# 2023 Washington Huskies baseball team

The 2023 Washington Huskies baseball team were representing the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies led by first year head coach Jason Kelly, played their home games at Husky Ballpark and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022 season with a record of 30–26 overall, 14–16 in Pac-12 conference play to finish in a tie for sixth. Due to a tiebreaker with California, they earn a seventh seed in the Pac-12 baseball tournament where they lost in the first round in the double elimination by 2nd seed Oregon State and in the elimination round they lost to 3rd seed UCLA.

## Schedule and results

2023 Washington Huskies baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (5–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 18 | at Santa Clara* | Mission College • Santa Clara, CA | 10–5 | Boyle (1–0) | Hales (0–1) | Emanuels (1) | 300 | 1–0 |
| Feb 19 | at Santa Clara* | Mission College • Santa Clara, CA | 7–13 | Hammond (1–0) | McAdams (0–1) | | 300 | 1–1 |
| Feb 19 | at Santa Clara* | Mission College • Santa Clara, CA | 2–4 | Pilchard (1–0) | Cunningham (0–1) | Souza (1) | 300 | 1–2 |
| Feb 20 | at Santa Clara* | Mission College • Santa Clara, CA | 10–7 | Matter (1–0) | Souza (0–1) | | 300 | 2–2 |
| Feb 23 | at San Jose State* | Excite Ballpark • San Jose, CA | 7–6 | Emanuels (1–0) | White (0–1) | Matter (1) | 681 | 3–2 |
| Feb 25 | at San Jose State* | Excite Ballpark • San Jose, CA | 3–2 | Lord (1–0) | Thompson (0–1) | Emanuels (2) | 388 | 4–2 |
| Feb 26 | at San Jose State* | Excite Ballpark • San Jose, CA | 2–0 | Flesland III (1–0) | Eden (0–1) | Matter (2) | 367 | 5–2 |
March (12–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| Mar 3 | Northern Colorado* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 32–7 | Bender (1–0) | Tuttle (0–1) | | 805 | 6–2 | |
| Mar 4 | Northern Colorado* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 6–0 | Lord (2–0) | Ruiz (0–2) | Cunningham (1) | 788 | 7–2 | |
| Mar 4 | Northern Colorado* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 9–1 | Flesland III (2–0) | Smith (1–2) | Boyle (1) | 788 | 8–2 | |
| Mar 5 | Northern Colorado* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 10–4 | Kirchoff (1–0) | Cruz (0–2) | | N/A | 9–2 | |
| Mar 7 | at Portland* | Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR | 6–2 | Boyle (2–0) | Hebert (0–1) | | 307 | 10–2 | |
| Mar 10 | Utah | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 5–2 | Lord (3–0) | Day (2–2) | Matter (3) | 721 | 11–2 | 1–0 |
| Mar 11 | Utah | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 4–3 | Matter (2–0) | Whiting (0–1) | | 1,001 | 12–2 | 2–0 |
| Mar 12 | Utah | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 0–3 | Jones (1–1) | Engman (1–1) | Ashman (4) | 769 | 12–3 | 2–1 |
| Mar 17 | Rhode Island* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 6–9 | Urena (1–0) | Emanuels (1–1) | | 681 | 12–4 | |
| Mar 18 | Rhode Island* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 12–6 | Flesland III (3–0) | Levesque (2–2) | | 1,623 | 13–4 | |
| Mar 19 | Rhode Island* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 15–5 | Engman (1–1) | Perry (1–2) | | 794 | 14–4 | |
| Mar 22 | Tulane* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 9–14 | Wachter (1–2) | Cunningham (0–2) | | 889 | 14–5 | |
| Mar 24 | at No. 7 UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 1–5 | Brooks (4–2) | Lord (3–1) | | 811 | 14–6 | 2–2 |
| Mar 25 | at No. 7 UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 3–0 (10) | Emanuels (2–1) | Jewett (0–1) | | 860 | 15–6 | 3–2 |
| Mar 26 | at No. 7 UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 11–10 | Boyle (1–1) | Aldrich (3–1) | Matter (4) | 1,010 | 16–6 | 4–2 |
| Mar 28 | Portland* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 8–3 | McAdams (1–1) | Johnson (0–1) | Cunningham (2) | 307 | 17–6 | |
| Mar 31 | Oregon State | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | POSTPONED | POSTPONED | POSTPONED | POSTPONED | POSTPONED | POSTPONED | POSTPONED |
April (8–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| Apr 1 | Oregon State | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 3–6 | Sellers (4–2) | Lord (3–2) | Brown (5) | 1,845 | 17–7 | 4–3 |
| Apr 1 | Oregon State | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 1–5 | Kmatz (2–4) | Flesland III (3–1) | | 1,845 | 17–8 | 4–4 |
| Apr 2 | Oregon State | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 7–2 | Engman (2–1) | Krieg (0–1) | Emanuels (3) | 1,730 | 18–8 | 5–4 |
| Apr 6 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | 13–8 | Shinn (1–0) | Long (2–3) | | 2,693 | 19–8 | 6–4 |
| Apr 7 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | 4–12 | Zastrow (3–1) | Lord (3–3) | Nichols (1) | 3,902 | 19–9 | 6–5 |
| Apr 8 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | 1–13 | May (3–2) | Engman (2–2) | | 2,881 | 19–10 | 6–6 |
