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1 CONTENTS Information Season Preview Roster Husky Returners Husky Newcomers Baseball Support Staff Head Coach Ken Knutson Assistant Coaches Statistics Results Pac-10 Review Year in Review Yearly Hitting Leaders Yearly Pitching Leaders Husky Single-Season Records Husky Career Records Husky Team Records Huskies in the Pros All-Pac-10 & All-America All-Time Season Results NCAA Regional Box Scores NCAA Regional Histoy All-Time Lettermen Husky Hall of Fame Pac-10 Opponents Non-Conference Opponents Series History Baseball Facilities Husky Experience Credits: The 2004 Washington Baseball Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Jeff Bechthold. The guide was laid out and pasted up completely inhouse on desktop publishing applications. Photos by Bruce Terami, Joanie Komura, C.W. Pack, Ethan Janson, Frank Ragsdale, Jimmy Reynolds, Jeff Bechthold, Jim Daves, Jeff Golden and Marc McClintock. All front cover photos by Komura. Printing by University of Washington Publications Services (Judy Robertson). Any additions or corrections (especially to the lettermen or results) are welcome. at San Diego 2004 BASEBALL SCHEDULE FEBRUARY vs. Sac. at UC Gonzaga State Riverside 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 29 vs. Oregon State 11 a.m. APRIL at California 2 p.m. 9 at California 10 at California at Portland 2 p.m. Wash. State 6:30 p.m. Wash. State 6:30 p.m. Wash. State at Georgia Tech ET Oregon Oregon at Georgia at Georgia State 6:30 p.m. State 2:30 p.m. Tech 7 p.m. ET Tech ET Arizona Arizona 6:30 p.m May 1 Arizona at Oregon State Stanford 6:30 p.m. Stanford MARCH MAY Home games shaded. All times local to site. games on March vs. Washington State and April at Oregon State are non-conference games games on Feb are UC Riverside Tournament, Riverside, Calif. BASEBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Seattle, Wash., Founded: November 4, 1861 Enrollment: 25,000 Nickname: Huskies Colors: Purple & Gold School Song: Bow Down to Washington President: Dr. Lee L. Huntsman Interim Director of Athletics: Dick Thompson Athletic Dept. Phone: (206) Faculty Representative: Robert Aronson Senior Associate Director (SWA): Marie Tuite Director of Ticketing: Wendy Brown Ticket Office Phone: (206) Events Manager: Scott Baebler Event Mgmt. Phone: (206) Asst. Athletic Director / Media Relations Director: Jim Daves Assistant Media Relations Director (baseball): Jeff Bechthold Media Relations Phone: (206) Media Relations Fax: (206) Bechthold Home & Cell Phone: (206) Bechthold bechtold@u.washington.edu I N F O R M A T I O N at at San Diego San Diego 2 p.m UBC (exhib.) 6:30 p.m. Loyola Marymount Stanford Portland Portland at USC at USC 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m UCLA UCLA 6:30 p.m UC Irvine NCAA NCAA Regionals Regionals Home Field: Husky Ballpark (turf infield / grass outfield; cap: 1,500; opened 1998) Dimensions: 327 (LF line), 365 (gaps), 395 (CF), 317 (RF line) Press Box Phone: (206) Head Coach: Ken Knutson (Washington 81), 12th year Knutson s Career Record: (11 years) Knutson s Record at UW: (11 years) Associate Head Coach: Joe Ross (Wisconsin-River Falls 82), 12th year Assistant Coaches: Travis Jewett (Washington State 93), third year Gregg Swenson (Western Washington 94), third year Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Scott Robertson (Washington 04), first year Strength & Conditioning Coach: Daniel Jahn (Washington 02), second year Administrative Assistant: Sherry Eischen Baseball Phone: (206) Athletic Trainer: Pat Jenkins Graduate Certified Trainer: Rob Scheidegger Training Room Phone: (206) Equipment Manager: Jim Hagland Equipment Room Phone: (206) Student Managers: Andrew Schatz & Jared Eischen Audio Technician: Peter Young Public Address Announcer: Bill Abelson Conference: Pacific Record: (15-9, third in Pac-10) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 21/14 Newcomers: 11 University of Washington Athletics Official Web Site: Coaches addresses: Ken Knutson coachk@u.washington.edu Joe Ross joeross@u.washington.edu Travis Jewett tjewett@u.washington.edu Gregg Swenson wabaseballcamps@comcast.net Gonzaga 3 p.m. at Oregon State 5 p.m. Gonzaga at Oregon State Missouri at USC UCLA Missouri 6:30 p.m. Missouri Loyola Loyola Marymount Marymount 6:30 p.m at Wash. at Wash. State State at Wash. State at Gonzaga 2 p.m. at Gonzaga 2 p.m at Arizona State MT Lewis- Clark St. 6:30 p.m. at Arizona State 7 p.m. MT UC Irvine 6:30 p.m. at Arizona State MT UC Irvine June

2 2 When the Pacific-10 Conference s two divisions merged prior to the 1999 baseball season, it marked a decided challenge for the three former Northern Division teams. While it may have taken a couple of years for Washington to rise to that challenge, the Huskies have shown they can indeed compete at the level of one of the nation s top conferences. Two consecutive third-place finishes, as well as back-to-back NCAA appearances, have proven that the Dawgs belong. The 2004 season presents a new challenge to Ken Knutson s 12th Husky team. This time around, the Diamond Dawgs aim to prove that their program has the depth of talent to sustain their recent high level of play. It s not as if the 2004 season looks like a rebuilding year. On the contrary, the Huskies return nearly all of an infield that played the largest role in smashing the school record for fielding percentage last season. There s also loads of depth in the bullpen and a long list of talented hitters that have served mainly parttime roles in the past. However, the loss of a four-year starting shortstop, two power-hitting outfielders and all three regular weekend starters does present a formidable task for Knutson and his team. PITCHING The loss of Sean White and Jeff Petersen, who were both drafted and signed after the 2003 season, and Clay Johnson, who transferred, means that the Huskies must replace the three pitchers that made up their weekend rotation for most of last year. Junior Will Fenton S E A S O N O U T L O O K Knutson has a number of options in this regard: moving former relievers to the rotation, promoting part-time or mid-week starters, relying on players that missed most or all of last year due to injury or going with one or more of his talented corps of freshmen. Potentially, Knutson could have junior Will Fenton to serve as his No. 1 starter. Last season, the hardthrowing righty posted a simply amazing season as he didn t allow a single run in 32.1 innings of work. He went 2-0 with 12 saves and held opponents to a paltry.145 average. However, he was limited in that he generally could work only once a weekend. Moving him to the starting rotation may allow Knutson to get a lot more innings out of his most proven pitcher. Fenton had the best year I ve ever seen, Knutson says. When he pitched, we won. I feel like starting may be easier on him. It might be his future. From the ranks of last year s injured list come senior right-hander Trevor Gibson and junior southpaw Joel Villalobos. Gibson started six games last year and was mostly very effective, posting a 3-0 record. He had off-season surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow and should return to full health. Villalobos was dominant at Bellevue CC before coming to the UW. An unusual arm ailment forced him to rest for the entire 2003 season, but that rest served its purpose as he returned as a top pitcher during fall practice. Gibson is the unknown, Knutson says. He s a bonus if he s back to his form of the fall of 2002 when he was our top guy. Joel had a good, healthy fall. He was a guy that we d expected to start last season. Last season, Matt Kasser, a hard-throwing righty, was dominant when his command was on. He could see time as a starter. Fellow soph, Keaton Everitt, a six-foot-seven righty, also has starting in his future. While very inexperienced, Everitt is a trememdous prospect thanks to his size and the velocity with which he throws. Kasser had a very good freshman year, Knutson says. He s got enough stuff to be a very versatile pitcher. And now Keaton has had a year of health. He works so hard. Consistency and opportunity will make him a really good pitcher. With all of those options, Knutson may not have to rely on freshman starters as much as it might seem from the outside. However, the talent of those freshmen might force him to give them a chance. The UW brought in what may be its best ever pitching class this year and while only time will tell, all four freshmen Richie Lentz, Tim Lincecum, Kyle Parker and Jordan Ponzoha could someday be weekend starters. We feel like these guys will contribute heavily to our program, Knutson explains. They re talented, they re into it and they re going to push everyone for innings. Lentz, who also plays outfield, could start or close, with some of that depending on how much he plays in the outfield or as the DH. Richie was a national Senior John Otness recruit and could really be a good two-way player, Knutson says. His stuff lets you think he could do anything. It also depends on what we end up doing with Fenton. Parker is a bulldog with really good stuff, Knutson continues. He s got a low-90s fastball, a good breaking ball and his change has really come along. Lincecum, the state s player of the year in 2003, also possesses a low-90s fastball, but his best pitch is his late-breaking, hard curve. That curve is dominant, says his coach. He could throw it every pitch. Ponzoha reminds Knutson of former All-Pac-10 righty Shawn Kohn, except he s bigger and he will throw harder. Junior Josh Conover also figures in the mix as he was very solid late in the year as the Huskies top mid-week starter, compiling a 4-0 mark in that role. While only four or five of the aforementioned players can fill starting roles, the rest will help compile what should be a deep bullpen, joining four lefties senior Trent Baysinger, juniors David Dowling and Jamie Hawkins and sophomore Emmanuel Pedroza and a right-hander, Hunter Hughes. Last year, Baysinger emerged as the Huskies top setup man and could continue in the role or perhaps close this year. Trent would also be a terrific starter, Knutson says, but he does so well in his current role thanks to his command and his ability to get right-handed hitters out. His versatility really sets up the bullpen. Dowling generally served in long relief and did it well enough to win seven games a year ago, including a start in the NCAA Regionals. David accepts his role so willingly and knows what I like him to do, Knutson says. Hawkins, Knutson says, could be in the mix in a lot of ways. I like him on the mound. He s got a bit of nastiness about him.

3 Pedroza, a third-year student, came through the walk-on tryouts in the fall and will get his shot two years removed from an outstanding high school career. Hughes is a command pitcher who Knutson says excels and throwing a breaking ball for a strike. CATCHERS The Huskies starting catching situation is pretty easy to figure as preseason All-American Aaron Hathaway returns for his third season as a starter. Originally known for outstanding defense, he emerged last year as the Huskies No. 3 hitter and batted.350. Aaron has got to be the best catch-and-throw guy in our conference, Knutson says, and our depth behind him is very good. Senior Ben Johnson has spent the last three seasons as a backup catcher and part-time starter. Knutson would be more than satisfied with him in that role this year, but Johnson also emerged from the fall as the starter in left field. While he ll hold on to the catching gear, his time as the No. 2 man behind the plate may come down to the play of freshman slugger Matt Lane. Matt is a big, strong, left-handed hitting catcher, Knutson explains. He ll have his chance to be the No. 2. He had a very good fall. Also backing up behind the plate is true freshman Ty Kuehl. INFIELDERS Last year, the Huskies broke the school record for fielding percentage with a.978 mark, good for No. 3 in the nation. There s little reason to think that will change much this year as three-quarters of the starting infield returns. Junior Kyle Larsen has made only two errors in Senior Greg Isaacson S E A S O N O U T L O O K two seasons as the starting first baseman. After a strong start at the plate last year, the six-foot-five slugger struggled at the bat the last half of the year. How he responds at the plate could be a key for the 04 Dawgs. Kyle will be the first to tell you that he was a little down last year, says Knutson, but we anticipate he ll be back on track after a strong summer and fall. He s the key to our defense. He makes it hard for us to throw a ball away. Senior Greg Isaacson returns for his third year as a starting second baseman. Always solid in the field, he made a jump at the plate last year, hitting.322 with nine home runs. Nothing Greg does surprises me, says Knutson. He has a great attitude and is the role model for our program. Senior John Otness is another third-year starter at third base, where he returns this year. John is a returning senior captain who has always been a very productive player for us. We expect a big year out of him, Knutson says. The one new starter in the infield isn t really new. Last year, the coaches converted then-freshman Brent Lillibridge to center field as his play forced them to find a place for him after starter Tila Reynolds unexpectly returned for his senior year. All Lillibridge did was bat.388 with 13 home runs and make firstteam All-Pac-10 and Freshman All-America before spending the summer as a starter on the U.S. National Team. It s important to remember that this isn t a center fielder being converted to shortstop, Knutson explains. It s the other way around. He s a really talented player and it ll be fun to see him out there at shortstop every day. The infield depth is also strong. While there haven t been many chances to break into the starting lineup the last couple of years, Knutson s confident that whenever their time comes, his younger infielders will perform. Backing up at first base are sophomore Curt Rindal and freshman James Allan. Both are powerful and Rindal s fall performance may earn him some starts at designated hitter. Redshirt freshman Matt Tucker and sophomore Josh Showers back up at second base while Brian Bauer is the No. 2 player at shortstop. At third base, hard-hitting freshman Tyler Mach saw action in the fall due to an injury to Otness and showed that he can hold his own there if needed. Additionally, junior Nick Batkoski, who has moved to the outfield, could return at third or short if needed. OUTFIELDERS The only returner with any experience in the outfield is junior Taylor Johnson, the starter in right most of the last two seasons. The Huskies lost, essentially, three other regular outfielders with the move of Lillibridge and with Chad Boudon and Mike Sophomore Brent Lillibridge Wagner moving on to pro ball. Boudon belted 22 homers last year to set a UW single-season record, while Wagner hit 15. While defense is always important, Knutson is tasked with trying to replace some of that power when he restructures his outfield this year. That need meant that the Huskies spent the fall trying several veterans in new spots and at the end of it, Taylor Johnson was joined by three converted players to make up the team s top four outfielders. Taylor Johnson ended the fall playing center with Ben Johnson (the No. 2 catcher the last three years) in left and former third baseman Nick Batkoski in right. Former catcher Zach Clem was the DH much of the time, but also worked out in the two corner spots. I think Taylor is a key guy, Knutson says. He s a physical guy and we expect him to produce. He could hit anywhere in the lineup thanks to his good power and high on-base percentage. Batkoski s been a productive hitter when he s gotten in there, Knutson continues, and Ben had a very good fall. Clem was one of our best hitters in the fall. Those four guys will get the first shot. Younger players fill out the depth in the outfield and all could push the veterans for time. Knutson has three center-field types in sophomores Devin Warner and Nick Burnham and freshman Nick Jiles and a corner outfielder in freshman Brett Kilborn. Like every season, there are question marks going in. The Huskies, however, think they have all the answers. All that s left is to get out on the field and find out. 3

