Huskies hit the road for final road swing of season

May 14, 2013, 12:00 AM

As its season enters the final stretch, the Washington baseball team is playing very good baseball. With 10 wins in their last 15 games, the Huskies have climbed up the Pac-12 standings and jumped into a tie for seventh in the conference. But even with the recent success, head coach Lindsay Meggs is just focused on finishing the season strong. “I think we’ve put ourselves in a position, regardless of our record at the end of the year, to feel good about the way we’re playing,” Meggs said. “The one thing I want us to accomplish is to not look toward the end, just think one day at a time, one game at a time, and see how we can do that day.” After taking two of three from Utah this past weekend, the streaking Huskies venture out on the road for their final trip of the season. It begins with a game Tuesday at Portland at 3 p.m. and continues into a three-game battle for Washington with their cross-state rivals this weekend in Pasco, Wash. But before the Huskies can go to Eastern Washington, they must go to Portland and play a team that already won the first meeting between the two schools this season. The Pilots beat the UW 4-2 on March 19 in a game that was called after six innings due to rain. Tyler Davis started and took the loss for the UW that day. This time, it will be an unexpected face making the start for the Huskies. Right-hander Dae Yang Kim will take the ball Tuesday for his first start in the purple and gold. Kim has made nine appearances in relief this year and has allowed six earned runs. The junior is a transfer from Feather River College in California. It will be up to Kim to keep the momentum going from yet another successful weekend. After losing 5-4 to Utah in a 10-inning heartbreaker Friday night, the Huskies came back to win matinees both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday’s series-clincher gave the UW its third Pac-12 series win in its past four weekends. “To get dumped on Friday the way we did and to come back and salvage this weekend is indicative that we have turned a corner a little bit,” Meggs said. “I feel really good about our guys right now.” Senior outfielder Joe Meggs, who has seen all kinds of ups and downs during his four years at the UW, says the key to the turnaround has been getting everyone comfortable playing in the Pac-12. “The biggest thing with our guys is that everyone is talented, but we have a lot of guys who haven’t played in this league before or aren’t quite sure of themselves,” Meggs said. “We have to get everyone to believe in themselves and know that they can play every day, and we can have a chance to win.” As he and three other seniors — Ty Afenir, Michael Camporeale, and Jayce Ray — play in their final games for the UW, Meggs wants his team to continue the improvements they have made over the past few weeks. “I just want our team to keep playing well and for us to go out there and play hard every day,” Joe Meggs said. “If we do that, we’ll have a chance to win every day.” Reach reporter Daniel Rubens at sports@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @drubens12

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