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Dawgs Pull Out Back-and-Forth Slugfest in Tucson
April 06, 2023 | Baseball
TUCSON, Ariz. – Washington (19-8, 6-4 Pac-12) battled back from a ninth inning deficit on Thursday, getting the final say in a back-and-forth 13-8 affair in the first game of its series at Arizona (14-13, 3-10 Pac-12).
Stu Flesland III took a no decision, allowing six runs over six innings. From there, the bullpen shined.
Sam Boyle struck out a pair in his scoreless inning, Gianluca Shinn retired the only man he faced, earning his first win. He handed the ball to Case Matter, who set the side down in order in the ninth.
Coby Morales gave the Huskies the early advantage, demolishing a ball to dead center well over 400 feet for a 3-run homer.
The Dawgs tacked on two-more in the third on Michael Snyder's single up the middle. However, Arizona answered with two runs of its own to bring the score to 5-2.
Cole Miller gave Washington a run of insurance on an RBI grounder in the sixth but in the bottom half Mac Bingham turned around a three-run homer to left, deadlocking the game at six runs apiece.
AJ Guerrero gave the Huskies the lead back briefly in the eighth with a line drive shot to left, blasting it 404 feet. However, the Wildcats responded with two in the home half to take their first lead of the night.
Down to its final three outs, U Dub stepped up. Sam DeCarlo led off with a single and the Pac-12's leader in homers did his thing, launching a no doubt bomb to left center to recapture the lead at 9-8.
The Huskies weren't done. Jeter Ybarra added two on an RBI single and Snyder provided the finishing punch, plastering a 455-foot nuke to left center.
Matter closed out the ninth in order, giving Washington its first win in Tucson since 2015.
QUICK HITS
• The victory snaps a nine-game losing streak to Arizona for Washington, giving the Huskies their first win over the Wildcats since 2018 and the first win in Tucson since 2015.
• The win is Washington's first this season after entering the sixth inning or later trailing.
• After hitting two home runs in UW's first 23 games, AJ Guerrero has hammered a pair of big flies in the last four games.
• Will Simpson's game-winning home run was his 13th of the season, giving him 31 for his career. That moves the slugger to within one homer shy of tying Brent Lillibridge and Kyle Larsen for fifth most all-time at Washington.
• Coby Morales drove in three runs in the game, matching his season high from the season opener.
• Jeter Ybarra collected a pair of hits, his fourth multi-hit game in his last five.
• Snapping a streak of 10 straight at-bats without a hit, Sam DeCarlo went 3-for-4 on the night.
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Stu Flesland III took a no decision, allowing six runs over six innings. From there, the bullpen shined.
Sam Boyle struck out a pair in his scoreless inning, Gianluca Shinn retired the only man he faced, earning his first win. He handed the ball to Case Matter, who set the side down in order in the ninth.
Coby Morales gave the Huskies the early advantage, demolishing a ball to dead center well over 400 feet for a 3-run homer.
The Dawgs tacked on two-more in the third on Michael Snyder's single up the middle. However, Arizona answered with two runs of its own to bring the score to 5-2.
Cole Miller gave Washington a run of insurance on an RBI grounder in the sixth but in the bottom half Mac Bingham turned around a three-run homer to left, deadlocking the game at six runs apiece.
AJ Guerrero gave the Huskies the lead back briefly in the eighth with a line drive shot to left, blasting it 404 feet. However, the Wildcats responded with two in the home half to take their first lead of the night.
Down to its final three outs, U Dub stepped up. Sam DeCarlo led off with a single and the Pac-12's leader in homers did his thing, launching a no doubt bomb to left center to recapture the lead at 9-8.
The Huskies weren't done. Jeter Ybarra added two on an RBI single and Snyder provided the finishing punch, plastering a 455-foot nuke to left center.
Matter closed out the ninth in order, giving Washington its first win in Tucson since 2015.
QUICK HITS
• The victory snaps a nine-game losing streak to Arizona for Washington, giving the Huskies their first win over the Wildcats since 2018 and the first win in Tucson since 2015.
• The win is Washington's first this season after entering the sixth inning or later trailing.
• After hitting two home runs in UW's first 23 games, AJ Guerrero has hammered a pair of big flies in the last four games.
• Will Simpson's game-winning home run was his 13th of the season, giving him 31 for his career. That moves the slugger to within one homer shy of tying Brent Lillibridge and Kyle Larsen for fifth most all-time at Washington.
• Coby Morales drove in three runs in the game, matching his season high from the season opener.
• Jeter Ybarra collected a pair of hits, his fourth multi-hit game in his last five.
• Snapping a streak of 10 straight at-bats without a hit, Sam DeCarlo went 3-for-4 on the night.
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shinn, Gianluca (1-0)
L: Long, Trevor (2-3)
Batting:
HR: Simpson, Will 1 ; Morales, Coby 1 ; Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Snyder, Michael 1
RBI: Simpson, Will 2 ; Morales, Coby 3 ; Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Ybarra, Jeter 2 ; Snyder, Michael 4 ; Miller, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clayton, Cam 1 ; Simpson, Will 1 ; Tincher, Johnny 2 ; Morales, Coby 3 ; Guerrero, AJ 2 ; Ybarra, Jeter 1 ; Barney, McKay 1 ; Snyder, Michael 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 1
Batting:
3B: Bingham, Mac 1 ; Corona, Emilio 1
HR: Bingham, Mac 1
RBI: Bingham, Mac 4 ; McClaughry, Nik 2 ; Davis, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bingham, Mac 2 ; Splaine, Tommy 2 ; Bullard, Tony 2 ; Corona, Emilio 2
SB: Romero, Kiko 1 ; LaLiberte, Cameron 1
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