Friday, April 14
Seattle, WA
6:05 PM
University of Washington
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Arizona State
Washington Returns Home, Hosts Arizona State for Weekend Set
April 13, 2023 | Baseball
PROMOTIONS
β’ Friday β Greek Game
β’ Saturday β Bark at the Park, Have a Catch Saturday
β’ Sunday β Sunday Runday
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SEATTLE βΒ After spending Easter weekend on the road, Washington returns home for another Pac-12 series at Husky Ballpark, taking on Arizona State in a three-game series Friday through Sunday.
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All three games will be available for streaming through Washington Live Stream 2, while links to live stats are available on the GoHuskies.com schedule page and HuskyStats.com.
DAWG BITES
β’ The Huskies will be looking for their first series win against the Sun Devils since 2019.
β’ Arizona State sits second in the Pac-12 standings with a 10-2 league record, while Washington is in sixth at 6-6 in Pac-12 play.
β’ Going 5-for-12 at Arizona, AJ Guerrero extended his hitting streak to eight games. Guerrero leads the team with a .349 average.
β’ Cam Clayton's .385 batting average in Pac-12 play is the seventh-highest in the league.
β’ Clayton, Guerrero and Jeter Ybarra are all batting over .300 in Pac-12 action.
β’ Over his last two starts, Jared Engman has posted a 2.70 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks over 10 innings.
β’ Despite committing nine errors in the Arizona series, Washington ranks second in the Pac-12 with a .978 team fielding percentage.
SERIES HISTORY VS. ARIZONA STATE
The Huskies and Sun Devils have been facing off every year since 1998, with Arizona State owning a 43-29 all-time advantage, including 22-17 in Seattle. While the Sun Devils have taken the last two series against the Huskies, the Dawgs had won four consecutive series against ASU from 2016-19.
STREAK BREAKERS
The last two weekends, Washington has put to rest long losing streaks against conference opponents. The Huskies snapped a 13-game losing streak to Oregon State before breaking a nine-game losing streak to Arizona.
LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE
Will Simpson leads the Pac-12 and ranks 15th in the nation with 13 home runs this season. The 13 big flies is a career high for the Husky slugger and the most by a UW player since Joe Wainhouse's 19 in 2018. Simpson has slugged 31 homers in his career, seventh most in program history. The Huskies are 9-3 this season when Simpson goes deep.
AJ'S A-OKAY
AJ Guerrero is riding an eight-game hitting streak, recording at least one base knock in 23 of the last 27 games. During that stretch, Guerrero has posted 10 multi-hit outings.
JOHNNY ROCKETS
Johnny Tincher has thrown out eight of 19 runners attempting to steal a base this season, good for a 42.1 percent success rate. That's up from 10-of-41 a season ago, a 24.4 percent clip.
CASE CLOSED
When righty flamethrower Case Matter is summoned from the Husky bullpen, a Washington victory is nearly a matter of fact. The UW closer has made nine straight appearances without allowing a run, totaling 11.1 innings. During the stretch, Matter has struck out 15 batters, while issuing just three hits. Matter has earned four saves this season, sixth most in the Pac-12.
STRIKE EARLY
The Huskies have gotten off to strong starts to games, scoring 35 first inning runs in 2023. Washington has outscored its opponents 64-28 in the first two innings of games.
KEEPING IT CLEAN
Despite an uncharacteristically error-prone weekend in Tucson, Washington continues to boast one of the Pac-12's top defenses. The Huskies rank second in the conference with a .978 fielding percentage, also ranking second with 0.79 double plays per game.
DAWGS DIG THE LONG BALL
Washington has homered in five straight games and 18 of its last 22 games. The Huskies have hit at least one home run in all but one home game this season and have failed to post a big fly just six times in 2023.
STARTING STRONG
The Dawgs have gotten off to fast starts to innings, having the leadoff hitter to a frame reach 43.7 percent of the time. Six different Huskies are reaching base at least half the time when leading off an inning. 58 of the 109 leadoff baserunners have come around to score.
ON THE CLOCK
19 of Washington's games this season have been completed in under three hours, including five games completed in under two and a half hours.
STOCK UP
The Huskies are the rise in D1Baseball's positional rankings, with several Washington players making big strides:
UW in D1Baseball's Updated Position Rankings
Kiefer Lord - Starting Pitcher - No. 100 to No. 27 (+73)
Stu Flesland III - Starting Pitcher - No. 166 to No. 41 (+125)
Josh Emanuels - Relief Pitcher - Unranked to No. 44
Will Simpson - First Baseman - Unranked to No. 22
Cam Clayton - Shortstop - Unranked to No. 18
CHIEF KIEF
Throwing six perfect innings with 10 strikeouts against Northern Colorado, Kiefer Lord was named the Week 3 Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week. The righty hurler was the first Husky to earn a national pitching award since Joe DeMers in 2018 and the first Husky pitcher to earn a Pac-12 weekly award since Josh Burgmann in 2019.
