Jackson Hotchkiss Went Yard Twice But Michigan Stole It In the Ninth
The Huskies looked like they had this one locked down. They didn't. Washington fell 8-7 to Michigan on Friday in Ann Arbor, dropping to 18-23 overall and 8-11 in Big Ten play after a brutal ninth inning where the Wolverines scored four runs to steal the series opener.
This one stings because the Dawgs were in control. Casen Taggart and Jackson Hotchkiss came out swinging early, with Taggart launching his third home run in four games to open the scoring in the second inning. That 374-footer got the offense rolling, but Hotchkiss made it rain one inning later with a 412-foot bomb that brought in two more runs and gave Washington a 3-0 cushion. Hotchkiss is absolutely locked in right now, sitting at 14 home runs for the year. He's just two dingers away from cracking the top eight single-season record book.
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Noah Kenney threw a solid 6.0 innings, allowing just one run on five hits with five strikeouts. The Huskies kept it rolling in the eighth, scoring four runs to go up 7-4. Mic Paul drove in one on an RBI single, Braeden Terry brought another home on a bases-loaded walk, and Hotchkiss smoked a two-RBI single to extend the lead. But Michigan wouldn't quit. The Wolverines scraped together three runs in the seventh to make it interesting, and then absolutely destroyed us in the ninth. A three-RBI double ended the game and the Huskies' hopes of taking the series opener.
Taggart and Hotchkiss Led the Charge
Both Taggart and Hotchkiss collected two hits apiece. Hotchkiss was the offensive star with four RBIs total. Taggart has been absolutely raking lately, hitting .462 over his last four games with three home runs and five RBIs. When those two are locked in, the Huskies can compete with anybody.
The good news? There's a Saturday rematch. Washington and Michigan go at it again at 11 a.m. PT at Ray Fisher Stadium. Time to bounce back.
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