U N I V E R S I T Y O F W A S H I N G T O N HUSKY Phone: (206) 685-7910 Fax: (206) 543-5000 Web Site – www.gohuskies.com THIS WEEK . . . February 26, 2007 contact: Jeff Bechthold (bechtold@u..edu) Tuesday, February 27 Huskies Open 12-Game Homestand Portland at Washington , 3:00 p.m. vs. Portland, UC Irvine audio and/or video at gohuskies.com THIS WEEK: The Washington baseball team (1-5) opens a 12-game homestand that stretches over the next three weeks as Portland and UC Irvine visit Husky Ballpark. The Dawgs take on the Pilots (3-3) Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. in the 2007 Friday, March 2 home opener while UC Irvine (10-2-1 prior to a game Tuesday at Pepperdine) visit for a three-game series this weekend. UC Irvine at Washington Friday’s first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m. Saturday’s game starts at 2:00 p.m. and on Sunday, the teams close out the Husky Ballpark, 3:00 p.m. series with a 1:00 p.m. game Sunday. The homestand continues Monday and Tuesday when Southern Utah visits for a audio and/or video at gohuskies.com pair of games. The Huskies will send sophomore RHP Geoff Nichols to the mound Tuesday. On Friday, sophomore RHP Jorden Merry gets the ball. Saturday, a pair of sophomore southpaws will start for the UW as Nick Haughian and Tyler Cheney, respectively, are slated to start. After this weekend Pacific and CS Northridge come to for three- Saturday, March 3 game, non-conference series the following two weekends. Here’s a look at this week’s action: UC Irvine at Washington Tuesday, February 27: Portland at Washington, 3:00 p.m. PST – live video at gohuskies.com Husky Ballpark, 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 2: UC Irvine at Washington, 3:00 p.m. PST – live video at gohuskies.com audio and/or video at gohuskies.com Saturday, March 3: UC Irvine at Washington, 2:00 p.m. PST – live audio at gohuskies.com Sunday, March 4: UC Irvine at Washington, 1:00 p.m. PST – live video at gohuskies.com Sunday, March 4 SERIES HISTORY: Portland is Washington's most regular non-conference opponent, which makes sense since UC Irvine at Washington the University of Portland is the closest Division I baseball program to Seattle. The UW leads the all-time series, 81-42- Husky Ballpark, 1:00 p.m. 1. Last year, the Huskies won four of six meetings against the Pilots, taking two of three both on the road and at home. audio and/or video at gohuskies.com Portland was a member of the Pac-10 Northern Division up until 1996. The Huskies have also played UC Irvine regularly since the Anteaters' baseball program was revived several years ago. The all-time series is tied at seven wins apiece. The teams last played in 2005, when the UW opened the season by dropping all three in a series in Irvine. In 2004, the coming up . . . Huskies closed the regular season by sweeping the Anteaters at Husky Ballpark. Mon.-Tue. March 5-6 COACH “K”: In 2004, Husky baseball coach Ken Knutson became the winningest baseball coach in the history Southern Utah at Washington of the program. That accomplishment is just one item on Knutson’s impressive resume. In his 14-plus seasons at the helm of his alma mater’s baseball team, Knutson has led the Dawgs to two Pac-10 championships, four Pac-10 Northern two-game, non-conference series Division titles and six NCAA Regionals. He enters this week needing just two more wins to reach 500 as career record now stands at 498-325-2 (.605). Before becoming the head man in 1993, Knutson served as the UW pitching coach for Fri.-Sun., March 9-11 eight seasons. In 1985, his staff led the NCAA with a 2.80 ERA. Knutson holds a 246-109-2 (.692) record in home games. Pacific at Washington He is 205-149 (.579) in Pac-10 games. He’s coached 46 first-team All-Pac-10 selections in 13 seasons, and has been three-game, non-conference series named league coach of the year three times. A 1981 All-Pac-10 at the UW, he is joined by assistants Joe Ross, Donny Harrel, Tighe Dickinson and undergrad assistant Jeff James. QUICK PITCHES . . . PROBABLE STARTERS: Here’s a look at the probable starters at each position, with 2007 stats and notes: Pos. Player, Year Avg.-HR-RBI Notes • Husky head coach Ken Knutson, C – Joey Dunn, Jr. .182-0-1 Has caught every inning of every game thusfar 1B – Curt Rindal, Sr. .227-2-4 Lone senior on roster; hit two homers at ECU tournament already the winningest baseball coach 2B – Bradley Boyer, So. .462-0-1 In two starts at ECU (1 each at 2B, 3B), belted four doubles in UW history, needs only two more Brian Pearl, Fr. .083-0-1 Has started 3 of UW’s 6 games at second base wins for his 500th career victory. 