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). 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.
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.
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.
For more information
β’ Friday β Greek Game
β’ Saturday β Bark at the Park, Have a Catch Saturday
β’ Sunday β Sunday Runday
Β
SEATTLE βΒ After spending Easter weekend on the road, Washington returns home for another Pac-12 series at Husky Ballpark, taking on Arizona State in a three-game series Friday through Sunday.
Β
All three games will be available for streaming through Washington Live Stream 2, while links to live stats are available on the GoHuskies.com schedule page and HuskyStats.com.
DAWG BITES
β’ The Huskies will be looking for their first series win against the Sun Devils since 2019.
β’ Arizona State sits second in the Pac-12 standings with a 10-2 league record, while Washington is in sixth at 6-6 in Pac-12 play.
β’ Going 5-for-12 at Arizona, AJ Guerrero extended his hitting streak to eight games. Guerrero leads the team with a .349 average.
β’ Cam Clayton's .385 batting average in Pac-12 play is the seventh-highest in the league.
β’ Clayton, Guerrero and Jeter Ybarra are all batting over .300 in Pac-12 action.
β’ Over his last two starts, Jared Engman has posted a 2.70 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks over 10 innings.
β’ Despite committing nine errors in the Arizona series, Washington ranks second in the Pac-12 with a .978 team fielding percentage.
SERIES HISTORY VS. ARIZONA STATE
The Huskies and Sun Devils have been facing off every year since 1998, with Arizona State owning a 43-29 all-time advantage, including 22-17 in Seattle. While the Sun Devils have taken the last two series against the Huskies, the Dawgs had won four consecutive series against ASU from 2016-19.
STREAK BREAKERS
The last two weekends, Washington has put to rest long losing streaks against conference opponents. The Huskies snapped a 13-game losing streak to Oregon State before breaking a nine-game losing streak to Arizona.
LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE
Will Simpson leads the Pac-12 and ranks 15th in the nation with 13 home runs this season. The 13 big flies is a career high for the Husky slugger and the most by a UW player since Joe Wainhouse's 19 in 2018. Simpson has slugged 31 homers in his career, seventh most in program history. The Huskies are 9-3 this season when Simpson goes deep.
AJ'S A-OKAY
AJ Guerrero is riding an eight-game hitting streak, recording at least one base knock in 23 of the last 27 games. During that stretch, Guerrero has posted 10 multi-hit outings.
JOHNNY ROCKETS
Johnny Tincher has thrown out eight of 19 runners attempting to steal a base this season, good for a 42.1 percent success rate. That's up from 10-of-41 a season ago, a 24.4 percent clip.
CASE CLOSED
When righty flamethrower Case Matter is summoned from the Husky bullpen, a Washington victory is nearly a matter of fact. The UW closer has made nine straight appearances without allowing a run, totaling 11.1 innings. During the stretch, Matter has struck out 15 batters, while issuing just three hits. Matter has earned four saves this season, sixth most in the Pac-12.
STRIKE EARLY
The Huskies have gotten off to strong starts to games, scoring 35 first inning runs in 2023. Washington has outscored its opponents 64-28 in the first two innings of games.
KEEPING IT CLEAN
Despite an uncharacteristically error-prone weekend in Tucson, Washington continues to boast one of the Pac-12's top defenses. The Huskies rank second in the conference with a .978 fielding percentage, also ranking second with 0.79 double plays per game.
DAWGS DIG THE LONG BALL
Washington has homered in five straight games and 18 of its last 22 games. The Huskies have hit at least one home run in all but one home game this season and have failed to post a big fly just six times in 2023.
STARTING STRONG
The Dawgs have gotten off to fast starts to innings, having the leadoff hitter to a frame reach 43.7 percent of the time. Six different Huskies are reaching base at least half the time when leading off an inning. 58 of the 109 leadoff baserunners have come around to score.
ON THE CLOCK
19 of Washington's games this season have been completed in under three hours, including five games completed in under two and a half hours.
STOCK UP
The Huskies are the rise in D1Baseball's positional rankings, with several Washington players making big strides:
UW in D1Baseball's Updated Position Rankings
Kiefer Lord - Starting Pitcher - No. 100 to No. 27 (+73)
Stu Flesland III - Starting Pitcher - No. 166 to No. 41 (+125)
Josh Emanuels - Relief Pitcher - Unranked to No. 44
Will Simpson - First Baseman - Unranked to No. 22
Cam Clayton - Shortstop - Unranked to No. 18
CHIEF KIEF
Throwing six perfect innings with 10 strikeouts against Northern Colorado, Kiefer Lord was named the Week 3 Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week. The righty hurler was the first Husky to earn a national pitching award since Joe DeMers in 2018 and the first Husky pitcher to earn a Pac-12 weekly award since Josh Burgmann in 2019.
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). 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.
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.
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.
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