Kenney's 14 K's help Washington blank Valparaiso 6-0
Behind a career outing from starter Noah Kenney, the Washington Huskies have made it to .500 for the first time this season.
After a 1-9 start to the season, the Washington Huskies have officially made it back to . 500 on the season following a 6-0 win over the Valparaiso Beacons on Friday night. Shortstop Sam DeCarlo put coach Eddie Smith's team ahead early with a run-scoring single as part of a 2-for-5 day where he also scored a run, before catcher Ethan Swidler added an RBI double in the second inning as the Huskies poured on 10 hits in the contest.
The Huskies took advantage of 5 Valparaiso errors on the day to score a trio of unearned runs in the fifth inning, before left fielder Jackson Hotchkiss added a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, giving starter Noah Kenney plenty of breathing room on a dominant day. Have a day, Noah š 7. 0 IP, 4H, 0R, 2 BB, 1ļøā£4ļøā£ Ks pic.
twitter. com/zbw2xXNdbj ā Washington Baseball (@UW_Baseball) April 4, 2026 The junior had no trouble with the Beacons, surrendering just 4 hits and 2 walks over 7 innings of work to go along with a career-high 14 strikeouts as he improved to 3-3 with the win and didn't find himself in any trouble throughout the night. He gave way to Gunnar Nichols, who was perfect through the last 2 innings with a trio of strikeouts, giving the UW pitching staff 17 punchouts in the contest.
Connor Lockwood took the loss for the Beacons and dropped to 3-4 on the year after getting through 5 innings and letting up 5 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits with a walk and 4 strikeouts. With the win, the Huskies improved to 15-15 on the season, and they'll return to the diamond on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p. m.