Friday, February 28
Seattle, WA
7:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
UC Irvine
Streaking Huskies Open At Home Against UC Irvine
February 26, 2020 | Baseball
UC Irvine at Washington
Dates:Β Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Location: Husky Ballpark
Live StreamΒ |Β Listen LiveΒ |Β Live Stats
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Probable Pitching Matchup:
FRI: UW β RHP Stevie Emanuels (1-1, 0.93) vs. UCI - RHP Trenton Denholm (1-1, 2.13)
SAT: UW -Β RHP Jack Enger (1-0, 1.50) vs. UCI - RHP Peter Van Loon (0-0, 4.66)
SUN: UW - TBD vs. UCI - RHPΒ Cole van den Helder (0-0, 2.79)
SEATTLE - The Washington Huskies (5-2) start the home portion of their 2020 schedule with three games against UC Irvine (4-4), Friday through Sunday. In all, the Huskies will be home for the next two weeks and are scheduled to play eight games. They host Portland on Tuesday, May 3 and then Utah Valley for four games, Feb. 28 to March 1.
UW is returning home on a hot streak having won each of its last five games. They sandwiched three games in which they allowed one run around a pair of impressive ninth inning comebacks.
UW Coach Lindsay Meggs enters the week two games shy of 300 wins as the Huskies' head coach. He will become the third Husky coach to reach that plateau.
Fans can follow all the Β the Pac-12 Network/Washington live stream platform. Links to live stats and video links can be found online at GoHuskies.com // Sports // Baseball // Schedule. Constant updates are also available via Twitter and Instagram: @UW_Baseball.
SERIES HISTORY VS. UC IRVINE AND PORTLAND
β’ vs. UC Irvine: UC Irvine leads the all-time series 13-12, gaining a slight advantage after winning 2 of 3 in Irvine last season. The Huskies started 2019 on the road against the Anteaters and took game one of the series before dropping the final two. The Huskies lead the all-time series in Seattle, 7-4, with the squads last facing each other splitting two games at Husky Ballpark in 2009. The teams first met in 1980. Lindsay Meggs is 3-3 all-time as UW's head coach against UC Irvine. Meggs' daughter, Kelly, was a four-year letter winner for the Anteaters' basketball team from 2011-14, averaging 5.5 points in 110 games.Β
β’ vs. Portland: UW holds an all-time series advantage, 97-49-1, over Portland. The Huskies beat the Pilots 8-3 in their last meeting on April 23, 2019 in Portland. UW scored in each of the first five innings to erase a 3-1 deficit after the first inning. Leo Nierenberg was the winning pitcher that night and of returnees, Rollie Nichols had a big night at the plate, going 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. The last time the teams met in Seattle was May 15, 2018 and the Pilots won that game 6-4 behind a grand slam by Ryan Hoogerwerf. The Huskies went 11-2 after that loss to propel the to their College World Series run.
UW GEMS FROM THE DIAMONDΒ
β’ Sunday Fun Days: The Dawgs have twice rallied in the ninth inning for huge series-finale wins. Against LMU, the Huskies trailed 3-2 before scoring twice in the last inning to secure their first win of the season. Last Sunday, UW was down 5-2 but piled on seven runs and eventually won 9-6 to earn a series sweep. FWIW, UW was 0-22 when trailing after eight innings in 2019.
β’ In The Zone: In the LMU series, UW pitchers walked 23 batters over 25 innings. In the next four games, UW pitcher walked three in a span of 36.0 innings while also striking out 45 hitters.
β’ 300 wins: Husky Coach Lindsay Meggs is two wins away for 300 as the head coach at Washington. He is attempting to become the third coach to reach 300 wins, joining Ken Knutson (559) and Bob MacDonald (384).Β
β’ 2,000 wins: UW's 3-1 win over Fresno State last Saturday marked the 2,000th victory in UW's 120-year history.
β’ Top-10 Watch: Braiden Ward moved into UW's career stolen bases top-10 list last week and enters this weekend's action tied for seventh all-time with 51. He needs three more to move alone into sixth (compete list, page 2) ... Friday's start for Stevie Emanuels will mark the 68th appearance of his UW career and move him into a tie for 10th all-time in UW history (complete list, page 9).Β
β’ Two-Way Yeah: Davis Delorefice has three saves in three opportunities and has made three starts in the outfield. He is UW's first legitimate two-way player since Brian Pearl in 2010.
β’ Feeling Bullish: The Huskies' bullpen is 3-0 with a 1.59 and held opponents to a .147 batting average. They have recorded Β recording 38 strikeouts against 12 walks.