4 R O S T E R 2004 BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/JC/College) 40 Allan, James 1B R/R FR HS Greshman, Ore. (Sam Barlow HS) 16 Batkoski, Nick OF/IF R/R JR 2V Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS) 27 Bauer, Brian IF R/R SO # 1V Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville / San Diego State Univ.) 34 Baysinger, Trent P L/L SR 1V Moscow, Idaho (Moscow HS / Walla Walla CC) 26 Burnham, Nick OF R/R SO 1V Bellevue, Wash. (Eastside Catholic HS) 10 Clem, Zach OF/C R/R SO 1V Burlington, Wash. (Burlington-Edison HS) 36 Conover, Josh P R/R JR # 2V Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington HS) 28 Dowling, David P L/L JR 2V Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS) 35 Everitt, Keaton P R/R SO # 1V Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS) 37 Fenton, Will P R/R JR 2V Kingston, Wash. (North Kitsap HS) 31 Gibson, Trevor P R/R SR 3V Enumclaw, Wash. (Enumclaw HS) 13 Hathaway, Aaron C R/R JR 2V Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River HS) 32 Hawkins, Jamie P L/L JR # 2V Bainbridge Island, Wash. (Bainbridge HS) 30 Hughes, Hunter P R/R FR # RS SeaTac, Wash. (Mt. Rainier HS) 4 Isaacson, Greg IF L/R SR 3V Aberdeen, Wash. (Aberdeen HS) 12 Jiles, Nick OF L/L FR HS Yakima, Wash. (Davis HS) 2 Johnson, Ben OF/C S/R SR 3V Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue HS) 22 Johnson, Taylor OF L/L JR 2V Vancouver, Wash. (Skyview HS) 39 Kasser, Matt P R/R SO 1V Issaquah, Wash. (Issaquah HS) 3 Kilborn, Brett OF R/R FR HS Seattle, Wash. (Ballard HS) 41 Kuehl, Ty C R/R FR HS Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS) 24 Lane, Matt C L/R FR HS Port Angeles, Wash. (Port Angeles HS) 23 Larsen, Kyle 1B L/L JR 2V Redmond, Wash. (Eastlake HS) 6 Lentz, Richie P/OF R/R FR HS Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) 11 Lillibridge, Brent IF R/R SO 1V Everett, Wash. (Jackson HS) 14 Lincecum, Tim P L/R FR HS Renton, Wash. (Liberty HS) 18 Mach, Tyler IF R/R FR HS Kent, Wash. (Kentlake HS) 25 Otness, John IF R/R SR 3V Fircrest, Wash. (Wilson HS) 8 Parker, Kyle P R/R FR HS Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS) 15 Pedroza, Emmanuel P L/L SO # HS Mabton, Wash. (Mabton HS) 33 Ponzoha, Jordan P R/R FR HS Tumwater, Wash. (Tumwater HS) 21 Rindal, Curt 1B R/R SO 1V Mount Vernon, Wash. (Mount Vernon HS) 7 Showers, Josh IF R/R SO 1V Port Orchard, Wash. (South Kitsap HS) 9 Tucker, Matt IF S/R FR # RS Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill HS) 29 Villalobos, Joel P L/L JR # RS Lynnwood, Wash. (Lynnwood HS / Bellevue CC) 42 Warner, Devin OF S/R SO # RS Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins HS / Univ. of Kansas) # indicates redshirt season utilitzed Head Coach: 19 Ken Knutson (Washington 81; 12th year as head coach; 20th year overall) Associate Head Coach: 17 Joe Ross (Wisconsin-River Falls 82; 12th year) Assistant Coach: 20 Travis Jewett (Washington State 93; 3rd year) Assistant Coach: 44 Gregg Swenson (Western Washington 94; 3rd year) Undergraduate Assistant: 43 Scott Robertson (Washington 04; 1st year) NUMERICAL ROSTER 2 Ben Johnson, of/c 17 Joe Ross, assoc. head coach 31 Trevor Gibson, rhp 3 Brett Kilborn, of 18 Tyler Mach, if 32 Jamie Hawkins, lhp 4 Greg Isaacson, if 19 Ken Knutson, head coach 33 Jordan Ponzoha, rhp 6 Richie Lentz, rhp/of 20 Travis Jewitt, asst. coach 34 Trent Baysinger, lhp 7 Josh Showers, if 21 Curt Rindal, if 35 Keaton Everitt, rhp 8 Kyle Parker, rhp 22 Taylor Johnson, of 36 Josh Conover, rhp 9 Matt Tucker, if 23 Kyle Larsen, 1b 37 Will Fenton, rhp 10 Zach Clem, of/c 24 Matt Lane, c 39 Matt Kasser, rhp 11 Brent Lillibridge, if 25 John Otness, if 40 James Allen, 1b 12 Nick Jiles, of 26 Nick Burnham, of 41 Ty Kuehl, c 13 Aaron Hathaway, c 27 Brian Bauer, if 42 Devin Warner, of 14 Tim Lincecum, rhp 28 David Dowling, lhp 43 Scott Robertson, rhp 15 Emmanuel Pedroza, lhp 29 Joel Villalobos, lhp 44 Gregg Swensen, asst. coach 16 Nick Batkoski, of/if 30 Hunter Hughes, rhp PRONUNCIATIONS Player & Coach Names Nick Batkoski bat-cuss-kee Trent Baysinger BAY-sing-er Ken Knutson kuh-noot-sun Ty Kuehl KEEL Brent Lillibridge LILL-uh-bridge Tim Lincecum LINTZ-uh-come John Otness OUGHT-ness Jordan Ponzoha pawn-zo-uh Joel Villalobos VEE-uh-LOW-bose Hometowns/High Schools Enumclaw, Wash. EE-num-claw Issaquah, Wash. IZZ-uh-kwah SeaTac, Wash. SEE-tack Yakima, Wash. YACK-uh-muh 4

5 NICK BATKOSKI OUTFIELDER / INFIELDER JUNIOR # R/R FEDERAL WAY, WASH. (FEDERAL WAY HS) Born November 11, 1982, in Burien, Wash.... son of Patricia Nelson and Paul Batkoski... majoring in anthropology (Sophomore) Played in 36 games, starting 19 times... emerged as a starter at DH, starting seven of the last eight games and 10 of the last made 15 starts at DH, two at second base and two at third base... Huskies were 16-3 with him in the starting lineup... started three of four games in the NCAA Regional... collecting a hit in all three... went 4-for-12 in NCAA play and 2-for-4 with an RBI double June 1 vs. Long Beach State... started all three in the regular season s final series vs. USC, going 4-for-10 with four runs and an RBI double for the series... started two of three vs. Arizona State the weekend before, contributing a two-run single to break a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning of the May 19 game (third of the series)... also started two at UCLA and had a big game in the series finale, a 13-2 UW win (May 11)... went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, a double and a homer in that game... 2-for-3 with a solo homer in a start at third base May 6 vs. Portland... started at 3B April 21 vs. Hawaii-Hilo and hit first career homer in the first inning for-5 with three RBI in that game for-32 (.312) in 11 games against Pac-10 opposition... 5-for-10 on the season as a pinch hitter... played for North Adams (Mass.) during the summer (Freshman) Started five games at DH, two at shortstop, two at second base and one at third... went 2-for-3 with two doubles May 14 (game two) vs. Gonzaga... started April 13 vs. WSU, when he went 1-for-4 as the second baseman... first hit came in his second game, when he singled vs. Missouri Feb went 1-for-4 with two runs and an RBI double March. 16 vs. BYU... came off the bench in the NCAA Regional final game vs. Rice and singled in two at bats... belted a grand slam in a noncounting win over the University of British Columbia in the tournament in Phoenix opening weekend... played summer ball for Aloha (Ore.) in the Pacific International League, batting.323 in 19 league games. FEDERAL WAY HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters at Federal Way, leading the Eagles to the AAAA (highest level) state championship as a senior... all-area as a junior and a senior and all-state as a senior... MVP and batting champion of the South Puget Sound League as a junior... two-time team MVP and also an All-SPSL pitcher... hit.316 as a sophomore,.511 as a junior and.429 as a senior... also went 9-2 with a 1.01 ERA as a senior, when his team went team went in his three seasons and won the district each of the last two years... team captain as a junior and senior... as a 16-year old, played in the Junior Olympics with the Burien (Wash.) Knights... graduated with a 3.62 grade point average. NICK BATKOSKI S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / / / /1 Totals / /1 BRIAN BAUER INFIELDER RS-SOPHOMORE # R/R WOODINVILLE, WASH. (WOODINVILLE HS/SDSU) Born November 12, 1982, in Kirkland, Wash.... son of Mike and Patty Bauer... has a brother, Joe, and a sister, Maggie... both parents, as well as an uncle, attended the UW... brother Joe played baseball at Lower Columbia CC... construction management major (RS-Freshman) Served as a backup infielder and saw action in six games in his first season at the UW... finished the year 2-for-4 with a homer and three runs batted in... first UW hit was a run-scoring single April 22 vs. Hawaii-Hilo... May 6 vs. Portland, belted a two-run homer in his only at bat that day... played for the Seattle Studs during the summer and hit a grand slam at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY Was a true-freshman member of the San Diego State baseball team in 2002, but redshirted the season and didn t see any game action... compiled a grade point average of over 3.5 at SDSU. BRIAN BAUER S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: WOODINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Played three seasons at Woodinville High under coach Terry Agnew, captaining the team as a senior... helped the team to a first-place league finish in 2000 and third place in named to the 4A All-KingCo first team as a junior and a senior... hit.450 his junior season and.360 as a senior... twice won the Silver Bat Award as Woodinville s top hitter and was an offensive MVP at the state all-star game his senior year... played for Washington high school all-star team in the annual series vs. Oregon... won numerous academic awards... graduated with a 3.8 grade point average. Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / /0 5

6 TRENT BAYSINGER LEFT-HANDED PITCHER SENIOR # L/L MOSCOW, IDAHO (MOSCOW HS/WALLA WALLA CC) Born September 1, 1981, in Moscow, Idaho... parents are Cheryl and Chuck Baysinger... has a younger brother, Ryan... a comparative literature major (Junior) Made 23 relief appearances and one start in his first season at Washington... usually worked in a setup role, but saw long relief duties as well... in 25.2 innings of work vs. Pac-10 opposition, went 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA (second in the Pac-10) over 10 appearances... walked only seven and struck out 26 against the Pac opponent batting average in Pac-10 play was third in the conference... allowed only 14 ERs and 40 hits in 46.2 innings as a reliever (2.70 ERA)... eighth in the Pac-10 (all games0 with 24 called strikeouts... only five of his 23 relief outings lasted less than one full inning and 11 went two innings or more... threw in both wins over Minnesota at the NCAA Regionals... worked two-thirds no-hit innings in the regional opener and one and two-thirds in game three, allowing a hit while fanning two... got the win on the season s final day, a 10-8 win over USC, throwing three and two-thirds in relief... threw three one-hit innings for save May 17 vs. Arizona State... two shutout innings May 11 at UCLA... picked up the win May 2 at Washington State, allowing no hits in the 12th and 13th for the victory... worked four relief innings Apr. 26 vs. California, allowing one run on three hits while striking out TRENT BAYSINGER S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: seven... threw twice vs. Arizona, going 1.1 scoreless in Apr. 11 win and then suffering the loss Apr. 13 in a 4.1-inning outing... earned a save Apr. 4 vs. Oregon State, allowing only two hits and no runs over four innings... got a start Mar. 11 at OSU (non-conference), but didn t figure in the decision, working four innings... pitched for Pacific International League champion Wenatchee (Wash.) during the summer... posted a 5-0 record and a 1.05 earned run average over six starts for Wenatchee... named the league s player of the week once after throwing a nine-inning, one-hit shutout and finished the year as a first-team allleague pick. WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Played two seasons at Walla Walla CC under coach Chad Miltenberger... team finished fourth in the NWAACC eastern division both seasons... as a freshman, struck out 16 in a playoff game vs. Edmonds... last summer, pitched for the Wenatchee (Wash.) Applesox in the Pacific International League, going 3-0 with a 4.71 earned run average. MOSCOW HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters at Moscow High, captaining the team as a junior and senior... batted.436 as a senior... played in the Idaho-Utah all-star game and was team MVP in also participated in football, basketball and wrestling... two-time football team captain... the first Moscow High athlete to play varsity football, basketball and baseball three years in a row... named his school s athlete of the year as a senior. Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK / NICK BURNHAM OUTFIELDER SOPHOMORE # R/R BELLEVUE, WASH. (EASTSIDE CATHOLIC HS) Born October 4, 1983, in Bellevue, Wash... son of Karen and Terry Burnham... has a younger brother, Todd, and a younger sister, Lexie... undecided on a major (Freshman) Appeared in four games in his first season at the UW, getting a plate appearance in three of those four... went 0-for-3... played for Bellingham (Wash.) during the summer. NICK BURNHAM S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: EASTSIDE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters at Eastside Catholic, missing his sophomore year due to injury... captained the team his final two seasons... batted.441 with three homers as a junior and.489 with three homers, 21 stolen bases and nine triples as a senior... two-time firstteam All-Metro League outfielder and the Metro League MVP as a senior... named team MVP each of his final two years... had a 3.61 high-school GPA. Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / /0 6

7 ZACH CLEM OUTFIELDER / CATCHER SOPHOMORE # R/R BURLINGTON, WASH. (BURLINGTON-EDISON HS) Born September 20, 1983, in Mount Vernon, Wash.... parents are Annette and Jim Clem... father is a teacher, athletic director and longtime baseball coach at Burlington-Edison High... has a younger brother, Jacob... a pre-engineering major (Freshman) Saw limited time in his first season as a Husky, playing in five games... got three at bats and drove in one run with a sacrifice fly Mar. 15 vs. Cal State Northridge... played for Bellingham (Wash.) during the summer and earned the Pacific International League s Player of the Week award once. BURLINGTON-EDISON HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters at Burlington- Edison, finishing second in the league three times and third in the district as a senior... batted.419 with five homers as a senior... secondteam all-league as a sophomore before making the first team his last two years... all-state as a senior... named the state and region American Legion player of the year... also earned three basketball and two football letters... a first-team all-league defensive back... in the summer of 2001, led the Burlington Sox (Legion) to a second-place regional finish, batting.476 with 16 homers... graduated from high school with a 3.9 grade point average. ZACH CLEM S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / /0 JOSH CONOVER RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER RS-JUNIOR # R/R KIRKLAND, WASH. (LAKE HS) Born May 5, son of Steve and Wendy Conover... has an older brother, Jason, a former baseball player at Lewis-Clark State... originally signed a Letter of Intent to play at UW for the 2001 season, but did not come out for the team until considering engineering as a major (Sophomore) Made 14 appearances on the season, including five starts... won his first four starts, the first four starting outings of his career... all starts came in mid-week action... also very succesful out of the bullpen, allowing nine hits over 12.1 innings for a 2.19 earned run average as a reliever... worked 2.1 perfect innings May 18 vs. Arizona State, fanning four... no runs allowed in 5.1 Pac-10 innings... was on his way to a fifth win May 6 vs. Portland, but left game with a minor back strain with two down in the fifth... got fourth win in as many starts Apr. 29 vs. Lewis-Clark State, allowing three runs over six innings... got third win Apr. 22 vs. Hawaii-Hilo, allowing no runs on four hits in four innings... earned a win Apr. 15 at Kansas State, allowing four runs on five hits over 7.0 IP, walking one and fanning six... pitched twice in relief at Stanford, combining to work 2.2 shutout innings... started Mar. 25 at Portland, earning a win in his first career start... allowed six hits and one run while fanning five in 5.0 innings for the win... came on with the bases loaded and one out Mar. 11 at Oregon State, and got a strikeout and a flyout to get out of the jam... pitched for Kirkland (Wash.) during the summer (RS-Freshman) Made eight relief appearances in his first season with the Huskies... didn t allow a hit in his first three outings and didn t surrender a run until his fifth... top outing was probably April 10 vs. UC Irvine, when he struck out three in two shutout innings... that was also longest outing of the season... suffered only loss in his final outing of the season when he gave up four runs (two-thirds of his season total) vs. Gonzaga May played for Bend (Ore.) over the summer, posting a solid 2.70 earned run average in the Pacific International League. LAKE HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters, playing primarily as an infielder, at Lake Washington... batted.350 as a sophomore,.375 as a junior and.360 as a senior... named first-team All-KingCo third baseman as a senior after earning second-team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore... team captain his senior year. JOSH CONOVER S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK / / Totals /

