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Wilson Walks Off Big Ten-Leader Iowa In Series-Opener At Husky Ballpark
May 02, 2025 | Baseball
SEATTLE β The Huskies took their eighth-straight Big Ten series-opener in dramatic fashion on Friday night with a 4-3 walk off win over the Hawkeyes. Blake Wilson recorded an RBI bunt single to secure the victory in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Diamond Dawgs.
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Washington improves to 26-21 on the season and 14-8 in Big Ten play while Iowa falls to 31-14 overall and 20-5 in conference play.
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Friday figured to be a pitching duel and it lived up to the hype.
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Max Banks, who is fourth among qualified pitcher in the Big Ten in ERA at 3.33, tossed 5.1 innings, allowing six hits and three runs against three strikeouts. For the Hawkeyes, Cade Obermueller, second in the conference in ERA with 2.42, threw 4.2 innings with two hits allowed, two runs, and nine strikeouts.
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Obermueller was pitching well through four innings and the Hawkeyes held a 2-0 advantage when the Huskies came up in the bottom of the frame. Washington loaded the bases with two walks and a hit batter, then used two more HBPs by Cooper Whitton and Casen Taggart to tie the game.
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Iowa regained the lead with their third run in the sixth inningΒ before Josh Emanuels took the mound for Washington. Once the redshirt senior entered the game, Iowa was unable to find any offensive momentum.
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Emanuels earned the win, tossing 3.2 innings while allowing just a single hit, no runs, no walks, and fired off six strikeouts, including oneΒ for each of the three batters he faced in the top of the ninth inning.
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The Huskies struck back in the seventh when Blake Wilson recorded his first RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly, bringing home Colton Bower to tie the game.
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After generating the tying run, Wilson manufactured the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth as well.
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To begin the final frame for the Huskies, Malakhi Knight reached on a walk and then stole second base. After an intentional walk of Colton Bower, Knight reached third base on a fly out by Trevor Kole.
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With two outs, Knight on third, and Bower on first, Blake Wilson laid down an inch-perfect bunt on the third baseline, bringing home Knight to win the game.
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The Huskies will look to claim their sixth Big Ten series on Saturday in game two against Iowa. First pitch is slated for 7:02 p.m.
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DAWG BITES
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Washington improves to 26-21 on the season and 14-8 in Big Ten play while Iowa falls to 31-14 overall and 20-5 in conference play.
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Friday figured to be a pitching duel and it lived up to the hype.
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Max Banks, who is fourth among qualified pitcher in the Big Ten in ERA at 3.33, tossed 5.1 innings, allowing six hits and three runs against three strikeouts. For the Hawkeyes, Cade Obermueller, second in the conference in ERA with 2.42, threw 4.2 innings with two hits allowed, two runs, and nine strikeouts.
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Obermueller was pitching well through four innings and the Hawkeyes held a 2-0 advantage when the Huskies came up in the bottom of the frame. Washington loaded the bases with two walks and a hit batter, then used two more HBPs by Cooper Whitton and Casen Taggart to tie the game.
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Iowa regained the lead with their third run in the sixth inningΒ before Josh Emanuels took the mound for Washington. Once the redshirt senior entered the game, Iowa was unable to find any offensive momentum.
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Emanuels earned the win, tossing 3.2 innings while allowing just a single hit, no runs, no walks, and fired off six strikeouts, including oneΒ for each of the three batters he faced in the top of the ninth inning.
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The Huskies struck back in the seventh when Blake Wilson recorded his first RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly, bringing home Colton Bower to tie the game.
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After generating the tying run, Wilson manufactured the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth as well.
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To begin the final frame for the Huskies, Malakhi Knight reached on a walk and then stole second base. After an intentional walk of Colton Bower, Knight reached third base on a fly out by Trevor Kole.
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With two outs, Knight on third, and Bower on first, Blake Wilson laid down an inch-perfect bunt on the third baseline, bringing home Knight to win the game.
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The Huskies will look to claim their sixth Big Ten series on Saturday in game two against Iowa. First pitch is slated for 7:02 p.m.
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DAWG BITES
- Washington won its eighth-straight Big Ten series-opener. The Huskies are undefeated in conference series-openers this season.
- Josh Emanuels had his best outing of the season on Friday, tossing 3.2 innings while allowing one hit, no walks, and striking out six batters, tying a season-high for Ks.
- Max Banks has thrown at least 5.1 innings in nine of his 10 starts this season, including Friday against Iowa. He allowed six hits, three runs, three walks, and struck out three batters.
- After batting in four runs on Monday, Blake Wilson batted in two runs on Friday to power Washington to the win. Wilson has five multi-RBI games this season, two of which have come in the last two games.
- Casen Taggart extended his on base streak to 21 games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Emanuels, Josh (2-1)
L: Anthony Watts (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Blake Guerin 1 ; Kooper Schulte 1
HR: Andy Nelson 1
RBI: Gable Mitchell 1 ; Andy Nelson 1 ; Kooper Schulte 1
SF: Gable Mitchell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blake Guerin 1 ; Andy Nelson 1 ; Ben Swails 1
HBP: Miles Risley 1
Batting:
RBI: Taggart, Casen 1 ; Wilson, Blake 2 ; Whitton, Cooper 1
SF: Wilson, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hotchkiss, Jackson 1 ; Knight, Malakhi 2 ; Bower, Colton 1
SB: Knight, Malakhi 1
CS: DeCarlo, Sam 1 ; Hotchkiss, Jackson 1
HBP: Taggart, Casen 1 ; Knight, Malakhi 1 ; Whitton, Cooper 1
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