Huskies-Cats Playing 4MOM In Tucson
| OREGON STATE AT WASHINGTON | ||||
| FRI, MAY 8 | Hi Corbett Field | 7:30 p.m. |
RHP Cody Hamlin (5-3, 4.39) vs. |
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| SAT, MAY 9 | Hi Corbett Field | 7:00 p.m. | RHP Nathan Bannister (6-3, 3.67) vs. RHP Tyler Davis (6-5, 2.93) |
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| SUN, MAY 10 | Hi Corbett Field | 6:00 p.m. | RHP Bobby Dalbec (2-5, 3.27) vs. TBA | Pac-12 Networks | Stats |
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SEATTLE - Washington wraps up the road portion of its schedule this weekend with three games in Tucson against Arizona. The Huskies (24-21, 9-15 Pac-12) have a better record on the road this season than at home. They are 12-6 entering the weekend, ensuring themselves of a winning record on the road for a second-consecutive season.
The Wildcats (27-18, 11-13) had lost seven in a row at home, including sweeps by USC and Cal, before beating Arizona State in a non-conference game last Tuesday. Arizona is coming off winning two of three at Washington State last weekend.
This weekend’s three-game series is being telecast by the Pac-12 Networks with Rich Cellini and J.T. Snow on the call.
UW-ARIZONA UNITE TO PLAY 4MOM
UW junior outfielder Braden Bishop has been paying homage to his mom Suzy’s battle against early-onset Alzheimer’s disease by writing 4MOM on his wrist and on his shoes all season long. After reaching out to Arizona’s Scott Kingery, who Bishop played summer baseball with in the Cape Cod League, both teams will pay homage to their moms in their own way on Mother’s Day this Sunday by writing 4MOM on their wrists and equipment. Before the season, Bishop held a fundraiser to help in the research of Alzheimer’s and continues to try to raise awareness of the disease with his 4MOM campaign.
SERIES HISTORY VS. ARIZONA
Arizona leads the series 28-23 all time. Last season, the Huskies swept the Wildcats in the grand opening of Husky Ballpark. It marked the Huskies first sweep of the Wildcats since 2004. Washington has now won the last two series against Arizona. When the two teams last met in Tucson in 2013, the Huskies outscored the Wildcats 28-7,including a 23-1 win on May 3 -- which is the largest home loss in Arizona history -- and won the series 2-1. In the previous visit to Arizona, the Wildcats swept the Huskies in 2011. Coach Lindsay Meggs is 7-8 against the Wildcats in his previous five years at UW.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT UW:
• Davis’ Nearing Innings Pitched Record: If senior Tyler Davis sticks to form, he will pass Tim Lincecum’s team record for innings pitched of 342 during his start on Saturday. Davis, who has pitched at least 6.0 innings in each start this season, is four innings shy of tying Lincecum’s record. He is also poised to move into 4th all-time with 74 appearances and will move to within one start of tying for second all-time with Jeff Carlsen (49). If he can win on Saturday, he will tie for fourth all-time with 22 career wins. Complete lists on Page 5 of notes.
• Getting Defensive: The Huskies enter the weekend leading the Pac-12 in team fielding, with a percentage of .977. They have committed 41 errors in 1,771 chances. Individually, Branden Berry leads all players with 455 chances and is second with 425 putouts. Levi Jordan leads all starting middle infielders with a fielding percentage of .994, committing just one error in 177 chances. Joey Morgan is statistically the second hardest catcher in the nation to steal against, throwing out 17 would-be stealers in 32 chances (.531).
• Oh So Close: Of the Huskies 15 Pac-12 losses, 10 are by one-run and two are by two runs. The Huskies are 3-10 in one-run games overall with the 10 one-run losses in Conference play representing the most since the balanced schedules were introduced in 1999. UW is also 0-6 in extra-inning games in Pac-12 play.
TRENDING HUSKIES
• Austin Rei has reached base in all 16 games he has played this season. He is hitting .349 (14x43) with 4 HR, 10 RBI since returning April 17 after missing 29 games due to surgery on his left thumb.
• The trio of Spencer Jones (51.1), Brandon Choate (48.2) and Troy Rallings (44.1) has accounted for 144.1innings of the bullpen’s total of 180.0, or about 80%. In 16 April games, the trio threw all but 2.0 innings of the bullpen’s total of 61.0 during the month.
• Alex Schmidt hit .375 with 8 multi-hit games in April to raise his average from .207 to .281. He is 3x8 in May and is now up to .286 on the year.
• Branden Berry is tied for 4th in the Conference with 7 HR and T10th with 33 RBI. He had 4 homers and 14 RBI in April.
• Braden Bishop is hitting .348 (23x66) with 17 runs in road games. He is also hitting .315 vs. right-handed pitchers.
• Ryan Schmitten is 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA over 21.2 IP in 5 games as a starter. In 7 relief appearances, he is 0-0 with a 7.27 ERA over 8.2 IP.
POSSIBLE STARTERS:
Here’s a look at the possible starters at each position, with 2015 stats and notes:
Pos. Player, Year Avg.-HR-RBI Notes
C – Joey Morgan, Fr. .215-2-11 Started all 24 Pac-12 games at catcher, throwing out 12x21 in P12 play
C/DH – Austin Rei, Jr. .367-5-15 Reached safely in all 16 games this year; 3 HR, 7 RBI last week vs. OSU
1B – Branden Berry, Jr. .281-7-33 10 HR, 77 RBI, 149 gms leads UW players; leads Pac-12 w/445 chances
2B – Josh Cushing, So. .257-2-14 30 starts (19 at DH, 8 at 2B, 3 at 3rd); 7 multi hit games
2B – Levi Jordan, Fr. .223-0-13 .994 fielding% (1 E, 177 chances) is tops among all Pac-12 2B and SS
3B/OF – Alex Schmidt, Sr. .286-5-19 Hit .375 in April to raise average from .207 to .281; 10 career HRs
SS – Chris Baker, So. .278-2-16 One of 2 to start all 45 games; hitting .321 at home, .310 against RHP
OF – Braden Bishop, Jr. .286-4-23 Hitting .348 (23x66, 17 R) on the road; hit .318 with runners on base
OF – Jack Meggs, So. .256-1-16 Tied for 2nd on team with 12 multi-hits; started 44 of 45 games this year
OF – Will Sparks, So. .233-1-11 Senior has played in 104 career gms; 2015: 23 starts (6 RF, 9 LF, 8 DH)
RHP – Noah Bremer, Fr. 5-2, 2.10 Ranks 6th in Pac-12 with 2.10 ERA, which is 4th among regular starters
RHP – Tyler Davis, Sr. 6-5, 2.93 Golden Spikes Midseason List ; 1st in Pac-12 with 92 IP, 3rd 78 K’s