8 DAVID DOWLING LEFT-HANDED PITCHER JUNIOR # L/L KIRKLAND, WASH. (JUANITA HS) Born October 31, 1982, in Seattle... son of Jim and Ellen Dowling... has one older brother, Brian, a current University of Washington student... member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity... majoring in economics (Sophomore) Served as the Huskies long relief specialist, usually entering games in the first five innings or so... made 18 appearances in relief before getting lone start May 31 at the NCAA Regionals vs. Minnesota... eight of 18 relief appearances were three innings or longer... picked up seven wins, second-most on the team... earned a surprise start in the regional in a loser-out game vs. Minnesota... pitched brilliantly in that game despite being informed of the start about 45 minutes prior to gametime... allowed six hits and only one run (unearned) while walking three and striking out five for the victory... worked 3.1 solid innings of relief on the final day of the regular season, a 10-8 comeback win over USC, entering the game down 6-0 in the first... allowed only one run while fanning five in that one... threw three innings in the May 18 loss to Arizona State... threw three innings May 9 at UCLA, allowing two runs (one earned) over 3.0 IP... worked 2.1 relief innings for sixth win May 6 vs. Portland, facing the minimum... threw 1.2 innings May 4 at Washington State, striking out four while not allowing a hit... took both losses at Stanford, both in relief... didn t allow an earned run in a 4.2-inning outing Mar. 22 at UC Irvine... got a save Mar. 16 vs. CS Northridge, combining with Trevor Gibson on a shutout... fanned four in four innings vs. the Matadors... got his fifth relief victory Mar. 11 at Oregon State, allowing a run and fanning six over 3.1 innings... picked up a fourth relief win Mar. 8 vs. Washington State, allowing one run on two hits over an inning and one-third... got third long-relief win of the season Mar. 1 vs. CS Northridge, going six and one-third... got the win in relief Feb. 8 vs. UCSB, working 5.2 innings (5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K)... got a similar win Feb. 14 at Loyola Marymount, allowing three runs and fanning six in 4.2 IP in a 10-9 UW win... pitched for Bend (Ore.) during the summer (Freshman) Pitched in nine games in relief and started four others... most relief appearances were in middle or long relief roles... in first career outing, Feb. 26 at Portland, threw four innings of relief, striking out a season-high six batters... wins came in relief vs. Washington State (retiring 10 of 11 batters over 3.1 innings) on April 14 and in a start vs. Portland on May 7... suffered losses to UC Riverside (March 8), at Arizona State (March 29) and at Missouri (April 5), all in starting assignments... threw five relief innings May 12 at USC, allowing two earned runs and fanning five... longest outing of the year was a six-inning start in the loss at Missouri. JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL Earned two letters as a left-handed pitcher at Juanita, teaming with fellow UW pitcher Keaton Everitt... went 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA while batting.367 as a junior... posted a 5-2 mark with a 1.31 ERA as a senior... team MVP in All-KingCo second-team selection as a senior... Scholar-Athlete in both of his varsity seasons... member of the National Honor Society all three years of high school... graduated with a 3.7 grade point average. DAVID DOWLING S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK / / Totals / Born February 4, 1983, in Edmonds, Wash.... son of Robert and Lisa Everitt... has an older brother, Trevor, a current UW student... mother and father, as well as numerous other relatives, attended the University of Washington... an economics major (RS-Freshman) Didn t allow a hit or a run in limited bullpen duty... threw three one-inning outings... struck out one each in one-inning appearances vs. Gonzaga (Feb. 22) and at Portland (Mar. 25)... struck out three in one inning Apr. 22 vs. Hawaii-Hilo... KEATON EVERITT RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER RS-SOPHOMORE # R/R KIRKLAND, WASH. (JUANITA HS) KEATON EVERITT S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: played summer ball for North Adams (Mass) (Freshman) Redshirted the season after undergoing pre-season elbow surgery. JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL Earned two varsity baseball letters at Juanita, teaming with fellow UW pitcher David Dowling... mostly a position player in high school and only started pitching as a senior... honorable mention All-KingCo at both first base and pitcher as a senior... posted a 1-1 record with a 2.10 ERA, a.118 opponent batting average and 27 strikeouts in 15 innings as a senior... batted.387 as a junior and.357 as a senior... team s most inspirational award winner as a senior, when he was also team captain... two-year member of the National Honor Society... graduated with a 3.7 grade point average. Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK /

9 WILL FENTON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER JUNIOR # R/R KINGSTON, WASH. (NORTH KITSAP HS) Born April 7, 1983, in Bellevue, Wash.... son of Greg and Sally Fenton... has an older sister, Sunny, and a younger brother, Ross... both parents attended the University of Washington... member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity... a pre-engineering major (Sophomore) Finished the season not having allowed a single run, earned or otherwise, in 32.1 innings of work... All-Pac-10 first-team selection and a third-team All- American from Baseball Amerca... allowed only 16 hits and 11 walks while striking out opponents batted only.145 against him appearances, all in relief and all late in the game as he finished the game in 17 of struck out five in a game six times saves led the Pac-10 and was third in UW history... picked up two saves in the NCAA Regional, in each of the UW wins over Minnesota... got two saves in the USC series, throwing three perfect innings... Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week after three saves in four games in final week of season... got eighth save May 19 vs. ASU, allowing three hits, but fanning five over left four runners in scoring position in that one... worked 2.2 innings May 10 at UCLA for seventh save... struck out five and allowed two hits in that one... allowed three hits and no runs in 3.2 relief innings May 2 at Washington State... was outstanding in 11-inning, 4-3 win over Arizona Apr. 11, working the final 3.2 for the win... gave up one hit and struck out five... struck out five in 2.1 IP Apr. 5 for save vs. Oregon State... didn t pitch for nearly two weeks before getting a save Mar. 23 at UC Irvine, fanning the final three of the game... got two saves in first Washington State series, getting the final out in Mar win and working two innings (one hit, three Ks) in the 6-5 win the next day... struck out five and gave up one hit over 2.2 to get win vs. San Diego State... got second save Feb. 23 vs. Gonzaga, coming on with no outs and two on in the ninth and retiring the next three in order without allowing a run... pitched briefly for the Fairbanks (Alaska) Goldpanners over the summer... didn t surrender a run in his seven and one-third innings for the Goldpanners... enters the 2004 season having not allowed a run in 37.1 innings dating back to May 26, 2002, when Arizona s Moises Duran hit a home run off of him (Freshman) Appeared in 19 games second-most on the team starting once... emerged as a closer in the second half of the season... six of 13 earned runs he allowed in relief came in one outing March 2 vs. Utah... outside of that one outing, threw 22.2 innings of relief, allowing 20 hits and 10 runs (seven earned), good for a 2.78 ERA over those 17 outings... got the save April 27 at Cal after fanning the last two batters of the game with the bases loaded... worked 4.2 relief innings vs. Cal over two outings, allowing only one run... got the win in the Huskies ninth-inning win over Rice to force a second regional championship game... threw the final three and a third of that game, allowing no hits or runs... worked 1.2 no-hit relief innings May 19 at Oregon State... threw three innings of relief in May 14 s first game vs. Gonzaga, allowing only one hit... picked up the win May 4 vs. UCLA with 1.2 innings... also got a win with a two-inning relief outing March 26 vs. Washington State... suffered the loss in the third game at USC, allowing two runs in one and a third... earned his first start April 2 vs. Gonzaga... allowed three runs on five hits over four innings in a no-decision. NORTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters on the North Kitsap baseball team... team finished first in the Olympic League his sophomore and senior years... posted a career won-lost record of 18-3, going 2-0 as a sophomore, 7-1 as a junior and 9-2 as a senior... first-team All-Olympic League as a senior after making the second team as a junior... most inspirational award winner as a senior... captain his junior and senior years... also played two years of football. WILL FENTON S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK / / Totals / TREVOR GIBSON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER SENIOR # R/R ENUMCLAW, WASH. (ENUMCLAW HS) Born May 25, 1982, in San Francisco, Calif.... son of Jewett and Kathleen Gibson... father played football and wrestled at the Air Force Academy and at Fresno State... has one older brother, J.P.... majoring in sociology (Junior).Spent the middle portion of the year as a weekend starter, but a minor elbow problem kept him from pitching at the start of the year... same injury kept him from pitching the last month and he didn t pitch after April ended up having off-season surgery to remove bone chips in his right elbow... got a save with three innings of relief Apr. 21 vs. Hawaii-Hilo (game one): 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K... after three wins in three starts, got a no decision Apr. 13 vs. Oregon State (6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 6 K) and also a no decision in the UW s Mar. 30, loss at Stanford... easily his roughest start to that point, as he allowed three hits and four runs over three innings... lasted only two-thirds of an inning Apr. 13 at Arizona, allowing two runs, but didn t take the loss... still, as a starter, went 26.2 IP, allowing only 15 hits and 12 runs while fanning 23, good for a 4.05 ERA... prior to Stanford, had won all three starts and had a 1.08 ERA as a starter... worked 5.2 IP in Mar. 23 win at UC Irvine, allowing only one hit (5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 6 K)... combined on a shutout Mar. 16 vs. CS Northridge, allowing three hits and one walk while fanning four in... continued on next page 9

10 10... continued from previous page five innings... got a win in first career start May 9 vs. Washington State, allowing only two hits and fanning seven over 6.0 IP (Sophomore) Made 12 relief appearances, but time was limited in the second half of the season due to a minor injury and illness... got the win April 27 at Cal, fanning one in a third of an inning... hadn t thrown since April 2 due to soreness... struck out a career-high seven in three innings March 5 at Portland... threw two shutout innings, allowing no hits or walks, March 16 vs. Brigham Young... got a save with three innings March 25 vs. WSU... didn t pitch in the final month of the regular season, mostly due to illness... spent the summer as a starter with Bellingham (Wash.) in the Pacific International League, posting a 2-1 record and a 2.88 ERA in league play... fanned 31 in 28 innings in league action (Freshman) The most-used of the freshmen relievers, he saw relief action in 14 games, the fourth most relief appearances on the team... earned a save with a long relief outing in his first career appearance, throwing four innings to close the March 3 game at UC Riverside... allowed one run on R E T U R N I N G P L A Y E R P R O F I L E S four hits and no walks while striking out three in that one... matched that season-high strikeout total in two innings vs. Southern Utah March threw scoreless single innings of relief at Oregon State, vs. Washington State and at Stanford before taking a loss to California on March closed out the year with five straight relief outings without allowing a run... over that stretch, gave up only one hit in three and one-third innings... over his final seven relief appearances (4.2 innings), allowed only two hits and one run. ENUMCLAW HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters as a pitcher and outfielder under coach Dan Hennessey at Enumclaw... captained the team as a senior... second-team all-league as a sophomore and first-team as a junior... as a senior, named a first-team all-league pitcher and a second-team all-league outfielder... all-state and honorable mention all-america as a senior... played for the Washington team in the annual all-star game against Oregon s high school all-stars... a member of the National Honor Society with a 3.5 grade point average. TREVOR GIBSON S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK / / / Totals / Born December 2, 1982, in Vancouver, Wash.... son of Bill and Jeannette Hathaway... has one brother, Jason, a former baseball player at Concordia in Oregon... a sociology major (Sophomore) One of the nation s finest defensive catchers... also emerged as the Huskies No. 3 hitter, batting third in 27 of the UW s last 29 games... picked off nine base-runners, triple any other player in the Pac-10 (including pitchers)... allowed only 17 stolen bases all year while throwing out 18 would-be base-stealers... started 52 games, 49 at catcher and three as the DH... made the NCAA Regional all-tournament team (his second all-regional award in as many seasons) after a big weekend at the plate... went 8- for-17 with two runs, a double, a homer and three RBI at the regionals... went 3-for-5 in the opening win over Minnesota and 2-for-4 with an RBI against the Gophers on May 31 and against Long Beach State on June 1... had the big hit May 25 in Washington s comefrom-behind win over USC, driving in the go-ahead run with a two-out RBI double in the eighth inning, breaking an 8-8 tie after UW had trailed, for-4 with four RBIs in that game... homered May 23 vs. USC... hit safely in 22 of the last 26 to close out the season... got a hit in all three at UCLA, going 5-for-13 on the weekend... 2-for-5, two RBI May 6 vs. Portland... broke a seven-game hitting streak vs. Lewis-Clark State... had gone 14-for-29 (.483) during the streak... 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI Apr. 21 vs. Hawaii-Hilo (game 1) and then 2-for-3 with three RBI, a double and a triple Apr. 22 vs. the Vulcans... home run Mar. 29 at Stanford... first homer of the year in 8-1 win Mar. 9 vs. Washington State... spent the summer playing for Brewster (Mass.) in the Cape Cod League (Freshman) Named a first-team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball after spending the season as the Huskies starting catcher...made 48 starts at catcher, including 31 of the last hit safely in 16 of last 20 and 21 of last 26 regular season games... a major reason for the Huskies second-half turnaround as he batted.302, allowed only four passed balls and threw out 11 of 21 basestealers over the last 32 AARON HATHAWAY CATCHER JUNIOR # R/R VANCOUVER, WASH. (COLUMBIA RIVER HS) games of the year... played so well defensively in the NCAA Houston Regional that he made the all-regional team despite going only 1-for-17 at the plate in the tournament... allowed only one stolen base and picked off two in the regional... shared the Pac-10 lead for most pickoffs over the course of the season with four... had two hits and a homer in each of the first two games at Oregon State... May 14 (game one) vs. Gonzaga, went 3- for-6 with two RBI... 5-for-13 in USC series average in league play was third on the team for-99 (.343) over his last 26 regular-season games... 6-for-11 with a homer, a double and six RBI in Stanford series... had all four UW RBI in April 20 loss to the Cardinal and hit a solo homer to start an eighth-inning rally in April 21 win... 5-for-10 in the previous weekend s league series vs. WSU... first career homer April 13 vs. the Cougars... had the Huskies only five-hit game of the season, going 5-for-5 with two doubles April 2 vs. Gonzaga... threw out 21-of-60 would-be basestealers on the season, a solid.350 percentage... had a tremendous debut Feb. 15 vs. Northwestern, going 2-for- 4 with a double and a triple... also threw out a would-be basestealer and picked off a runner at first base in that game. COLUMBIA RIVER HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters in baseball at Columbia River... batted over.400 in each of his final three seasons, hitting.429 as a sophomore,.466 as a junior and.485 as a senior... had 10 homers and 61 RBI as a junior and belted five home runs and drove in 48 as a senior... first-team all-league pick his final three years... team MVP and captain as a junior and senior... made all-state as a senior and was named MVP of the all-state games... played on the Washington all-star team that swept Oregon s all-stars... helped team to a firstplace finish in the league and the district as a sophomore, when River finished third in the state... also earned three letters in football and two in basketball... in each of his last two seasons as the football team s quarterback, led the Greater St. Helens League in passing yards, percentage and passing touchdowns... named the Greater St. Helens League Player of the Year as a senior footballer, and was the Vancouver Columbian s area player of the year... all-state quarterback, kicker, punter and defensive back as a senior... threw for 2,363 yards to help the Chieftans to the state AAA quarterfinals as a senior... secondteam all-league in basketball while also earning team MVP and acting as team captain... TrendWest s and KVAN s Athlete of the Year... graduated with a 3.72 GPA. AARON HATHAWAY S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / / / /6 Totals / /21

