Tuesday, March 7
Portland, OR
4:00 PM
University of Washington
at
Portland
Husky Baseball Heads South to Portland for First Midweek
March 06, 2023 | Baseball
SEATTLE β Fresh off a dominant four-game series sweep of Northern Colorado, Washington returns to the road for its first midweek of the season on Tuesday, heading a few hours south to the Rose City to take on Portland at Joe Etzel Field on Tuesday at 4 p.m. PT.
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The game will be available for streaming through the WCC Network, while live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
QUICK HITS
β’ Fresh off opening its home schedule at Husky Ballpark with a four-game sweep of Northern Colorado in Seattle, Washington hits the road again for the first midweek of the season, taking on Portland Tuesday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field.
β’ 2023 marks the sixth straight season in which Portland and Washington will square off.
β’ It will be the first of two meetings between the Dawgs and Pilots this season, with Portland set to make a return trip to Husky Ballpark on March 28.
β’ The Huskies outscored Northern Colorado 57-12 during their four-game series. Including the series that concluded the 2022 home season, Washington has outscored the Bears 101-20 over its last eight home games.
β’ Johnny Tincher scored nine runs during the series to pace the Huskies, while freshman Sam DeCarlo led the team with 10 RBIs.
β’ Kiefer Lord was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after providing six perfect innings Saturday against UNC, striking out 10 of the 18 batters he faced.
β’ UW is receiving votes in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll and the NCBWA Poll.
SERIES HISTORY VS. PORTLAND
Having played each other dating all the way back to 1939, Washington and Portland have met up 153 times, with the Huskies holding a 101-51-1 advantage in the all-time series. Tuesday's tilt will be the 63rd matchup between the two sides in Portland, with UW coming out on top in 35 of those games. The Dawgs have won three straight against the Pilots in Stumptown, including last season's 7-3 victory.
LORD HAD NO MERCY
After throwing six perfect innings in Saturday's 6-0 shutout win over Northern Colorado, Kiefer Lord was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, becoming the first Husky to receive the honor since Josh Burgmann in 2019. The righty retired all 18 batters he faced against UNC, striking out 10 of them to set a high in a Husky uniform. The San Carlos, California, native has allowed just one run over his last two outings, going six complete frames in both.
THAT'S OFFENSIVE
The Dawgs put up astonishing numbers during their four-game series with Northern Colorado. Most notably was the school-record 32 runs scored in the series opener. Those 32 runs are the second most scored by one team in an NCAA Division I game this season (William & Mary, 33 runs) and more than 18 teams have scored all season. However, the gaudy numbers don't end there.
The Huskies outscored the Bears 57-12 for the series, batting .388 as a team with 15 doubles, six home runs, 51 RBIs, 26 walks, 16 HBPs and a .513 team on-base percentage. Five different UW players raised their batting average by at least 50 percentage points, including McKay Barney (500), Sam DeCarlo (140), AJ Guerrero (92), Cole Miller (75) and Johnny Tincher (73).
ONE-TWO PUNCH
Coming at you from the right and left side, respectively, starters Kiefer Lord and Stu Flesland III pose a daunting task for opposing offenses. Lord ranks fifth in the Pac-12 with a 1.59 ERA, with the flamethrower's 26 strikeouts is good for the second most in the league. Meanwhile, is close behind in seventh with a 1.69 ERA and ranks fifth in the conference with 24 strikeouts. Lord and Flesland rank second and third in the Pac-12 in WHIP at 0.71 and 0.75, respectively.
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER
The combination of Josh Emanuels and Case Matter has been a dynamic one at the back end of Washington's bullpen. Both Emanuels and Matter have picked up two saves on the year, tied for third most in the Pac-12. Emanuels has yet to allow an earned run through five appearances and 9.0 innings, striking out 10 and allowing just four hits. Meanwhile, Matter has surrendered a single earned run over 8.0 innings on four appearances and 8.0 innings, striking out 11 batters.
