injuries, including Mason Cerrillo, Jonathan Schiffer and ace Joe DeMers. The following demonstrates how injuries have wreaked havoc on the Huskies:
β’ Played six different second baseman this year, including an outfielder Braiden Ward for a game.
β’ Played three different shortstops.
β’ Played five different third basemen.
β’ Played five different first basemen.
β’ Played five different left fielders.
β’ Played four different right fielders.
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TV: ESPN3
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 (All times Pacific)
GM 1Β Β Β 9 a.m.Β Β Β #2 Connecticut vs #3 Washington
GM 2Β Β Β 3 p.m.Β Β Β #1 Coastal Carolina vs #4 LIU Brooklyn
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
GM 3Β Β Β 9 a.m.Β Β Β Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
GM 4Β Β Β 2 p.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
GM 5Β Β Β 9 a.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
GM 6Β Β Β 3 p.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5
MONDAY, JUNE 4 (IF NECESSARY)
GM 7Β Β Β 10 a.m.Β Β Β Winner Game 6 vs Loser Game 6
SEATTLE - Washington (30-23, 20-10 Pac-12), the third-place team out of the Pac-12 Conference, is the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Regional in Conway, S.C. The Huskies will face a fellow Husky squad, No. 2 seed UConn on Friday at 9:00 a.m. PT in game one of the regional.
It marks Washington's 11th NCAA championship appearance and the Huskies third appearance in five years. The Huskies were sent to the NCAA Nashville Regional in 2016 and the NCAA Oxford Regional in 2014. The Huskies are 22-20 all-time in NCAA play. They have never advanced to a Super Regional or participated in the College World Series. In 1994 and 1997, they were one win away from advancing to the CWS.
All games this week will be carried live on ESPN3 with Richard Cross and Jay Powell calling the action. Constant updates are also available via Twitter: @UW_Baseball and fans can find all links at GoHuskies.com. Β
LAST WEEK
The Huskies nearly made history this past weekend against No. 3 ranked Stanford. Washington was playing for their NCAA post-season lives, but also had an outside chance of winning a share of the Pac-12 championship. The Huskies got off to a good start, shutting out the visiting Cardinal, 7-0, behind a combined shutout by Lucas Knowles, Alex Hardy and Joe DeMers. Levi Jordan popped a three-run HR in the first inning to help the Huskies lead from start to finish. Nick Kahle copied Jordan the next day with a first-inning, three-run home run as the Huskies won, 4-2, clinched the series and set themselves up to win their first Pac-12 title since 1998. Once again, UW jumped out to a 2-0 first inning lead and led 5-3 heading to the ninth, knowing that since Oregon State loss earlier they could earn the Pac-12's automatic bid by recording three more outs. But, Stanford scored three times in the 9th inning and held on for a 6-5 win and the Pac-12 title. The Huskies led for 26 of 27 innings against the NCAA's No. 2 overall seed Cardinal, but that one inning proved huge. Jordan was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after going 6 for 11 with two HR, 6 RBI in the series.
SERIES HISTORY VS. CONWAY REGIONAL
Washington has never faced UConn, Coastal Carolina or LIU Brooklyn. BUT...
β’The Huskies are 9-17 all-time vs. teams in the American Athletic Conference, including 1-2 against (at the time) No. 13 ranked East Carolina this year in Seattle. From the conference, the Huskies have faced Wichita State the most, going 5-10 all-time against the Shockers.Β
β’ Washington is 2-0 all-time against teams in the Sun Belt, having faced Texas State (2014) and UTA (2006).
β’ The Huskies have never played a member of the NEC.
TEAM NOTES:Β
β’ The Turnaround: After losing to Texas Rio Grande Valley on April 23 the Huskies were 18-18 overall and the post-season looked like a pipe dream. Since then, they have went 12-5 and won five-consecutive Pac-12 series to clinch their NCAA berth.
β’ Say Hey May Day: The month of May was particularly kind to the Huskies. UW was batting .255 when April ended and hit .300 in May to raise the team average up to .267. Β UW had a 10-4 record and averaged 6.6 runs per game in May. They had been averaging 4.2 runs per contest prior to May.Β
β’ HR Frenzy: The Huskies launched 17 home runs in May after having 15 total home runs in the first 39 games. Joe Wainhouse single-handedly hit 8 homers in the month -- more than the team had combined to hit in any month previously.
β’ More May Hotness: Speaking of Wainhouse, he hit .356 (21x59) with 8 HR, 22 RBI and a .814 slugging percentage in May. Levi Jordan also scorched, hitting .397 (23x58) with 4 HR and 13 RBI, and is a career .374 (55x147) hitter for May. Husky starters Lucas Knowles (2-1, 3.09), Joe DeMers (3-0, 3.31) and Jordan Jones (2-0, 4.05) combined to go 7-1 in the month.
β’ Pinpoint Pitching: Washington's staff led the Pac-12 in fewest walks (157), fewest hit batters (30) and fewest wild pitches (18). They were seven better in each category than the second-ranked team. Oddly, the Huskies led the Conference for most intentional walks issued (27).
PLAYERS IN THE RANKINGS:
β’ Braiden Ward led the Pac-12 with 16 stolen bases. His total is the most by a UW freshman since Chris Magruder swiped 18 in 1996. Ward has a current streak of reaching base in 21-straight games, which is the longest by a Husky this year.
