Mariners Take Second Game

It wasn't easy however the

Mariners beat Atlanta Braves

Tuesday night 3-2.

It was another one of those close

games that could have been a loss.

The Mariners are showing how tough 

they are.

The Mariners had another quality

start where Luis Castillo went

seven innings giving up only three

hits  while walking one batter and 

striking out seven. Castillo seems

more on track now winning his 

third straight game after losing 

his first four games. 

Ryne Stanek who has been struggling

at times coming out of the bullpen

was only able to get one out while

giving up three hits and two runs

in the eighth inning.

Andre Munoz was able to shut the

door though he gave up a hit and

a walk while getting five outs. He

was able to strike out three batters

including former Mariners outfielder

Jarred Kelenic for the final out of 

the game. I am sure Kelenic wasn't

too happy. 

The Mariners scored the first two 

runs in the third inning when Jorge

Polanco hit a two-run homer in

the third inning. Polanco though

struggling at the plate has done

well as of late. It was the 4th home

run on the season for him. 

The Mariners scored another run 

in the 4th when Dylan Moore hit

a double with two outs scoring

Mitch Haniger. Josh Rojas who 

walked when Polanco hit the home

run did so again. Julio Rodriquez

came up with the bases loaded

grounded out to end the inning.

Julio has had some trouble with

runners on base. This was the best

chance for the Mariners to add 

more runs too. 

This was the first time of the season

where the Braves lost two games in

a row. The last team in the majors

to do so on the season.

The Mariners now end April with

a record of 17-13. The Rangers

are still one game behind them

beating the Washington Nationals

in Texas 7-1.

The Mariners and the Braves play

Wednesday afternoon with Emerson

Hancock on the mound. Bryan Woo

was in the dugout so he will likely

be activated soon.  Tomorrow may

decide who may be in the rotation.

In other local sports news the Kraken

fired head coach David Hastol after

a very disappointing season on Monday.

According to ESPN several Kraken

platers said they would not play for

Hastol again. These were players

that had significant roles on the 

team. It could take the Kraken a

month or two to hire a new coach. 

We will see. 

Mariners Win In Walkoff Fashion

Bryce Miller looked like

he was going to pitch

a no hitter going into 

the 7th and Atlanta

Braves starter looked

the same through seven

innings.

Miller gave up a double

in the seventh to right

field where Ronald Acuna Jr.

scored. Bryce gave up

two hits  in seven innings

while walking one and striking

out ten. He is certainly one 

of the top pitchers this season.

The Mariners were able to

load the bases in the 8th

inning however couldn't

score. In the bottom of

the 9th Jorge Polanco singled.

On a 3-2 count Mitch Garver

hit a home run into upper deck

of left field.

Mariners win another opening

game of a series. So important

to win a series. Luis Castillo

will start Tuesday night. Emerson

Hancock will start Thursday

afternoon. Go M's.

Mariners Unable To Sweep Arizona

Arizona Diamonbacks beat Mariners

Sunday 3-2.

Mariners got another great quality

start out of Logan Gilbert however it

wasn't enough.  He went six and 

one-third innings before tiring.Gilbert

only gave up four hits which included

a home run to Christian Walker in

the second inning.  Only walked one

batter while striking out nine.

Josh Rojas again hit a home run

leading off the first inning. In the 

third inning shortstop Leo Rivas

in his major league debut hit a triple.

He ended up scoring on single by

Julio Rodriguez. The Mariners loaded

the bases with no outs however were

unable to score anymore runs. The

Mariners may have won right there.

The Diamondbacks tied in the seventh.

In the a ball hit in direction of Mitch

Haniger who had pinch hit in the 7th

scored in the 8th. The Mariners were

not able to get anyone else on base

for 20 straight appearances.

The Mariners now take on the Atlanta

Braves at home beginning on Monday

in a three game series. Bryce Miller

will start. We hope he will respond

with a good pitching performance.

He will be followed by Luis Castillo

Tuesday evening and Emerson 

Hancock Wednesday afternoon.

The Mariners will go to Houston

to face the Astros next weekend.

Go Mariners!

Mariners Win Again

The Seattle Mariners are playing

good ball especially on the pitching

side. Though not a  lot of runs they 

are timely.

George Kirby pitched another great

game as the starters are doing well

right now.  Kirby went seven innings

giving up two hits, walked one, struck

out 12 Diamondbacks and no runs.

Mariners 3 Diamondbacks 1

It was quite the pitching matchup.

The Mariners scored their first run

in the fifth inning when Luke Raley 

hit a single to drive in dh Mitch Garver

who had a double.  The Mariners

got their other two runs when Ty France

hit a home run after Jorge Polanco

had walked.

The Diamondbacks got their lone run

Jake McCarthy hit a triple driving

in Blaze Alexander off of Ryne Stanek

in the 8th inning. Andre Munoz pitched

the 9th without giving up a hit and

struck out one. 

Logan Gilbert looks to pitch a gem

on Sunday and sweep Arizona. The

Atlanta Braves come to town on

Monday. The Texas Rangers lost 

Saturday so the Mariners are one

and a half games on them. We hope 

the pitching continues well and 

timely hitting too. Go M's

Round 4 thru 7 NFL draft

The Seattle Seahawks first pick in the 4th round was linebacker Tyrice Knight out

UTEP.  He was the 18th pick in round 4.

Knight stayed healthy starting all 37 games. Last year he led the FBS with

84 solo tackles. Bobby Wagner and

Jordynn Brooks are gone. The Seahawks

signed free agents Tyrel Dodson and 

Jerome Baker during the offseason 

so right now Knight would be listed as the

third linebacker. I am sure Knight is the

kind of linebacker coach Michael Macdonald is looking for.