PATIENCE PAYS
Both AJ Guerrero and Coby Morales rank inside the top-10 in the Pac-12 walks, with Guerrero ranking second in the league with 14 free passes and Morales close behind in sixth with 10 bases on balls.
SLAMMIN' SAMMY
Freshman Sam DeCarlo has announced his presence with authority in his first season of collegiate ball. The Long Beach, California, native leads the team with a .375, taking half of his 12 hits for extra bases. The Freshman is currently riding a five-game hitting streak.
HOMEGROWN DAWGS
Nearly half of the Husky roster, 19 of 39 players overall, are homegrown talents from the state of Washington. Of those 19 local products, 16 hail from the greater Seattle Metropolitan area. Below is a breakdown of the counties UW's Washington natives call home.
UW Washington Natives by County
King County - 14
Clark County - 2
Pierce County - 1
Snohomish County - 1
Spokane County - 1
HEEEEEEERE's JOHNNY
After earning All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors in 2022, Washington catcher Johnny Tincher was named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
A redshirt junior, Tincher enters his fourth season at UW coming off of a campaign in which he ranked second on the team with a .314 average. He drove in 35 runs and scored 27 more while posting 19 extra-base hits, including 13 doubles, five home runs and a triple. Defensively, Tincher threw out 10 of 31 runners attempting to swipe a bag last season, while garnering a .989 fielding percentage.
RUN IT BACK
Washington returns nearly the entirety of its offense from the 2022 season with seven of eight positional starters returning that started more than 40 games, the Dawgs are poised once again to put up big numbers on the scoreboard.
Percentage Return from 2022
β’ Games Started - 88.5%
β’ Runs - 87.7%
β’ Hits - 91.4%
β’ Doubles - 92.3%
β’ Triples - 87.5%
β’ Home Runs - 93.8%
β’ RBIs - 90.9%
β’ Walks - 82.5%
THE JUCO JUMP
Washington has 10 junior college products on its roster. Four players come from the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system, with four California Community College system products and two players from Arizona's Maricopa County Community College District.
15 GAMES TO AIR ON PAC-12 FAMILY OF NETWORKS
15 Washington baseball games have been selected to air across the Pac-12 family of networks this season. Six home games from Husky Ballpark will air on your television set, while nine road games are set to be broadcasted. Of the 15 TV games for the Dawgs, 10 will air on Pac-12 Washington.
POSITION RANKINGS
Washington has five players listed in D1Baseball.com's position rankings, released ahead of the start of the 2023 season. The full list of UW players ranked is below.
UW in D1Baseball's Position Rankings
Johnny Tincher - No. 22 catcher
AJ Guerrero - No. 52 outfielder
Kiefer Lord - No. 100 starting pitcher
Jared Engman - No. 154 starting pitcher
Stu Flesland III - No. 166 starting pitcher
2018 OMADAWGS
2023 marks the five-year anniversary of Washington's 2018 team that became the first squad in program-history to reach the College World Series. The Huskies ran through the Conway Regional, sweeping three games against UConn and host Coastal Carolina. UW then took a decisive Super Regional Game 3 at Cal State Fullerton, erasing a one-run deficit in the ninth to force extras and walking off the Titans on Kaiser Weiss' sacrifice fly to score Levi Jordan and send the Dawgs to Omaha.
EYES ON THE PROS
During the preseason, ProspectsLive.com listed four under-the-radar college pitchers that "move" like big leaguers, with half the list being made up by Huskies in Carleton College transfer Kiefer Lord and redshirt sophomore Case Matter.
ProspectsLive.com On Lord:
"Lord checks a ton of boxes in scouting circles. He's got a super-loose, whippy arm that is just now starting to show what it's capable of... Lord brushed 98 and 99 a couple times and appears poised to see his stuff move into the mid-90s this season."
