April 17, 2006

Box Score

PORTLAND, Ore. - Sophomore Elliott Cribby threw six solid innings in his first Husky start as the Washington baseball team beat Portland, 7-4, Monday in a non-conference game at Joe Etzel Field.

Cribby (5-3), who has served as the Husky closer all season, allowed two unearned runs on just three hits for the win. UW ace Tim Lincecum, in his third relief appearance of the year, notched his second career save. Lincecum fanned six in his two innings of work and ran his string of consecutive scoreless innings pitched to 36 and two-thirds.

Freshman Blaine Hardy (2-2), who has started all three UP-UW games this season, suffered the loss for the Pilots (12-24). He allowed four runs on five hits over four innings.

The Huskies (25-14) got started quickly with three runs in the first. After a walk to Bradley Boyer and an infield single from Danny Cox put two on with no outs, right fielder Matt Hague launched his fifth home run of the season to left field to give Washington the early 3-0 lead.

In the third, Hague reached first on a two-out single and then scored all the way from first base when Curt Rindal's single to center got past center fielder Justin Ehlers, making it a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third, after a walk and an error put two Pilots aboard with two outs, first baseman Matthew Peters lined a double to center field to drive in two, cutting the Huskies' lead to 4-2.

An RBI double from UW catcher Matt Lane in the sixth upped the lead to 5-2. In the bottom of the seventh, Pilots catcher Nik Kosach hit a solo home run off of Husky reliever Nick Haughian to draw Portland within two runs at 5-3.

In the top of the eighth, the Huskies added two insurance runs when freshman DH Trevor Petersen lined a single to center to send home two runners.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Pilots threatened. After a double from Danny Meier, a wild pitch and a walk to Peters put runners at the corners with no outs, Lincecum came on in relief of Bryce Mooney. Lincecum fanned Travis Vetters, but the third strike got past the catcher, allowing a run to score. Lincecum then struck out the next two batters to end the inning with the Huskies still on top, 7-4.

In the ninth, Lincecum gave up a walk and a double, but struck out Meier for the final out.

This Friday through Sunday, the UW faces USC at Dedeaux Field. All three games vs. the Trojans will air live on KKNW AM-1150.

LINESCORE
Non-Conference Game
Washington 7, Portland 4
Washington     301 001 020 -- 7 11 1
Portland       002 000 110 -- 4  6 1
Blaine Hardy, Sean Sargent (5), Ari Ronick (7), Austin
Dirkx (8) and Nik Kosach. Elliott Cribby, Nick Haughian
(7), Bryce Mooney (8), Tim Lincecum (8) and Matt Lane,
Joey Dunn (8). W - Cribby (5-3). L - Hardy (2-2). Sv. -
Lincecum (2). 2B - UW, Lane, Curt Rindal; UP, Matthew
Peters, Danny Meier. HR - UW, Matt Hague (5); UP, Kosach
(1). T - 2:39. A - 162.