Friday, February 25
Cathedral City, CA
6:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
San Diego State
No. 5 Huskies To Compete at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
February 23, 2022 | Softball
SEATTLE -- No. 5 Washington continues its road stretch with a trip down to Cathedral City, California this weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Tournament play for the Dawgs begins Friday, Feb. 25 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 27.
Washington will face San Diego State first on Friday at 6 p.m. followed immediately by an 8:30 p.m. tilt against Loyola Marymount.
On Saturday, Washington will go against No. 16 Missouri at noon and No. 18 Northwestern at 2:30 p.m.
Finally, the Huskies will take on RV Iowa State at 9 a.m. Sunday.
All games will be streamed by FloSoftball.
POW POW
After a successful weekend at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Baylee Klingler was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week and Gabbie Plain was tabbed Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week. This is Klingler's first honor of the season, second of her career, and Plain's second of the season, ninth of her career.
In the first three games of the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Klingler hit at least one home run. This was a streak of four consecutive games with a home run, dating back to last week's win over then-No. 8 Arkansas. The senior drove in the winning run (a homer) against Texas Tech. Against ranked opponents on the weekend, she went 7-for-15 with eight RBI, two doubles and four home runs.
Gabbie Plain went 2-1 on the weekend, pitching two complete game shutouts against No. 18 Tennessee and Texas Tech. In 18 innings pitched, Plain allowed only two earned runs. She struck out 19 batters. Plain's ERA for the weekend was 0.78, and for the season is 0.45.
PHENOM FRESHMEN
Washington's freshmen have made quite a splash in the first two weeks of competition. In the first four games of her collegiate career and the first at-bat of her fifth, Olivia Johnson was 7-for-7 with eight RBI, one triple, three home runs, three singles and seven walks (FIVE intentional). She earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors, and was also named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. No other Husky has ever started a season (or a career) going 7-for-7.
Kinsey Fiedler is hitting .364 for the year, with seven RBI, two doubles and two home runs. She leads the team in stolen bases with three. Rylee Holtorf has seen extensive time at the shortstop position, hitting .200 for the season.
START FAST
The Huskies five ranked wins are the most in a winning streak to start a season since 2009. In 2009, the Dawgs started 18-0 with wins against No. 12 Tennessee, No. 25 Long Beach State, No. 2 Florida, No. 23 Ohio State and No. 24 Baylor. This year, the Dawgs have beaten No. 8 Arkansas twice, No. 18 Tennessee, No. 20 LSU and No. 7 Oklahoma State.
QUEEN KLINGLER
Entering this weekend, Baylee Klingler has the best hitting percentage in Husky history (.435, min. 250 at bats). Her slugging percentage, 0.807, ranks second. The senior started the season on a 10-game hitting streak (ended against No. 15 Clemson). Down 2-4 in the top of the sixth inning against No. 8 Arkansas on opening weekend, the senior knocked in her first career grand slam to give the Dawgs the lead.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE
Gabbie Plain was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week Tuesday for the ninth time in her career. Plain ranks third in Husky history with 894 strikeouts – she only needs two strikeouts to pass Taran Alvelo to be second on the career list (only behind Danielle Lawrie). The Australian native pitched the first 26 innings of the season without giving up a run.
IRON SHARPENS IRON
Washington has compiled a tough schedule that will challenge the purple and gold from the get-go. 24 of the Husky's 51 scheduled games are against opponents ranked or receiving votes in the preseason USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The breakdown is as follows: No. 3 UCLA (3) // No. 5 Oklahoma State (1) // No. 8 Arkansas (2) // No. 9 Arizona (3) // No. 11 Missouri (1) // No. 14 LSU (1) // No. 15 Clemson (1) // No. 18 Oregon (3) // No. 21 Arizona State (3) // No. 22 Tennessee (1) // RV Northwestern (1) // RV Iowa State (1) // RV Stanford (3)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Huskies will play four weekends of non-conference action on the road before returning to Husky Stadium. Washington's home opener and lone non-conference home game is slated for March 8th against Robert Morris. In the nonconference slate, six games are against opponents that finished last season in the Top 25, in No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Arkansas, No. 13 Missouri, No. 15 LSU, No. 18 Clemson and No. 23 Tennessee. Overall, in the non-conference schedule, UW will face five opponents from the SEC, two from the Big Ten and the Big 12, and one from the ACC.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Selected by members of the USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Committee, Coach Heather Tarr will lead the red, white and blue at the 2022 World Games, in addition to various international competitions throughout 2022. Various Huskies have competed for Team USA over the year, and have been named to future rosters as well. The Husky freshmen trio of Kinsey Fiedler, Olivia Johnson and Rylee Holtorf won the WBSC U-18 World Cup in December 2021 as part of USA Softball's U-18 Women's National Team. The three also won gold at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, where the U.S. recorded a 10-0 run-rule victory over Mexico in the gold medal game, to finish the tournament undefeated at 6-0.
