SEATTLE — Originally scheduled to be the home opening series for Seattle U, the Redhawks will now head to Pullman for a three-game series with Washington State. This will be the Redhawks second road series against a PAC-12 member in as many weeks, after going 2-2 at Oregon last weekend. The series opener is set for Friday at 3 pm, then a 2 pm start on Saturday, with the rubber game at 12 pm on Sunday.
FOLLOW ALONG
All home game this season will be available for free online on the WAC Digital Network (WDN). Be sure to also follow the team on Twitter (@SeattleUBase)and Instagram (@SeattleUBase) for updates and by downloading the new Go Seattle U app, available for free in the App Store and Google Play.
ABOUT SEATTLE U
» Julian Kodama saw the end of a 20-game reached base streak following game three of the Oregon series.
» Gavin Rork entered the series with a 10-game hit streak, dating back to Mar. 7, 2020.
» Rork has a team-best four multi-hit games.
» Among WAC leaders, Rork began the week listed fourth in batting average (.409) and hits (9) and first in steals (4).
» Justin Mazzone began the week having reached base is 11 consecutive games, dating back to Mar. 1, 2020.
» Chase Wells started the week with a 15-game reached base streak, dating back to Opening Day in 2020 (Feb.14).
» Austin Lively is one double shy of becoming the sixth Redhawk to record 30 in a career ... He is also 12 at-bats shy of becoming the sixth Redhawk with 600 in a career ... Starting the week with 156 career starts, Lively is seventh all-time and 44 shy of becoming the fourth player since 2010 to start 200 games in a career.
» On the mound, the Redhawk pitching staff has been strong consistently, are listed the fourth in fewest runs (30), tied-third in home runs (6), second in earned runs (14) and ERA (2.08).
» Last weekend, the pitching staff and defense held Oregon scoreless for 29 of 35 innings.
» Alex Jemal entered the series tied-fourth in innings pitched (11.0), while Nestor German was tied-seventh (10.1).
» Jarrod Billig is two wins shy of becoming the 9th Redhawk pitcher to win 10+ games in a career.
» Alex McBee (0.00, 7.1 IP) and Morgan White (0.93, 9.2 IP) both head into Pullman with sub-1.00 ERA.
» The 2021 campaign is the 12th season of the Redhawks baseball since the program returned in 2010, after a 20-plus year absence ... Head coach Donny Harrel has been the architect in rebuilding the program during that time.
LAST TIME OUT
The Redhawks split a four-game series with Oregon in Eugene after dropping the first two games ... Gavin Rork hit .429 (6-14) in the series and was 2-for-2 in stolen bases, while Justin Mazzone hit .417 (5-12) and had five RBI ... The pitching staff posted a combined 1.82 ERA.
ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE
The Cougars began the week with a 7-1 record after sweeping a four-game series from WAC newcomer Dixie State last week ... WSU is led by head coach Brian Green, who's in his second season after spending five seasons with NM State.
SERIES HISTORY
Prior to the series, Seattle U has faced the Cougars 11 times since 2010 and a total of 25 times since 1952 per the WSU archives ... Washington State hosted the Redhawks for the first two games, when the program returned in 2010 ... The Redhawks are 9-16 in the all-time series and 4-7 since 2010 ... The last time the teams met, Apr. 25, 2018, the Redhawks notched a 4-3 win at Bannerwood Park ... Seattle U is 1-5 when playing in Pullman, dating back to 2010 ... The lone Seattle U win (5-4) was on Apr. 7, 2012.
IN THE CLASSROOM
With an emphasizes on developing the whole person Seattle U baseball has seen notable success in the classroom.
» In the 2020 Fall Quarter, the team posted a 3.267 GPA.
» With a team GPA of 3.304, the Redhawks were one four Div. I teams from the Pacific Northwest to garner the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award last season
» The Redhawks had 15 players earn All-WAC Academic honors in 2020.
PER NCAA STATS
» The Seattle U pitching staff was ranked 19th among Division I in Team ERA (2.08)
» Lucas Ford began the week ranked 5th among Div. I pitchers in save (2).
» Alex McBee started the week tied for 1st among Div. I pitchers in ERA (0.00).
» Nestor German, Alex Jemal and Morgan White began the week tied for 3rd in Div. I in games started (2).
» Gavin Rork entered the week ranked 19th in Div. I with four stolen bases.