I N F O R M A T I O N CONTENTS 2005 WASHINGTON BASEBALL SCHEDULE Information .......................................... 1 FEBRUARY MARCH 2005 Season Preview ....................... 2-3 1234 5 1234 5 2005 Roster ......................................... 4 St. 2005 Husky Returners .................... 5-18 Martin’s UCSB UCSB 2005 Husky Newcomers ............... 19-22 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Baseball Support Staff ...................... 23 6789101112 6789101112 Head Coach Ken Knutson ............. 24-25 at UC at UC Assistant Coaches ........................ 26-27 Irvine Irvine UCSB Portland Pacific Pacific 2004 Statistics ................................... 28 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2004 Results ...................................... 29 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2004 Pac-10 Review .......................... 30 at UC at Santa at Santa at at 2004 Year in Review ......................... 31 Irvine Clara Clara Cal Poly Cal Poly Yearly Hitting Leaders ................... 32-33 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. Yearly Pitching Leaders .................. 34-35 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Husky Single-Season Records ............ 36 at Santa at Texas USD 10 a; at Husky Career Records ....................... 37 Clara A&M Evansville Cal Poly at Arizona at Arizona at Arizona 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. Husky Team Records ......................... 38 Huskies in the Pros ............................ 39 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 Evansville vs. San Utah Utah All-Pac-10 & All-America .................. 41 10 a.m.; Diego Valley St. Valley St. All-Time Season Results .............. 42-50 A&M 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 3 p.m. (DH) Series History .................................... 51 NCAA Regional Box Scores .......... 52-59 APRIL MAY NCAA Regional Histoy ................. 60-61 12 123456 7 All-Time Lettermen ....................... 62-63 at Husky Hall of Fame ............................ 64 USC USC Wash. St. Pac-10 Opponents ......................... 65-66 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Non-Conference Opponents .............. 67 345678 9 891011 12 13 14 Baseball Facilities ............................. 68 at UC at UC at Oregon Oregon Husky Experience ......................... 69-80 USC Portland Riverside Riverside Portland State State 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Credits: The 2005 Washington Baseball 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Media Guide was written, edited and at UC Oregon Lewis- Arizona Arizona designed by Jeff Bechthold. The guide Riverside Cal Cal State Clark St. State State was laid out and pasted up completely in- 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. house on desktop publishing applications. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 at at at Arizona at at Photos by Bruce Terami, Joanie Komura, Cal Portland Stanford Stanford State UCLA UCLA C.W. Pack, Ethan Janson, Frank Ragsdale, 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Jimmy Reynolds, Jeff Bechthold, Jim Daves, Jeff Golden and Marc McClintock. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 June 1 2 3 4 at at at at All front cover photos by Komura. UBC Stanford (exhib.) Wash. St. Wash. St. UCLA NCAA NCAA Printing by University of Washington Pub- 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Regionals Regionals lications Services (Judy Robertson). Any Home games shaded. All times local to site. DH indicates doubleheader (Mar. 29) additions or corrections (especially to the see back cover of this media guide for complete schedule lettermen or results) are welcome. games on Feb. 25-28 are Domino’s Pizza Aggie Classic, College Station, Texas WASHINGTON BASEBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Seattle, Wash., 98195 Home Field: Husky Ballpark (turf infield / grass outfield; cap: 1,500; opened 1998) Founded: November 4, 1861 Dimensions: 327 (LF line), 365 (gaps), 395 (CF), 317 (RF line) Enrollment: 42,000 Press Box Phone: (206) 685-1994 Nickname: Huskies Head Coach: Ken Knutson (Washington ‘81), 13th year Colors: Purple & Gold Knutson’s Career Record: 428-273-2 (12 years) School Song: “Bow Down to Washington” Knutson’s Record at UW: 428-273-2 (12 years) President: Mark Emmert Associate Head Coach: Joe Ross (Wisconsin-River Falls ‘82), 13th year Athletics Director: Todd Turner Assistant Coaches: Donny Harrel (Cal State Bakersfield ‘95), first year Athletic Dept. Phone: (206) 543-2210 Gregg Swenson (Western Washington ‘94), fourth year Faculty Representative: Patrick