β’ Fresh Faces: Β Fifteen Huskies have made their UW debuts in 2020. Of the 15, nine are true freshmen, six are transfers.
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Dates:Β Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Location: Husky Ballpark
Live StreamΒ |Β Listen LiveΒ |Β Live Stats
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Probable Pitching Matchup:
FRI: UW β RHP Stevie Emanuels (1-1, 0.93) vs. UCI - RHP Trenton Denholm (1-1, 2.13)
SAT: UW -Β RHP Jack Enger (1-0, 1.50) vs. UCI - RHP Peter Van Loon (0-0, 4.66)
SUN: UW - TBD vs. UCI - RHPΒ Cole van den Helder (0-0, 2.79)
SEATTLE - The Washington Huskies (5-2) start the home portion of their 2020 schedule with three games against UC Irvine (4-4), Friday through Sunday. In all, the Huskies will be home for the next two weeks and are scheduled to play eight games. They host Portland on Tuesday, May 3 and then Utah Valley for four games, Feb. 28 to March 1.
UW is returning home on a hot streak having won each of its last five games. They sandwiched three games in which they allowed one run around a pair of impressive ninth inning comebacks.
UW Coach Lindsay Meggs enters the week two games shy of 300 wins as the Huskies' head coach. He will become the third Husky coach to reach that plateau.
Fans can follow all the Β the Pac-12 Network/Washington live stream platform. Links to live stats and video links can be found online at GoHuskies.com // Sports // Baseball // Schedule. Constant updates are also available via Twitter and Instagram: @UW_Baseball.
SERIES HISTORY VS. UC IRVINE AND PORTLAND
β’ vs. UC Irvine: UC Irvine leads the all-time series 13-12, gaining a slight advantage after winning 2 of 3 in Irvine last season. The Huskies started 2019 on the road against the Anteaters and took game one of the series before dropping the final two. The Huskies lead the all-time series in Seattle, 7-4, with the squads last facing each other splitting two games at Husky Ballpark in 2009. The teams first met in 1980. Lindsay Meggs is 3-3 all-time as UW's head coach against UC Irvine. Meggs' daughter, Kelly, was a four-year letter winner for the Anteaters' basketball team from 2011-14, averaging 5.5 points in 110 games.Β
β’ vs. Portland: UW holds an all-time series advantage, 97-49-1, over Portland. The Huskies beat the Pilots 8-3 in their last meeting on April 23, 2019 in Portland. UW scored in each of the first five innings to erase a 3-1 deficit after the first inning. Leo Nierenberg was the winning pitcher that night and of returnees, Rollie Nichols had a big night at the plate, going 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. The last time the teams met in Seattle was May 15, 2018 and the Pilots won that game 6-4 behind a grand slam by Ryan Hoogerwerf. The Huskies went 11-2 after that loss to propel the to their College World Series run.
UW GEMS FROM THE DIAMONDΒ
β’ Sunday Fun Days: The Dawgs have twice rallied in the ninth inning for huge series-finale wins. Against LMU, the Huskies trailed 3-2 before scoring twice in the last inning to secure their first win of the season. Last Sunday, UW was down 5-2 but piled on seven runs and eventually won 9-6 to earn a series sweep. FWIW, UW was 0-22 when trailing after eight innings in 2019.
β’ In The Zone: In the LMU series, UW pitchers walked 23 batters over 25 innings. In the next four games, UW pitcher walked three in a span of 36.0 innings while also striking out 45 hitters.
β’ 300 wins: Husky Coach Lindsay Meggs is two wins away for 300 as the head coach at Washington. He is attempting to become the third coach to reach 300 wins, joining Ken Knutson (559) and Bob MacDonald (384).Β
β’ 2,000 wins: UW's 3-1 win over Fresno State last Saturday marked the 2,000th victory in UW's 120-year history.
β’ Top-10 Watch: Braiden Ward moved into UW's career stolen bases top-10 list last week and enters this weekend's action tied for seventh all-time with 51. He needs three more to move alone into sixth (compete list, page 2) ... Friday's start for Stevie Emanuels will mark the 68th appearance of his UW career and move him into a tie for 10th all-time in UW history (complete list, page 9).Β
β’ Two-Way Yeah: Davis Delorefice has three saves in three opportunities and has made three starts in the outfield. He is UW's first legitimate two-way player since Brian Pearl in 2010.
β’ Feeling Bullish: The Huskies' bullpen is 3-0 with a 1.59 and held opponents to a .147 batting average. They have recorded Β recording 38 strikeouts against 12 walks.
β’ Fresh Faces: Β Fifteen Huskies have made their UW debuts in 2020. Of the 15, nine are true freshmen, six are transfers.
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