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Washington Wins Final Game Of Husky Classic 4-1
March 04, 2018 | Softball
SEATTLE – The #1 Washington Huskies completed a perfect weekend with a 4-1 win over the Portland State Vikings Sunday. Washington won all five games during the Husky Classic and are now 23-0 on the season. Taran Alvelo recorded her sixth double-digit strikeout game of the year, fanning 11 en route to her 11th win in 12 appearances.
Despite four strikeouts in the first three innings from Alvelo, the Huskies faced a deficit going into the bottom of the fourth after Portland State scored a run in the top half. That deficit was short-lived though, as Julia DePonte homered on the first pitch of the inning to make it 1-1.
DePonte's monstrous homer to leftfield, her third homer of the Husky Classic, opened things up for the Washington offense. Emma Helm had her second double of the weekend one batter later. After pinch-running for Helm, Kaija Gibson would come around to give the Huskies their first lead of the game when Noelle Hee lined a pinch-hit single up the middle to make it 2-1.
The Huskies added two more runs in the fifth inning for the final 4-1 margin. After walks to Helm and Kirstyn Thomas, Taryn Atlee hit a hard groundball through the first baseman's glove to push another run across and put runners on the corners.
A double steal came next to make it 4-1. Atlee flew to second base and slid in safely as the throw came in well late. Helm burst home as soon as the ball left the catcher's hand and, aided by a bobble at second base, stole home for her first career stolen base.
Alvelo continued her dominant ways from there, ending the game by striking out the side in the seventh.
Notes
Make sure to follow Husky softball on Twitter with the username @UWSoftball and on Instagram at uwsoftball.
Despite four strikeouts in the first three innings from Alvelo, the Huskies faced a deficit going into the bottom of the fourth after Portland State scored a run in the top half. That deficit was short-lived though, as Julia DePonte homered on the first pitch of the inning to make it 1-1.
DePonte's monstrous homer to leftfield, her third homer of the Husky Classic, opened things up for the Washington offense. Emma Helm had her second double of the weekend one batter later. After pinch-running for Helm, Kaija Gibson would come around to give the Huskies their first lead of the game when Noelle Hee lined a pinch-hit single up the middle to make it 2-1.
The Huskies added two more runs in the fifth inning for the final 4-1 margin. After walks to Helm and Kirstyn Thomas, Taryn Atlee hit a hard groundball through the first baseman's glove to push another run across and put runners on the corners.
A double steal came next to make it 4-1. Atlee flew to second base and slid in safely as the throw came in well late. Helm burst home as soon as the ball left the catcher's hand and, aided by a bobble at second base, stole home for her first career stolen base.
Alvelo continued her dominant ways from there, ending the game by striking out the side in the seventh.
Notes
- Van Zee (1x3) has reached base in the first at-bat of the game for the Huskies in 13 of 23 games.
- DePonte (1x3, R, HR, RBI) has now matched her home run total from last season with seven.
- DePonte has matched last year's home run total, accomplished in 50 games.
- Helm (1x2, R, 2B, SB) has hits in five of the last six games with five runs in that time.
- Alvelo has struck out ten or more batters six times this year and now has 104 strikeouts on the season, making her the third pitcher in the nation to reach 100 strikeouts this year.
Make sure to follow Husky softball on Twitter with the username @UWSoftball and on Instagram at uwsoftball.
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