| Apr 14 | No. 22 Arizona State | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 8–3 | Flesland III (4–1) | Dunn (4–2) | | 1,459 | 20–10 | 7–6 |
| Apr 15 | No. 22 Arizona State | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 6–8 | Curtis (4–2) | Engman (2–3) | | 1,493 | 20–11 | 7–7 |
| Apr 16 | No. 22 Arizona State | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | CANCELED | CANCELED | CANCELED | CANCELED | CANCELED | CANCELED | CANCELED |
| Apr 21 | at No. 9 Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 1–3 | Pancer (1–0) | McAdams (1–2) | | 1,832 | 20–12 | 7–8 |
| Apr 22 | at No. 9 Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 9–0 | Lord (4–3) | Scott (5–2) | | 1,643 | 21–12 | 8–8 |
| Apr 23 | at No. 9 Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 6–8 | Dowd (5–2) | Emanuels (2–2) | Pancer (4) | 1,960 | 21–13 | 8–9 |
| Apr 25 | Seattle* | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 6–4 | McAdams (2–2) | Dayton (2–2) | | 1,046 | 22–13 | |
| Apr 28 | USC | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 14–12 (10) | Emanuels (3–2) | Clarke (2–3) | | 1,418 | 23–13 | 9–9 |
| Apr 29 | USC | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 7–6 | Cunningham (1–2) | Wisch (0–1) | Emanuels (4) | 1,687 | 24–13 | 10–9 |
| Apr 30 | USC | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 4–1 | Engman (3–3) | Sodersten (2–2) | Emanuels (5) | 1,753 | 25–13 | 11–9 |
May (8–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| May 2 | at Seattle* | | Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA | 9–4 | Kirchoff (2–0) | Hogan (0–7) | | 312 | 26–13 | |
| May 5 | at Washington State | | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | 1–2 | Hawkins (4–3) | Flesland III (4–2) | Kaelber (3) | 1,441 | 26–14 | 11–10 |
| May 6 | at Washington State | | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | 6–2 | Lord (5–3) | Taylor (3–3) | | 1,250 | 27–14 | 12–10 |
| May 7 | at Washington State | | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | 8–2 | Boyle (4–0) | Kaelber (4–3) | | 1,463 | 28–14 | 13–10 |
| May 9 | Seattle* | | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 9–2 | Matter (3–0) | Alwood (2–2) | | 1,114 | 29–14 | |
| May 12 | at No. 24 Oregon | | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 14–5 | Flesland III (5–2) | Mercado (4–1) | | 2,435 | 30–14 | 14–10 |
| May 13 | at No. 24 Oregon | | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 18–8 | Lord (6–3) | Pace (2–3) | Cunningham (3) | 2,660 | 31–14 | 15–10 |
| May 14 | at No. 24 Oregon | | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 11–5 | Matter (4–0) | Dallas (6–2) | Emanuels (6) | 3,060 | 32–14 | 16–10 |
| May 18 | California | No. 24 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 12–1 | Flesland III (6–2) | Becerra (2–5) | Cunningham (4) | 1,583 | 33–14 | 17–10 |
| May 19 | California | No. 24 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 7–12 | Stamos (3–3) | Lord (6–4) | Stasiowski (3) | 2,435 | 33–15 | 17–11 |
| May 20 | California | No. 24 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 11–16 | Pasqualott (5–1) | Matter (4–1) | | 1,634 | 33–16 | 17–12 |
Postseason :
2023 Pac–12 tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent (Seed) | Rank (Seed) | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 Tournament |
| May 24 | vs. (7) UCLA | (3) | Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ | 4–17 (7) | Austin (5–4) | Engman (3–4) | | 2,012 | 33–17 | 0–1 |
| May 25 | vs. (4) USC | (3) | Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ | 8–3 | Flesland III (7–2) | Aoki (4–3) | Matter (5) | 2,384 | 34–17 | 1–1 |
| May 26 | vs. (6) Oregon | (3) | Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ | 4–17 (7) | Grinsell (2–1) | Lord (6–5) | | 2,563 | 34–18 | 1–2 |
NCAA Stillwater Regional (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent (Seed) | Rank (Seed) | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Regional record |
| Jun 2 | vs. (2) No. 11 Dallas Baptist* | (3) | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 9–5 | Boyle (5–0) | Johnson (8–4) | | 4,475 | 35–18 | 1–0 |
| Jun 3 | vs. (4) Oral Roberts* | (3) | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 12–15 | Kowalski (2–1) | Cunningham (1–3) | Denton (14) | 4,716 | 35–19 | 1–1 |
| Jun 4 | vs. (2) No. 11 Dallas Baptist* | (3) | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 1–9 | Bragg (9–2) | Engman (3–5) | | 4,488 | 35–20 | 1–2 |
Win  Loss  Postponement/TieBold: Washington team member Rankings from D1 Baseball(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.* indicates a non-conference game. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | RV | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | RV | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | RV | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.