Mariners Lose Friday Night

The Seattle Mariners lost to the 

Royals in the opening game of

this three game series. 

Final Royals 7 Mariners 6

Bryan Woo struggled in the first

inning giving up four runs and

then two runs in the sixth. 

Julio Rodriguez had two two run 

homers in the game. The last

one tied the game.  

Besides Woo the Mariners faced

another lefty.  Still only one win.

Refsynder wasn't in the lineup. 

He is day to day. 

Matt Brash went on the injured

list. The Mariners brought up

lefty Josh Simpson from Tacoma.

Emerson Hancock will go Saturday.

Go M's.

Mariners #1 Pick Kade Anderson of 2025

So far the former LSU standout Kade Anderson the Mariners #1 pick in the

2025 is having a great start to his 

rookie professional career this season.

The lefty is having a very good time

at double A Arkansas Travelers in

2026. He has started four games and 

has pitched 18 innings. The Mariners 

are easing him in after quite a busy

season last year.

There are those who are wondering 

when he will move up to triple A 

Tacoma or the big club. Kade is a lefty 

so he is quite valuable if you know 

what I mean. 

In those four starts he has an era of

.48 which means he has only given

up one run and on top of that he has

30 strikeouts.  He has walked four 

and give up nine hits.

His next start is on May 1 as he

has started his games on Fridays. 

I expect that he will stay in 

Arkansas for a bit longer unless

there is an injury to another 

starting pitcher either in Tacoma 

or Seattle.

Ryan Sloan the second top pitching 

prospect is having a rough start in

his first season in double A. Ryan

is 20 years old and started his career 

in the minors right out of high school.

Expecting some trouble is understandable.

The most important thing with Ryan is 

staying healthy. Kade most likely be on the Mariners next season while Ryan be the 

following year or later next year. 

The question is who the Mariners will

do with the rotation in the off-season.

I expect someone will be traded. 

Go M's. 

Seahawks Rookie Camp

Friday on May Day the Seattle Seahawks 

begin rookie camp for two days. They 

have invited undrafted college free 

agents besides the players they drafted.

After the mini camp we will see who they

will invite back as far as that group goes.

Four of the seven are on the defensive 

side. Two are edge rushers. They want to improve at that position. They are Aidan

Hubbard from Northwestern and Marvin 

Jones Jr. of Oklahoma.

The other two on defense are tackle 

Uso Seumalo of Kansas State and

linebacker Devean Deal from TCU.

The Seahawks could be looking at

adding depth at tackle and linebacker

to add to improve the position.

On offense they signed tight end 

Lance Mason from Wisconsin.

Teams going often with three tight 

ends he could be an added free agent.

The other two offensive players are

wide receivers Michael Briscoe from

Cal Poly and Levi Wentz from Kansas

State. For these two it will be important 

to be good on special teams. The best 

chance to make the opening day roster.

These are the headliners besides the

players they drafted. In all 68 players 

will be in mini camp. We wish them all

the best. Go Hawks. 

Washington Huskies Spring Game Coming

May day evening.the Washington Huskies 

will be playing their annual spring game

as practice come to an end. I am sure

they will see who they may have to acquire 

to strengthen the team with depth at least.

Desmond Williams Jr. returns for his third

season and second as the the starter 

although there was some controversy 

during the off-season with the transfer portal. He entered the transfer portal after he said he would return. Denzel Boston his top receiver

decided to enter the NFL where he was picked

by the Cleveland Browns in the second round.

Now we will see who will be the top receiver 

this season however Desmond will likely 

have to count on possibly five.  Desmen Roebuck could be the leader as he plays in

the slot. With Desmond speed and getting 

out of the pocket he can be a dangerous 

receiver to stop. Last year as a freshman 

Roebuck had 42 catches for 560 yards and

seven touchdowns. The Huskies hope to

see those numbers go up.

On the outside transfer  Christian Moss

and Rashid Williams should be the top

starting outside receivers. Moss has

been hurt so likely won't be in this spring game.Chris Lawson another freshman 

last year who caught ten passes will see some action in the spring game. 

Decker DeGraaf returns to be the starting 

tight end. The third year as a junior. Last 

year Decker had 32 catches for 360 yards 

and two touchdowns. Being an experience 

we should see even more catches from him.

The offensive line had several players 

transfer however they are expected to 

be a good unit. Center Landen Hatchett

has had some injuries though at spring

practice they have tried a few others 

there to including his brother Geirean

who transferred back after a year at

Oklahoma. At this point he is slated to

start at right guard. Touted incoming

freshman five star left tackle will be

Kodi Greene. Next to him at left guard

will be sophomore John Mills. At right 

tackle be Drew Azzopardi. The backups 

will get some good playing time too.

Jordan Washington might be the starting 

running back though slowed by injury.

If not him Jayden Limar a local kid who

transfered from Oregon. Seeing some 

action will be incoming freshman Brian

Bonner Jr. 