ProspectsLive.com On Matter:
"Metrically, this kid checks a lot of boxes. He produces exceptional carry on his four-seam fastball and can rush it up to 96 at peak... Scouts love the way Matter moves. He's got big intent and aggressiveness, but he keeps it controlled. The kid clearly has feel for pitching and a feel for his delivery.
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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The game will be available for streaming through the WCC Network, while live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
QUICK HITS
β’ Fresh off opening its home schedule at Husky Ballpark with a four-game sweep of Northern Colorado in Seattle, Washington hits the road again for the first midweek of the season, taking on Portland Tuesday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field.
β’ 2023 marks the sixth straight season in which Portland and Washington will square off.
β’ It will be the first of two meetings between the Dawgs and Pilots this season, with Portland set to make a return trip to Husky Ballpark on March 28.
β’ The Huskies outscored Northern Colorado 57-12 during their four-game series. Including the series that concluded the 2022 home season, Washington has outscored the Bears 101-20 over its last eight home games.
β’ Johnny Tincher scored nine runs during the series to pace the Huskies, while freshman Sam DeCarlo led the team with 10 RBIs.
β’ Kiefer Lord was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after providing six perfect innings Saturday against UNC, striking out 10 of the 18 batters he faced.
β’ UW is receiving votes in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll and the NCBWA Poll.
SERIES HISTORY VS. PORTLAND
Having played each other dating all the way back to 1939, Washington and Portland have met up 153 times, with the Huskies holding a 101-51-1 advantage in the all-time series. Tuesday's tilt will be the 63rd matchup between the two sides in Portland, with UW coming out on top in 35 of those games. The Dawgs have won three straight against the Pilots in Stumptown, including last season's 7-3 victory.
LORD HAD NO MERCY
After throwing six perfect innings in Saturday's 6-0 shutout win over Northern Colorado, Kiefer Lord was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, becoming the first Husky to receive the honor since Josh Burgmann in 2019. The righty retired all 18 batters he faced against UNC, striking out 10 of them to set a high in a Husky uniform. The San Carlos, California, native has allowed just one run over his last two outings, going six complete frames in both.
THAT'S OFFENSIVE
The Dawgs put up astonishing numbers during their four-game series with Northern Colorado. Most notably was the school-record 32 runs scored in the series opener. Those 32 runs are the second most scored by one team in an NCAA Division I game this season (William & Mary, 33 runs) and more than 18 teams have scored all season. However, the gaudy numbers don't end there.
The Huskies outscored the Bears 57-12 for the series, batting .388 as a team with 15 doubles, six home runs, 51 RBIs, 26 walks, 16 HBPs and a .513 team on-base percentage. Five different UW players raised their batting average by at least 50 percentage points, including McKay Barney (500), Sam DeCarlo (140), AJ Guerrero (92), Cole Miller (75) and Johnny Tincher (73).
ONE-TWO PUNCH
Coming at you from the right and left side, respectively, starters Kiefer Lord and Stu Flesland III pose a daunting task for opposing offenses. Lord ranks fifth in the Pac-12 with a 1.59 ERA, with the flamethrower's 26 strikeouts is good for the second most in the league. Meanwhile, is close behind in seventh with a 1.69 ERA and ranks fifth in the conference with 24 strikeouts. Lord and Flesland rank second and third in the Pac-12 in WHIP at 0.71 and 0.75, respectively.
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER
The combination of Josh Emanuels and Case Matter has been a dynamic one at the back end of Washington's bullpen. Both Emanuels and Matter have picked up two saves on the year, tied for third most in the Pac-12. Emanuels has yet to allow an earned run through five appearances and 9.0 innings, striking out 10 and allowing just four hits. Meanwhile, Matter has surrendered a single earned run over 8.0 innings on four appearances and 8.0 innings, striking out 11 batters.
PATIENCE PAYS
Both AJ Guerrero and Coby Morales rank inside the top-10 in the Pac-12 walks, with Guerrero ranking second in the league with 14 free passes and Morales close behind in sixth with 10 bases on balls.
