Huskies crumble against Redhawks

Apr 17, 2013, 12:00 AM

For the first time in almost a month, the Washington baseball team got to play at home. But the home cooking didn’t exactly sit well with the UW. On a pleasant evening on the shores of Lake Washington, the Huskies lost to familiar foe and crosstown rival Seattle University, 10-4, on Tuesday. It was the first time the Huskies have lost to the Redhawks in their past four matchups. “It was very disappointing,” head coach Lindsay Meggs said. “We have failed to take advantage of a lot of opportunities this year in terms of playing the game and getting better. [Yesterday] it all showed. We didn’t pitch, we didn’t defend, and we didn’t hit.” The Redhawks jumped out to an early lead behind outfielder Landon Cray, who took a Tyler Davis offering deep to right for a three-run home run in the second. Seattle U added another in the fourth after loading the bases on a walk, single, and bunt single, and getting a sacrifice fly. Davis struggled in his seventh start of the season, allowing four runs on six hits in four innings. The sophomore struck out three and walked two. Meggs got a fantastic performance out of the bullpen from Trevor Dunlap. Facing the same team he shut down in a 14-1 win on April 2, Dunlap tossed 3 2/3 innings, allowing just one unearned run (after he was taken out of the game) on a hit and a walk, while striking out three. “Trevor has been good out of the pen,” Meggs said. “He’s been consistent and down in the strike zone. He goes in there and gives us a chance, and as long as he keeps throwing strikes, he’ll keep getting opportunities.” The Huskies finally got to Redhawk starter Connor Moore in the fifth inning of his first collegiate start. With a runner on third and one out, freshman outfielder Braden Bishop hit a soft line drive to left and hustled into second with an RBI double. Shortstop Erik Forgione then dropped down a perfect bunt that he beat to first base. With runners on the corners, UW leadoff hitter Jayce Ray singled to center to cut the Redhawk lead to 4-2 and drive Moore from the game. In the eighth, the Redhawks doubled their lead. After a man reached on an error, Dunlap got two outs before giving way to closer Tyler Kane. The first batter Kane faced, Seattle U’s third baseman Nick Latta, deposited a pitch over the fence in left-center field to give the Redhawks a 6-2 lead. As it had all night, the UW threatened in the bottom of the eighth, adding two runs on errors by Redhawk infielders. But pinch hitter Brian Wolfe grounded out with the bases loaded and two outs to end the chance. The Huskies blew numerous opportunities at the plate with runners in scoring position. They left a total of eight men on base, and they squandered scoring chances in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth innings. “Our guys had a poor approach tonight,” Meggs said. “We didn’t take good at bats and we weren’t ready. I am supposed to have them ready, and that’s my fault, but it was a really poor approach overall.” The Redhawks put the game out of reach against Kane in the ninth, scoring four runs on three hits and a costly UW error. Cray delivered the crushing blow, a two-run single that pushed the score to 9-4 and gave him five RBIs on the night. Next up for the UW is a major home test against No. 5 Oregon State this weekend. The two teams play a three-game series that begins with a night game Friday and is followed by matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Reach reporter Daniel Rubens at sports@dailyuw.com. Twitter: drubens12

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