3B – Matt Hague, Jr. .304-0-0 Moves to 3B from RF; .entered ‘07 with .394 career average SS – Danny Cox, So. .200-1-2 Regular shortstop as freshman, started 52 of 61 games • The Huskies have finished in the top OF – Michael Burgher, So. .200-0-0 Started one and played in another at CF at ECU tourney OF – Kyle Conley, So. .350-0-3 Has started all 6 games in 2007, hitting safely in all 6 12 in the nation in home runs each of OF – Andy Lentz, So. .316-0-0 Has started 5 of 6 games this season in center field the last four seasons (5th in 2006, 12th OF – Jake Rife, Fr. .000-0-1 Started season opener and one at ECU in left field in 2005, 6th in 2004 and 2nd in 2003). OF – Matt Stevens, Jr. .133-0-0 Started 4 of 6 so far in RF; 17 HRs 2nd in Pac-10 last year However, they have yet to hit any hom- DH – Ty Rasmussen, RS-Fr. .100-0-0 Transfer from Louisiana-Lafayette started 3 of 6 at DH ers in three games this season. Trevor Petersen, So. .250-0-1 Slugging sophomore has stated two games at DH THIS WEEK’S HUSKY BASEBALL PLANNER . . . Mon. 26 Tue. 27 Wed. 28 Thu. 1 Fri. 2 Sat. 3 Sun. 4 Portland at UC Irvine at UC Irvine at UC Irvine at Practice Washington Practice Washington Washington Washington Husky Ballpark Husky Ballpark Off day Husky Ballpark Husky Ballpark Husky Ballpark Husky Ballpark 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. FEB./ M AR C H Athletics • Media Relations • 229 Graves Building • Box 354070 • Seattle, WA 98195-4070 NATIONAL RANKINGS WASHINGTON BASEBALL FEBRUARY 26, 2007 Baseball America Knutson Closing In On #500: Husky head coach Ken Knutson is already the winningest baseball coach Top 25 (Feb. 27, 2007 poll) in UW history, but he has another milestone on the horizon. Knutson, who enters the week with a career record of 498- 1. North Carolina 7-0 325-2, is only two wins shy of his 500th career victory. Entering this season, only 16 Pac-10 coaches have ever reached 2. Clemson 6-1 500 career victories, a group than includes legends like USC's Rod Dedeaux, Arizona's Jerry Kindall and Jim Brock and 3. Vanderbilt 10-0 Bobby Winkles of Arizona State. Knutson took over at his alma mater prior to the 1993 season and is in his 15the year in 4. South Carolina 8-1 charge. Only Stanford's Mark Marquess has more seniority or more wins among current Pac-10 coaches. 5. Arkansas 9-3 6. Rice 9-4 PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK: This Saturday and Sunday, any fans who present their ticket stub from the UW 7. Virginia 10-1 men's game vs. UCLA (Sat., Mar. 3) will receive free admission to the Husky baseball games vs. UC Irvine. 8. Florida State 13-0 Additionally, Tuesday's game vs. Portland is a "$2 Tuesday," in which fans can purchase a ticket, a hot dog and/or a soda 9. Oregon State ★ 11-2 for $2. Friday is "Family Friday," when for $25, you receive four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas. All Saturdays and 10. Cal State Fullerton 9-4 Sundays are "Little League Day," when kids can join the Huskies on the field for the National Anthem and run around the 11. Wichita State 8-2 bases after the game. Also, at all four games this week, schedule magnets will be given away. 12. Miami 6-5 13. Texas 9-6 Huskies At Safeco Field: Washington's home game against Oregon State on Friday, May 4, will be played 14. Arizona State ★ 10-3 at Safeco Field, home of the . The Huskies and Beavers will square off in the first game of a three-game 15. Georgia Tech 6-4 Pac-10 series at 7:30 p.m. that night, and the game will air live on FSN television. Tickets are only $5 for adults and $3 for 16. San Diego 11-5 children and seniors and all UW home game ticket policies will apply (i.e., family plan, group tickets are available and UW 17. Pepperdine 10-3 students and Olympic Sports Pass holders will be admitted free). Washington last played on a big-league field in 1997, 18. Nebraska 5-2 when the Huskies playing a tournament at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The Huskies also used to host a tournament in 19. Long Beach State 8-4 the , the Mariners' former home, and played an exhibition vs. the Mariners in the Kingdome in 1986. 