Shortstop Cam Clayton did all he could to snap the Washington Huskies’ five-game losing streak, but it wasn’t enough. Coach Jason Kelly’s team lost its sixth straight game and will head into the Pac-12 Tournament with some work to do after a 4-3 loss to the California Golden Bears on Saturday.
Clayton gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the seventh inning, but Cal responded with 3 runs across the next two innings, headlined by a solo home run from center fielder Rodney Green Jr., who went 3 for 5 on Saturday with 3 runs scored and a run batted in.
In the ninth inning, Clayton stepped up to the plate with one out and tied the game with his second homer of the day, a two-run blast. He went 3 for 4 on the day with 3 runs batted in and 2 runs scored, tallying half of Washington’s 6 hits on the afternoon.
CAM SAID I THINK WE AIN'T DONE YET!!!
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Seth Gwynn plated Green with a walk-off single off Sawyer Parkin in the tenth inning to secure the sweep of the Huskies.
Parkin, who took his second loss of the season, worked 2 1/3 innings and let up 2 hits, 1 walk, and 1 earned run. Connor Sullivan earned the win thanks to a perfect tenth inning with 2 strikeouts.
The Huskies finished the regular season 19-29-1, and 10-20 in Pac-12 play while the Golden Bears improved to 34-18 on the year and 17-13 against conference opponents. Now, Kelly’s team will await Cal once again, who they will face off with on Tuesday in the opening game of pool play in the Pac-12 Tournament.