11 JAMIE HAWKINS LEFT-HANDED PITCHER RS-JUNIOR # L/L BAINBRIDGE, WASH. (BAINBRIDGE HS) Born March 11, 1982, in Seattle... son of Randy and Janet Hawkins... has one younger sister, Lindsay... both parents attended the UW... an anthropology major (Sophomore) Got a late start on the season after suffering an illness in the offseason that kept him out of action until he made his first outing March pitched in five games, including one start... threw 0.1 IP (one hit, no runs) May 18 vs. ASU in his only Pac-10 action of the season... got no decision in first career start May 7 vs. Portland, allowing three runs over 4.1 IP... threw one shutout inning Apr. 21 (game 2) vs. Hawaii- Hilo... worked two innings at Kansas State, allowing a run on one hit... struck out two in two innings Mar. 15 at Portland, allowing no runs on one hit in first outing of the year... over the summer, pitched for Kirkland (Wash.) (RS-Freshman) Saw limited action out of the bullpen... pitched in two games and didn t allow a run in either... threw two-thirds of an inning March 2 vs. Utah, allowing two hits, but no runs... worked a no-hit inning March 7 vs. Portland, striking out two (Freshman) Redshirted the season, primarily due to a shoulder injury. BAINBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters as a pitcher and outfielder for coach Mike Reese at Bainbridge... All- Olympic League as a junior and senior... served as captain his senior year... team went 19-2 his junior year and 18-4 his season season with a 0.58 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 40 innings as junior... in his senior year, posted 4-1 record, a 1.47 earned run average and 46 strikeouts in 24 innings... threw a no-hitter as a senior. JAMIE HAWKINS CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK / / Totals / HUNTER HUGHES RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER RS-FRESHMAN # R/R SEATAC, WASH. (MT. RAINIER HS) Born March 12, 1984, in Seattle... son of Marilyn and Richard Hughes... has an older brother, Adam... majoring in business (Freshman) Redshirted his first season with the Huskies. MT. RAINIER HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters as a pitcher and first baseman at Mt. Rainier... after last-place Seamount League finishes his first two years, led the team to league championships his final two seasons... captained the team his final two years... team went 11-4 his junior year and 14-1 his senior season... took first in the district and sixth in the state his senior year after finishing second in the district playoffs as a junior... posted a 1.00 ERA and a 7-0 record as a junior... followed that with a 1.25 earned run average and a 5-0 mark as a senior... Seamount League MVP and first-team all-league pitcher as a senior... first-team allleague as a pitcher and first baseman his junior year... lettered for and captained the golf team as a senior... graduated with a 3.82 grade point average. 11

12 GREG ISAACSON SECOND BASEMAN SENIOR # L/R ABERDEEN, WASH. (ABERDEEN HS) Born February 18, 1982, in Aberdeen, Wash.... son of Thomas and Linda Isaacson... has two brothers (Joel and Daniel) and two sisters (Pam and Sara)... member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity... a economics major (Junior) Started 54 of 60 at second base... an outstanding defensive second baseman with only 10 errors in 271 chances on the season (.963)... nine homers were fourth-highest on the team... over the last 38 games of the year, batted.329 (50-for-152) with 10 doubles, eight homers and 28 RBI... four hits, including an RBI double in the opening win over Minnesota, in the NCAA Regional... also had a pair of singles in the other Minnesota win... hit two homers, including a grand slam, and drove in six in the 26-2 win over USC... went 6-for-13 with 7 RBI in the USC series... reached base eight times in two-game series vs. Portland... 3-for-4 with a solo homer May 9 at UCLA... 4-for-6 with a double, a homer and four RBI Apr. 29 vs. Lewis-Clark State... 3-for-4 with a homer and a double Apr. 27 vs. Cal... 7-for-14 in Cal series... stole three bases in Hilo series... 4-for- 5 with a homer and three RBI at Kansas State... third home run of the year in April 4 win over Oregon State... went 3-for-6 with a homer and two doubles Mar. 26 at Portland... belted a grand slam Mar. 11 at OSU, breaking a 5-5 tie and capping a six-run eighth inning... only his second career homer at the time... had game-winning RBI single in the ninth Feb. 14 at Loyola Marymount... played summer ball for Newport (R.I.)... batted.339 as a regular starter for the Gulls and was named second-team all-league in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (Sophomore) Didn t play in the first 15 games of the year and was set to redshirt, but then entered the line up and started 44 of the last 46 games... usually batted ninth and hit.343 (37-for-108) as the No. 9 hitter (29 games)... started all five at the NCAA regional, going 4-for-15 with three walks... drove in what proved to be the winning run in the 4-2 win over Harvard, tripling home Aaron Hathaway for the third run in the Huskies four-run fourth... hit safely in all three at OSU, going 4-for- 10 for the weekend... three RBI May 8 vs. Portland... 4-for-11 with six RBI in three games vs. UCLA... first career HR in May 5 win over the Bruins, a three-run bomb... 4-for-10 with two RBI, two doubles and two steals in Cal series... doubled and scored tying run in the ninth of April 27 s 5-4 win... 4-for-9 in series vs. Stanford... first career hit was a two-run double March 14 vs. BYU... went 3-for-4 the following day and 2-for-5 the day after that... four doubles in his first five games... didn t let his average dip below.304 all season... batted.333 with four triples and 15 walks in 23 league games for the Bend (Ore.) Elks in the Pacific International League last summer... tied for first in the PIL in triples and third in on-base percentage (Freshman) Played sparingly in his true freshman season, appearing in four games and starting one... came off the bench in the March 10 and 11 games vs. Southern Utah and March 28 vs. Puget Sound... went 0-for-3 in lone start, May 15 vs. Gonzaga... made only one error in 11 defensive chances at second base. ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOL Earned two varsity letters, for coach Mike Voelkel as a junior and coach Mike Bozich as a senior... played second base and shortstop... named first-team All-Pac-9 as a junior and senior and was team MVP as a senior... made district playoff appearances both seasons... batted.394 with 10 doubles as a junior and hit.418 with 10 doubles and 26 RBI his senior season... once hit a game-winning home run to beat Puyallup... earned three letters in golf and two in basketalll... named the MVP of the Pac-9 in basketball and participated at state twice in golf... a member of the National Honor Society, winning two scholarships with his 3.9 grade point average. GREG ISAACSON S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / / / / / /16 Totals / /31 12 BEN JOHNSON OUTFIELDER / CATCHER SENIOR # S/R BELLEVUE, WASH. (BELLEVUE HS) Born October 17, 1981, in Seattle... son of Deb Farley and Mike Johnson... has twin younger brothers, Nick and Luke, and a younger sister, Ali... enrolled in the business school... member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity (Junior) Served as the Huskies No. 2 catcher for a third straight season... saw action in 22 games and started eight behind the plate... no errors in 104 chances... came off the bench May 23 vs. USC, when he went 1-for-3 with a run scored... doubled, scored and drove in a run in start May 3 at Washington State... 1-for-3 with an RBI double Apr. 21 vs. Hawaii-Hilo (game 2)... also started Apr. 12 at Arizona and Apr. 6 vs. Oregon State... first hit of the year was a three-run homer Mar. 26 at Portland... started in that one and also started Feb. 15 at Loyola and Mar. 16 vs. Cal State Northridge... spent the summer playing for the Seattle Studs (Sophomore) The Huskies backup catcher, made 12 starts behind the plate, including two of three in the ASU and Missouri series... after 15 games without any action, saw backup action May 7 and started May 8 vs. Portland... also started last May 14 (second game) vs. Gonzaga, going 1-for-4 with a walk... 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI opening day vs. Missouri... 2-for-4 March 28 at Arizona State... also went 2-for-3 with a walk, a steal and an HBP April 5 at Missouri (Freshman) Played in 25 games and started 19, all behind the plate... didn t make his first career

13 appearance until March 11, when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in his first career plate appearance... first career hit was a double April 1 vs. Cal... after going 2-for- 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran April 3, got his first RBI in the April 6 win at Hawaii-Hilo, going 1- for for-3 with two walks April 8 at Hilo... was the hero of the Huskies April 25 win over Lewis-Clark State... after the Huskies had given up the lead on a two-out homer in the top of the ninth, belted a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to win, his first career homer... went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI the following game at WSU... hit a solo homer in a May 1 win at Gonzaga. TAYLOR JOHNSON OUTFIELDER JUNIOR # L/L VANCOUVER, WASH. (SKYVIEW HS) BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters as a catcher and third baseman at Bellevue... three-time all-league selection and team MVP as a senior... drafted by the Houston Astros in the 29th round of the 2000 draft...also quarterbacked the Bellevue football team, serving as captain as a senior... earned one letter in basketball. BEN JOHNSON S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / / / / / /0 Totals / /3 Born July 25, 1983, in Vancouver, Wash.... son of Charles and Terri Johnson... has a younger sister, Kelsey, a standout on her high school soccer and track teams... major is undeclared (Sophomore) Started 44 of 60 games in right field and 45 total... slumped a bit at the plate in the late-going, and only started two of the season s final 13 games... started, walked and scored in the May 31 game vs. Long Beach State at the NCAA Regional... 2-for-3 vs. Lewis-Clark State... 2-for-4 Apr. 25 vs. Cal... went 6-for-7 with a grand slam and five RBIs in Apr. 21 doubleheader vs. Hawaii-Hilo... had a hit in seven straight ABs, dating back to previous game... hit fifth homer of the year in Mar. 16 win over Cal State Northridge... two homers in final two ABs in Mar. 7 win over Washington State... followed that with a homer in his first at bat at Oregon State... four hits in the Mar. 11 win at OSU... 5-for-10 with four runs in OSU series March for-12 with six RBIs in WSU series... homer and four RBI Mar. 1 vs. CSUN... played summer ball for Bourne (Mass) in the Cape Cod League (Freshman) Finished the season as the regular starter in right field against right-handed starters... started 21 of the last 33 in right field, usually as the leadoff hitter... also started four in CF... Huskies went 15-6 in games in which he started in right field... started all five games at the NCAA Regional... 3-for-5 May 18 at Oregon State... 2-for-6 with a two-run homer in game two May 14 vs. Gonzaga... 2-for-3 May 10 at USC... hit three homers in his last nine regular-season starts... homered in both games (May 7-8) vs. Portland and went 4-for-9 in the two games... 2-for-3 May 5 in lone UCLA start that weekend... started all three in RF and leadoff vs. Cal, going 3-for-12 with two RBI and two assists... got a start April 16 vs. Lewis-Clark State (2-for-5 with a double) and then started in right field and in the leadoff spot in both of the wins over Stanford... first career hit was a solo homer Feb. 26 at Portland... played summer ball for Bend (Ore.) in the Pacific International League, batting.326 with a wood bat in 15 league games... also walked 11 times and stole eight bases in league play for the Elks. SKYVIEW HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity baseball letters at Skyview... also earned three letters each in football and basketball... first-team all-league in baseball all three seasons... also a first-team all-leaguer in basketball and second-team in football as a senior... batted.408 as a sophomore,.508 as a junior and.378 as a senior... named team s offensive MVP his junior and senior years and played in the Area Code Games in all-state and a member of the Washington state all-star team that swept Oregon s all-stars... drafted in the 39th round by Pittsburgh in the June, 2001 draft... team captain as a junior and senior... also team captain as a junior and senior in basketball... team captain and offensive MVP of his football team as a senior... graduated with a 3.6 GPA and was nominated for a National Football Foundation scholarship. TAYLOR JOHNSON S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / / / /10 Totals / /20 13

