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Huskies Complete Tournament Sweep With 15-0 Win
February 11, 2018 | Softball
PEORIA, Ill. – A pair of grand slams during an 11-run sixth inning carried the Huskies to a 15-0 win over Bradley Sunday. The Huskies swept their opening week tournament, going 5-0 while allowing just three runs total. Sis Bates and Taryn Atlee each hit grand slams today, while Kirstyn Thomas hit her fifth home run of the season.
The 11 runs in the sixth inning were the most in a single inning by the Huskies since February 15, 2014, when they scored 12 against Southern Illinois in the first inning.
Samantha Manti worked two scoreless innings to start the game for the Huskies, striking out four in that time. Taran Alvelo came on in relief for the game's final four innings, allowing just two baserunners and no hits while fanning six.
Despite a Taylor Van Zee double to start the game, the Huskies were held scoreless in the first inning for the first time this season.
Washington's offense broke the tie in the third inning when Thomas ripped a line drive over the leftfield fence and into the outfield of the adjoining field. That home run scored Van Zee, who had doubled again earlier in the inning, and Bates, who had drawn a walk and reached base in all five of her plate appearances in the game.
Amirah Milloy pushed another run across the plate in the fifth with an RBI single. Milloy drove in Bates, who had singled earlier in the inning.
The big sixth inning began with Kelly Burdick, who knocked a triple over the head of the rightfielder with one out. After three straight walks scored Burdick, Atlee took the first pitch she saw in her at-bat for her first career grand slam, making it a 10-0 game.
Trysten Melhart, Emma Helm, and Burdick would all single after that to load the bases back up. Van Zee drew another RBI walk for an 11-0 lead.
Bates then got everything behind a ball for the second grand slam of the inning. Bates, who drove in five runs in the game, ended the scoring and made it a 15-0 final margin.
Notes
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The 11 runs in the sixth inning were the most in a single inning by the Huskies since February 15, 2014, when they scored 12 against Southern Illinois in the first inning.
Samantha Manti worked two scoreless innings to start the game for the Huskies, striking out four in that time. Taran Alvelo came on in relief for the game's final four innings, allowing just two baserunners and no hits while fanning six.
Despite a Taylor Van Zee double to start the game, the Huskies were held scoreless in the first inning for the first time this season.
Washington's offense broke the tie in the third inning when Thomas ripped a line drive over the leftfield fence and into the outfield of the adjoining field. That home run scored Van Zee, who had doubled again earlier in the inning, and Bates, who had drawn a walk and reached base in all five of her plate appearances in the game.
Amirah Milloy pushed another run across the plate in the fifth with an RBI single. Milloy drove in Bates, who had singled earlier in the inning.
The big sixth inning began with Kelly Burdick, who knocked a triple over the head of the rightfielder with one out. After three straight walks scored Burdick, Atlee took the first pitch she saw in her at-bat for her first career grand slam, making it a 10-0 game.
Trysten Melhart, Emma Helm, and Burdick would all single after that to load the bases back up. Van Zee drew another RBI walk for an 11-0 lead.
Bates then got everything behind a ball for the second grand slam of the inning. Bates, who drove in five runs in the game, ended the scoring and made it a 15-0 final margin.
Notes
- Alvelo (4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 6 K) has extended her scoreless streak to 14.0 innings, her longest since a 14.2-inning streak April 22-29 of last season.
- Van Zee (2x3, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB) has reached base to lead off the game in four of this season's five games.
- Bates (3x3, 4 R, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB) has 11 hits in her five games this year. Her previous career best for hits in a five-game span was eight, done twice in 2017 (last: May 7-19).
- The 70 runs scored in the tournament were the most by the Huskies since putting up 88 at the SportCo Kickoff Classic in 2011.
- The three total runs allowed in the tournament were the fewest ever allowed by the Huskies in a five-game tournament. The Huskies have reached that mark three other times, last doing so at the Littlewood Classic in 2014.
- Washington has scored 10+ runs in five straight games, its longest streak of doing so since scoring 10+ in six consecutive games from March 5-17, 2011.
- Washington's last four-game shutout streak came May 10-17, 2014.
Make sure to follow Husky softball on Twitter with the username @UWSoftball and on Instagram at uwsoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alvelo, Taran (3-0)
L: Jackson, Emma (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Van Zee, Taylor 2
3B: Burdick, Kelly 1
HR: Bates, Sis 1 ; Thomas, Kirstyn 1 ; Atlee, Taryn 1
RBI: Van Zee, Taylor 1 ; Bates, Sis 5 ; Thomas, Kirstyn 3 ; Milloy, Amirah 2 ; Atlee, Taryn 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Van Zee, Taylor 3 ; Bates, Sis 4 ; Thomas, Kirstyn 2 ; Milloy, Amirah 1 ; Atlee, Taryn 1 ; Melhart, Trysten 1 ; Helm, Emma 1 ; Burdick, Kelly 2
SB: Bates, Sis 1
CS: Van Zee, Taylor 1
HBP: Atlee, Taryn 2
Game Leaders
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AB
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H
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RBI
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