20. UC Riverside ★ 9-4 TOUGH SCHEDULE: Counting those in the “others receiving votes” category, the preseason Sports Weekly/ESPN 21. Oklahoma State 6-3 coaches’ poll ranked 55 teams this season. Washington will play at least 24 games against teams that received votes 22. Coastal Carolina 9-1 in the preseason ranking. Those 24 games come against eight different teams, including six conference opponents. The 23. UCLA ★ 7-7 Huskies will play a total of 12 games against four teams ranked in the top 25 in the preseason poll – three each against No. 24. North Carolina State 8-1 14 Arizona State, No. 15 Oregon State, No. 21 UCLA and No. 25 Stanford. Well-respected baseball web site boydsworld. 25. Texas A&M 11-1 com ranks the Huskies’ schedule as the 22nd-toughest in the nation (among 291 Division I programs), which is in the middle of the Pac-10 Conference (fifth, to be precise). All nine Pac-10 teams' schedules rank in the top 30, according to Collegiate Baseball boydsworld.com. Top 30 (Feb. 26, 2007 poll) 1. Vanderbilt 10-0 NORTHWEST FLAVOR: As is usually the case, the Husky baseball roster is made up primarily of players from 2. Florida State 13-0 the state of Washington. This year, 34 of the 37 players on the current roster are from the state of Washington. The only 3. North Carolina 7-0 non-Washingtonians on the team is are sophomore Bryce Mooney (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Geoff Nichols (Portland, 4. South Carolina 8-1 Ore.) and freshman infielder Travis Nishioka (Honolulu, Hawaii). For those unfamiliar with Northwest geography, both Lake 5. Clemson 6-1 Oswego and Portland are within a few miles of the border with Washington. Of the 34 in-state players, 31 are from the 6. Rice 9-4 western part of the state (west of the Cascades) and 17 are from King County, where the UW is located. 7. Nebraska 5-2 8. Virginia 10-1 POSITION PLAYER NOTES (in alphabetical order): 9. Oregon State ★ 11-2 #10 Bryce Anderson, Fr. C: True freshman is a backup catcher, having made the conversion from high 10. Arkansas 9-3 school infielder ... captain at Redmond HS last season ... hit 12 homers and batted .327 in summer ball. 11. Cal State Fullerton 9-4 12. Arizona State ★ 10-3 #2 Bradley Boyer, So. IF/OF: Started 2 of 3 at ECU Invitational (1 at 2B, 1 at 3B), going 5-for-7 with 4 13. Pepperdine 10-3 doubles, 2 runs, 1 RBI ... started 2 of 3 at Cal Poly (1-for-6 for series) ... started 37 games last year at 2B, SS and 3B ... first 14. Georgia Tech 6-4 career hit was a solo HR at CS Northridge last season ... .253 with two homers and 12 RBI as a freshman in 2006. 15. Miami (Fla.) 6-5 16. Mississippi 6-3 #4 Michael Burgher, Jr. OF: Started in CF vs. ECU (1-for-5) ... played in 26 games last season, starting 12, 17. Arizona ★ 11-3 all in center field ... saw action only as PR at Cal Poly due to infection in arm ... UW went 8-4 in his starts last season. 18. Wichita State 8-2 #3 Doug Cherry, Fr. IF: Backup at all the infield spots, but primarily second base ... captained Inglemoor 19. Texas A&M 11-1 HS last year ... named to his summer team's (Taylor Baseball) all-time team at shortstop. 20. Long Beach State 8-4 21. San Diego 11-5 # 24 Jacob Clem, Fr. OF: Will likely redshirt the season ... younger brother of Zach Clem, who played at the 22. Texas 9-6 UW the last four seasons ... first-team all-state as a senior at B-E ... outstanding hitter and pitcher in high school. 23. Texas Christian 7-4 24. Auburn 10-1 #29 Kyle Conley, So. OF: Started all 6 so far ... has hit safely in all 6 ... 3-for-10 at ECU Invitational ... 4- 25. North Carolina State 8-1 for-10 in Cal Poly series, hitting safely in all 3 ... started 20 games last year as DH or RF ... hit .268 with four HRs and 16 26. Coastal Carolina 9-1 RBI in 82 at bats in '06... hit two HR in win over Gonzaga last year ... along with fellow UW freshman Tyler Cheney, led 27. Florida Atlantic 10-2 Richland High to the 4A state title last year ... all-state first-teamer as a senior outfielder and pitcher. 28. USC ★ 9-7 29. Baylor 7-4 #28 Danny Cox, So. SS: Has started all 6 at SS ... solo homer vs. Duke ... 3-for-12 at ECU Invitational ... as a 30. South Florida 9-1 freshman, started 52 of the Huskies' 61 games at SS last year ... batted .258 in 159 at bats last year ... only four errors in 102 chances in Pac-10 play last year, good for .961 fielding mark ... drafted by Twins in the 34th round of the 2005 draft. ★ – 2007 UW opponent #18 Joey Dunn, Jr. C: Has caught every inning so far ... 