14 MATT KASSER RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER SOPHOMORE # R/R ISSAQUAH, WASH. (ISSAQUAH HS) Born December 17, 1983, in Yakima, Wash.... son of Mike and Linda Kasser... has two younger sisters, Lindsey and Laura... major is undeclared, but considering getting into business (Freshman) The only true freshman pitcher to see any action all season... made nine appearances, all in relief... all nine runs allowed came in two outings while the other seven were shutout appearances of the 13 hits he allowed also came over those same two outings, Feb. 21 vs. Gonzaga (six hits, three runs) and Mar. 30 at Stanford (five hits, six runs)... in other seven outings, allowed only three hits and no runs over 10.0 innings, striking out entered the postseason having fanned 10 of the last 18 batters he d faced... made one appearance at the NCAA Regional when he allowed two hits and no runs over 2.2 innings vs. Long Beach State on June 1... struck out four in 2.2 hitless relief innings May 9 at UCLA... threw a scoreless inning Apr. 21 vs. Hawaii-Hilo (game 2) and then struck out the side in order in his one IP Apr. 22 vs. Hilo... struck out two in one inning of relief Mar. 25 at Portland... got a win with a 0.2-inning relief appearance Mar. 12 at Oregon State... pitched for North Adams (Mass.) during the summer... started six games and struck out 45 in 36.2 innings over the summer. ISSAQUAH HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters as a pitcher and outfielder at Issaquah for coach Rob Reese... captain as a junior and senior... team went over his four years, winning the KingCo title his freshman year, the district title three of four years and the state championship his sophomore season... also finished second in the district his junior year, fourth in state as a freshman and seventh in state in his final season... posted a 25-5 career record in high school, including a 9-3 mark in his sophomore state-championship season... set the KingCo Conference record for career victories with as a junior and 8-1 as a senior... threw nine complete games as a sophomore and eight as a senior... a two-time All- Eastside pick and a three-time All-KingCo first-teamer... team MVP as a junior and senior... also ran cross country, earning three varsity letters in that sport. MATT KASSER S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS: Year ERA W-L G/GS CG ShO Sv IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR Avg. WP HB BK KYLE LARSEN FIRST BASEMAN JUNIOR # L/L REDMOND, WASH. (EASTLAKE HS) Born June 30, 1983, in Bellevue, Wash.... son of Arne and Barb Larsen... has a younger brother, Kris... majoring in anthropology (Sophomore) The Huskies every day first baseman, starting 59 of 60 games on the season... an outstanding defender... after 621 career error-free chances, made first career error Mar. 12 at Oregon State... still enters his junior year with only two errors in 1,008 career chances (.998)... heated up at the plate in the last few weeks of the regular season, hitting safely in each of the last five and getting two hits in four of those... also hit in two of four NCAA Regional games, going 2-for-4 May 31 vs. Minnesota... 5-for-11 with three RBIs in USC series and 4-for-7 in last two ASU games... went only 2-for-14 vs. UCLA, but drove in three runs... broke nearly two-month long home run drought with eighth homer May 3 at Washington State... 5-for-14 on the weekend vs. the Cougs... 3-for-6 with two RBI in Apr. 25 win over California... batted 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI Apr. 21 vs. Hawaii-Hilo (game one)... sat out game two, his lone non-start of the year... reached base six times in the Arizona series... hit seven homers in the season s first 16 games... homered in three straight games (UCSB, Houston and first at LMU)... 3-for-3 with four runs and a two-run homer Mar. 7 vs. Washington State... 5-for-6 with homer, double, four RBI Mar. 1 vs. CS Northridge... led off the ninth vs. UCSB with a homer to tie the game at two-run HR in the first inning vs. Houston, a 4-1 win... 2-for-4 with a double and HR Feb. 14 at Loyola Marymount... batted.286 over 29 games while playing for Brewster (Mass.) in the Cape Cod League over the summer (Freshman) Named a first-team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball after emerging as the Huskies everyday starter at first base, starting 47 games there... often hit No. 3 in the order, particularly against righties... as the No. 3 hitter, batted.436 (24-for-55) in 14 starts there... UW went 10-4 in those games... during the regular season, led the Huskies in batting with his.363 average and also was the team s top hitter in Pac-10 play, batting.365 against conference opposition... despite a rough time at the plate in the postseason (3-for-19), had a huge hit in the Huskies dramatic comeback win over Rice... down 6-4 with two outs and none on in the bottom of the ninth, stroked a two-strike pitch for a single two batters prior to Jay Garthwaite s gamewinning three-run homer... entered the postseason on a 12-game hitting streak, his longest of the year and the third longest of the season by any Husky... during the streak, went 22- for-44 (.500) with nine runs, 10 RBI, four doubles and three steals, raising his average from.315 to missed three games during that stretch after getting hit on the right elbow by a pitch in the second game at USC... sat out game three at USC and both Gonzaga games May finished his first college season without an error in 454 chances... 3-for-5 in April 26 s 2-0 win at Cal, including a solo HR in the ninth to make it singled in the game-winner in the ninth inning of 5-4 win April 27 at Cal... drove in the 14

15 winning run in the 10th inning of the April 21, 4-3 win over Stanford... also hit a homer earlier in that game... hit first two career homers in back-to-back games March 2-3 vs. Utah... 2-for-5 with a double and a homer March 25 vs. WSU... 3-for-6 with four RBI the following day. EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity baseball letters at Eastlake... first-team All-KingCo as a junior and again as a senior... team MVP and all-state as a senior, when he batted hit.439 as a junior... played on the Washington all-star team that swept the Oregon all-stars... drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the June, 2001 draft... also played one season of basketball. KYLE LARSEN S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / / / /1 Totals / /7 BRENT LILLIBRIDGE SHORTSTOP SOPHOMORE # R/R EVERETT, WASH. (JACKSON HS) Born September 18, 1983, in Everett, Wash.... parents are Leslie and Curt Lillibridge... has three younger brothers, Kiel, Cameron and Riley... undeclared major (Freshman) All-Pac-10 first-team selection and runner-up for Pac-10 Freshman of the Year... also named a first-team Freshman All-American and served as the regular starter in center field for the USA Baseball National Team over the summer... turned in perhaps the best freshman season in Washington history... spent most of the season as the Huskies top hitter and set a UW freshman record with 13 homers... No. 2 in the nation among freshmen hitters with his.388 average, fifth in the Pac third in the Pac-10 with.699 slugging mark (tops in the nation for a freshman) and tied for 10th in the Pac-10 in home runs doubles in Pac-10-only play ranked second in the league and eight homers were fourth... expected to start at shortstop the rest of his career at UW, but worked his way into the lineup as a center fielder as a freshman... led off the last 30 games for the Huskies, scoring a run in 20 of those... hit three homers to lead off games... named to NCAA Regional all-tournament team after hitting safely in all four... 6-for-17 with a homer and three RBI in the tournament... in 24 Pac-10 games, batted.394 (39-for- 99) and slugged.758 with 12 doubles, eight homers, 26 runs and 21 RBIs... went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBIs and a homer in the regular-season-finale, come-from-behind win over USC... 4-for-10 with two homers, three RBI and four runs in ASU series... two solo homers in 3-2 win over UCLA May for-4 with a grand slam May 6 vs. Portland... had a 13-game hit streak broken Apr. 21 vs. Hilo (game 1)... streak was the longest of the year by a Husky... over those 13 games: 24-for-53 (.453) with 15 runs, 17 RBI and six homers... over the last 41 games to end the year, batted.405 (62-for-153) with 43 runs, 41 RBI and 13 homers... 3-for-4 with two homers, three runs, three RBI and a stolen base at Kansas State... went 3-for-3 Apr. 12 at Arizona and, in his first game as leadoff hitter, belted a homer in the first inning Apr hit a grand slam in Mar. 30 loss at Stanford... that slam gave the UW an lead in the seventh... also made two great catches in that game... first career homer in Mar. 26 win at Portland... drove in the game-winning run with a single in the ninth vs. UCSB... batted.253 in 29 games (26 starts) for the national team, helping it to a silver medal at the Pan-Am Games... posted a pair of 3-for-5 games during the medal rounds at the Pan-Ams. JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterman and three-year team captain at Jackson... helped team to a 15-3 record and a second-place district finish as a junior and a 16-2 mark and the league title as a senior... for his career, batted.420 with 16 homers... two-time first-team All-WesCo after earning second-team his sophomore year... also earned three basketball letters, earning second-team all-league honors twice... boasted a 3.7 high school grade point average. BRENT LILLIBRIDGE S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / /14 15

16 JOHN OTNESS THIRD BASEMAN SENIOR # R/R FIRCREST, WASH. (WILSON HS) Born September 15, 1981, in Tacoma, Wash.... son of James and Cathy Otness... has an older sister, Kirsten... father attended Washington... a pre-engineering major, hoping to go into construction management (Junior) Washington s everyday starter at third base after winning a preseason battle for the starting job... started 55 at third base and another two at designated hitter... made only seven errors in 145 chances on the year, good for a.952 fielding mark... shared the team lead with his 16 doubles and led with four triples... named to the alltournament team at the NCAA Regional... 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the regional opener vs. Minnesota... had a big game in the 26-2 rout of USC, going 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBIs and a homer... 3-for-5 with two homers, a double and four RBI in 13-2 win at UCLA May for-5 with two doubles Apr. 29 vs. Lewis-Clark State... 4-for- 4 March 24 at Stanford... 3-for-6 with a homer at Kansas State... 4-for-12 with a homer and four RBI in the Oregon State series... hit first home run of the season in Mar. 26 win at Portland... 5-for-12 in Cal State Northridge series... 3-for-5 Mar. 7 vs. Washington State... played summer ball for Newport (R.I.) (Sophomore) Began the year as a platooning third baseman... made 12 starts at third and 20 at DH, mostly at the end of the year... Huskies went 13-7 in games in which Otness started at DH... had a hit in 26 of 32 starts on the season and once had an 11-game hit streak before breaking it in a pinchhit role... hit safely in 28 of 35 games overall (in which he had an AB)... had a strong NCAA regional, going 6-for-16 with two doubles and three RBI... reached on a two-strike hit-by-pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth vs. Rice, one batter before Jay Garthwaite s game-winning, three-run homer... started at DH (game one) and 3B (game two) vs. Gonzaga May 14, going 4-for-4 with a walk in game two... 3-for-8 in two DH starts at USC... homered May 12 vs. the Trojans... two RBI in three straight games April 7-13 (at Missouri, vs. UC Irvine, vs. Washington State)... first career homer April 13 vs. WSU... also belted a two-run homer May 12 at USC... started only once at Fresno State after taking a fastball in the head in the Feb. 22 win... took two stitches behind his left ear but finished the game (Freshman) Due to an injury to senior starter Marc Rittenhouse, spent about half the season as the Huskies starter at second base... played in 36 games and started exactly half (26) of the Huskies 52 games... played tremendous defense, committing only two errors in 112 chances on the season, good for an outstanding.982 fielding percentage... struck out only 10 times in 103 at bats... went on a midseason tear that saw his average rise to.400 through his first 65 at bats... after moving in the starting lineup on a regular basis, went 24-for-60 (.400) over 16 games... belted a pinch-hit double in first career at bat, March 3 at UC Riverside... 2-for-4 with first career RBI in a 7-3 win over USC March for-5 with three RBI in a win over WSU on March 21, driving in the go-ahead runs in the fifth inning... 3-for-4 with a double vs. Puget Sound (March 28)... 2-for-4 with three runs batted in April 1 vs. Cal... drove in the first two runs in a 9-0 win at Hawaii-Hilo, going 1-for-2 with a two-run double and two walks in the game... 1-for-4 with a three-run double in the 10-7 win at Hilo... over the summer, helped the Aloha (Ore.) Knights to a record, batting.298 with a wood bat while fielding at a.976 clip (four errors in 169 chances)... named first-team All-Pacific International League following the summer. WILSON HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters under coach Lonnie Slater at Wilson, playing shortstop, third base and pitcher... only the fourth Wilson player ever to earn a letter as a freshman... served as team captain as a junior and senior... as a senior, named the Narrows League MVP, all-area, all-state and the Tacoma News-Tribune Player of the Year... team won the Narrows League and went to state his sophomore and senior seasons... batted.560 and had an.817 on-base average as a senior... in the league championship game his senior year vs. rival Bellarmine Prep, threw a complete-game four-hitter, striking out 11 and also went 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs at the plate... played two years of varsity football, sharing quarterback duties as a junior, when his team took second in state... played one year of varsity basketball, helping the team to a fifth-place state finish... named the English and Math Student of the Year and was once the Tacoma Athletic Commission s Student-Athlete of the Month... graduated with a 3.86 GPA. JOHN OTNESS CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / / / / / /3 Totals / /11 HUSKY BASEBALL THANKS EASTON FOR ITS SUPPORT 16

17 CURT RINDAL FIRST BASEMAN SOPHOMORE # R/R MOUNT VERNON, WASH. (MOUNT VERNON HS) Born September 15, 1983, in Mount Vernon, Wash.... son of Teresa and Jeff Rindal... has three brothers Kevin, Brian and Eric and a sister, Erin... undecided on a major (Freshman) Saw limited action during his first year as a Husky... 2-for-9 with a double, a run, and a HBP... played in a total of eight games, but didn t start... scored first run March 15 vs. Cal State Northridge and collected both of his two hits in game two of the April 21 doubleheader with Hawaii-Hilo, going 2-for-2 with a double... played summer ball for Kirkland (Wash.) and batted.350 in league play. MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters at Mount Vernon, helping the team to league titles his last three seasons, to district championships as a sophomore and junior and two topfive state finishes... team was over his four years... batted.397 with four homers and 23 RBI as a junior and.412 with six home runs and 19 batted in as a senior... all-league each of his last three years... allarea, all-state and team captain as a senior... also played one season each of basketball and football... three-year National Honor Society member and involved in student government... had a 3.7 grade point average. CURT RINDAL S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / /0 JOSH SHOWERS INFIELDER SOPHOMORE # R/R PORT ORCHARD, WASH. (SOUTH KITSAP HS) Born September 26, 1984, in Tacoma, Wash.... parents are Debbie and Robert Showers... has a younger brother, Chris... undecided on a major (Freshman) Played in only four games during his true freshman season, and got a plate appearance in only one game... came off the bench for two at bats Feb. 22 vs. Gonzaga... fielded all six of his chances on the year without an error. JOSH SHOWER S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS: SOUTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL A two-year letterman at perennial state power South Kitsap... as a junior batted.383 with 18 RBI as the team went 17-7, finished second in league and fourth in the district... as a senior, hit.532 with five home runs and 30 runs batted in as the team went 20-5, won the league and district and finished fifth in state... second-team All-Narrows League as a juinor and first-team all-league, league MVP and all-state as a senior... played for Washington in the Washington-Oregon all-star series, which the Washington team swept. Year Avg. G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB/A / /0 17

