Washington Falls In Extras To #1 UCLA 4-2

Saturday, March 16

Seattle, WA

2:00 PM

University of Washington

22-5, 0-2

UCLA

24-1, 2-0

UCLA

Washington

Photo by: Red Box Pictures

March 16, 2019 | Softball

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SEATTLE – An extra-innings thriller saw the #5 Washington Huskies take a close loss, falling 4-2 in eight innings to the #1 UCLA Bruins. Sis Bates and Taryn Atlee each had multi-hit games at the top of the order for the Huskies.

In the circle, Gabbie Plain went the distance, retiring the side in order three times, including striking out the side in the fourth. After UCLA scored two runs in the third, Plain retired ten straight batters.

Washington nearly walked it off in the bottom of the seventh. Bates' leadoff double hit off the highest point of the centerfield wall, coming within inches of a home run that would have sent the Huskies home with a win.

After a misplay in right extended the inning, UCLA hit a two-run home run in the eighth, making the difference in the game.

B7 | FIRE ME UP! Bates off the very top of the wall for a leadoff double!

UW 2
UCLA 2

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		SCORING
First Inning: Bates stole home on a first-and-third play, scoring safely as Hee worked her way out of a rundown and safely dove back to first. Third Inning: After a double put two runners in scoring position, UCLA singled to right, taking a 2-1 lead. Fourth Inning: With two outs and an 0-2 count, Kaupe got her job done, singling into short left to bring Vandegrift in and tie the game. Eighth Inning: A two-run home run by UCLA gave the Bruins the extra-inning lead.

		NOTES
Plain (8.0 IP, 7 H, 13 K) had her hitless streak end after 23.1 innings and her scoreless streak end after 29 innings. Plain has four double-digit strikeout games in her last five appearances. This was just the second time this year Plain has allowed multiple earned runs. Atlee (2x4) has now surpassed her hit total from 2018, in 32 fewer games. Quiñones (1x2, BB) has reached base safely four times in her last two starts. Bates (3x4, R, 2B, 2 SB) had her second multi-steal game in UW's last five games.

Washington and UCLA finish the series tomorrow at 3:00 pm.

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