Julio Rodriguez Heading Into His 5th Season

Those who are seeing Julio at training

camp say he is acting more mature 

heading into his 5th season for the 

Mariners. 

The season Cal Raleigh had last season 

puts pressure off of Julio as well. Having

Josh Naylor for a full season hitting 

behind him will help. 

Julio is hitting well so far in spring games

so far. Going to the World Baseball Classic 

for the Demonican Republican should 

help as well.

We know his defense is always good 

if he isn't hitting well. He is averaging 

31 home runs a season with a .274 

batting average and 91 rbs as well.

We get critical of him since he usually 

starts out slow. What if he gets off

to a good start his numbers will be

creater this season. The Mariners

could win the division easily too.

The Mariners starters are more

healthy and adding another good

reliever will make it great too. 

Go M's . 

Mariners Win Offensive Game

Thursday the Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-7. Offense is still happening. 

The Mariners scored two runs in both the

first and second innings. 

Bryce Miller who was hurt much of last

season he went one and one-third innings 

giving up three hits however no walks 

and gave up no runs. He only threw 21

pitches with 16 being strikes.  The rest

of the guys were so so. 

Cooper Criswell is a tall guy at 6'6

and throws hard would be nice to 

make the bullpen pitched two 

innings giving up three runs. He

would be nice to be a long reliever 

gave up three runs but this early in

spring training. 

The top of the batting order looked

good as Brendan Donovan had a 

hit and drive in a run. Cal had two

hits and Julio had a hit along with

walking a couple times.

Colt Emerson had a couple hits

while playing shortstop as JP

Crawford is out it looks like 

until Monday. So we will see

a bunch of Colt. He makes the 

team out of spring training 

because the Mariners thinks he is

ready to go. Not saying that will

happen however it could at the 

same time.  

Friday the Mariners play Arizona 

Dismondbacks in Peorio at 5:10

Pacific time.  Luis Castillo is 

expected to start for the Mariners.

Go M's. 

Gonzaga Wins Big while Cougars Lose Tight Game

Gonzaga men's basketball team only

loss in West Coast Conference was to Portland earlier on they took revenge 

big time beating them 89-48.

The Zags built a 15 point lead in the

first half  however poured it on in 

the second half 53 to 27. The Zags are

now have a 28-2 overall record on

the season. The other loss was to

Michigan in a non-league game. 

The Zags shot very well from the

field making 52.4 percent. Much

if it was 21 turnovers by Portland.

The Zags made ten more shots

from behind the 3 point line. Most

stats looked about even on free

throws and rebounds. 

The Zags had four players score

in double figures led by Graham 

Ike with 19 points. 

This Saturday the Zags play at

St. Mary's in the final regular 

season game before the West

Coast Conference tournament.

This will be the last game in

the conference to as they join

the new Pac-12 next season.

If St. Mary's win at home the

two teams end in a tie for the

Conference at 16-2. 

The West Coast Conference 

tournament will be in Las Vegas

from March 5 to the 10th.

The Washington State Cougars 

men's basketball team lost to

Loyola Maramount Wednesday

night 67-66. This was after having

a 15 point lead at halftime.

It took LMU most of the second

half with a few little runs finally 

catching the Cougars at 61-61

with 1:33 remaining in the game.

After that they were able to take

the lead. Ace Glass made a three

point shot with two seconds left

for the Cougars to make a one

point loss.

The Cougars shot better from

the field than LMU. The difference 

was LMU made nine more free

throws. Glass led the Cougars

with 20 with two other players

in double figures.

The Cougars go into the final

game of the regular season

with 12-18 overall record. The

Cougars are tied with Seattle 

U and San Francisco at 7-10

in sixth place. They take on

Pepperdine on their field on

Saturday. Pepperdine is in

last place.  Even if the beat

the Cougars they will still

be last.  Go Cougs!

Mariners Against KC End In A Tie

Wednesday playing the Royals ended in

a tie 8-8. Most of these early games

have shown the offense in both sides.

Both the Mariners and Royals had an

inning where they scored four runs

each with the Mariners.  The Mariners 

had three home runs all by minor 

leaguers.

Bryan Woo had his first start of the

spring going one and one-third innings

giving up two hits and a run. He had no 

walks and struck out two. Munoz came

in the third after a minor league pitcher

finished the second.  Munoz went a

full inning giving up no hits. Bazardo 

gave up no runs after Munoz.  

The Royals got three runs off Dane

Dunning in relief after starting the

opening game of the spring for the 

Mariners. No other big names in

relief by the Mariners.