18 MATT TUCKER INFIELDER RS-FRESHMAN # S/R AURORA, COLO. (SMOKY HILL HS) Born June 5, 1983, in Salt Lake City, Utah... son of Dave and Cindy Tucker... younger brother of Michael Done, the Huskies starting third baseman from 2000 to Michael now plays in the Orioles organization... father Dave also played at the UW and was a teammate of coach Ken Knutson... undecided on a major (Freshman) Redshirted his first season as a Husky after undergoing surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder... recovered in time to play summer ball for Bellefonte (Pa.), where he batted.288 and was among the league leaders in doubles. SMOKY HILL HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters as a shortstop at Smoky Hill, serving as the team captain as a senior... as a junior, led the team to a 20-4 record and a league, district and state championship... batted.422 with eight homers, 34 runs and 28 RBI that year... went 2-for-4 with the game-winning homer in a 7-5 victory over rival Cherry Creek in the state championship game... had a grand slam and a three-run homer in a another state tournament game... second-team all-conference as a sophomore, honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference as a junior and first-team all-conference and all-city as a senior... also played at Coors Field as a part of the Colorado Top 40 team... participated in the Area Code Games and Best of the West Showcase... went 7-for-8 with a homer, two doubles, two triples and 13 RBI in the Midwest Prospects Showcase... in 2001, collected four different go-ahead or game-winning hits in the AAU National Championship tournament, helping the team to a fifth-place finish with 11 RBI in six games. JOEL VILLALOBOS LEFT-HANDED PITCHER RS-JUNIOR # L/L LYNNWOOD, WASH. (LYNNWOOD HS/BELLEVUE CC) Born August 5, 1982, in Alaska... son of George and Helen Villalobos... has two brothers, Ryan and Adam... undecided on a major (Junior) Sat out and redshirted his first season at the UW while recovering from a non-surgical arm ailment. BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Played two seasons for coach Mark Yoshino, first as an outfielder in 2001 and then as a pitcher in first-team all-region and second-team all-nwaacc as a freshman outfielder, when he earned BCC s Silver Bat award as the team s top hitter... as a sophomore, first-team all-region and all-nwaacc as a pitcher... went 6-0 with a 1.40 earned run average in struck out 71, allowed only 31 hits and walked 19 in 51.1 innings of work... opponents batted only.161 against him... helped team to a overall record, a 26-4 league mark and a runner-up finish at the NWAACC championship. LYNNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Earned two letters as an outfielder and pitcher at Lynnwood High, captaining the team as a senior... helped team to the league title as a senior after batting.476 as a junior... all- WesCo, all-state and team MVP as a senior in Everett Herald relief pitcher of the year as a senior. There are currently three no-hitters in recorded Washington history. The first (at least since 1923) was thrown by Bob Peterson in 1951 (month and day unknown). Peterson struck out seven and walked three in a 7-0 beating of division rival Idaho. The next was by George Kritsonis against Seattle Pacific on April 8, Kritsonis threw a nine-inning game, beating the Falcons He struck out 16 and did not allow a runner to reach second base. Kritsonis helped his own cause with two hits that day. The most recent no-hitter was a seven-inning job thrown by Larry Morrow, who was making his first college pitching appearance. Morrow, HUSKY NO-HITTERS regularly a catcher, no-hit Puget Sound, 14-0, on April 21, He fanned six, walked one and hit one batter, but did not allow a ball out of the infield. He played every position on the field for the Huskies that year. Since 1958, there is no record of any Husky throwing a no-hitter. Here s a recap of the three Husky no-no s: Bob Peterson (9 inn.) vs. Idaho (7-0), 1951 George Kritsonis (9 inn.) vs. Seattle Pacific (18-0), April 8, 1957 Larry Morrow (7 inn.) vs. Puget Sound (14-0), April 21,

19 DEVIN WARNER OUTFIELDER RS-SOPHOMORE # S/R FORT COLLINS, COLO. (FORT COLLINS HS/KANSAS) Born May 29, 1983, in Aurora, Colo.... son of Norm and Barbara Warner... has an older sister, Kara... majoring in business... transferred to the UW after one season at Kansas (Sophomore) Red-shirted his first season at Washington due to a shoulder injury (non-surgical)... played summer ball for the Bellefonte (Pa.) Bandits. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Saw limited action in his one season at Kansas (2002)... played in 13 games, starting one... had only three at bats, but also walked three times... lone start came vs. Avila College and also got an AB vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee. FORT COLLINS HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters at Fort Collins, helping the team to league championships as a junior and senior as well as the district title and a third-place finish in the state as a senior... all-conference as a junior and all-conference, all-state 5A and all-colorado as a senior... batted over.500 as a senior, when he was team captain... also a two-time all-conference pick in football... class valedictorian with a 4.0 grade point average.. academic all-state in football and baseball all three years... nominated for Wendy s High School Heisman... won the U.S. Marines outstanding student-athlete award DIAMOND CLUB MEMBERS Thank you to all of our Diamond Club members and volunteers, whose financial and volunteer help enhances the UW baseball program. This support goes to providing additional travel for the team to compete, an assistant coach s salary, specialized training for coaches and players, equipment and much more. A special thank you to our group of volunteers who attend monthly meetings, assist in organizing all of the events that baseball sponsors, are always trying to help us raise money for the team, and for cheering at the games. Everyone s help is invaluable to the Husky Baseball Program. William M. Abelson Marty Abraham Ike N. Alhadeff Arby s Roast Beef Baden Sports, Inc. Morgan Bartlett Michael Bauer Eldon G. Beals June Bechthold Gary Bergan Dale and Laura Bethel George R. Birchfield Kelvin Bohrer John Booher Joseph K. Bordeaux Pete Botting Bowen Scarff Ford Mr. & Mrs. Greg Brown John R. Bruckart Mr. & Mrs. Terry Burnham Anita Campbell John T. Carroll Ms. Julie A. Carroll Jeff Carter Herb D. Chaffey Chaffey Investments Gerald & Susan Christensen Jim A. Clem Edward A. Clifford Mr. & Mrs. Steve Conover Steve Cragg Mr. Ray Cresap Mr. Patrick J. Dadosio Mr. J. Drew Daly Mr. & Mrs. Don Daniels Mr. Robert M. 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20 I N C O M I N G P L A Y E R P R O F I L E S JAMES ALLAN FIRST BASEMAN FRESHMAN # R/R GRESHAM, ORE. (SAM BARLOW HS) Born December 3, 1984, in Portland, Ore.... son of Nicolette and Randall Allan... has a sister, Alexis... grandfather, Larry Mann, was a minor league baseball player... undecided on a major. SAM BARLOW HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity baseball letters for the Bruins under coach Steve Stebbins... Barlow won the league title and finished second in state his sophomore season... batted.393 with five homers that year and was a second-team all-leaguer... as a junior, hit.432 with seven homers and made first-team all-league as a first baseman and second-team as a pitcher... also second-team all-state at 1B... his senior year, hit.412 with seven home runs to earn first-team all-league at both first base and pitcher, first-team all-state at first base, team MVP and Mt. Hood Conference player of the year... won his school s male athlete of the year as a senior... also earned three football letters and two basketball letters... all-league at quarterback and linebacker as a senior and two-time all-league pick in basketball... captained the basketball and football teams... a member of the National Honor Society... graduated with a 3.95 grade point average. BRETT KILBORN OUTFIELDER FRESHMAN # R/R SEATTLE, WASH. (BALLARD HS) Born May 29, 1984, in Seattle... son of Thomas Kilborn and JoAnne Shuttleworth... has a younger sister, Kendall... undecided on a major. BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL Played four seasons of varsity baseball at Ballard... one of his coaches was Kevin Miller, a former two-time Pac- 10 North Player of the Year at the UW... batted.408 as a freshman,.543 as a sophomore,.450 as a junior and.566 as a senior, when he also belted eight homers and drove in 35 in 21 games... a three-time All-Metro League first-teamer as an outfielder and two-time second-teamer as a pitcher... named 4A honorable mention All-State his senior year, when he was also team captain and team MVP... named to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer s baseball all-stars and was a Seattle Times prep athlete of the week... also played two seasons of basketball for the Beavers, helping the team to a fifth-place state finish as a junior. NICK JILES OUTFIELDER FRESHMAN # L/L YAKIMA, WASH. (DAVIS HS) Born February 20, 1985, in Yakima, Wash.... son of Janice and Leland Jiles... has a twin brother, NaCoubi, and a younger brother, Noah... twin plays will be a freshman baseball player at Yakima Valley CC this spring... majoring in business marketing. DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity baseball letters for coach Pete Orgill, Sr., at Davis... named first-team All-Big 9 and honorable mention all-state as a junior, when he batted.476 with four homers and 23 RBI in 23 games... as a senior, made All-Big 9 and all-state, batting.395 with three homers and 20 RBI... helped team to the state tournament his sophomore and junior seasons... captain as a senior... team was during his three seasons... in summer ball, playing for the Yakima Beetles, hit.415 with nine HRs and 54 RBI in 2002 and went in also earned three football letters... two-time all-conference defensive back and also all-conference at all-purpose as a senior... named an all-state DB as a senior, when the Seattle Times tabbed him a white chip football prospect... graduated from high school with a 3.53 grade point average. TY KUEHL CATCHER FRESHMAN # R/R TUMWATER, WASH. (TUMWATER HS) Born April 29, 1984, in Olympia, Wash.... son of Belinda and Bob Kuehl.. father is the director of the Tumwater School District... has a younger brother, Cody... majoring in engineering. TUMWATER HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters under coach Rick McGrath at Tumwater... teammate of fellow UW freshman Jordan Ponzoha... captained the team as a junior and senior... as a senior, batted.403 with a.710 slugging mark, a.570 on-base percentage and 14 doubles... a first-team All-Pac-9 selection as a senior... set school season records for doubles (14) and hit by pitch (14) as a senior... played every inning of every game all three years... played seven different positions in high school... also earned three letters on the football team, leading the team to an undefeated league championship season as a senior when he was honorable mention all-league quarterback... helped football team to a 31-game league winning streak... fivetime academic all-league pick in both sports combined... graduated with a 3.66 grade pont average. 20

21 I N C O M I N G P L A Y E R P R O F I L E S MATT LANE CATCHER FRESHMAN # L/R PORT ANGELES, WASH. (PORT ANGELES HS) Born May 23, 1984, in Port Angeles, Wash.... son of Debbie and Ken Lane... has two younger brothers, David and Eric... undecided on a major. PORT ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity baseball letters at Port Angeles under coach Randy Steinman... helped Roughriders to two Narrows League Bridge Division titles and two first-place finishes in district play... named the 4A first-team All- State catcher... played in the state all-star game... Narrows League MVP as a senior after batting.648 with six home runs... first-team all-league catcher all three years... also letters three years in football and once in tennis... a first-team all-league punter... graduated with a 3.32 grade point average. TIM LINCECUM RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER FRESHMAN # L/R RENTON, WASH. (LIBERTY HS) Born June 15, 1984, in Bellevue, Wash.... son of Chris and Rebecca Lincecum... father played minor league baseball... has an older brother Sean, a former college baseball player... undecided on a major. LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL Played two seasons of varsity baseball under coach Glen Walker... led the Patriots to the 3A state championship during his senior year... won the state s Gatorade player of the year award in named the state s 3A MVP and first-team All-State... played in the state all-star series in Wenatchee, earning MVP honors for the weekend... team went 20-7 his senior year, when he posted some amazing stats on the mound... posted a 12-1 record with a 0.70 earned run average and 183 strikeouts in 91.2 innings... as a junior, went 4-2 with a 0.73 ERA and 86 Ks in 49 innings... team MVP as a senior and All-KingCo as a junior and senior.. Eastside player of the year in 2003 and a first-team All-Eastside pick as a junior... finalist for the King County Journal Prep Athlete of the Year in 2003 and co-mvp for the state in 2003 spring sports... graduated from Liberty with a 3.25 grade point average. RICHIE LENTZ PITCHER/OUTFIELDER FRESHMAN # R/R WOODINVILLE, WASH. (WOODINVILLE HS) Born August 6, 1984, in Woodinville, Wash.... son of Mike and Jody Lentz... has an older brother, Ryan, and a younger brother Andy... Ryan was a standout third baseman for the Huskies ( ) and still holds the UW career doubles record... Andy has signed a Letter of Intent to play at Washington in father Mike was the second overall pick (Padres) in the 1975 baseball draft, still the highest drafted player ever from the state of Washington. WOODINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters for the Falcons, playing for coach Terry Agnew... led the team to the 2002 state 4A (highest level) championship... considered one of the nation s top high school prospects throughout his prep career and appeared on numerous top-50 and top-100 lists... as a senior, named 4A first-team All-State as an outfielder and second-team All- State as a pitcher... played in the state all-star game... also first-team All-State outfielder as a junior... team was 15-5 his freshman year (3-1 on the mound,.333 average), 24-2 his junior season (4-0, 3.21 as a pitcher,.367 as a hitter) and 19-2 his season year (8-2, 3.10 as a pitcher,.401 average)... team won the KingCo 4A championship each of his three seasons... first-team All-KingCo and All-Eastside as a junior and senior... graduate from high school with a 3.3 grade point average. TYLER MACH INFIELDER FRESHMAN # R/R KENT, WASH. (KENTLAKE HS) Born December 11, 1984, in Kent, Wash.... son of Marsha and Warren Mach... has an older sister, Amanda... high school classmate of UW freshman volleyball standout Courtney Thompson... a cousin of former Husky pitcher Justin Bice... undecided on a major. KENTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters in baseball at Kentlake... batted over.400 in each of his three varsity seasons, hitting.403 as a sophomore,.412 as a junior and.414 as a senior... totalled 14 homers and 75 runs batted in over his three seasons... first-team All-South Puget Sound League in each of his three seasons... captained the Falcons his last two years... played on several summer amateur teams that performed well in national tournaments... won world championships with a 15-year old CABA team and the 16-year old USA Baseball team... was the 13-year old CABA batting champ... graduate from Kentlake with a 3.23 grade point average. 21

