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Coming off of an opening weekend sweep, the Washington University baseball team had a three-game weekend against the Coe College Kohawks on Feb. 24 and 25. The Bears squad showed their mantle with back-to-back wins to extend their win streak to five but was handed its first loss of the season on Sunday afternoon.
Baseball is a streaky and superstitious sport – sometimes, all a team needs to improve off of a previous season’s results is a chip on their shoulder. While WashU missed the postseason last year, the building blocks for a sustainable winning future seemed to be in place. WashU baseball is young and hungry this season.
This year, the Bears' turnaround has been dramatic going from 3-13 in the UAA to 9-3 through their first 12 games this year. Captain Hunter Goldberg says the team’s improvement can be felt in the team’s attitude as much as in the box score.
WashU has been the top dogs as of late, winning nine of their last thirteen games. They currently sit at second in the UAA but have the best composite record of any team in the conference. Their 21-8 record is a dramatic turnaround from their 12-24 finish last year.