3-for-11 at ECU tourney ... started 29 games behind the plate as a freshman in 2005 and 10 more last season ... UW went 9-1 with Dunn as starter behind the plate last season ... started 19 of UW's 24 Pac-10 games as a freshman. WASHINGTON BASEBALL FEBRUARY 26, 2007 UW Baseball in 2007 #1 Matt Hague, Jr. 3B/OF: Moves to starter at 3B this season after having started mostly in the OF the Overall Record: 1-5 last two seasons ... 3-for-11 at ECU Invite. ... 4-for-12 with 2B, 3B at Cal Poly ... entered junior season with .394 batting Pac-10: 0-0 average in 350 career at bats, good for the top career BA in school history ... first-team All-Pac-10 last year ... pitched in Non-Conference: 1-5 each of the last two seasons, but unlikely to do so this year ... preseason All-Pac-10 from Baseball America and preseason Home Games: 0-0 third-team All-America from Collegiate Baseball ... freshman All-America in 2005 after batting .419. Away Games: 0-4 Neutral Site Games: 1-1 #7 Brett Kaluza, So. OF: Played in 34 games, starting 24, as a freshman last season ... figures into a vs. Ranked Teams: 0-0 crowded group of possible starter in CF ... also catches... started 10 of 24 Pac-10 game last year ... named Seattle Times' vs. Unranked Teams: 1-5 Eastside Athlete of the Year as a senior at Skyline High ... runner-up in state in football and baseball as a senior. Day Games: 0-4 #8 Max Kwan, So. C: Seattle native spent last year playing at Tulane ... missed Cal Poly trip with injury ... Night Games: 1-1 traveled to ECU, but didn't play ... started 33 games for the Green Wave, helping them to NCAA Regional ... all-state as On Natural Grass: 1-5 a junior and senior at Seattle Prep ... drafted by Mariners in 36th round of 2006 draft. On Artificial Turf: 0-0 #5 Andy Lentz, Jr. OF/IF: One of several possible starters in CF ... started 2 at ECU (1-for-6) ... started all 3 vs. Right-Hand Starters: 1-3 at Cal Poly, going 5-for-11 for series ... fought through injuries last year and played in 27 games, starting 15 ... has seen vs. Left-Hand Starters: 0-2 action at every position except SS, C and P ... missed 7 weeks of last season with groin injury ... hit .268 with seven homers One-Run Games: 0-2 in 127 at bats last year ... two older brothers (Ryan, Richie) played at UW. Two-Run Games: 0-1 #23 Joey Lind, Fr. 1B: Along with UW teammate Cam Nobles, led Jackson HS to 27-0 record, 4A state title Extra Innings: 0-0 and No. 2 final national ranking last season ... hit .455 with a school-record 46 RBI in 27 games last season ... first-team UW Scores First: 0-3 all-state ... backs up at 1B and could also see action as DH. Opponent Scores First: 1-2 UW Scores in First Inning: 0-3 #32 Travis Nishioka, Fr. IF: Versatile freshman is primarily and infielder, but has also gotten practice reps Opp. Scores in First Inning: 1-0 in the outfield ... first-team all-ILH as a senior at Iolani School in Honolulu ... also all-state football player. Largest Winning Margin: 3 Largest Losing Margin: 9 #9 Brian Pearl, Fr. IF: Started 2 games at 2B at ECU ... started at 2B Sun. at Cal Poly, going 1-for-5 with an RBI double in first AB ... could get a chance to pitch out of the bullpen ... captained Cascade HS last season, batting .390. Ahead After Seven: 1-2 Trailing After Seven: 0-3 #33 Trevor Petersen, So. 1B: 1-for-3 as starting DH vs. ECU ... started Sun. at Cal Poly (1-for-3, RBI) Tied After Seven: 0-0 ... played in 23 games last year, starting 8 (1 at 1B, 7 at DH) ... hit .289 in 45 at bats ... three-time team captain at Seattle Ahead After Eight: 1-1 Christian High ... state 1A co-MVP as a senior in 2005, when he batted .609 with 11 homers and 33 RBI in 17 games. Trailing After Eight: 0-3 #25 Ty Rasmussen, RS-Fr. OF: A graduate of Enumclaw HS, where he was a classmate of Bradley Boyer Tied After Eight: 0-1 ... started first 2 games at Cal Poly at DH ... started vs. Duke ... spent last season redshirting at Louisiana-Lafeyette ... Out-hit Opponents: 0-1 two-time all-league at Enumclaw ... batted .475 and slugged 1.100 as a senior ... likely to see starting duty at DH. Out-hit by Opponents: 0-2 #26 Ricky Reavis, Jr. 2B: MVP of the NWAACC Northern Division as a sophomore at Skagit Valley College Equal Number of Hits: 1-2 last season, when he hit .465 ... teammate of fellow Husky Matt Hague in high school. Fewer Errors Than Opp.: 1-2 More Errors Than Opp.: 0-2 #6 Jake Rife, So. OF: Possible starter at DH or in the outfield, mostly left field ... started opening day and vs. Equal Number of Errors: 0-1 St. John's in left ... saw action in 42 games as a freshman last year, starting 30 ... WCCBL all-star during the summer ... batted over .450 in each of his last three seasons at Lakewood High ... 