22 I N C O M I N G P L A Y E R P R O F I L E S KYLE PARKER RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER FRESHMAN # R/R YAKIMA, WASH. (WEST VALLEY HS) Born April 8, 1985, in Yakima, Wash.... son of Terry and Debbie Parker... has an older brother named Casey... undecided on a major. WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters under coach Klayton Wyckoff at West Valley, alma mater of all-time Husky great Chris Magruder... captained the Rams as a senior... named a 3A first-team All-State pitcher... helped West Valley to an overall record of over his three seasons... led team to a league and district title as a senior when the Rams finished as runners-up at the state tournament... team also made the state semifinals his junior year... as a sophomore, struck out 80 in 38 innings and was named firstteam All-Mid Valley League... team and league MVP as a senior, when he was also West Valley s spring athlete of the year... as a senior, posted a 0.98 earned run average with 135 strikeouts in 72 innings... in summer ball, playing for the Yakima Valley Pepsi Paks, went 13-2 in 2002 and 16-2 in a top 50 prospect at the 2002 Area Code Games... graduated from high school with a 3.5 grade point average. EMMANUEL PEDROZA LEFT-HANDED PITCHER RS-SOPHOMORE # L/L MABTON, WASH. (MABTON HS) Born December 8, 1982, in Hermiston, Ore.... Son of Alex and Eva Pedroza... has three brothers (Adrian, Junior and Marco) and a sister (Yvette)... has attended the UW for two years, but has not previously come out for baseball... majoring in economics. MABTON HIGH SCHOOL Played four years of varsity baseball at Mabton for coach Kerry Snodgrass... captained the Vikings as a senior... team and league most valuable player in firstteam all-state in also lettered in football and basketball and was captain of all three teams during his senior year... graduated from high school with a 3.84 grade point average. JORDAN PONZOHA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER FRESHMAN # R/R TUMWATER, WASH. (TUMWATER HS) Born October 6, 1984, in Olympia, Wash.... son of David and Erin Ponzoha... has two sisters, Whitney and Kalen... latest of numerous family members to attend the UW, a list that includes uncle Duane Day, a baseball letterwinner and a kicker on the Husky football team... father David played football at Montana in the early 1970s.. intends to major in physical therapy. TUMWATER HIGH SCHOOL A three-year varsity letterwinner at Tumwater under coach Rick McGrath... teamed with fellow Husky freshman Ty Kuehl... named a 3A second-team All-State pitcher... first-team All-Pac-9 as a junior and senior... as a senior, notched an 8-1 record wit a 1.54 earned run average and 55 strikeouts in 50 innings... win percentage was best in school history... also had ERAs under 2.00 as a sophomore and junior and was team MVP his junior season... also earned letters each in football and basketball HUSKY ROSTER BREAKDOWN Seniors: 5 Juniors: 9 Sophomores: 10 Red-Shirt Freshmen: 2 True Freshmen: 10 from Washington: 32 from Colorado: 2 from Idaho: 1 from Oregon: 1 Right-handed hitters: 14 Left-handed hitters: 5 Switch hitters: 3 Right-handed pitchers: 10 Left-handed pitchers: 5 5-foot-9: 1 5-foot-10: 1 5-foot-11: 4 6-foot-0: 7 6-foot-1: 7 6-foot-2: 8 6-foot-3: 5 6-foot-4: 1 6-foot-5: 1 6-foot-7: 1 HUSKY BIRTHDATES/AGES as of Opening Day, Feb. 13, Years Old (3) Baysinger Sept. 1, 1981 Otness Sept. 15, 1981 B. Johnson Oct. 17, Years Old (11) Isaacson Feb. 18, 1982 Hawkins Mar. 11, 1982 Conover May 5, 1982 Gibson May 25, 1982 Villalobos Aug. 5, 1982 Dowling Oct. 31, 1982 Batkoski Nov. 11, 1982 Bauer Nov. 12, 1982 Hathaway Dec. 2, 1982 Pedroza Dec. 8, 1982 Everitt Feb. 4, Years Old (10) Fenton Apr. 7, 1983 Warner May 29, 1983* Tucker June 5, 1983 Larsen June 30, 1983 T. Johnson July 25, 1983 Rindal Sept. 15, 1983 Lillibridge Sept. 18, 1983 Clem Sept. 20, 1983 Burnham Oct. 4, 1983 Kasser Dec. 17, Years Old (10) Hughes Mar. 12, 1984* Kuehl April 29, 1984 Lane May 23, 1984* Kilborn May 29, 1984* Lincecum June 15, 1984 Lentz Aug. 6, 1984 Showers Sept. 26, 1984 Ponzoha Oct. 6, 1984 Allan Dec. 3, 1984 Mach Dec. 11, Years Old (2) Jiles Feb. 20, 1985* Parker April 8, 1985 * 2004 game day 22

23 PAT JENKINS CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER Pat Jenkins joined the Husky staff as a certified athletic trainer in August, He works with Washington s men s basketball and baseball teams. Jenkins grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska, graduating from West Valley High School. After attending Central Washington University, where he played two years of soccer, he tranferred to Alaska-Fairbanks, where he earned a degree in exercise science in He worked with the UAF men s basketball, women s basketball, hockey and volleyball teams as a student trainer. Jenkins played one year of semi-pro soccer for the Jackson (Miss.) Chargers before going to work at a physical therapy clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1999, he began his studies for a master s in human performance and athletic training at San Jose State. During his time at SJSU, Jenkins worked in the Stanford University training room, working with the Cardinal s football, women s tennis, rowing and softball teams. Jenkins is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Washington State Athletic Trainers Association. ROB SCHEIDEGGER GRADUATE CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER INTERN Rob Scheidegger begins his first season as a certified athletic trainer intern with the Husky baseball team. He will serve as the team s trainer on a dayto-day basis and travel with the team through much of the year. Scheidegger grew up in Yakima, Wash., where he played baseball and football at Davis High. He went on to Central Washington University, where he earned a degree in exercise science in At CWU, he worked in the training room and with the Wildcats baseball, football and men s basketball programs, and also spent time working for the Cincinnati Reds at the Reds big-league club, AA team and at their rehab facility in Florida. After college, he was an intern trainer at the University of Colorado. He s currently working on a master s degree in education at the UW. Scheidegger and his wife, Tristanne, live in Bothell with their daughter Hannah. HUSKY BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF JEFF BECHTHOLD MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR Jeff Bechthold is in his 13th year as an media relations director for the Husky baseball team. He also handles the sports information department s publications and works with the Huskies football team during the fall. Beginning in 1999, Bechthold began to serve as the gameday operations director for baseball. Bechthold came to Washington in December, 1991 after serving a year-long internship at the Pacific-10 Conference office and after working as an intern at Stanford University, serving as the baseball contact at both. Bechthold received his bachelor s degree in sports information from the University of Southern California in May of He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kan., where he lived from third grade through high school graduation. On Husky road games, he has served as the color commentator on the radio broadcasts for the past 10 seasons. Bechthold will be married this coming July to fellow UW athletic department employee Meghan Haslam. JIM HAGLAND EQUIPMENT MANAGER Jim Hagland is in his 21st year as an assistant equipment manager at Washington. Jim is in charge of equipment for the baseball, men s soccer, track, cross country, golf and tennis teams. Before coming to Washington, Hagland taught eighth grade U.S. history in the Bellevue School District. His duties include the coordination of the baseball team s equipment needs as well as helping out with team travel. A Seattle native, Hagland attended Queen Anne High School and earned his bachelor s degree (physical education/special education) in 1978 from Western Washington University. Currently, Jim lives in Woodinville with his wife Georgeann. He has two children. Daughter Jana (21) is a student at Western Washington University while son Shawn (19) attends the University of Portland. DANIEL JAHN STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Daniel Jahn, a former baseball player and undergraduate assistant coach for the UW baseball team, begins his second season as the UW baseball strength and conditioning coach. Jahn, who earned three letters as a Husky pitcher and outfielder from 1998 to 2000, spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Huskies, primarily helping out with the outfielders and pitchers, before moving to his current job. After earning bachelor s degrees from the UW in both sociology and history (with a minor in physics) in 2002, he joined the Huskies strength and conditioning staff as an assistant to Pete Kaligis. Jahn has been certified by the National Pitching Assocition s function fitness program for strength and conditioning work with baseball teams. A graduate of Seattle s Franklin High School, Jahn was drafted by Cleveland in the 11th round of the 1997 draft. He was the Metro League MVP as a senior, leading the Quakers to the league title. He also starred on a state champion basketball team and graduated with a 3.5 GPA. SHERRY EISCHEN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Sherry Eischen enters her fifth season as the administrative assistant for baseball. In her capacity as administrative assistant for both the baseball and volleyball programs, she oversees all travel and budget-related issues, while also helping out with organization of the teams recruiting efforts, gameday operations and fund-raising. Eischen also played a major role in coordinating the baseball team s trip to Cuba in the fall of Prior to joining the staff at Washington, Eischen worked as a special events coordinator at the Bellevue (Wash.) Community College Foundation and in the development office at Stanford University. Eischen grew up in Los Angeles and San Diego. She and her husband Charlie, an environmental engineer, live in Seattle. She has three children Chris (310), Jared (18) and Whitney (17) as well as two grandchildren, Kirra and Kai. Jared is a manager with the UW baseball team. 23

24 24 Sometime early this season, Husky baseball coach Ken Knutson should reach the 400-win plateau. Sometime later in the season, he will hopefully reach 423 wins, a total that would make him the winningest coach in the UW history. That s certainly fitting. After all, during Knutson s 11-year tenure, the Washington baseball program has enjoyed what is clearly its most successful 11-year stretch ever since the program s inception in In fact, in terms of national recognition, you could argue that the last 11 years have seen more success than the previous 92 years combined. In his 11 years as coach, Ken Knutson has built the UW baseball team into the dominant program in the Northwest, one of the most consistently successful programs in the West and a nationally respected team that always plays at the highest level. In 11 seasons, Knutson has led the Dawgs to two Pacific-10 Conference championships, four Pac-10 Northern Division crowns and two second-place division finishes. He has led Washington to within one game of its first College World Series appearance on three occasions. He has beaten five No. 1-ranked teams. He has landed the Huskies firstever top 10 recruiting class. Knutson has been named the Pac-10 North Coach of the Year three times. In 1994, he coached the first Washington first-team All-American. In doing all this, Knutson s teams have almost completely rewritten the school record books while developing a long list of talented players. Baseball America has called the Washington program one of the nation s fastest rising, and that s largely due to Knutson s efforts. In his relatively brief tenure, Knutson has gained a national reputation as one of the country s finest coaches. In 11 seasons, he has compiled an impressive (.606) overall record while his record in conference play is (.592). Entering the 2004 season, Knutson already ranks a clear second (of 22) on the all-time Husky coaching wins list, having long since passed the legendary Dorsett Tubby Graves, who spent 27 seasons as the UW head coach, in He needs to compile 34 wins this season to pass former mentor Bob MacDonald s 422 career wins. During his 11 years, Knutson has sent 52 players onto the professional ranks, only 14 of whom were drafted out of high school. He has also coached 41 All-Pac-10 first-team players and 21 Pac-10 All-Academic honorees. Under Knutson s tutelege, 23 Huskies have earned some level of All-America acclaim and seven have been named first-team Freshman All-Americans. Additionally, eight different Husky players have participated with the USA Baseball National Team, including Chris Magruder, who batted.339 and started in right field for Team USA in 1997 and Brent Lillibridge, the U.S. starter in center C O A C H I N G S T A F F K KEN e n K KNUTSON N U T S O N HEAD COACH H e 12TH a d C YEAR o a c h out for the national team. F i f t h Y e a r field last summer. Before Knutson s arrival as head coach, no Husky had ever even tried After struggling to play up to the level of the re-unified Pacific-10 Conference, the Huskies arrived last year, taking sole possession of third place in the conference with a 15-9 mark and a overall record. That included a sweep of USC, probably the most powerful program in college history, to end the regular season. Washington made its seven NCAA Regional appearance (fifth under Knutson) and once again out-played its seeding, finishing second in the regional after entering as the third seed. Six 2003 Huskies signed pro contracts at season s end. In 2002, despite not posting one of the best overall won-lost records of his career, Knutson, who serves as the Husky pitching coach, may have turned in one of his finest coaching jobs. Halfway through the season, the Huskies were mired in a seven-game losing streak and had a record. Against the odds, the UW turned it around in the second half of the year, challenging for the championship of the powerful Pac-10 all the way into the final weekend of the season. At the end, the Huskies went over the last 28 games of the regular season and ended up in third place in the conference, a good enough mark to give the team an NCAA Regional berth. Six members of the 2002 Husky team signed pro contracts after the season. Two others were drafted, but decided to return for their senior seasons. In 2001, Knutson s Huskies laid the groundwork for the successful 2002 campaign. The Huskies, despite a rash of devastating mid-season injuries, still managed a record and did so with sophomores nearly everywhere on the diamond each day. In 2000, Knutson s Huskies began that road to success, as one of the nation s top freshmen classes comprised much of a Husky team. In 1999, the first season of the integrated Pac-10, Knutson led the club to a league record and fell perhaps only one victory short of earning an NCAA berth. Knutson also helped tutor the team s highest-ever draft pick Jeff Heaverlo, the 33rd pick in the draft. Heaverlo was one of six Huskies to move onto the pro ranks. In 1998, the Huskies posted another banner season, as Knutson s Dawgs won their second consecutive Pac-10 title, sweeping No. 1-ranked Stanford in two games for the title. The 98 Huskies posted a overall mark and won the Pac-10 North with a 17-7 record, earning Knutson his third straight Pac-10 North Coach of the Year honor. The Dawgs finished third at the NCAA Central Regional and, for the second straight year, finished No. 13 in the nation in the final poll. Following the 1998 season, Washington had seven players sign professional contracts, including four that were taken in the first five rounds of the draft, the secondhighest such total of any college in the nation. In 1997, Washington had perhaps its best season ever. The UW tied the school record for wins (46, set before in 1994) and finished as the No. 13 team in the nation with its KEN KNUTSON S UW HEAD COACHING CAREER Year Overall Pac-10 (Place) Accomplishments (1st) Set Pac-10 North record for conference wins; won UW s second straight division title (2nd) Set UW wins record; 2nd at NCAA Midwest II Regional; fell one win short of College World Series; coached first first-team All-American in UW history; beat three different teams ranked No. 1 at one point during the year (2nd) Won 100th game April 19 at Portland (1st) Pac-10 North Coach of the Year; won second Pac-10 Northern Division title; finished one win short of NCAA berth; had No. 8 recruiting class in the nation (Collegiate Baseball ranking) (1st) Pac-10 North Coach of the Year; won third Pac-10 Northern Division title; won Pac-10 championship; finished second at NCAA Mideast Regional; team finished No. 13 in nation (1st) Pac-10 North Coach of the Year; won fourth Pac-10 Northern Division title; swept No. 1 Stanford for Pac-10 championship; finished third at Central Regional; No. 13 in final poll (5th) Coached three All-Pac-10 first-teamers and first-round and second-round draft picks (8th) Second straight Top-30 recruiting class; four players named some level of Freshman All-America (8th) Picked up 300th win, only second Husky coach ever to reach that plateau (3rd) Made UW s sixth-ever NCAA appearance and got Huskies to regional title game for third time (3rd) Second straight NCAA appearance and third-plac Pac-10 finish; two All-Americans; No. 23 in final poll Total Second in UW history with 389 wins; coached 41 All-Pac-10 players in 11 seasons; (.606) (.592) coach of four division titleists and two Pac-10 winners; three-time league Coach of the Year

