Washington Makes Husky Ballpark Debut against Northern Colorado

SEATTLE – After starting the season with seven straight games on the road, Washington baseball makes its home debut with a four-game series against Northern Colorado at Husky Ballpark, taking on the bears March 3-5.

QUICK HITS

• After playing the first seven games of the season on the road, Washington makes its home debut at Husky Ballpark with a four-game series against Northern Colorado.

• Originally scheduled for 6:05 p.m. PT, Friday’s home opener has been moved up to a 4:05 p.m. first pitch.

• All four games of the series will be available for streaming through Washington Live Stream 2.

• Washington and Northern Colorado squared off in a four-game set to close the 2022 regular season. The Huskies swept the series by a combined score of 44-8.

• The Husky pitching staff has allowed just one run over its last 15 innings.

• Stu Flesland III’s 10-strikeout performance against San Jose State was the first double-digit strikeout outing by a Husky pitcher since Adam Bloebaum struck out 10 batters against UTRGV in 2021.

• Josh Emanuels has yet to allow a run through four relief appearances and 8.0 innings.

• Cam Clayton is currently riding a 16-game hitting streak.

SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHERN COLORADO

Washington and Northern Colorado have faced each other a total of nine times, with the Huskies coming out on top each time. Six of those games have been played at Husky Ballpark, beginning with a 14-3 UW win in 2014. The Huskies and Bears squared off in a four-game series to finish the 2022 regular season. In that series, UW shut out NCU twice and outscored the Bears 44-8.

THE PEN IS MIGHTIER

The combination of Josh Emanuels and Case Matter has been a dynamic one at the back end of Washington’s bullpen. Both Emanuels and Matter have picked up two saves on the year, tied for the Pac-12 lead and 8th most in the nation. Emanuels has yet to allow a run through four appearances and 8.0 innings, striking out 10 and allowing just three hits. Meanwhile, Matter has surrendered a single earned run over 6.0 innings on three appearances, striking out six.

BRING YOUR GREEN HAT

Dating back to last season, Cam Clayton is in the midst of a 16-game hitting streak, registering multiple base knocks in nine of those contests. The sophomore has posted a hit in 28 of his last 30 games. Clayton is batting .353 over those 30 games and .415 during his 16-game hitting…