2A state MVP as a senior. Monday: 0-0 Tuesday: 0-0 #21 Curt Rindal, Sr. 1B: Team's lone senior returns for his fifth season at the UW ... hit two homers at ECU Wednesday: 0-0 Invitational, going 3-for-10 with four RBI on the weekend ... 2-for-12 as starter in all 3 at Cal Poly ... redshirted his second Thursday: 0-0 season (2004) due to an elbow injury in left (non-throwing) arm ... earned first-team All-Pac-10 last year after batting .350 Friday: 0-2 with 10 homers, 21 doubles and 48 RBI ... four in the Pac-10 in doubles, seventh in homers ... only player to play in all 61 Saturday: 1-2 games last year ... enters season with a .328 career batting average. Sunday: 0-1 #43 Aaron Russell, Fr. IF: Enters the season as a backup at third base ... frist-team all-league shortstop February: 0-3 at Interlake HS last season ... led league in RBI and was third in homers as a senior. March: 0-0 April: 0-0 #41 Ryan Scott, Jr. C: Reserve catcher transferred to UW from Tacoma CC ... helped team to third-place May: 0-0 finish in NWAACC tourney ... younger brother, Troy, will join UW next season. Last 5 Games:1-4 #13 Matt Stevens, Jr. OF: Moves from third base, where he started 56 games last year, to right field, Last 10 Games: 3-7 where he's expected to start ... started 2 of 3 at ECU Invitational, both in RF ... started last 2 at Cal Poly in RF (1-for-9) ... Current Streak: Won 1 belted 17 home runs last season, second in the Pac-10 (behind teammate Zach Clem's 20) and fourth in UW single-season Longest Win Streak: 1 history ... hit for the cycle at CS Northridge on Feb. 18, 2006, finishing the game 5-for-6 with two homers ... six homers Longest Loss Streak: 5 in league play were most in the Pac-10 ... first-team Academic All-Pac-10 last year ... saw freshman season (2005) cut short by broken bone in hand. Largest Home Crowd: n/a

Broadcasts on the Web: Once again this year, gohuskies.com and the Dawg Channel hope to Largest Road Crowd: 3,203 provide either live video (home only) or live audio of every UW baseball game, presuming that the technical needs can at East Carolina/vs. St. John’s, Feb. 24 be met at all of the various venues. A schedule for those web-only broadcasts will be posted as it comes along, but if not Shortest Game: 2:26 every game, nearly every game will be available. For information on how to listen to/watch the games, go to gohuskies. vs. Duke, Feb. 23 com, and click on the “Dawg Channel” link. Also, 20 Husky games will air live on KKNW AM-1150. Those broadcasts Longest Game: 3:04 will also be available via the internet. The first scheduled radio broadcasts are the series at WSU (Mar. 23-25). at Cal Poly, Feb. 17 2007 Washington WASHINGTON BASEBALL FEBRUARY 26, 2007 Schedule/Results PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER NOTES: Feb. 16 at Cal Poly L, 10-1 TUE. – Geoff Nichols, Sophomore RHP: Slated for second career start vs. Portland ... worked Feb. 17 at Cal Poly L, 4-2 3.1 innings of relief opening day vs. Cal Poly, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits ... appeared in relief 3 times and started once Feb. 18 at Cal Poly L, 5-4 last season as a freshman ... got the start at Hawaii Pacific, earning a win with a 5.0-inning outing ... went 2-2 with Feb. 23 vs. Duke+ L, 4-3 a 3.00 ERA over 51 innings for the Aloha (Ore.) Knights last summer ... Feb. 24 at East Carolina+ L, 6-3 FRI. – Jorden Merry, Sophomore RHP: Picked up first victory Feb. 24 vs. St. John’s (6.0 IP, 5 H, Feb. 24 vs. St. John’s+ W, 6-3 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) ... 2005 graduate of Pasco High, played at Lower Columbia College in Kelso, Wash., last season Feb. 27 Portland 3:00 p.m. ... solid in first start, but took loss Feb. 17 at Cal Poly: 5.1 IP, 5 H 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K ... all-league at Lower Columbia Mar. 2 UC Irvine 3:00 p.m. after leading the league with a stellar 0.51 ... went 7-0 with three saves, allowing only 26 hits, Mar. 3 UC Irvine 2:00 p.m. three earned runs and seven walks while striking out 66 in 53 innings at LCC ... earned All-Big 9 and second-team Mar. 4 UC Irvine 1:00 p.m. all-state at Pasco. Mar. 5 Southern Utah 5:00 p.m. Mar. 6 Southern Utah 2:00 p.m. SAT. – Nick Haughian, Sophomore LHP: Appeared strictly in relief as a freshman last season, Mar. 9 Pacific 3:00 p.m. pitching in a total of 21 games ... pitched well, but took loss vs. ECU (7.0+ IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) ... left game Mar. 10 Pacific 2:00 p.m. with 4-2 lead, but no decision in first career start Feb. 18 at Cal Poly: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 Ks ... got off to a Mar. 11 Pacific 1:00 p.m. quick start last season, earning the in the season’s second game at New Mexico State, his first appearance ... Mar. 16 Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. also earned a save at Cal State Northridge and wins over Santa Clara and Saint Martin’s ... pitched in five Pac-10 Mar. 17 Cal State Northridge 2:00 p.m. games, allowing only one hit and no earned runs over 3.2 innings ... make the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Mar. 18 Cal State Northridge 12:00 p.m. all-star team and led the league with 10 saves last summer, pitching for the WCCBL champion Wenatchee (Wash.) Mar. 20 at Portland 2:00 p.m. AppleSox ... 10-0 with a 0.68 ERA as a senior at Marysville-Pilchuck HS ... struck out 114 in 61.2 innings as a senior Mar. 21 at Gonzaga 3:00 p.m. at one of the state’s two largest high schools. Mar. 23 at Washington State * 5:30 p.m. Mar. 24 at Washington State * 2:00 p.m. SUN. – Tyler Cheney, Sophomore LHP: Got the save vs. St. John’s, throwing 3.0 shutout innings Mar. 25 at Washington State * 12:00 p.m. ... threw 2.1 IP in relief Feb. 17 at Cal Poly, allowing 1 run on 3 hits ... started 12 games and appeared in relief 3 times Mar. 30 Arizona State * 6:30 p.m. during the 2006 season ... was outstanding in first career start (Feb. 12, 2006 at New Mexico State), allowing 3 hits Mar. 31 Arizona State * 2:00 p.m. and 1 run over 5.0 innings ... worked 7.2 shutout innings for first career win last year at CS Northridge ... all 3 bullpen Apr. 1 Arizona State * 1:00 p.m. outings were solid, long-relief efforts, vs. USC, Stanford and WSU ... over 3 relief appearances, allowed 15 hits and Apr. 5 at UCLA * 6:00 p.m. 6 earned runs over 17.2 innings, walking only 2 ... walked only 4 batters over last 31.1 innings last season. Apr. 6 at UCLA * 6:00 p.m. Apr. 7 at UCLA * 2:00 p.m. BULLPEN NOTES: Harrison Bishop (Jr. RHP) is a fourth-year junior who played at Bellevue CC and Edmonds Apr. 10 at Brigham Young 2:00 p.m. MDT CC, both near the UW campus ... missed 2005 season due to “Tommy John” surgery ... drated by the Orioles in the Apr. 11 at Brigham Young 2:00 p.m. MDT 40th round of the 2004 draft ... struck out 58 in 52.2 innings last year at Belleve ... Elliott Cribby (Jr. RHP) retired Apr. 13 UC Riverside 6:30 p.m. only batter he faced Feb. 17 at Cal Poly, but took loss the following day ... also pitched Feb. 18 vs. Poly, Feb. 24 vs. Apr. 14 UC Riverside 2:00 p.m. ECU ... All-Pac-10 honorable mention last year in his first season at UW ... one of 35 pitchers (and the only one from Apr. 15 UC Riverside 1:00 p.m. the Pac-10) on the preseason watch list for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year award ... 10 saves in 2006 were second Apr. 17 at Portland 3:00 p.m. in the Pac-10 and 4th-most in UW history ... appeared in relief in 24 games and started 5 ... 29 appearances were Apr. 20 USC * 6:30 p.m. third-most (tied) in school history ... had a solid summer in the Cape Cod League, going 3-2 with a 1.61 ERA for the Apr. 21 USC * 2:00 p.m. Chatham As ... Nick Hagadone (Jr. LHP) has made two starts ... no decision vs. Duke (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 Apr. 22 USC * 1:00 p.m. K) ... took the loss Feb. 16 at Cal Poly: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K ... after working in only two games as a fresh- Apr. 24 UBC (exhibition) 6:30 p.m. man in 2005, threw in 28 games last season, starting five ... 