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Friday, May. 09, 2008
Diamond version of Apple Cup
By Eric Degerman, Herald staff writer
Baseball's version of the Apple Cup begins today in Seattle with Washington State visiting Husky Ballpark to play Washington.
Pasco product Jorden Merry, a junior, starts Game 1 of the three-game series for the Huskies, which begins at 6:30 p.m. today. Merry is 7-0 this season with a 2.15 ERA.
The Huskies swept through USC to improve to 8-7 in the Pac-10, 29-16 overall. Much of the credit goes to Richland grad Kyle Conley. The redshirt sophomore earned Pac-10 player of the week honors after going 8-for-10 with 9 RBI vs. USC. He is batting .329 with 13 HRs and 45 RBI. He has started 42 of 45 games this season. Tyler Cheney, a lefty from Richland, has been working out of the bullpen, making 18 appearances. And Elliott Cribby, a transfer from Columbia Basin, also has made 18 appearances.
For the Cougars (5-10 Pac-10, 26-20), Southridge grad Travis Coulter leads the team with 183 at bats and 10 stolen bases. The junior second baseman is hitting .322 with 1 HR and 25 RBI. Other Tri-City connections on the WSU roster include redshirt freshman Chad Arnold (Kennewick), redshirt sophomore Matt Crowe and senior left-hander Jayson Miller.
Here are some interesting notes from the UW sports information staff: while Washington State leads the all-time series vs. Washington with 226 wins and 177 losses. However, in 15 prior seasons under coach Ken Knutson, the UW has gone 60-26 against WSU and Knutson is 8-1 head-to-head vs. Cougar head coach Donnie Marbut.
Last year, the Huskies swept a three-game series in Pullman.
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