baseball
April 24, 2024
The replacement
Braden Bishop starred in the outfield at the UW, but it’s a Mariner moment for which he’ll never be forgotten.
April 13, 2023
Behind the mic
Mike Blowers and Shannon Drayer continue to bring baseball action to fans over the airwaves.
March 5, 2022
Huskies eye Pac-12 tourney
Innovation will meet the crack of the bat this spring when the inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament is held May 25-29 in Arizona.
March 4, 2022
Sweet success
Carlton Olson, ’61, overcame Type 1 diabetes to play 4 years of Husky baseball.
June 4, 2019
At bat for Mom
Former Husky outfielder Braden Bishop's charity event raised $50,000 for Alzheimer’s research.
June 4, 2018
Give Me 5: Shannon Drayer
A trumpet player in the Husky Marching Band during the late ’80s, she gave acting a try before becoming a sports radio journalist for ESPN 710.
July 17, 2017
Seattle's big night
At the MLB All-Star Game, a UW-trained engineer crafted the bats and a Mariner took home the MVP.
December 19, 2016
That bat
Axe Bats, a division of Renton-based Baden Sports, had a home run of a 2016 baseball season. Twenty-eight major leaguers used its brand-new “Axe Bat”—so named because its handle is shaped like what you’d find on an ax—at some point during the 2016 season.
March 1, 2014
A big hit
In the shadow of gleaming Husky Stadium, construction continues on another remodeled athletic facility, one that is arguably an even more dramatic upgrade.
September 1, 2010
Rounding home
Often overlooked during the Mariners' playoff runs of the 1990s was the fact that the starting third baseman was a Husky: Mike Blowers, who played two years at the University of Washington (1985-86).
March 1, 2009
Found in translation
Seattle native Ken Barron, ‘03, spent his middle-school years living in Japan, where baseball was big and his favorite player was Orix BlueWave superstar Ichiro Suzuki. Now he works side-by-side with his childhood idol.
June 1, 1999
No ‘ex-jock’
After receiving his M.B.A. from the UW in 1989, Jim Beattie worked in the Mariners' front office and now is challenged with making the Montreal Expos a winner.
March 1, 1991
‘Torchy’ Torrance, 1899-1990
Roscoe "Torchy" Torrance was one of the UW's most prominent sports boosters and confidant of generations of Husky coaches and athletes.