Baseball Game Preview: Washington Huskies vs. Mission San Jose Warriors

For the second straight game, Washington will face off against Mission San Jose. The Huskies will be playing at home against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Washington has five straight wins, Mission San Jose has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Washington is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Mission San Jose get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Huskies with their most commanding win of the season.

Hugo Marks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Washington is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise. Marks was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

In other pitching news, Ben Valenzuela looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).

Tristan Wells

Runs (Career)

05/14/25 @ Mission San Jose	4
04/17/24 @ Newark Memorial	3
04/02/25 vs Kennedy	2
05/01/24 vs Mission San Jose	2
03/21/24 vs Kennedy	2

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tristan Wells, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one triple. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Paek, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs.

Washington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Washington's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Mission San Jose, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.