University of Washington
11-17-1, 5-10
UCLA
13-20, 6-12
Whitton’s Grand Slam Sparks Comeback Win Over UCLA
April 14, 2024 | Baseball
Reilly McAdams earned the win out of the bullpen with 3.1 scoreless innings, scattering three hits with two strikeouts. Grant Cunningham fanned two of the three batters he faced in a 1-2-3 ninth.
After picking up a pair of strikeouts in the first, Husky starter Spencer Dessart's command faltered in the second, allowing the Bruins to plate a pair.
Sam Boyle came on to collect the final out in the second, but UCLA was able to score a run in the third and fifth off of the lefty, putting the Bruins up 4-0.
However, the Huskies turned the game on its head in the sixth. Blake Wilson got things started with a sharp single to center, chasing UCLA starter Landon Stump. Three pitches later, Aiva Arquette was plunked before AJ Guerrero shot a single through the right side, putting the Dawgs on the board.
Cam Clayton's infield single scored another run, and Braeden Terry followed with a bunt single, bringing Whitton to the dish. Facing a 1-0 count, the San Diego native put a charge into a heater over the middle of the plate, sending a 111 MPH rocket into Union Bay to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 6-4 lead.
NO. DOUBT. GRAND. SLAM!!!!!!!
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Aiva Arquette kept the momentum rolling, singling to center to bring around Sam DeCarlo and Colin Blanchard, tacking on two more runs.
McAdams and Cunningham did the rest to close things out, giving UW its second straight home series in Pac-12 play.
The Huskies remain at Husky Ballpark to close out their five-game homestand Tuesday, hosting Portland at 4:05 p.m. PT. The game will be available on Washington Live Stream 2.
DAWG BITES
• The Huskies have won three straight series over the Bruins
• With the win, Washington moves ahead of UCLA in the Pac-12 standings
• Every Husky starter recorded at least one hit
• Cam Clayton posted multiple base knocks for a second straight game
• Cooper Whitton's decisive grand slam was the first home run of his college career
• Braeden Terry's sixth-inning bunt single was his first hit as a Husky
• Jeter Ybarra and Aiva Arquette extended their active hitting streaks to 12 and 10 games, respectively
• Reilly McAdams earned his first win in nearly a year, last recording a win on April 25, 2023 vs. Seattle U
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McAdams, Reilly (1-0)
L: Lee, Justin (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Gourson, Duce 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Cholowsky, Roch 1
3B: Cholowsky, Roch 1
RBI: Salgado, AJ 1 ; Landis, Quintt 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Cholowsky, Roch 1
SH: Holman, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gourson, Duce 1 ; Holman, Jack 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Cholowsky, Roch 1
SB: Holman, Jack 1
CS: Salgado, AJ 1
HBP: Knight, Malakhi 1
Batting:
HR: Whitton, Cooper 1
RBI: Arquette, Aiva 2 ; Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Clayton, Cam 1 ; Whitton, Cooper 4
SH: Terry, Braeden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Arquette, Aiva 1 ; Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Clayton, Cam 1 ; Terry, Braeden 1 ; Whitton, Cooper 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 1 ; Blanchard, Colin 1 ; Wilson, Blake 1
SB: Arquette, Aiva 1 ; Clayton, Cam 1
HBP: Arquette, Aiva 1