Victor Labrada who played in left

field and Brennen Davis in right

both expected to play in the minors

for depth each had three hits scoring

two runs.  Davis a big guy had one of

three home runs.  He is a local player

from Chandler Arizona. The Mariners 

signed him as a minor league free

agent after playing for the Yankees 

minor leagues. 

Thursday the Mariners play Cleveland 

Guardians in Peoria with Bryce Miller 

making his first start. That leaves Luis

Castillo to make his first start. 

Go M's 

Mariner Lose Tuesday

As we know early spring training game

losses don't mean a lot. White Sox 

beat Mariners 12-10.

Brendan Donovan made his first start

of the spring at third base. He got his

first hit leading off for the Mariners 

in the first inning. He was 2 for 2. 

Cal Raleigh had his first home run of 

spring.  Julio has started off well had another hit driving in a couple runs. I am sure everyone is hoping he gets off to a good 

start. Colt Emerson had a couple hits to and drove in two runs.

On the pitching side George Kirby got four outs giving up two runs He threw 45 pitches With 25 strikes. Not a typical Kirby game

but the first of the spring.  The rest of the 

pitching were by minor leaguers.

The Mariners are on the road Wednesday 

against the Kansas City Royals. Don't 

know yet who the starting pitcher will be.

In men's college basketball the Washington Huskies beat Rutgers on the road 79-72.

It was a needed win for the Huskies.

They took control midway through the

second half. The lead was seven at

half time however early on in the second

half Rutgers edged a little closer. The

Huskies were able to make it up to

12 points pounts in the last ten minutes.

Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies with 

24  points making 9 of 12 from the field. To

He had 16 rebounds making it the 18th

time this season he has had a double-

double. Wesley Yates had 19 points

making 7 of 13 from the field. He made

3 of 7 from the 3 point line. Steinbach 

and Yates played all but three minutes.

Zoom Diallo and Quimari Peterson had

10 points each.  In all the Huskies shot

50 percent from the field. Rutgers made

seven more free throws thsn the Huskies 

just to give you a little more insight.

The Huskies will be back home on

Saturday to take on Wisconsin. The

Badgers are sixth place in the Big

Ten so that won't be an easy game 

either although none are in the Big

Ten.  Go Dawgs!

79-72

About Mariners Pitcher Kade Anderson

The Seattle Mariners first pick and second 

overall in 2025 looks like he won't be 

spending much time in the minor leagues.

If it weren't for the starting five right

now a thought starting in the majors

right away.

Kade hasn't started in a professional 

game as yet. Last year after pitching

Louisiana State to the national 

championship the Mariners him

the summer off. The history of some

previous first round picks it is a good

idea. This is true if they played in

college. A high school pick you could

play him some. The draft is now at

the all star break so it isn't like they

will play in many games anyway. 

Since pitchers have history of arm

trouble it is a good idea to rest.

Throwing in the bullpen in Peoria 

Kade isn't afraid to pitch against 

major leaguers. He will likely begin

the minor leagues but we could see

hin by August in Seattle. Even with

the rotation in fact he could make 

some spot starts. The Mariners 

could even go to a six-man rotation 

like they did several years ago.

Depending on the weather in April 

it might be good to start him at Low

A for a start or two then move him

to high A in Everett. It would be fun

for the fans in Washington to see

him pitch. He could then move on

to double A in Arkansas. 

What we do know he will be a special 

pitcher as long as he stays healthy.

When he does go into the Mariners 

rotation he will be the only lefty so

being the third starter would be nice.

The Mariners could trade a starter 

for another bat if they need one.

Go Mariners!

Logan Gilbert Pitches Well In Mariners Loss

Logan Gilbert made his first start of the

spring. He pitched well though only 

went two innings. After the game he 

thought he did well in his first start.

The Mariners didn't give him or any of

pitchers who went out. The Los 
Angeles Dodgers won 3-0. 

Carlos Vargas who pitched all season

in the bullpen went one inning.

Lefty Jose Ferrer went an inning 

giving up the three runs with two

earned in his first game as a Mariner. 

All the other pitchers were minor

leaguers.

Rob Refsnyder made his first appearance 

t dh and had no hits. Andrew Knizner

had a hit while starting at catcher.

Logan says he likes how he catchers

and works well all the pitchers. The

Mariners had three other hits with 

one late but couldn't bring in a run.

Those were hits my minor leaguers.

Tuesday George Kirby will be making

his first start of the spring.  The Mariners 

be back in Peoria to take on the White 

Sox. Go M's.