Huskies come home hoping for win over Redhawks

Apr 16, 2013, 12:00 AM

For the first time in almost a month, the Washington baseball team is home. On Tuesday night, the Huskies will try to get to double digits in the win column when they host Seattle University. The UW is 2-0 against the Redhawks this season, having won 4-2 at Husky Ballpark on March 5 and 14-1 at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue on April 2. Tuesday is the UW’s first home game since beating USC 8-3 on March 24. Since then, Huskies have played 11 consecutive road games, going 3-8 on the trip. It is the longest trip on the UW’s schedule this season, and from this point forward, the UW will play 14 of its final 23 games at home. “We’ve lived out of a suitcase for the better part of the season,” head coach Lindsay Meggs said. “It’ll be nice to be in your own bed and play at your home ballpark, and I think everyone is excited about that.” In each of their previous games against the Redhawks, the Huskies brought their bats. They collected 11 hits in the 4-2 win, including a two-run home run from Will Sparks, and 20 hits in the 14-1 road victory. This after the UW had 25 hits in four games last week, a marked improvement from a few weeks before. One player in particular who has been great over the past four games is outfielder Michael Camporeale. Finally healthy, the senior hit .389 with three home runs and nine RBIs, and Meggs has taken notice. “Michael Camporeale is healthy, and he has been a positive impact in the middle of the batting order,” Meggs said. “That’s been a big plus for us. I think just the fact that we have a couple guys in the middle around him who are also hitting is important. Now we have to build on that; eventually the hits and runs will come. It’s just a contagious thing, when a lot of guys are doing well, others pick it up also.” Both times the two teams have faced off, the Huskies have also had fantastic performances from their pitching staff. In the first meeting, Jared Fisher tossed four solid innings for the UW, followed by a host of four relievers. The second time the two teams met, UW’s Trevor Dunlap was spectacular, allowing a single and a home run over six innings, while retiring 17 in a row between the two hits. The Huskies are coming off a series in which they lost two of three to Stanford. After a close, 7-5 loss in the series opener, the UW responded with a resounding 11-3 victory. In the finale, however, it was Stanford that brought the bats, picking up seven extra base hits en route to a 12-2 win. “It was an up-and-down weekend,” Meggs said. “We played well enough on Friday to be in the game and have a chance to win it. We were happy with the way we played Saturday, but Sunday we were never in the game after the second inning, and that was disappointing.” Right-hander Tyler Davis will get the ball for the Huskies on Tuesday. The sophomore is 1-4 with a 4.50 ERA. Meggs is expecting to use Davis for the first few innings before giving his bullpen some work in order to have Davis available for the weekend. “We are hoping he can give us 70-75 pitches,” Meggs said. “That way, we can hopefully have him for the weekend.” Tuesday’s game starts 5 p.m. at Husky Ballpark. After that, the UW hosts No. 6 Oregon State for a three-game set this weekend. Reach reporter Daniel Rubens at sports@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @drubens12

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