Seniors Sami Reynolds and Baylee Klingler were named to the USA Softball roster for the 2022 Canada Cup, held in Surrey, B.C., June 20-26, and the Japan All-Star Series, which will take place in Fukushima, Japan, Aug. 1-9. Earlier this year, Reynolds was named as an alternate for the 2022 USA Softball National Team that will compete at the 2022 World Games in July in Alabama.
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Washington will face San Diego State first on Friday at 6 p.m. followed immediately by an 8:30 p.m. tilt against Loyola Marymount.
On Saturday, Washington will go against No. 16 Missouri at noon and No. 18 Northwestern at 2:30 p.m.
Finally, the Huskies will take on RV Iowa State at 9 a.m. Sunday.
All games will be streamed by FloSoftball.
POW POW
After a successful weekend at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Baylee Klingler was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week and Gabbie Plain was tabbed Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week. This is Klingler's first honor of the season, second of her career, and Plain's second of the season, ninth of her career.
In the first three games of the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational, Klingler hit at least one home run. This was a streak of four consecutive games with a home run, dating back to last week's win over then-No. 8 Arkansas. The senior drove in the winning run (a homer) against Texas Tech. Against ranked opponents on the weekend, she went 7-for-15 with eight RBI, two doubles and four home runs.
Gabbie Plain went 2-1 on the weekend, pitching two complete game shutouts against No. 18 Tennessee and Texas Tech. In 18 innings pitched, Plain allowed only two earned runs. She struck out 19 batters. Plain's ERA for the weekend was 0.78, and for the season is 0.45.
PHENOM FRESHMEN
Washington's freshmen have made quite a splash in the first two weeks of competition. In the first four games of her collegiate career and the first at-bat of her fifth, Olivia Johnson was 7-for-7 with eight RBI, one triple, three home runs, three singles and seven walks (FIVE intentional). She earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors, and was also named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. No other Husky has ever started a season (or a career) going 7-for-7.
Kinsey Fiedler is hitting .364 for the year, with seven RBI, two doubles and two home runs. She leads the team in stolen bases with three. Rylee Holtorf has seen extensive time at the shortstop position, hitting .200 for the season.
START FAST
The Huskies five ranked wins are the most in a winning streak to start a season since 2009. In 2009, the Dawgs started 18-0 with wins against No. 12 Tennessee, No. 25 Long Beach State, No. 2 Florida, No. 23 Ohio State and No. 24 Baylor. This year, the Dawgs have beaten No. 8 Arkansas twice, No. 18 Tennessee, No. 20 LSU and No. 7 Oklahoma State.
QUEEN KLINGLER
Entering this weekend, Baylee Klingler has the best hitting percentage in Husky history (.435, min. 250 at bats). Her slugging percentage, 0.807, ranks second. The senior started the season on a 10-game hitting streak (ended against No. 15 Clemson). Down 2-4 in the top of the sixth inning against No. 8 Arkansas on opening weekend, the senior knocked in her first career grand slam to give the Dawgs the lead.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE
Gabbie Plain was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week Tuesday for the ninth time in her career. Plain ranks third in Husky history with 894 strikeouts – she only needs two strikeouts to pass Taran Alvelo to be second on the career list (only behind Danielle Lawrie). The Australian native pitched the first 26 innings of the season without giving up a run.
IRON SHARPENS IRON
Washington has compiled a tough schedule that will challenge the purple and gold from the get-go. 24 of the Husky's 51 scheduled games are against opponents ranked or receiving votes in the preseason USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The breakdown is as follows: No. 3 UCLA (3) // No. 5 Oklahoma State (1) // No. 8 Arkansas (2) // No. 9 Arizona (3) // No. 11 Missouri (1) // No. 14 LSU (1) // No. 15 Clemson (1) // No. 18 Oregon (3) // No. 21 Arizona State (3) // No. 22 Tennessee (1) // RV Northwestern (1) // RV Iowa State (1) // RV Stanford (3)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Huskies will play four weekends of non-conference action on the road before returning to Husky Stadium. Washington's home opener and lone non-conference home game is slated for March 8th against Robert Morris. In the nonconference slate, six games are against opponents that finished last season in the Top 25, in No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Arkansas, No. 13 Missouri, No. 15 LSU, No. 18 Clemson and No. 23 Tennessee. Overall, in the non-conference schedule, UW will face five opponents from the SEC, two from the Big Ten and the Big 12, and one from the ACC.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Selected by members of the USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Committee, Coach Heather Tarr will lead the red, white and blue at the 2022 World Games, in addition to various international competitions throughout 2022. Various Huskies have competed for Team USA over the year, and have been named to future rosters as well. The Husky freshmen trio of Kinsey Fiedler, Olivia Johnson and Rylee Holtorf won the WBSC U-18 World Cup in December 2021 as part of USA Softball's U-18 Women's National Team. The three also won gold at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, where the U.S. recorded a 10-0 run-rule victory over Mexico in the gold medal game, to finish the tournament undefeated at 6-0.
Seniors Sami Reynolds and Baylee Klingler were named to the USA Softball roster for the 2022 Canada Cup, held in Surrey, B.C., June 20-26, and the Japan All-Star Series, which will take place in Fukushima, