After a two-year hiatus (not counting last season), Seattle U returns to the WAC Tournament and Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona. This is the Redhawks sixth tournament appearance since joining the conference in 2013. Seattle U secured the No. 5-seed after winning 3-of-4 games last week against Utah Valley to close the regular season.
WAC TOURNAMENT BASEBALL
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The 2021 edition of the WAC Baseball Tournament will be played at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz. The 10,500-seat venue also Spring Training home for the Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics. For those planning to attend the games in-person, local and state health and safety restrictions apply. The entire slate of games will be available on ESPN+ for fans located in the United States and on the WAC Digital Network for international viewers. The winner of the WAC Baseball Tournament will earn an automatic bid and will represent the conference at NCAA Tournament.
SEATTLE U AT THE TOURNAMENT
» This is the Redhawks sixth appearance in the WAC Tournament since joining the conference in 2013.
» Seattle U is 7-10 all-time in the WAC Tournament play
» The last postseason trip for Seattle U was in 2018.
» In their five previous trips, the Redhawks have twice (2015, 2016) appeared in the in the title game.
THIS AND THAT
» Morgan White is coming off a career-best 10 strikeout performance in his last start on Thursday (5/20) against Utah Valley.
» Alex Jemal began the week ranked 29th in Div. I in walks allowed for nine innings (1.48) ... the right-hander has given up just six runs on 13 hits in his last three appearances.
» Gavin Rork has 11 hits, eight runs scored, and seven walks in his last 10 games ... hitting a team-best .280 this season.
» Julian Kodama had seven RBI, five runs scored and eight hits in his last 10 games ... he leads the team in hits (48) and second-overall in average (.264).
» Justin Mazzone is hitting .257 and slugging .457 in his last 10 games ... is the team leader RBI (28), home runs (7) and doubles (14).
» Connor O'Brien is hitting .258 in his last 10 games with five runs scored and six RBI ... he is second on the team with 22 RBI and had a .684 OPS.
SUGAR SHANE
» Sophomore infielder Shane Jamison is the reigning WAC Hitter of the Week after hitting .615 with eight RBI in the series against Utah Valley.
» Jamison began the week riding a career-best nine game hit streak, dating back to May 2 ... during that stretch he has driven in 12 of his 14 RBI this season and is swinging at a .500-clip (14-28) while slugging .821 with three doubles, two home runs and eight starts.
RUNNIN' RORK
» Seattle U lead-off man Gavin Rork has a career-high an WAC-best 20 steals this season ... the junior outfielder is four shying of tying the school's single-season record, set by Chase Fields in 2014.
» In the last 10 games Rork has added to his total, going 5-for-5 stolen base attempts.
» Per NCAA Stats, started the week 38th in Div. I in steals.
#PROREDHAWKS
» Four former Seattle U pitchers made rosters for the 2021 MiLB Opening Day on Tuesday. The quartet included Janson Junk (Somerset Patriots-AA), Zach Wolf (Pensacola Blue Wahoos-AA), Jake Prizina (Delmarva Orioles-Low A) and Brandon Jenkins (Kannapolis Cannon Ballers-Low A).
» Former Redhawk pitchers Tarik Skubal (DET) and Eric Yardley (MIL) each made the 2021 Opening Day roster for their respective teams.