The defense will have some changes as

well as new guys. We will let you know

how the spring game goes. Go Dawgs!

Mariners Win Again

Wednesday afternoon the Seattle 

beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 and 

winning the road trip 5 out of 6.

Quite amazing since the first road

trip they didn't do so.

It looks like we are seeing the team

we expected for the 2026 season.

The Mariners now come home to

begin the month of the May.

Cole Young who we weren't sure

of to begin the season is hitting 

hit right now. He batted .500

on this road trip and he is hitting

well against lefties.  This really 

helps that they are platooning in

right field and  dh. With Brendan 

 Donovan being out they have

had to cover with Leo Rivas and

Will Wilson. Donovan is expected 

to be back when the Mariners get

home. 

Final Mariners 5  Twins 3

The game was tight most of the

game. JP Crawford hit a  solo 

home run  in the third inning.

The Twins scored two runs 

in the 4th.  Stayed that way until

the 7th. Cole Young hit a double 

tie the game scoring Canzone.

The Twins scored a run in the 

bottom of the 7th to lead by one.

Cole Young came up again

in the 9th.  George Arozarena 

and Leo Rivas who pinch run

for Canzone Young  hit a single 

to center scoring both. Munoz 

came in to get the save.

In the 8th inning Matt Brash came

in and threw only two pitches.

He came out with a possible 

injury. More will be known tomorrow.

Brash didn't think it was serious. 

He did understand why he was taken

out. 

George Kirby went five and two-thirds.

He left after walking his second batter. 

Bazardo came in to get the final out.

He started the 7th getting one out.

Jose Ferrer came in to get the final 

two outs. Gabe Speier came in

when Brash had to leave. He got 

two outs then Cooper Criswell 

came for the final out  score Munoz.

The Mariners end April being 16-16.

Bryan Woo will start Friday against

the Royals. We hope to see a better

game then what we saw in the last 

game.  Go M's. 

Mariners Even Series

The final was the Mariners winning 

7 to 1. The game didn't look that

way for most of it.

Logan Gilbert pitched only five

innings. When he left the Mariners 

were down one nothing. The M's 

tied in the top of sixth with a run.

Added another run in the seventh.

They added three in the 8th on a

Josh Naylor home run.  Add two 

more in the ninth.  Luis Garcia 

who pitched  for the Twins in

the 9th was just called up.

The Mariners used four relievers 

after Logan. Only gave up one hit

and no walks.  The Twins bullpen 

gave up five runs. 

Wednesday final of the series is

a day game.  George Kirby starts 

for the Mariners.

The Mariners are now 15-16

and in second place a game and

a half behind the A's. 

Washington State Cougars Men's Transfer Portal

The Washington State Cougars lost ten players to the transfer portal this off-

season which was all their primary 

players. 

At this time they have eight players 

who signed with the team.  Of the ten

who left only six have signed elsewhere.

The Cougars best player Ace Glass

has found a new home at Vanderbilt.

We will see how he does there next 

season. Not every team who loses 

players have had success elsewhere.

Take the Washington Huskies many

if their past transfers have not got 

ahead. A good reason stay where you

are at. Players who have had less

playtime then they  thought leave

to explore elsewhere. It doesn't 

mean it will be a success. There have

bren some who have transferred 

several times to. 

Here is the eight who have come to

WSU already.

Sebastian Akins a point guard is

now transfered for the third straight 

year. Last year he played at Wake 

Forest. He played in 18 games 

averaging  5.1 points and two

assists at 16 minutes per game.

Jaylen Harrell played one year 

at Providence. He is a swingman.

Though a good shooter making 36

percent in 3s  his defense is what

will make his mark as a  Cougar.

RJ Jones a shooting guard  transferred 

from TCU after being at Kansas State.

His first year at TCU he missed the full

season and last year only played in

right games. I am sure the Cougars 

hope his injuries are behind him. He

was the third player to sign with the 

Cougars.

Ronnie Harrison power forward 

transfer from East Texas State. 

This is his second transfer.

He was ETS leading scorer at

14.7 points a game and in rebounds 

at 6.1 per game. He played in 30

games last season.

Fraser Foxburgh small forward 

mentioned before was the first

player who transferred to WSU 

from Manhattan.

Lazarek Houston a point guard 

transfered from central Missouri.

He is known for his scoring 

averaging 20.8 points last season.

He was in the top ten in the country 

in shots made and in scoring.

Will be exciting to watch.

Jamari Phillips shooting guard 

from the Oregon Ducks. He only

played in 17 games last year for

the Duck averaging 13.3 minutes 

a game. He shoots 37 percent 

from the 3 point line. If he doesn't 

start for the Cougars he should

be good coming off the bench.

He shoots 80 percent from the

foul line and is athletic. 

Ladji Dembele power forward

transfer from  UNLV. He played

very little last year. See what

he can contribute for the Cougars.

It looks like the Cougars have done

well so far in the transfer portal.

See if they have any more pickups.

Go Cougs