
Washington Walked Off In Extras At Cal, 6-5
May 17, 2024 | Baseball
BERKELEY, Calif. βΒ Washington jumped out to a five-run lead over Cal Friday but couldn't hold it, falling in extras, 6-5, at Stu Gordon Stadium.
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Despite the loss, Washington clinched the ninth and final seed at the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament thanks to Oregon's 8-4 win over Washington State.
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Grant Cunningham was tagged with the loss, allowing one run over two-plus innings of relief. UW starter Jared Engman was effective in his return from injury, allowing two runs on two hits over 3.1 innings, striking out five.
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A pitcher's duel through the early frames, the game came to life in the fourth as the first six batter's of the frame reached for UW.
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AJ Guerrero led off with a single before Cam Clayton clobbered a two-run shot over the well in left. Jeter Ybarra followed with an infield single, scoring shortly thereafter on Carson Ohland's RBI double snuck just inside the third base bag.
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One pitch later, Sam DeCarlo yanked a double of his own down the left line, plating Ohland. Braeden Terry capped scoring in the inning, beating the shift with a single through the vacant hole between third and short to score DeCarlo.
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Cal responded with two of their own in the fourth. The Golden Bears cut then cut the lead to two in the fifth with a solo shot to left.
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Reilly McAdams came on in the fourth and largely held the Cal bats at bay but in the eighth inning a two-run home run tied the game at five runs apiece.
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Jason Kelly turned to Grant Cunningham in the ninth to extend the game into extras, with the sophomore getting a massive strikeout to leave the bases loaded for free baseball.
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The righty fanned a pair in the 10th to send the things into the 11th before a leadoff home run gave the Golden Bears the walk off winner to clinch the series.
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The two sides will square off Friday in Game Two at 6 p.m. PT. The game will air live on Pac-12 Bay Area.
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DAWG BITES
β’ The Huskies have lost four straight to Cal
β’ UW falls to 1-3-1 in extra innings in 2024
β’ Cam Clayton came a triple short of the cycle
β’ Clayton's fourth-inning home run was his first since May 3, fifth of the season
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Despite the loss, Washington clinched the ninth and final seed at the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament thanks to Oregon's 8-4 win over Washington State.
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Grant Cunningham was tagged with the loss, allowing one run over two-plus innings of relief. UW starter Jared Engman was effective in his return from injury, allowing two runs on two hits over 3.1 innings, striking out five.
Β
A pitcher's duel through the early frames, the game came to life in the fourth as the first six batter's of the frame reached for UW.
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AJ Guerrero led off with a single before Cam Clayton clobbered a two-run shot over the well in left. Jeter Ybarra followed with an infield single, scoring shortly thereafter on Carson Ohland's RBI double snuck just inside the third base bag.
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One pitch later, Sam DeCarlo yanked a double of his own down the left line, plating Ohland. Braeden Terry capped scoring in the inning, beating the shift with a single through the vacant hole between third and short to score DeCarlo.
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Cal responded with two of their own in the fourth. The Golden Bears cut then cut the lead to two in the fifth with a solo shot to left.
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Reilly McAdams came on in the fourth and largely held the Cal bats at bay but in the eighth inning a two-run home run tied the game at five runs apiece.
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Jason Kelly turned to Grant Cunningham in the ninth to extend the game into extras, with the sophomore getting a massive strikeout to leave the bases loaded for free baseball.
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The righty fanned a pair in the 10th to send the things into the 11th before a leadoff home run gave the Golden Bears the walk off winner to clinch the series.
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The two sides will square off Friday in Game Two at 6 p.m. PT. The game will air live on Pac-12 Bay Area.
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DAWG BITES
β’ The Huskies have lost four straight to Cal
β’ UW falls to 1-3-1 in extra innings in 2024
β’ Cam Clayton came a triple short of the cycle
β’ Clayton's fourth-inning home run was his first since May 3, fifth of the season
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stasiowski,Tyler (5-1)
L: Cunningham, Grant (3-4)

Batting:
2B: Clayton, Cam 1 ; Ohland, Carson 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 1
HR: Clayton, Cam 1
RBI: Clayton, Cam 2 ; Ohland, Carson 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 1 ; Terry, Braeden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Clayton, Cam 1 ; Ybarra, Jeter 1 ; Ohland, Carson 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 1

Batting:
HR: Moutzouridis,PJ 1 ; Schulze,Peyton 1 ; Smaldino,Dominic 1
RBI: Moutzouridis,PJ 2 ; Schulze,Peyton 2 ; Smaldino,Dominic 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Advincula,Jarren 1 ; Moutzouridis,PJ 2 ; Lomavita,Caleb 1 ; Schulze,Peyton 1 ; Smaldino,Dominic 1
HBP: Lomavita,Caleb 1
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