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Photo by: Charles Blackburn Photography
Alvelo Dominates #9 Arizona In 2-0 Win
March 25, 2018 | Softball
SEATTLE β The #1 Washington Huskies swept the #9 Arizona Wildcats behind a dominant performance in the circle by Taran Alvelo, winning 2-0. Noelle Hee and Kirstyn Thomas drove in Washington's two runs, with Hee hitting her fourth home run of the season. The Huskies move to 32-2 on the year now and are 4-2 in Pac-12 play after the series sweep.
Alvelo was absolutely unhittable almost the entire game. The junior allowed only one hit, a line-drive single in the first inning that was just out of her reach off the bat. Alvelo would retire 20 in a row after that hit, with only six balls leaving the infield all game.
Alvelo struck out the side in the second inning and would end the day with eight strikeouts. She also punched out two in the fifth en route to her 16th win, a total that is tied for the national lead.
Taylor McQuillin would take the loss for Arizona, her fourth loss of the year and third of the weekend. McQuillin allowed multiple earned runs in all three games of the series after entering the game having done so in just one of her 21 appearances before this weekend.
Hee's home run in the second inning put Washington on top for good. The California native took a 2-2 pitch deep to right-center, landing in the bleachers as Hee jogged around the bases for a 1-0 lead.
Washington would add another run in the fourth inning on back-to-back doubles. Sis Bates hit a curving line drive that landed on the foul line just past first base and bounced away into foul territory for a leadoff double, then scored standing up on Thomas' hard double off the wall in deep right-center.
Alvelo would end the game with two weak groundouts and a three-pitch strikeout, locking up Washington's fourth Pac-12 win.
Notes
Make sure to follow Husky softball on Twitter with the username @UWSoftball and on Instagram at uwsoftball.
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Alvelo was absolutely unhittable almost the entire game. The junior allowed only one hit, a line-drive single in the first inning that was just out of her reach off the bat. Alvelo would retire 20 in a row after that hit, with only six balls leaving the infield all game.
Alvelo struck out the side in the second inning and would end the day with eight strikeouts. She also punched out two in the fifth en route to her 16th win, a total that is tied for the national lead.
Taylor McQuillin would take the loss for Arizona, her fourth loss of the year and third of the weekend. McQuillin allowed multiple earned runs in all three games of the series after entering the game having done so in just one of her 21 appearances before this weekend.
Hee's home run in the second inning put Washington on top for good. The California native took a 2-2 pitch deep to right-center, landing in the bleachers as Hee jogged around the bases for a 1-0 lead.
Washington would add another run in the fourth inning on back-to-back doubles. Sis Bates hit a curving line drive that landed on the foul line just past first base and bounced away into foul territory for a leadoff double, then scored standing up on Thomas' hard double off the wall in deep right-center.
Alvelo would end the game with two weak groundouts and a three-pitch strikeout, locking up Washington's fourth Pac-12 win.
Notes
- Alvelo (7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 8 K) has eight shutouts this year, tying her career-high total from 2017.
- Alvelo has struck out 54 batters in her last 37.0 innings pitched. She is second in the nation with 161 strikeouts.
- Thomas (1x3, 2B, RBI) has 12 RBI in her last 11 games.
- Washington last swept Arizona in 2010.
- This was the third consecutive game Washington has homered, the third streak of three or more games in a row with a homer this year. Washington has gone multiple games in a row without a home run just twice.
Make sure to follow Husky softball on Twitter with the username @UWSoftball and on Instagram at uwsoftball.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alvelo, Taran (16-1)
L: McQuillin, Taylor (16-4)
Batting:
2B: Bates, Sis 1 ; Thomas, Kirstyn 1
HR: Hee, Noelle 1
RBI: Thomas, Kirstyn 1 ; Hee, Noelle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bates, Sis 1 ; Hee, Noelle 1
CS: Burdick, Kelly 1
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