Huskies Earn Twelfth Win In A Row On Senior Day

Saturday, May 21

Seattle, WA

1:05 PM

University of Washington

30-24

Northern Colorado

12-39

Northern Colorado

Washington

Husky Players Embrace Following the Final Home Game of the 2022 Season

Photo by: CAEAN COUTO

May 21, 2022 | Baseball

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SEATTLE - An impressive crowd turned out for the final game of the regular season at Husky Ballpark. Not only was it Senior Day, but fans were also eager to watch the Huskies win their twelfth game in a row. After outscoring the Northern Colorado Bears 41-6 in the first three games of the series however, Husky bats had a bit of trouble heating up in the series finale. With Bear pitching only recording one walk and three strikeouts, the Dawgs were putting the ball in play, they simply weren't finding many holes. Four hits did drop in in the fourth however, to give the Huskies a 2-0 lead. A final run in the eighth via an AJ Guerrero solo shot to left offered much needed insurance as a 2-run UNC homerun made it a one-run game in the ninth. Stefan Raeth would need just three pitches to sit the next batter down swinging however, to earn the save and the Huskies' twelfth win in a row.

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AJ Guerrero got things started with a base hit through the left side. Then Coby Morales laced a shot to right to put two on. With Snyder at the plate, a wild pitch advanced both runners into scoring position. He would then send a sacrifice fly to left scoring Guerrero. The ball came in to third leaving Morales the sole baserunner on second. One out later, Josh Urps stroked an RBI base hit to right to give the Dawgs a 2-0 lead. Back at the top of the order, Barney chopped one sky high to the third baseman. He attempted the throw over, but with Barney's wheels the throw never had a chance. Clayton stepped in next and drove one to deep left center that the center fielder caught on the run.

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Guerrero stepped to the plate with one out and watch ball one sail by. Having seen one, he was now ready and laid into an off-speed pitch clobbering his 10th home run of the season over the left field fence. The Dawgs would head to the ninth up 3-0.

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Having entered with one out in the eighth, Stefan Raeth continued on the mound in the ninth. The first three pitches brought two pop ups for outs. With two down, batter number three doubled to center. With a runner on, the next batter worked a 2-2 count then connected deep to right field for a two-run home run to make it a 3-2 ballgame. The next batter saw only three pitches and went down swinging to end the game.

Starter Stu Flesland III pitched 3 innings of scoreless ball, giving up just 1 hit with no walks and 5 strikeouts.
Fittingly, R-Senior Jack Enger took the win on Senior Day improving his record to 4-0. He held the Bears scoreless for one inning, giving up just one walk with no hits or strikeouts.
Senior Ryan Velazquez also had a solid outing pitching 2 innings with no runs, no hits, no walks, and 2 strikeouts.
R-Junior Stefan Raeth earned his 4th save of the year. He went 1 and 2/3 giving up 2 runs on 2 hits with no walks and 2 strikeouts.
A pre-game Senior Day ceremony highlighted players Josh Urps, Ben Smith, Ryan Velazquez, Karl Koerper, Jared Engman, and Preston Viltz for their contributions to the Husky ballclub.
This was the Huskies twelfth win in a row, tying them with Stanford for the second longest winning streak in the country. Stanford's last loss was to the Huskies back on May 1st when the Dawgs took that series two games to one at Husky Ballpark.
With all of this weekend's Pac-12 games having concluded, the seeding for the Pac-12 Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona is set. The Huskies earned the 7th seed and will face 2nd seed Oregon State on Wednesday, May 25th at 4:45 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.pac-12.com/tickets.