Former Washington pitcher Spencer Jones earned the win for Team USA Baseball as the red, white and blue defeated Chinese Taipei, 3-2, at the Tokyo Dome in the final game of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 Super Round.
Prior to kickoff of the Washington-Utah football game on Saturday, Nov. 2, all fans are invited to attend a fun-filled open house at Husky Ballpark from 11:00 a.m. to noon.
Braiden Ward was 2 for 4 with three stolen bases and a pair of runs – including the go-ahead tally – as the Purple squad beat the Gold, 6-2, Saturday at Husky Ballpark to clinch the Purple and Gold World Series.
Christian Jones homered and Davis Delorefice doubled in two runs to lead a fifth-inning rally for the Purple squad in game one of the Purple and Gold World Series at Husky Ballpark on Friday. Karl Koerper hit a third-inning solo home run to give the Gold team an early one-run lead, but the veteran Purple team had the big inning in the fifth to win the game, 3-1.
When the World Series gets started on Tuesday evening, Husky fans will have a rooting interest in MLB's fall classic. Former UW ace right-hander Austin Voth is a second-year member of the Washington Nationals and is in pursuit of becoming the first Husky to win a championship ring since 2014.
Calling all UW Baseball Alums! Dates for the Alumni Golf Tournament and Alumni Baseball Game have been set for Oct. 18 and 20. Plan to join fellow baseball alumni for a round of golf on Friday and then relive the glory days and play in the game at Husky Ballpark on Sunday.