β’ Joe Wainhouse led the Conference in Pac-12 games with 37 runs batted in and was second with 12 home runs. He also was third with a .689 slugging percentage.
β’ Alex Hardy ranked first in Pac-12 play with an ERA of 1.27 and opposing batting average against of .176. Overall, his 2.19 ERA was second among qualified pitchers, he was 6th in saves (7) and 4th in appearances (31). His 31 appearances are tied for sixth most in UW single-season history. The fifth-year senior is also climbing UW's record books, ranking 7th all-time with 70 career appearances. His next career save will give him 10 and move him into UW's top-10 career list.
β’ Joe DeMers enters the weekend fourth on the all-time UW starts list with 47 and is fifth with 276.1 IP. His 180 strikeouts sits ninth all-time. His 105.1 innings in 2018 is tied for eighth most. He needs to throw 7.2 innings to move all the way up to third all-time in UW single-season history.
β’ Levi Jordan became the 9th Husky to appear in 200 games last week and ranks 7th all-time with 202 games. He also ranks 7th all-time with 676 career at bats.
β’ Nick Kahle has 19 doubles, which are the second most ever by a UW catcher, trailing Dominic Woody, who had 22 in 1999. The sophomore has also caught 463.2 of 480.2 possible innings (96.4%) behind the plate.Β
MORE NOTES:
β’ Milestones For Meggs: UW ninth-year head coach Lindsay Meggs needs to coach in three more games to reach 500 games as manager of the Huskies (260-236-1). He's already reached several noteworthy milestones in 2018 when he won his 850th career game on March 2 vs. Michigan State and coached in his 1,400th game April 13 vs. Oregon.
β’ DeMers' Perfect-O: Junior Joe DeMers threw a 84-pitch perfect game Feb. 24 against UC Riverside. DeMers struck out a career-high tying nine batters, reached a three-ball count just once and threw over 10 pitches three times with a high of 13. It was the first perfect game by a UW pitcher and fifth ever in Pac-12 history. It was the ninth no hitter in Washington history, the first since Tim Lincecum and Nick Hagadone threw a combined no-no in 2006 vs. Santa Clara.
β’ DeMers Earns Major League Honor: Joe DeMers along with Husky softball player Gabbie Plain threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Seattle Mariners game on Wednesday, May 2. The two were honored for throwing perfect games earlier this season. Their pitches were caught by Felix Hernandez, who threw a perfect game Aug. 12, 2012.
β’ Freshman Contributions: Four different UW freshmen position players have played in at least 30 games -- each making double figure starts. Braiden Ward, Noah Hsue, Jonathan Schiffer and Kaiser Weiss have shined on the field while also gaining valuable experience. On the hill, four different freshmen have also appeared in at least 10 games (Stevie Emanuels, Lucas Knowles, Josh Burgmann and Dylan Lamb, plus Jack DeCooman has thrown in seven games.
β’ DeMers Shutout Note: Joe DeMers, a Midseason Golden Spikes Watch List member, has thrown two shutouts this year. The only Huskies over the last 20 years to throw a pair of shutouts in the same year are Jacob Clem (2011), Tim Lincecum (2006) and Shawn Kohn (2001). Β John Martin (1980) is the last Husky to throw three shutouts in the same season.
β’ Not Your Typical Joe: Joe Wainhouse is the first player in Lindsay Meggs' nine years at Washington to both pitch and hit. He made his first two appearances of 2018 on the mound vs. Illinois State, coming in for late relief while also serving as the designated hitter. The Huskies last true two-way player was Brian Pearl in 2009.Β
β’ DQ Classic Recap: Joe Wainhouse (.308, 2 RBI) and Kaiser Weiss (.375, 3x8, 2 2B, 2 runs, RBI, .583 ob%) were named to the DQ Classic All-Tournament Team, which featured Pac-12 (UCLA, Arizona) vs. the Big Ten (Minnesota, Michigan State and Illnois). Mason Cerrillo was the Silver Stick Award winner for having the top batting average (.625, 5x8, 2B).Β
INJURY REPORT:
Injuries have plagued the Huskies for most of the season. At this time, the Huskies are probably the healthiest they have been all year. The Huskies projected starting infield in the pre-season of Willie MacIver (1B), Levi Jordan (2B), AJ Graffanino (SS) and Ben Baird has yet to all be in the lineup at the same time. Baird is the only one of the four that is still out. He was last available on May 4 and is not expected back this season with a wrist injury (out 20 games). MacIver made his first starts in late March at USC, missing 21 games after a hamate bone break. Graffanino pulled a hamstring March 4 and did not return fully to lineup until May 11 vs. UCLA (out 32 games). The Huskies also missed Josh Burgmann for the first month of the season as he recovered from Tommy John Surgery. The Huskies have also had others in and out of the lineup with injuries, including Mason Cerrillo, Jonathan Schiffer and ace Joe DeMers. The following demonstrates how injuries have wreaked havoc on the Huskies:
β’ Played six different second baseman this year, including an outfielder Braiden Ward for a game.
β’ Played three different shortstops.
β’ Played five different third basemen.
β’ Played five different first basemen.
β’ Played five different left fielders.
β’ Played four different right fielders.
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