Our next opponent....UW sled pullers...

[thekimmer]

Don't know much about them. RPI right now is 45 and that is up 18. Their RPI was 63 at the end of May. Looks like they are more of a rags-to-riches story than us making the NCAAT as a 3 seed winning the regional and super on the road. This is also their first trip ever to omaha.

Not sure how well we match up but am very impressed with their pac 10 brethren OSU who breezed through the regional and super regional rounds putting a couple of shellackings on LSU.

With that said, gotta think about pitching matchups. It is essentially a four team regional followed by another super but the games are a little more spread out. I think we go back to our original rotation and start pilk on Sat followed by small.

 

[patdog]

They finished 1/2 game behind Oregon St. in the PAC-12. They've got a lot of good wins, and a LOT of bad losses (more than twice as many as we have).

 

[WhiteShepherd07]

Didn’t they have a pitcher throw a perfect game this year?

 

[thekimmer]

The bad losses kinda figure because...

Don't know much about them. RPI right now is 45 and that is up 18. Their RPI was 63 at the end of May. Looks like they are more of a rags-to-riches story than us making the NCAAT as a 3 seed winning the regional and super on the road. This is also their first trip ever to omaha.

Not sure how well we match up but am very impressed with their pac 10 brethren OSU who breezed through the regional and super regional rounds putting a couple of shellackings on LSU.

With that said, gotta think about pitching matchups. It is essentially a four team regional followed by another super but the games are a little more spread out. I think we go back to our original rotation and start pilk on Sat followed by small.

Its the only way possible for the #63 RPI to finish 1/2 game back of the #2 RPI in the same conference.

 

[FlotownDawg]

I believe they did. Right near the beginning of the season.

 

[thekimmer]

Didn’t they have a pitcher throw a perfect game this year?

Joe Demers 2.56 ERA, 7-3, started 16 games. 123 IP which is way more than anybody on the team. Definitely their ace. However, he was selected in the 11th round # 323rd overall so, while a good pitcher, he wasn't viewed all that highly by MLB.

http://gohuskies.com/news/2018/2/24/baseball-demers-throws-first-perfect-game-in-uw-history.aspx

 

[DAWG61]

Didn’t they have a pitcher throw a perfect game this year?

Yes and he was perfect in the 7th inning last night too till CSF broke it up. Hopefully they'll try to save him for their game 2.

 

[HotMop]

http://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/48437/four-outs-away-from-our-first-ever-college-world-series

Just visited one of their forums, interestingly they also go by the Diamond Dawgs. They seem to have zero interest of knowledge that they even have a baseball team.

 

[She Mate Me]

This is pretty good...

Jake Lamb watching his little brother walk it off for his alma mater Washington Huskies to advance them to Omaha for the first time ever pic.twitter.com/GjVmT5y06t— Bush Leaguer (@BushLeague101) June 11, 2018

 

[thekimmer]

True but he wound up surrendering 4 runs on 5 hits and threw 99 pitches. Might not start on Sat.

 

[She Mate Me]

What are the Varnado comments? I remember they sent us packing from the NCAA tourney.

 

[Cubswillwinitonedaydawg]

http://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/48437/four-outs-away-from-our-first-ever-college-world-series

Just visited one of their forums, interestingly they also go by the Diamond Dawgs. They seem to have zero interest of knowledge that they even have a baseball team.

Yeah this. No care for the baseball team, but the CWS appearance may kindle that a little. On one site, they have a board/forum for football, football recruiting, basketball, golf, and Olympic sports. Baseball is nowhere to be found (unless they consider that an Olympic sport).
ETA: Yep, baseball is in the Olympic sports board. Golf > baseball for UW fans I guess.

https://247sports.com/college/washington/board