Maddox Haley Earns National Honors as Gonzaga Baseball Gets Back to .500

Playing five games in six days, Gonzaga baseball (13-13, 4-2 WCC) won four contests over that span to get back to the .500 mark. After run-ruling Eastern Washington 19-8 in its home opener, the Zags took two out of three from Pacific on the road, then beat Nevada 7-2 back at the Patterson Baseball Complex on Monday.

You would be underselling one of the Bulldogs’ bats to say he’s just feeling it at the plate. And on the pitching side, GU has now stacked three strong starting pitching outings in a row.

So who are the standout contributors for Gonzaga’s stretch of complementary baseball?

Haley Can’t Stop Hitting

Across all levels of baseball, you might not be able to find a hotter hitter than Zags outfielder Maddox Haley at the moment. Riding a 14-game hitting streak, Haley had an unreal week at the dish where, during a four-game span, he tallied a hit in 14 of 19 at-bats. The 6-2 righty was 5-for-5 against the Cougars with two doubles and two homers, with the final blast being a pseudo walk-off shot. Initially called foul as it sailed over the left field pole, the ruling was reversed after review, and Haley did his best Michael Morse impression of mimicking his swing before trotting the bases and being mobbed by his teammates.