
Jackson Thomas Tosses Six Scoreless Innings as Huskies Bounce Back Against San Francisco
February 26, 2025 | Baseball
SAN FRANCISCO β Washington got back to winning ways on Wednesday, taking down San Francisco 6-2. The win concludes the California portion of the Huskies' road trip, who head to Las Vegas next.
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Washington improves to 3-6 on the season while San Francisco falls to 5-4.
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Jackson Thomas made his first Washington start and was well prepared for the task. The senior right-hander threw six scoreless innings, allowing only three hits and two walks while striking out seven batters.
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He earns his first Washington victory with the result.
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The Husky offense shared the production all around on Wednesday, as eight of 10 batters recorded at least one hit. Washington also spread the run production for the duration of the game, scoring at least one run in five separate innings.
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AJ Guerrero led the team in hits and RBIs with two of each. The senior left fielder extends his hitting streak to five straight games, each game that he's been active this season.
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Guerrero was also one of three players to bag a double against the Dons and was joined by Casen Taggart and Sam DeCarlo with the extra-base hits.
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Blake Wilson scored a team-leading three runs after collecting one hit, one hit by pitch, and three stolen bases.
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The Huskies tied their fewest strikeouts in a game this season with only three against San Francisco.
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Isaac Yeager and Charlie Denomme combined to close out the game, as Yeager pitched the seventh and eighth innings before Denomme finished off the ninth.
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Yeager had two innings of flawless work, facing only six batters and striking out two. Denomme struck out one and allowed a San Francisco home run which drove in both Dons' runs.
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Washington returns to action on Friday in the Las Vegas College Baseball Classic. The Huskies face off against No. 15 Texas in the first game at 6 p.m. on Friday night.
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DAWG BITES
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Washington improves to 3-6 on the season while San Francisco falls to 5-4.
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Jackson Thomas made his first Washington start and was well prepared for the task. The senior right-hander threw six scoreless innings, allowing only three hits and two walks while striking out seven batters.
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He earns his first Washington victory with the result.
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The Husky offense shared the production all around on Wednesday, as eight of 10 batters recorded at least one hit. Washington also spread the run production for the duration of the game, scoring at least one run in five separate innings.
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AJ Guerrero led the team in hits and RBIs with two of each. The senior left fielder extends his hitting streak to five straight games, each game that he's been active this season.
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Guerrero was also one of three players to bag a double against the Dons and was joined by Casen Taggart and Sam DeCarlo with the extra-base hits.
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Blake Wilson scored a team-leading three runs after collecting one hit, one hit by pitch, and three stolen bases.
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The Huskies tied their fewest strikeouts in a game this season with only three against San Francisco.
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Isaac Yeager and Charlie Denomme combined to close out the game, as Yeager pitched the seventh and eighth innings before Denomme finished off the ninth.
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Yeager had two innings of flawless work, facing only six batters and striking out two. Denomme struck out one and allowed a San Francisco home run which drove in both Dons' runs.
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Washington returns to action on Friday in the Las Vegas College Baseball Classic. The Huskies face off against No. 15 Texas in the first game at 6 p.m. on Friday night.
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DAWG BITES
- Jackson Thomas threw 6.0 scoreless innings on Wednesday at San Francisco, tied for the most by a Washington starting pitcher this season. He also struck out seven of the 22 batters he faced
- Seven Huskies have produced 14 multiple hit games (Kole β 4, Bower β 2, Whitton β 2, Taggart β 2, Guerrero β 2, Knight β 1, Terry β 1)
- AJ Guerrero is on a five-game hitting streak. The senior slugger has recorded at least one hit in every game he's been active for this season Trevor Kole is currently on a four-game hitting streak and Colton Bower has an active three-game hitting streak
- Colton Bower and Jackson Hotchkiss have both reached base safely in the last six games
- Casen Taggart provided Washington's first three-hit game of the season on Monday against Stanford which included his team-leading third homer
- Colton Bower has caught eight runners stealing, including three on Monday against Stanford and one on Wednesday against San Francisco
- Washington had its second-best offensive output against Stanford on Saturday, tallying nine runs and 12 hits
- Across two starts, Max Banks is averaging 6.0 IP, 5.5 Ks, and has a 1.50 ERA
- 17 of Washington's 40 RBIs have come from new transfer players (Casen Taggart - 10, Trevor Kole - 4, Malakhi Knight β 2, Julian Sanders β 1)
- The top four spots of the batting order are responsible for 26 of 45 runs and 33 of 60 hits
- Trevor Kole is second for the Huskies in batting average (.324) and has collected six runs and 11 hits including two home runs
- Three Huskies are batting.300 or better β AJ Guerrero (.333), Malakhi Knight (.333), Trevor Kole (.324)
- 17 Huskies have made their program debuts through four games (Banks, Bujacich, Crawford, Curran, Denomme, Gilbert, Henning, Hotchkiss, Knight, Kole, Nichols, O'Neal, Taggart, Thomas, Tims, W. Woodward)
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thomas, Jackson (1-0)
L: Dylan Brown (0-1)

Batting:
2B: DeCarlo, Sam 1 ; Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Taggart, Casen 1
RBI: DeCarlo, Sam 1 ; Guerrero, AJ 2 ; Bower, Colton 1 ; Terry, Braeden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeCarlo, Sam 2 ; Kole, Trevor 1 ; Wilson, Blake 3
SB: DeCarlo, Sam 1 ; Guerrero, AJ 2 ; Bower, Colton 1 ; Wilson, Blake 3
HBP: Wilson, Blake 1

Batting:
HR: Matteo Bellisimo 1
RBI: Matteo Bellisimo 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Patrick Keighran 1 ; Matteo Bellisimo 1
SB: Jordan Lewis 1 ; Matty Fung 1
CS: Matty Fung 1
HBP: Patrick Keighran 1
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