Plain Throws One-Hitter As Huskies Win 2-1

Saturday, February 8

Atlanta, GA

3:00 PM

University of Washington

4-0

Georgia Tech

0-3

Washington

Georgia Tech

February 08, 2020 | Softball

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ATLANTA – Gabbie Plain threw an absolute gem as the #1 Washington Huskies defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2-1 Saturday. Plain did not allow a hit until one out in the seventh and only allowed three baserunners all game: a walk in the fourth, that single, and an error in the seventh.

Plain was just about unhittable in the game. One ball reached the outfield, a routine popout to rightfield in the third. Otherwise, Plain induced groundout after groundout as she mowed through the Yellow Jacket order. The junior would strike out six in the game, retiring nine straight at one point and 14 of the first 15.

It was the top of the order that helped power the Huskies to victory. Sis Bates, Morganne Flores, and Jadelyn Allchin went a combined 6-for-12, with Bates and Flores driving in the game's only runs. Kelley Lynch's double would be the catalyst, as pinch-runner Megan Vandegrift would come around to score on Bates' triple a few batters later.

The Huskies threatened over and over, with the leadoff hitter reaching base in five of the first six innings. The Huskies had the bases loaded in the third and could not score before finally breaking the tie in the fifth thanks to some big extra-base hits by Lynch and Bates.

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— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) February 9, 2020

		SCORING
Fifth Inning: Once again, it was Bates breaking the tie, this time with an RBI triple that drove in Lynch, who had started the inning with a double. Flores' bloop single over the first baseman scored Bates a few pitches later. Seventh Inning: Georgia Tech scored one run in the game after an error put a runner on third base with one out. The run would come in to score on a fielder's choice.

		NOTES
Plain (7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K) has not lost a start since March 2019. Since the start of 2019, Plain has made 29 starts. She is 21-1 in that time. Bates (3x4, R, 3B, RBI) has hit .500 since the start of the 2019 postseason. This was Bates' 25^th career game of three or more hits. Atlee (1x3) has hit .500 in the nine hole in her career. Flores (2x4, RBI) has hits in every game this year, including two multi-hit games.

Washington finishes the Buzz Classic tomorrow with one game, against Furman at 3:00 pm PT. Fans are encouraged to park in the family housing parking deck on 10^th Street as regular parking availability will be limited due to a Georgia Tech basketball game scheduled at the same time.

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