Power Bats Carry Huskies To 14-2 Run-Rule Win Over Oregon

Sunday, March 24

Eugene, OR

4:00 PM

University of Washington

Oregon

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Power Bats Carry Huskies To 14-2 Run-Rule Win Over Oregon

March 24, 2019 | Softball

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EUGENE, Ore. – The #5 Washington Huskies rode an offensive explosion to a 14-2 run-rule victory over the Oregon Ducks Sunday. Washington hit five home runs in the game, its most in a single game since February 10, 2018, to help the Huskies to their highest scoring game of the season. Five Huskies had multiple hits in the game and six scored multiple runs.

Kaija Gibson, Morganne Flores, and Amirah Milloy all had multiple RBI, with Gibson leading the way with five runs driven in and Flores with four. All three of those players homered, as did Sami Reynolds. Gibson and Sis Bates each had three hits in the game: Bates reached base all four times she came to the plate, going 3-for-3 with a walk.

The huge offensive day was more than enough to carry Gabbie Plain to her tenth win of the season. The sophomore, who also recorded her first two career at-bats in the game, struck out seven in the complete-game win.

T5 | Kaija Gibson grand slam!! It's the fifth Husky home run of the game!

UW 14
Oregon 2#GoHuskies // #MightyAreTheWomen pic.twitter.com/GwBOEEoBgc
— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) March 25, 2019

		SCORING
Second Inning: Two-out hitting got the Huskies ahead, with Bates driving in Milloy after the senior's double. Third Inning: After Reynolds scored on a fielder's choice, Gibson would double high off the wall to drive in Atlee and make it 3-0. Fourth Inning: Flores and Reynolds went back-to-back, doubling the lead to 6-0. Fourth Inning: Oregon started the inning with its first two hits of the game, eventually scoring both runners. Fifth Inning: Washington hit three homers, including a grand slam, for an eight-run frame, its highest-scoring single inning since scoring 11 against Bradley on February 11, 2018.

		NOTES
Gibson (3x4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI) had a career-best five RBI, helped by her first-ever grand slam. In her last four at-bats, Milloy (2x3, 2 R) has a double and two home runs, driving in five. Flores (2x4, 2 HR, 4 RBI) had her third career multi-homer game. Bates (3x3, 2 R, BB) has two three-hit days in her last four games. Reynolds (2x4, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI) has six runs and seven RBI in her last seven games. Francesca Torraca (1x1, R) had her first career hit. The back-to-back homers by Flores and Reynolds were the first by the Huskies since Flores and Casey Stangel went back-to-back against Oregon State on April 9, 2017.

Washington will look to finish the series sweep tomorrow at 6:00 pm.

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