28 appearances were fifth-most in UW history ... worked Apr. 26 at Utah Valley State 7:00 p.m. MDT the final three innings of a no-hitter (combining with Tim Lincecum) March 12, 2006, vs. Santa Clara, retiring all Apr. 27 at Utah Valley State 7:00 p.m. MDT nine batters he faced ... named a national player of the week after the no-hitter ... first career start came March 24, Apr. 28 at Utah Valley State 1:00 p.m. MDT 2006, at California ... had a solid summer season for the Southern California Fire, who finished third at the National May 4 Oregon State * (at Safeco) 7:30 p.m. Baseball Congress in Wichita ... went 2-0 with a 1.97 ERA, striking out 34 and walking only two over the May 5 Oregon State * 2:00 p.m. summer ... Johnny DuRocher (Jr. RHP) is playing baseball for the first time since his sophomore year of high school May 6 Oregon State * 1:00 p.m. ... a QB on the UW football team the last three years ... had successful surgery to remove a brain tumor last Nov. ... May 8 Portland 6:30 p.m. the state’s Gatorade player of the year for football in 2002, originally began his career at Oregon before transferring May 9 Portland 3:00 p.m. after a season ... appeared in 7 games as a UW quarterback ... Jason Erickson (So. RHP) pitched 2.0 solid innings May 11 at Stanford * 6:00 p.m. Feb. 18 at Cal Poly, allowing 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K ... took loss vs. Duke (2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K) ... appeared in six May 12 at Stanford * 1:00 p.m. games last season ... picked up a win in second career outing at CS Northridge ... Seamount League MVP as a HS May 13 at Stanford * 1:00 p.m. senior ... two-time all-league pitcher and also an all-league SS ... drafted by the Reds in the 45th round in 2005 ... May 15 Gonzaga 6:30 p.m. Ben Guidos (Fr. LHP) will sit out the season after surgery on left elbow ... three-time all-league pitcher and 3A state May 18 at Arizona * 7:00 p.m. player of the year in 2006 at Highline HS ... Brandon McKerney (Jr. RHP) will miss first part of season due to injury May 19 at Arizona * 6:00 p.m. ... could return as a starter or reliever ... pitched in 14 games for UW last season and had good summer at Newport, May 20 at Arizona * 12:00 p.m. R.I., posting a 0.31 ERA and .106 opponent batting average ... led the Huskies with 25 appearances as a freshman May 25 California * 6:30 p.m. in 2005 ... earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2005 ... Brent Miller (Fr. RHP) missed much of fall and winter May 26 California * 2:00 p.m. workouts due to injury, but returned to action just before the start of the season an could return to action soon ... May 27 California * 1:00 p.m. served as closer at Woodinville HS, helping team to state quarterfinals ...Bryce Mooney (So. RHP) pitched Feb. 17 vs. Cal Poly ... pitched in 27 games as a freshman in 2006, starting 1 and appearing in relief 25 times ... earned four June 1-4 NCAA Regionals victories out of the bullpen ... had a string of 10 straight innings of no-hit relief from March 10-28 last year, a span June 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals that covered parts of 5 games ... Cam Nobles (Fr. RHP) led Jackson High to a 27-0 record, a state 4A title and the June 15-25 College World Series No. 2 national ranking (Baseball America) last year ... drafted by the Mariners in the 19th round of the 2006 draft * – Pacific-10 Conference game ... Brian Pearl (Fr. RHP) is expected to see action as a second baseman or shortstop, but will also help out in the + – East Carolina Tournament, Greenville, N.C. bullpen ... didn’t work out with the UW as a pitcher until midway through the spring practice season. 2007 Baseball Overall Statistics for Washington (as of Feb 24, 2007) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 1-5 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-4 Neutral: 1-1 Pac-10: 0-0

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

2 Boyer, Bradley... .462 4-4 13 2 6 4 0 0 1 10 .769 0 0 2 0 .462 0 0 0-0 8 9 2 .895 29 Conley, Kyle...... 350 6-6 20 3 7 0 1 0 3 9 .450 4 0 6 1 .458 0 1 2-2 12 0 1 .923 5 Lentz, Andy...... 316 6-5 19 2 6 1 0 0 0 7 .368 1 0 4 0 .350 0 1 1-1 21 1 0 1.000 1 Hague, Matt...... 304 6-6 23 4 7 2 1 0 0 11 .478 4 0 5 0 .407 0 0 0-0 3 8 2 .846 33 Petersen, Trevor. .250 4-2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0 2 0 .250 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 .000 21 Rindal, Curt...... 227 6-6 22 2 5 1 0 2 4 12 .545 3 1 5 1 .346 0 0 0-0 45 0 0 1.000 28 Cox, Danny...... 200 6-6 25 3 5 0 1 1 2 10 .400 1 0 6 1 .231 0 0 0-0 8 20 1 .966 4 Burgher, Michael. .200 3-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 18 Dunn, Joey...... 182 6-6 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 .182 1 0 7 0 .217 0 0 0-0 32 4 0 1.000 13 Stevens, Matt.... .133 5-4 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 2 0 4 0 .235 0 0 0-1 8 1 1 .900 25 Rasmussen, Ty.... .100 3-3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 1 0 4 0 .182 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 9 Pearl, Brian...... 083 5-3 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0 4 1 .083 0 1 0-0 10 8 1 .947 6 Rife, Jake...... 000 3-2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

