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Washington Takes Down Kansas State in Season-Opener
February 14, 2025 | Baseball
CONWAY, S.C. β The Huskies began the Eddie Smith era in emphatic fashion on Friday, earning a 9-2 victory over Kansas State at Spring Brooks Stadium.
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Max Banks was the star of the game, tossing six scoreless innings while only allowing two hits, two walks, and striking out nine batters. The senior threw a total of 81 pitches, 47 of which were strikes.
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The Huskies offense dealt consistent damage, scoring in six different innings on the day. Casen Taggart drove in the first run of the season on a sacrifice fly, bring come Sam DeCarlo before Colton Bower scored on a wild pitch to put the Huskies up two in the first.
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Washington continued to make plays and put runners on base, scoring one run each in the second and fourth innings. In the seventh, Trevor Kole broke the game open, launching a two-run shot to left field and give the Huskies a 7-0 advantage.
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Malakhi Knight joined the party in the eighth, crushing a 386-foot solo shot to left-center field. Freshman Jackson Hotchkiss concluded the scoring in the ninth with a single up the middle to bring Trevor Kole home for the ninth Washington run of the day.
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Josh Emanuels took over for Max Banks in the seventh inning and earned the save. He finished with three innings pitched, four hits allowed, and two runs scored.
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Casen Taggart and Trevor Kole led the Huskies in RBIs, each tallying two in the season-opener. Kole finished the day 2-4 at the plate with one home run.
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Three Huskies scored two runs each. Leadoff man Sam DeCarlo, catcher Colton Bower, and Kole all crossed home plate twice, accounting for six of Washington's nine runs.
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Washington returns to action in Conway, S.C. tomorrow at 8 a.m. PT against Saint Joseph's.
DAWG BITES
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Max Banks was the star of the game, tossing six scoreless innings while only allowing two hits, two walks, and striking out nine batters. The senior threw a total of 81 pitches, 47 of which were strikes.
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The Huskies offense dealt consistent damage, scoring in six different innings on the day. Casen Taggart drove in the first run of the season on a sacrifice fly, bring come Sam DeCarlo before Colton Bower scored on a wild pitch to put the Huskies up two in the first.
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Washington continued to make plays and put runners on base, scoring one run each in the second and fourth innings. In the seventh, Trevor Kole broke the game open, launching a two-run shot to left field and give the Huskies a 7-0 advantage.
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Malakhi Knight joined the party in the eighth, crushing a 386-foot solo shot to left-center field. Freshman Jackson Hotchkiss concluded the scoring in the ninth with a single up the middle to bring Trevor Kole home for the ninth Washington run of the day.
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Josh Emanuels took over for Max Banks in the seventh inning and earned the save. He finished with three innings pitched, four hits allowed, and two runs scored.
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Casen Taggart and Trevor Kole led the Huskies in RBIs, each tallying two in the season-opener. Kole finished the day 2-4 at the plate with one home run.
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Three Huskies scored two runs each. Leadoff man Sam DeCarlo, catcher Colton Bower, and Kole all crossed home plate twice, accounting for six of Washington's nine runs.
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Washington returns to action in Conway, S.C. tomorrow at 8 a.m. PT against Saint Joseph's.
DAWG BITES
- Friday's win marked the first victory for head coach Eddie Smith as Washington moves to 1-0 on the season
- Senior Division III transfer Max Bank threw six scoreless innings along with nine strikeouts
- Five of Washington's seven RBIs came from transfer players (Casen Taggart - 2, Trevor Kole - 2, Malakhi Knight - 1)
- Three of Washington's run came from home runs
- Seven of the nine runs were scored by players in the top four spots of the batting order
For more information on the UW baseball team, follow @UW_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Banks, Max (1-0)
L: Ruhl, Ty (0-1)
S: Emanuels, Josh (1)
Batting:
HR: Kole, Trevor 1 ; Knight, Malakhi 1
RBI: Bower, Colton 1 ; Taggart, Casen 2 ; Kole, Trevor 2 ; Hotchkiss, Jackson 1 ; Knight, Malakhi 1
SH: Bower, Colton 1
SF: Taggart, Casen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeCarlo, Sam 2 ; Bower, Colton 2 ; Taggart, Casen 1 ; Kole, Trevor 2 ; Knight, Malakhi 1 ; Wilson, Blake 1
CS: Whitton, Cooper 1
HBP: Bower, Colton 2 ; Kole, Trevor 1 ; Whitton, Cooper 1 ; Wilson, Blake 1
Batting:
2B: Evasco, AJ 1
RBI: O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Evasco, AJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy, Dee 1 ; Lodice, Kyan 1
CS: Lodice, Kyan 1
HBP: Lodice, Kyan 1
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