Joey Morgan rounds the bases after homering off UCLA ace Griffin Canning. (Shotgun Spratling)

Washington’s Unique Formula

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — As Washington’s cleanup hitter, Joey Morgan is going to see his fair share of early-count breaking balls. The Huskies coaching staff has been looking for the junior catcher to be more aggressive early in counts.

“We’ve been talking about looking first-pitch breaking ball a little bit more,” head coach Lindsay Meggs said.

Having already bum-rushed a first-pitch fastball for a two-out RBI double to right-center field to tie the score in the third inning, Morgan chose to look for a spinner in his next at-bat

“Just had a hunch they were going to go[…]