Totals...... 233 6-6 202 19 47 9 3 3 14 71 .351 17 1 49 4 .295 0 4 3-4 151 58 9 .959 Opponents...... 276 6-6 192 32 53 11 2 1 30 71 .370 18 2 31 4 .338 4 6 6-9 159 66 9 .962

LOB - Team (46), Opp (39). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (5). IBB - Team (2), Hague 1, Stevens 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Lentz 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

22 Cheney, Tyler.... 1.69 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 1 5.1 7 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 20 .350 0 0 1 1 1 16 Erickson, Jason.. 1.93 0-1 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 .222 0 0 0 0 0 39 Merry, Jorden.... 3.97 1-1 2 2 0 0/0 0 11.1 10 5 5 3 9 2 0 0 41 .244 0 0 0 1 0 11 Haughian, Nick... 4.15 0-1 2 2 0 0/0 0 13.0 10 6 6 3 8 3 0 0 47 .213 0 0 0 1 0 27 Hagadone, Nick... 5.06 0-1 2 2 0 0/0 0 10.2 10 10 6 5 8 3 0 0 39 .256 0 1 1 0 5 35 Nichols, Geoff... 5.40 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 .267 0 0 0 0 0 42 Cribby, Elliott.. 22.50 0-1 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 8 5 5 2 0 1 2 0 12 .667 0 0 0 1 0 30 Mooney, Bryce.... 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Totals...... 4.83 1-5 6 6 0 0/0 1 50.1 53 32 27 18 31 11 2 1 192 .276 0 2 3 4 6 Opponents...... 1.87 5-1 6 6 0 0/0 2 53.0 47 19 11 17 49 9 3 3 202 .233 4 1 2 0 4

PB - Team (0), Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Dunn (6-9), Merry (3-4), Haughian (3-3), Cheney (0-1), Cribby (0-1). 2007 Washington Huskies Baseball Overall Statistics for Washington (as of Feb 24, 2007) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI

21 Rindal, Curt..... 45 45 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 .000 0 0 18 Dunn, Joey...... 36 32 4 0 1.000 0 6 3 .667 0 0 5 Lentz, Andy...... 22 21 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 .000 0 0 22 Cheney, Tyler.... 3 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 11 Haughian, Nick... 3 1 2 0 1.000 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 4 Burgher, Michael. 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 Rife, Jake...... 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 28 Cox, Danny...... 29 8 20 1 .966 3 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Pearl, Brian..... 19 10 8 1 .947 3 0 0 .000 0 0 29 Conley, Kyle..... 13 12 0 1 .923 0 0 0 .000 0 0 13 Stevens, Matt.... 10 8 1 1 .900 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Boyer, Bradley... 19 8 9 2 .895 1 0 0 .000 0 0 1 Hague, Matt...... 13 3 8 2 .846 0 0 0 .000 0 0 27 Hagadone, Nick... 3 0 2 1 .667 0 0 0 .000 0 0 16 Erickson, Jason.. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 42 Cribby, Elliott.. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 30 Mooney, Bryce.... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 39 Merry, Jorden.... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 3 1 .750 0 0 35 Nichols, Geoff... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Petersen, Trevor. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 25 Rasmussen, Ty.... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Totals...... 218 151 58 9 .959 5 6 3 .667 0 0 Opponents...... 234 159 66 9 .962 5 3 1 .750 1 0

2007 Washington Huskies Baseball Game Results for Washington (as of Feb 24, 2007) (All games)

Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Pac-10 Pitcher of record Attend Time ------/------Feb 16, 2007 at Cal Poly 1-10 L 1 5 4/10 10 1 9 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Hagadone (L 0-1) 1068 2:38 Feb 17, 2007 at Cal Poly 2-4 L 2 9 1/ 4 8 3 9 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Merry (L 0-1) 1168 3:03 Feb 18, 2007 at Cal Poly 4-5 L 4 9 0/ 5 9 1 9 0- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Cribby (L 0-1) 641 2:54 +Feb 23, 2007 vs Duke 3-4 L 3 7 3/ 4 7 0 9 0- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Erickson (L 0-1) 2715 2:26 +Feb 24, 2007 at East Carolina 3-6 L 3 8 1/ 6 10 1 9 0- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Haughian (L 0-1) 3203 2:51 +Feb 24, 2007 vs St. John’s W 6-3 6 9 0/ 3 9 3 9 1- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Merry (W 1-1) 3023 2:31

+ ECU Invitational, Greenville, N.C. () extra inning game