25 HEAD COACH KEN KNUTSON overall mark. Washington ran roughshod over the Pac-10 North, posting a 20-4 record, and beat No. 4 Stanford, two games to one, to win the Huskies first overall Pac-10 championship and the first by any Northern Division team since The 1997 Huskies went on to the NCAA Mideast Regional at Mississippi State as the No. 4 seed, but beat the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 seeds to work their way to the championship round. The Dawgs fell twice to the host Bulldogs in a pair of tight games to be denied a trip to Omaha, but nonetheless had come closer than ever before. The team also had one of the best offensive seasons in Pac-10 history, batting.340 as a team and breaking the school and Northern Division mark in nearly every offensive category. The team also posted 31 road wins on the season, the most in the nation. For his efforts, Knutson was named the Pac-10 North Coach of the Year for the second straight year. In 1996, Knutson was named Pac-10 North Coach of the Year after guiding the Dawgs to a Pac-10 Northern Division title. Knutson s lineup included an average of more than six freshmen per game, but despite its youth and a schedule that included 16 games against ranked teams (all on the road), the Husky team came on to win the division crown. The UW then came within one win of a berth in the NCAA Regionals, taking game one of the Pac-10 Championship Series against USC before dropping games two and three. In 1995, Knutson became only the third head coach in Husky history to win 100 games. Despite seeing his team lose several significant players to the draft and to injury, Knutson coached the 1995 Huskies to a second-place finish in the Pac- 10 North, taking the division race into the last weekend. KEN KNUTSON S MILESTONE WINS 1 at Hawaii (3-1), February 19, Puget Sound (15-0), March 10, at Portland (2-0), April 19, at Hawaii-Hilo (4-2), March 23, Arizona State (8-6), March 27, CS Northridge (6-0), April 18, Pacific Lutheran (4-3), April 3, at Loyola Marymount (10-9), Feb. 14, 2003 C O A C H I N G S T A F F Despite finishing second in the Pac-10 North, 1994 was the most successful in UW history to that point. The UW, playing its toughest schedule ever, was ranked all season, beat three different teams ranked No. 1 at some point, broke the school wins record by seven and was finally stopped in the NCAA Regional final. That team won 42 regular-season games and entered the NCAA Midwest II Regional as the fifth seed. The Huskies went on to post upset wins over Long Beach State (twice), Santa Clara and Georgia Tech (in a 14-inning marathon) before succumbing to Tech in a second championship game. Washington was the only team that year to force a second championship game on the last day of regional play. UW, which had had only three All-Americans in recorded history (first-team or otherwise), saw five different players named to various All-America teams after the 1994 season. Knutson s first season as the Husky head coach (1993) was an eventful one. Washington enjoyed another of its most successful seasons ever, posting a overall record. The Huskies also won their second straight Pac-10 Northern Division title with a 22-8 league mark, posting a Northern Division record with the 22 league wins. It was the Huskies first repeat since 1932, when the UW won its fourth in a row. Knutson won his first game Feb. 19, 1993, on Chad Hartvigson s three-hit gem, a 3-1 win at Hawaii. Knutson, who spent nine seasons with the Huskies as a player and assistant coach, took over prior to the 1993 season for long-time mentor Bob MacDonald, who left the Huskies after 16 seasons. Directly prior to being named the head coach, Knutson was enrolled in a master s program and working as a graduate assistant at Wichita State. From , Knutson served as assistant head coach and pitching coach for the Huskies. In those three years, he helped produce several quality prospects that went on to the professional ranks. One, Scott Brow, made his major league debut for the Blue Jays in 1993 and was on roster for Toronto s World Series victory. That three-year stint was his second as an assistant under MacDonald. From 1982 to 1986 he was in charge of the Husky pitching staff. In 1985, UW led the nation with an earned run average of only 2.80, the only sub-3.00 ERA in the country that season. In 1981, Knutson, a lefthander, pitched 62.1 innings for Washington, recording a 5-2 record and a 2.89 ERA as the Huskies won the Pacific-10 Conference Northern Division title, their first since He earned All-Pac-10 first-team honors that year, as well as the team s Most Inspirational Player award, after transferring from Seattle University, where he was the ace of the staff and an all-league player. Knutson s head coaching experience prior to taking over at the UW came in the semi-pro Western International League, where he coached a pair of teams. From 1982 to 1985, and again in 1990, Knutson was the head coach of Husky Fever. He led the team to the state championship in 1982 and to runner-up finishes in 1985 and In 1988 and 1989, Knutson took charge of the Seattle Studs. In 1989, the Studs were state and regional champions and qualified for the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita. He received the league s coach of the year award that season for his efforts. Born in Sisseton, S.D., Knutson was raised in Seattle. He was an all-state pitcher at Seattle s Evergreen High School in 1976 and also quarterbacked the football team. Knutson was married on August 31, 1991, to his wife Pam. They have three children Halie, Andrew and Camille and reside in Bothell, Wash. KEN KNUTSON S CAREER vs.... Opponent (Years Played) Record Arizona ( ) Arizona State ( ) Brigham Young (1993, 94, 99, ) Cal Poly-SLO (1995) California ( ) UC Irvine ( ) UCLA (1995, 97, ) UC Santa Barbara (1995, 98, 2003) UC Riverside ( ) CS Los Angeles (1993) CS Northridge (1997, 99, 2003) CS San Bernardino (1993) Central Florida (1998) Central Washington (1993, 94, 96, 97) Clemson (1994, 99) Concordia, Ore. (1994) Creighton (1994, ) Dartmouth (1994) Dayton (2000) Florida Atlantic (1998) Fresno State (1997, 2002) George Fox (1993) George Washington (1999) Georgia Tech (1994, 95, 97) Gonzaga ( ) Grand Canyon (1994) Harvard (2002) Hawaii (1993, 94, 97) Hawaii-Hilo (1997, 2001, 2003) Houston (2003) Illinois (2001) Kansas State (1993, 2003) Kentucky (2001) Lewis-Clark State ( , 97-98, ) Loyola Marymount (2003) Long Beach State (1994, 96, 2003) Minnesota ( , 2003) Mississippi State (1998) Missouri (2002) Navy (1996) Nebraska (1995, 97) Nevada (1995, 96, ) UNLV ( , 99) New Mexico (1995, 97-98) New Mexico State (1995) Northern Iowa (2000) Northwestern (2000, 02) Notre Dame ( ) Oklahoma State (1996) Oral Roberts (1998) Oregon State ( ) Pacific Lutheran (1993, 95, 01) Pepperdine (2003) Portland ( ) Portland State ( ) Puget Sound ( , 97-98, 2001) Rice (1998, 2002) St. Martin s ( ) San Diego (1994, 98, 2003) San Diego State (1994, 2003) San Francisco ( ) Santa Clara (1994) South Florida (1998) Southern California (1996, ) Southern Utah ( ) Southwestern Louisiana (1997) Stanford ( ) Tennessee (1994) Texas A&M (1993, 98) Texas Tech (2002) Toledo (1994) Utah (1995, 2002) Washington State ( ) Wichita State (1993, 94, ) TOTAL

26 C O A C H I N G S T A F F 26 JOE ROSS ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH (12TH YEAR) The 2002 season will mark Joe Ross 11th as the Huskies top assistant coach. In 1997, Ross was promoted to associate head coach. Ross has made a reputation not only as one of college baseball top hitting coaches, but also as one of its top scouts and evaluators of talent. Ross came to Washington prior to the 1993 season after a long and successful stint as head baseball coach at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minn. He s worked alongside Ken Knutson through each of Knutson s 11 seasons as head coach. In his 11 seasons as Washington s primary hitting instructor, Husky players have rewritten the school record book several times over largely during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. The 97 Huskies set new team records for batting, hits, runs, doubles, triples, home runs, total bases and slugging. Their team batting average of.340 was 17th in the nation and the third highest in the history of the Pac-10 (Northern or Southern Division). Washington also posted Pac-10 all-time top-five seasons in runs, doubles and RBI while also ranking in the top 20 in the nation in scoring and slugging, making the 1997 Huskies one of the most prolific offensive teams in the history of the Pac-10. In 2003, the Huskies had another outstanding offensive season. Chad Boudon broke the school s home runs record with 22 on the year, tops in the Pac-10 and sixth in the nation. Additionally, the Huskies, as a team, ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in home runs with 96. In 1999, he had two different players break UW home runs records. Dominic Woody posted 19 for the season to break the 13-year old school mark while Ed Erickson photo by Jimmy Reynolds moved into first place on the career home runs ledger with his 31st. In 2000, Erickson finished his career with 12 more homers than the next nearest Huskies. In 1998, he coached two players Nick Stefonick and Chris Magruder to.400 seasons, the first time in modern Husky history that two players have topped that high plateau. Magruder, Kevin Miller and Ryan Lentz, all recruited and coached by Ross, finished their three-year Husky careers in 1998 as three of the best hitters in school history, as Magruder finished with the career hits, runs and steals record, Miller with the RBI record and Lentz with the single-season homer mark. In 1995, the team batted.297 while Jon Vander Griend and Joe Trippy set numerous career records. One of that tandem finished in the top three in the Pac-10 North in every statistical category. In 1994, he led the team to a.307 team batting average (fourth highest in team history at the time) and an average of nearly seven runs per game. Seven of UW s starters batted better than.300. Under his tutelage that year, Vander Griend broke school records in doubles and triples while Trippy set UW marks in steals, runs and hits. In 1993, he helped Derrin Doty to become only the second Husky in modern history to hit over.400 while leading the team to a.304 average. Another of his pupils in 1993, first baseman Randy Jorgensen, broke the school record with 61 runs batted in during the 1993 season. Ross also handles the lion s share of the Huskies recruiting efforts (sharing those duties with Ken Knutson and Travis Jewett), oversees the coaching of the catchers, and makes the offensive calls during games. His 1995 recruiting class was ranked No. 28 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball magazine, the first time a UW class had been ranked in the top 30. The 1996 class was even more highly acclaimed, earning the No. 8 ranking in that poll and his class for the 98 season was tabbed the No. 15 UW ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS Overall Conference Years (Total) Coach Record Pct. Record Pct (11) Ken Knutson (16) Bob MacDonald (5) Bubba Morton (8) Ken Lehman (3) Carmen Mauro (4) Dale Parker (1) Joe Budnick (2) Bill Marx (4) Warren Tappin (3) Art McLarney (24) Dorsett V. Tubby Graves (1) R.L. Mathews (2) Leonard Stub Allison , 09-10, (7) Dode Brinker (1) George Ingle (1) James Clark (2) Bill Hurley (1) William Dehn (1) Loren Grinstead (2) Thorpe (1) F. W. Knight (1) Fred Schock class in the country. The 2000 class ranked No. 18 and more recently, the 2001 season s crop of newcomers earned the No. 29 spot. In six seasons as Normandale s head coach, Ross compiled a record and took his team to two NJCAA World Series, in 1988 and He also led the team to league championships in each of his six seasons at the helm and won three Minnesota state championships, four regional championships and two NJCAA North Central District championships. From 1990 to 1992, Ross also worked as a baseball coach for the United States Baseball Federation. In 1992, he coached the U.S. Junior National team (16-18 year olds) to a silver medal at the World Games in Mexico. Among the members of that team was current superstar Alex Rodriguez. Ross was also an assistant on the 1991 Junior National team and an assistant coach of an Olympic Festival team in From , he was head coach at Wisconsin-River Falls, which he lead from obscurity to state and NAIA District 14 championships in 1984 and From 1980 to 1983, Ross served as head coach for two different teams in the Netherlands Hoofdklasse Baseball League, a league in which he spent three summers as a top-notch professional player. He was named NJCAA North Central coach of the year twice, NJCAA Region 13 coach of the year four times, MCCC (Minnesota Community College Conference) coach of the year three times and NAIA District 14 coach of the year twice. Ross has also served as a scout in the New York Mets and Yankees organizations. Ross holds a bachelor s degree (physical eduation/ coaching, 1982) and master s degree (supervision and instructional leadership, 1986), both from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He and his wife, Laurence, a native of the Netherlands, live with sons Alex and Luke in Kirkland.

27 TRAVIS JEWETT ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR Travis Jewett enters his third season as an assistant baseball coach at the UW. Jewett is primarily responsible for the infielders. He also coaches third base during games and is heavily involved in recruiting. Last season, Jewett was largely responsible for helping the Huskies break the school record for fielding percentage. The Dawgs.978 mark was best in UW history, best in the Pac-10 and third in the NCAA In 2002, in his first season as infield coach, Jewett had a lot to do with the Huskies finishing the year with a sparking.974 fielding percentage in Pac-10 play, the second-best mark in the league. Prior to coming to Washington, Jewett served as an assistant under head coach Steve Hertz at Gonzaga. In his last two seasons, the Bulldogs won their division in the West Coast Conference. In 2001, Gonzaga posted a.966 fielding percentage, best in school history, thanks largely to Jewett s efforts. The 1999 team fielded.962, second best in Gonzaga history at the time. Prior to joining the Gonzaga coaching staff, Jewett was head coach at Edmonds (Wash.) Community College. In 1998, his only season with the Tritons, Jewett led Edmonds to the NWAACC championship and was named both the NWAACC Coach of the Year and the National Junior College Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. That Edmonds team had seven players selected in the Major League Baseball draft. Jewett began his coaching career as the head coach at Tacoma Community College for the 1996 season, where his assistant was current UW volunteer assistant Gregg Swenson. A 1993 graduate of Washington State University, Jewett earned a degree in social science. He played two seasons of baseball at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Wash., before transferring to WSU. Jewett and his wife Tracy have two sons, Tanner and Thomas. The family resides in Kirkland. SCOTT ROBERTSON UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANT FIRST YEAR C O A C H I N G S T A F F GREGG SWENSON ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR Gregg Swenson, former head baseball coach at Tacoma Community College, joined the Washington staff as the volunteer assistant coach prior to the 2001 season. Swenson serves as the Huskies first base coach during games and oversees the outfielders. He also oversees and administrates summer and winter camps. Last year, he added two more All-Pac-10 first-teamers to the list of outfielders he s coached as Chad Boudon and Brent Lillibridge both made the team. Additionally, outfielder Mike Wagner belted 15 homers and was drafted in the fifth round following the season. In his first season in 2002, he helped coach All-Pac-10 pick Tyler Davidson, as well as Jay Garthwaite. Both were drafted following the season. Swenson, who also teaches physical education at Jason Lee Middle School in Tacoma, was named the league coach of the year at Tacoma CC in both 1997 and His teams finished third in the NWAACC the last two seasons and he finished his fiveyear TCC career with a won-lost record of Swenson began his coaching career as an assistant at Sehome High School in Bellingham from 1992 to He helped Sehome to a second-place finish at the state tournament in 1992 and fifth-place finishes in 1993 and In 1996, Swenson moved to Tacoma CC as an assistant coach under head man Travis Jewett, now a fellow second-year assistant at Washington. Swenson attended Olympia High School and Tacoma CC before earning a degree in exercise science and physiology from Western Washington University in In 1997, he completed a master s program in teaching at City University. Swenson and his wife, Diane, a UW grad, reside in Puyallup. They are the parents of a baby daughter named Megan. Scott Robertson, a former walkon who finished his career ranked No. 6 in W ashington baseball history with 10 career saves, joins the coaching staff this season after completing his four year playing career last season. Robertson, who made 50 career appearances as a relief pitcher from the 2000 through 2003 seasons, will aid head coach Ken Knutson in coaching the pitching staff while he completes his bachelor s degree in sociology/law, society and social policy. As a Husky reliever, Robertson enjoyed his best season as a sophomore in 2001, when he went 3-0 with seven saves over 20 appearances. His seven saves that year ranked him second in the Pac-10 that season and were sixth-most in Husky history at the time. A 1999 graduate of Mercer Island (Wash.) High School, Robertson was a three-time All- KingCo Conference selection during his prep career, when he teamed with UW classmate Sean White. He helped the Islanders to a KingCo title his junior year, when he went 10-1, before posting a 9-3 record as a senior. Robertson also earned first-team All-KingCo honors for the M.I. football team. 27