I N F O R M A T I O N CONTENTS 2004 WASHINGTON BASEBALL SCHEDULE Information .......................................... 1 FEBRUARY MARCH 2004 Season Preview ....................... 2-3 123456 7 12345 6 2004 Roster ......................................... 4 2004 Husky Returners .................... 5-19 Missouri Missouri 2004 Husky Newcomers ............... 20-22 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Baseball Support Staff ...................... 23 891011 12 13 14 7891011 12 13 Head Coach Ken Knutson ............. 24-25 at at Loyola Loyola Assistant Coaches ........................ 26-27 San Diego San Diego Missouri Marymount Marymount 2003 Statistics ................................... 28 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2003 Results ...................................... 29 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2003 Pac-10 Review .......................... 30 at Loyola at Wash. at Wash. 2003 Year in Review ......................... 31 San Diego Gonzaga Gonzaga Marymount State State Yearly Hitting Leaders ................... 32-33 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Yearly Pitching Leaders .................. 34-35 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Husky Single-Season Records ............ 36 vs. Sac. at UC at Wash. at at at Arizona at Arizona Gonzaga State Riverside State Gonzaga Gonzaga State State Husky Career Records ....................... 37 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. MT 1 p.m. MT Husky Team Records ......................... 38 Huskies in the Pros ............................ 39 29 28 29 30 31 vs. Oregon at Arizona All-Pac-10 & All-America .................. 41 State State All-Time Season Results .............. 42-50 11 a.m. 1 p.m. MT NCAA Regional Box Scores .......... 51-57 NCAA Regional Histoy ................. 58-59 APRIL MAY All-Time Lettermen ....................... 60-61 12 3 234567 8 Husky Hall of Fame ............................ 62 at at at Oregon Pac-10 Opponents ......................... 63-64 California California State Stanford Stanford Non-Conference Opponents .............. 65 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Series History .................................... 66 45678910 9101112131415 Baseball Facilities ........................ 67-68 at at Wash. Wash. Wash. Husky Experience ......................... 69-80 California Portland State State State Stanford Portland Portland at USC at USC 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Credits: The 2004 Washington Baseball 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Media Guide was written, edited and Oregon Oregon at Georgia at Georgia Lewis- designed by Jeff Bechthold. The guide State State Tech Tech at USC Clark St. UCLA UCLA was laid out and pasted up completely in- 6:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m. ET 1 p.m. ET 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. house on desktop publishing applications. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 at Georgia Photos by Bruce Terami, Joanie Komura, Tech Arizona Arizona UCLA UC Irvine UC Irvine C.W. Pack, Ethan Janson, Frank Ragsdale, 1 p.m. ET 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Jimmy Reynolds, Jeff Bechthold, Jim Daves, Jeff Golden and Marc McClintock. 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 1 30 31 June 1 2 3 4 5 UBC at Oregon at Oregon All front cover photos by Komura. Arizona (exhib.) State State UC Irvine NCAA NCAA Printing by University of Washington Pub- 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Regionals Regionals lications Services (Judy Robertson). Any Home games shaded. All times local to site. additions or corrections (especially to the games on March 19-21 vs. Washington State and April 12-13 at Oregon State are non-conference games lettermen or results) are welcome. games on Feb. 27-29 are UC Riverside Tournament, Riverside, Calif. 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: 25,000 Press Box Phone: (206) 685-1994 Nickname: Huskies Head Coach: Ken Knutson (Washington ‘81), 12th year Colors: Purple & Gold Knutson’s Career Record: 389-253-1 (11 years) School Song: “Bow Down to Washington” Knutson’s Record at UW: 389-253-1 (11 years) President: Dr. Lee L. Huntsman Associate Head Coach: Joe Ross (Wisconsin-River Falls ‘82), 12th year Interim Director of Athletics: Dick Thompson Assistant Coaches: Travis Jewett (Washington State ‘93), third year Athletic Dept. Phone: (206) 543-2210 Gregg Swenson (Western Washington ‘94), third year Faculty Representative: Robert Aronson Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Scott Robertson (Washington ‘04), first year Senior Associate Director (SWA): Marie Tuite Strength & Conditioning Coach: Daniel Jahn (Washington ‘02), second year Director of Ticketing: Wendy Brown 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: Pat Jenkins Graduate Certified 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 Managers: Andrew Schatz & Jared Eischen Media Relations Fax: (206) 543-5000 Audio Technician: Peter Young Public Address Announcer: Bill Abelson Bechthold Home & Cell Phone: (206) 526-0617 Conference: Pacific-10 2003 Record: 42-18 (15-9, third in Pac-10) Bechthold e-mail: [email protected] Lettermen Returning/Lost: 21/14 Newcomers: 11 University of Washington Athletics Official Web Site: www.gohuskies.com Coaches’ e-mail addresses: Ken Knutson – [email protected] Joe Ross – [email protected] Travis Jewett – [email protected] Gregg Swenson – [email protected] 1 2 0 0 4 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 2 0 0 4 S E A S O N O U T L O O K When the Pacific-10 Conference’s two divisions Knutson has a number of options in this regard: merged prior to the 1999 baseball season, it marked moving former relievers to the rotation, promoting a decided challenge for the three former Northern part-time or mid-week starters, relying on players that Division teams. missed most or all of last year due to injury or going While it may have taken a couple of years for with one or more of his talented corps of freshmen. Washington to rise to that challenge, the Huskies Potentially, Knutson could have junior Will Fenton have shown they can indeed compete at the level of to serve as his No. 1 starter. Last season, the hard- one of the nation’s top conferences. Two consecutive throwing righty posted a simply amazing season as third-place finishes, as well as back-to-back NCAA he didn’t allow a single run in 32.1 innings of work. appearances, have proven that the Dawgs belong. He went 2-0 with 12 saves and held opponents to a The 2004 season presents a new challenge to Ken paltry .145 average. However, he was limited in that Knutson’s 12th Husky team. This time around, the he generally could work only once a weekend. Moving Diamond Dawgs aim to prove that their program has him to the starting rotation may allow Knutson to get the depth of talent to sustain their recent high level a lot more innings out of his most proven pitcher. Senior John Otness of play. “Fenton had the best year I’ve ever seen,” Knutson It’s not as if the 2004 season looks like a rebuilding says. “When he pitched, we won. I feel like starting year. On the contrary, the Huskies return nearly all of may be easier on him. It might be his future.” an infield that played the largest role in smashing From the ranks of last year’s injured list come the school record for fielding percentage last season. senior right-hander Trevor Gibson and junior There’s also loads of depth in the bullpen and a long southpaw Joel Villalobos. list of talented hitters that have served mainly part- Gibson started six games last year and was mostly recruit and could really be a good two-way player,” time roles in the past. very effective, posting a 3-0 record. He had off-season Knutson says. “His stuff lets you think he could do However, the loss of a four-year starting shortstop, surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow and should anything. It also depends on what we end up doing two power-hitting outfielders and all three regular return to full health. Villalobos was dominant at with Fenton.” weekend starters does present a formidable task for Bellevue CC before coming to the UW. An unusual “Parker is a bulldog with really good stuff,” Knutson and his team. arm ailment forced him to rest for the entire 2003 Knutson continues. “He’s got a low-90s fastball, a season, but that rest served its purpose as he returned good breaking ball and his change has really come PITCHING as a top pitcher during fall practice. along.” The loss of Sean White and Jeff Petersen, who “Gibson is the unknown,” Knutson says.