Seattle U baseball will wraps up its non-conference schedule with a three-game series against Washington at Husky Stadium. The series will begin Thursday at 5 pm, with game two slated for 7 pm on Friday. The series will then conclude with a rubber match on Saturday at 2 pm.
Date/Time | SU Pitcher | UW Pitcher | Live Stats | Video |
Thur., Mar. 11– 5 pm |
Nestor German, RHP (1-0, 4.38 ERA) |
Logan Gerling, RHP (0-1, 3.21 ERA) |
Link | Pac-12+ |
Fri., Mar. 12 – 7 pm |
Alex Jemal, RHP (1-2, 5.06 ERA) |
Jack Enger, RHP (2-0, 0.66 ERA) |
Link | Pac-12+ |
Sat., Mar. 13 – 2 pm |
Morgan White, RHP (1-1, 0.61 ERA) |
Adam Bloebaum, LHP (0-2, 2.51 ERA) |
Link | Pac-12+ |
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
» Gavin Rork has a team-best five multi-hit games., while Justin Mazzone trails with four.
» Among WAC leaders, Rork began the week listed 5th in hitting (.394), 4th in runs (10), 8th in hits (13), while the conference leader in steals (7).
» Julian Kodama entered the series with two multiple RBI games this season, leading Seattle U with eight on the year.
» Mazzone began the week having reached base is 16 consecutive games, dating back to Opening Day in 2020 (Feb.14) ... He's reached in nine consecutive games this season and finished 2020
with seven-straight.
» Mazzone also holds a team-best six-game hitting streak this season.
» Austin Lively is one double shy of becoming the sixth Redhawk to record 30 in a career ... He is also four at-bats shy of becoming the sixth Redhawk with 600 AB's in a career ... Starting the week with 159 career starts, Lively is seventh all-time and 41 shy of becoming the fourth player since 2010 to start 200 career games.
» On the mound, the Redhawk pitching staff has been strong consistently, and are listed among the top half of the WAC in fewest runs allowed (5th, 52); home runs (t-3rd, 6); earned runs (3rd, 33) and ERA (2nd, 3.47).
» Alex Jemal has appeared in a team-high 16.0 innings, good for 10th among WAC pitchers.
» Morgan White leads the conference with a 0.61 ERA, while listed 10th in K/9 (9.2).
» Jarrod Billig is two wins shy of becoming the 9th Redhawk pitcher to win 10+ games in a career.
» 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 went 1-2 against Washington State last weekend in Pullman, dropping the first two games before salvaging an 8-2 victory in the rubber match. The SU offense hit .267 with six Redhawks batting .250 or better. Julian Kodama hit .462 in the series with four RBI, while Justin Mazzone had three doubles and swung at a .385-clip. Morgan White registered his first career win as a Redhawk, throwing 5.0-scoreless innings on Sunday.
ABOUT WASHINGTON
The Huskies are coming of a 2-1 decision against Portland on Tuesday and head into the weekend with a 5-6 record. Washington is led by Lindsay Meggs, who's in his 12th season with the program. Associate head coach, Elliott Cribby, was a member of the Redhawks coaching staff from 2014-18.
SERIES HISTORY
» Seattle U and Washington entered the week having met 30 times since 2010, with the Huskies' archives dating the all-time series back to 1903 and 135 games.
» The Redhawks are 10-20 since the program returned in 2010, including an 8-12 mark in Montlake.
» Seattle U's last road win against UW was an 8-3 decision on Mar. 6, 2018.
PER NCAA STATS
» As of Mar. 8, the Seattle U defense was 25th in Division I in double play (9).
» The Redhawk pitching staff started the week ranked 40th in Walks per 9 Innings (3.36).
» Lucas Ford began the week ranked 23rd among Div. I pitchers in save (2).
» Nestor German, Alex Jemal and Morgan White began the week tied for 3rd in Div. I in games started (3).
» Gavin Rork moved from 19th to 6th in Div. I with seven stolen bases.
#PROREDHAWKS
» During the Summer of 2020, Seattle U had six former players active in professional baseball, including five who were affiliated with a Major League team.
» Graduates Eric Yardley, '13 (MIL) and Tarik Skubal, '18 (DET) were both on MLB rosters during the 2020 season.
» Since 2015, the Redhawks have had part of 12 MLB Draft picks.
» Former pitcher Brandon Jenkins became the last Redhawk to sign with a MLB team, agreeing to terms with the Chicago White Sox on June, 20, 2020.