SLAMMIN' SAMMY
Freshman Sam DeCarlo has announced his presence with authority in his first season of collegiate ball. The Long Beach, California, native leads the team with a .375, taking half of his 12 hits for extra bases. The Freshman is currently riding a five-game hitting streak.
HOMEGROWN DAWGS
Nearly half of the Husky roster, 19 of 39 players overall, are homegrown talents from the state of Washington. Of those 19 local products, 16 hail from the greater Seattle Metropolitan area. Below is a breakdown of the counties UW's Washington natives call home.
UW Washington Natives by County
King County - 14
Clark County - 2
Pierce County - 1
Snohomish County - 1
Spokane County - 1
HEEEEEEERE's JOHNNY
After earning All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors in 2022, Washington catcher Johnny Tincher was named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 team as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
A redshirt junior, Tincher enters his fourth season at UW coming off of a campaign in which he ranked second on the team with a .314 average. He drove in 35 runs and scored 27 more while posting 19 extra-base hits, including 13 doubles, five home runs and a triple. Defensively, Tincher threw out 10 of 31 runners attempting to swipe a bag last season, while garnering a .989 fielding percentage.
RUN IT BACK
Washington returns nearly the entirety of its offense from the 2022 season with seven of eight positional starters returning that started more than 40 games, the Dawgs are poised once again to put up big numbers on the scoreboard.
Percentage Return from 2022
β’ Games Started - 88.5%
β’ Runs - 87.7%
β’ Hits - 91.4%
β’ Doubles - 92.3%
β’ Triples - 87.5%
β’ Home Runs - 93.8%
β’ RBIs - 90.9%
β’ Walks - 82.5%
THE JUCO JUMP
Washington has 10 junior college products on its roster. Four players come from the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system, with four California Community College system products and two players from Arizona's Maricopa County Community College District.
15 GAMES TO AIR ON PAC-12 FAMILY OF NETWORKS
15 Washington baseball games have been selected to air across the Pac-12 family of networks this season. Six home games from Husky Ballpark will air on your television set, while nine road games are set to be broadcasted. Of the 15 TV games for the Dawgs, 10 will air on Pac-12 Washington.
POSITION RANKINGS
Washington has five players listed in D1Baseball.com's position rankings, released ahead of the start of the 2023 season. The full list of UW players ranked is below.
UW in D1Baseball's Position Rankings
Johnny Tincher - No. 22 catcher
AJ Guerrero - No. 52 outfielder
Kiefer Lord - No. 100 starting pitcher
Jared Engman - No. 154 starting pitcher
Stu Flesland III - No. 166 starting pitcher
2018 OMADAWGS
2023 marks the five-year anniversary of Washington's 2018 team that became the first squad in program-history to reach the College World Series. The Huskies ran through the Conway Regional, sweeping three games against UConn and host Coastal Carolina. UW then took a decisive Super Regional Game 3 at Cal State Fullerton, erasing a one-run deficit in the ninth to force extras and walking off the Titans on Kaiser Weiss' sacrifice fly to score Levi Jordan and send the Dawgs to Omaha.
EYES ON THE PROS
During the preseason, ProspectsLive.com listed four under-the-radar college pitchers that "move" like big leaguers, with half the list being made up by Huskies in Carleton College transfer Kiefer Lord and redshirt sophomore Case Matter.
ProspectsLive.com On Lord:
"Lord checks a ton of boxes in scouting circles. He's got a super-loose, whippy arm that is just now starting to show what it's capable of... Lord brushed 98 and 99 a couple times and appears poised to see his stuff move into the mid-90s this season."
ProspectsLive.com On Matter:
"Metrically, this kid checks a lot of boxes. He produces exceptional carry on his four-seam fastball and can rush it up to 96 at peak... Scouts love the way Matter moves. He's got big intent and aggressiveness, but he keeps it controlled. The kid clearly has feel for pitching and a feel for his delivery.
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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