The WashU baseball team finished up the regular season this past week, April 22-27, with a home victory against No. 16 Webster University followed by a four-game-series split on the road against University Athletic Association (UAA) rival Emory University.
Coming off a road series split against University Athletic Association (UAA) opponent New York University, the Bears faced a busy five-game week at home.
After losing three out of four games to their University Athletic Association (UAA) rivals The University of Chicago, the WashU baseball team needed to get back on track.
After dropping three out of four games to Case Western Reserve University in the first University Athletic Association (UAA) conference matchup, the Bears looked to improve their conference form at The University of Chicago to take on the Maroons in another four-game series from April 4-6.
The WashU baseball team played against Case Western Reserve University this weekend in a four-game series to start University Athletic Association (UAA) play. WashU lost 7-13 and 9-12 on Friday, March 28, before splitting Saturday with a 14-1 win and a 9-11 loss on March 29.
There is nothing that signifies the coming of spring in St. Louis quite like Bears baseball on a sunny weekend at Kelly Field. WashU played Maryville College for the first time in program history on March 22-23, winning two out of three games in this non-conference matchup. Sophomore Townsend Stevenson made history by throwing the second singular no-hitter in program history in the Bears’ dominant 16-0 victory in the first game.
WashU played three games against University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point on March 8 and 9, winning all three games. The Bears battled Coe College on March 10 and lost, but won against Westminster on March 12. To end their Spring Break schedule, the Bears played on March 15 and 16 against Gustavus Adolphus College in back-to-back doubleheaders, winning two out of the four matches.
The Bears went 2-1, winning the doubleheader on Saturday and dropping the game on Sunday. With these games, the Bears are now 5-1 in regular season play as they continue to ramp up their season.
The WashU baseball team opened their season, defeating Aurora College 6-1 and 4-1 in a doubleheader on Feb. 23.
Three and a half years after playing his final game for the Bears, Durbin is on the cusp of turning his dream into a reality. On Monday, Nov. 18, the infielder was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster. Now one call away from the big leagues, Durbin has a strong chance of making the active roster when the season begins in April and could play a big role for the Yankees next year.
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