Dobel Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Ty Kuehl (Washington ‘07), first year Senior Associate Director (SWA): Marie Tuite Strength & Conditioning Coach: Daniel Jahn (Washington ‘02), third year Ticket Office Phone: (206) 543-2200 Administrative Assistant: Sherry Eischen Baseball Phone: (206) 543-9365 Events Manager: Scott Baebler Event Mgmt. Phone: (206) 543-2246 Athletic Trainer: Rob Scheidegger Asst. Athletic Director / Media Relations Director: Jim Daves Training Room Phone: (206) 543-2239 Assistant Media Relations Director (baseball): Jeff Bechthold Equipment Manager: Jim Hagland Equipment Room Phone: (206) 685-3193 Media Relations Phone: (206) 543-2230 Student Manager: Andrew Schatz Media Relations Fax: (206) 543-5000 Audio Technician: Peter Young Public Address Announcer: Bill Abelson Bechthold Home/Cell Phone: (206) 271-4665 Conference: Pacific-10 2004 Record: 39-20-1 (15-9, 2nd in Pac-10) Bechthold e-mail: [email protected] Lettermen Returning/Lost: 18/11 Newcomers: 17 University of Washington Athletics Official Web Site: www.gohuskies.com Coaches’ e-mail addresses: Ken Knutson – [email protected] Joe Ross – [email protected] Donny Harrel – [email protected] Gregg Swenson – [email protected] 2 0 0 5 W A S H I N G T O N B A S E B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 1 2 0 0 5 S E A S O N O U T L O O K In some ways, the 2005 Washington baseball team is PITCHERS entering uncharted territory as it heads into the upcoming Last year, the Huskies finished the season with a season. In other ways, the dawn of the new campaign starting rotation consisting of two freshmen and a raises memories from not so many years before. sophomore. Additionally, two other freshmen, another Washington takes the field this spring with an sophomore and a junior took occassional turns as starters. experienced team that has earned berths in each of the Every one of those pitchers return in 2005, making Knutson’s last three NCAA tournaments, a string of postseason job, as both head coach and pitching coach, a pretty easy success unprecedented in Diamond Dawgs history. one. In 1998, the UW team was looking for only a second Sophomores Tim Lincecum and Kyle Parker and junior straight appearance, but had won the previous season’s Matt Kasser comprised the UW’s weekend rotation in 2004 Pac-10 championship and played for the title the year before and as the 2005 season gets underway, there’s no reason that. That ’98 squad included experience all over the to make any changes. diamond and boasted a seasoned pitching staff. “We’re just going to go with what we finished with,” The 2005 team has its similarities. Starters return at Knutson explains. “Everybody played well enough during six spots in the batting order. Even the players expected to the fall to hold onto their spots. They pitched so well last step into starting spots for the first time this year have a year, especially at the end of the season. So, it’s Lincecum, fair amount of previous experience. Every pitcher that Parker and Kasser.” started a game in 2004 returns for ’05. Lincecum was named the Pac-10’s Pitcher of the Year Last year, the Huskies had enough to finish second in and Freshman of the Year after posting a 10-3 record and the powerful Pac-10 Conference, only one game short of striking out a school-record 161 batters, the third highest the title. This year, the components appear to be in place total in the nation last year. He’ll return to his role as the to take yet another step forward. And 13th-year head coach ace of the staff in ’05. Ken Knutson hopes that this time, the Huskies have a little “Tim’s going to be a year older and that much more 2004 All-Pac-10 first baseman Kyle Larsen more going for them than those championship teams from mature,” Knutson says. “He pitched great last year, but I seven and eight years ago. think he’d tell you that as good as he was, he had some Dowling,” Knutson says. “He won seven games the year “On paper, this team reminds me a lot of the 1997 and things he felt he could improve. I know he wants to cut before, and last year he pitched only 22 innings. David is 1998 teams — those ballclubs that won back-to-back Pac- down his walks and get deeper into games. He wants to back and throwing the ball well. 10 championships,” Knutson says. “We have special establish himself as our ace and the leader of our staff.” “Ponzoha goes into that mix with David and Keaton as players in our program like we did back then. But I think Parker wasn’t that far behind his classmate Lincecum a long reliever that will push the starters,” Knutson the thing that gives us the edge is that I think we’re better in 2005 and after an outstanding summer season, which continues.