At the 21st pick of the 4th round the Seahawks drafted tight end AJ Barner

out of Michigan.  Barner played two years

at Indiana before transferring to Michigan for his senior season. He says he will do whatever the Seahawks need him to do. 

He I'd now the third tight end on the Seahawks.

Jaden Hicks was the first WSU  Cougar 

taken in the draft by the Kansas City

Chiefs as a defensive back. He was the

33rd pick in the 4th round. Another Cougar

defensive end Brennan Jackson was picked #19 in the fifth round by the Los Angeles 

Rams. A third Cougar Chau Smith-Wade

another defensive back was taken by the

Carolina Panthers as the 22nd pick in the

Fifth round.  

Edefuan Ulofoshio was the first Huskies player taken on Saturday. The linebacker

was picked #25 in the fifth round by the 

Buffalo Bills. His teammate Dominic

Hampton was picked right after him

by the Washington Commanders. 

That was it for round  five as far Cougars

and Huskies go.

The Seahawks drafted cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett as the 36th pick

in the fifth round. The Seahawks have

had the history of picking up some

good players in the fifth round. Out

of Auburn Pritchett right now would

be counted on as depth if he makes 

the team.

The first pick by the Seahawks in the sixth round is offensive lineman Sataoa Laumea 

from Utah. He played both right tackle

and guard. The Seahawks most likely

see him as depth at the guard position

however could play tackle if necessary

but guard will be where he seems his

time at.

The second pick for the Seahawks at

number 16 in the  sixth round is DJ

James another cornerback out of

Auburn.  Known for his speed he just 

needs to be more consistent in making 

tackles. 

The Seahawks traded a fourth round pick

to the Denver Broncos adding a fifth rounder which happen to be Nehemiah Pritchett. Also added a third six rounder

and sending their seventh rounder to

the Broncos. Seahawks always find a

way to pick up at least one additional

player in the draft. Denver was able to get

the Seahawks fourth rounder that was the

second pick of that round.

The Seahawks #31 pick in the sixth round they picked in the trade with Denver.  They went for offensive lineman is Michael 

Jerell from Findlay University. He to is

expected to be a backup at guard.

The question will all the players drafted

make the Seahawks roster for 2024. The

three picked in the sixth round would

be considered as backups. 

Devin Culp one of the Huskies tight ends

was the last  Washington player drafted

by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the

7th round. Fellow tight Jack Westover

is expected to sign a undrafted free agent

contract with the Seattle Seahawks. A

walkons at Washington Westover knows how to show his skills and try to see 

whether he makes into the NFL.  Culp

on the other hand will join former Husky

tight end Cade Otton  with Tampa Bay

along with wide receiver Jalen McMillan.

Running back Dillon Johnson who had

a good season with the Huskies is

expected to sign a free agent deal

with the Tennessee Titans.

We will follow up the days ahead who else 

from Washington and Washington State

who might sign as free agents. Also any

familiar names who may sign with the

Seahawks. 

Mariners Win Opener At Home In New Series

The Seattle Mariners beat Arizona

Friday night in the series opener.

Josh Rojas leading off hit the first

pitch in the bottom of the first.

Mitch Garver who is struggling so

far with the Mariners hit a home

run in the 2nd inning. The score 2-0

stayed that way until the top of

the sixth inning when Diamondbacks

Kevin Newman hit a home run off

Emerson Hancock making it 2-1.

The Mariners who haven't done well

most of the season so far in the

sixth inning or later received a grand

slam off of Mitch Haniger's bat.

It is sure nice to have Haniger back

this month. Haniger batting is so so

at .244  however we could see it go

higher. He now has four home runs

and 18 RBIs which is real good for 

the month.  He leads the Mariners

in RBIs.

Cal Raleigh by the way leads the

Mariners in home runs with six

and second in RBIs.

Josh Rojas leads with .316 average

and Julio is now at .284. Though he

only has one home run he is third

with 10 RBIs. Wait until he gets real

hot.

The Rangers won beating the Cincinnati

Reds at home  2-1 so still a half game

behind the Mariners. Go team!

Day Two Of NFL Draft

The NFL on Friday evening is round 2

In the second round the New England 

Patriots draft Huskies wide receiver

Ja'Lynn Polk as the fifth pick. Polk who was a transfer to the Huskies was listed as their third wide receiver going into 2023 season.

Injury to Jalen McMillan against Michigan

State in game three made Polk more

valuable and he took advantage of it.

Near the end of the second round right 

tackle Roger Rosengarten was drafted 

by the Baltimore Ravens. He is expected 

to start for them.

Now we start onto the third round. It will 

be a little bit of time before before the Seahawks pick since it  will be the 81st overall. This will be only pick Friday

unless they trade up or down. On 

Saturday they have two fourth round

picks, two sixth and one in the seventh.

Don't expect these be the same. Will

the Seahawks draft an offensive lineman

in the third round? We will see.

The Seahawks did draft Christian 

Haynes a guard from Connecticut

the other Huskies. He is expected 

to start on the offensive line.

With the 10th pick in the third round

Bralen Trice was taken. He is listed

as defensive end however could play

edge rusher if he is fast enough.

Near the end  of Friday night the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted

another Husky. With the 28 pick

of the third round Jalen McMillan

was drafted. The wide receiver

would have been drafted higher

if he hadn't been hurt and missed

much of the season.

Saturday will be the 4th through

the seventh round. The Seahawks 

will have five picks going into it.

See if they add picks or not. Also 

we will see who the Seahawks 

will sign as college free agents as 

well. It will be interesting how many

Huskies will be drafted on Saturday.

Also if any Cougar is drafted or

sign as a free agent.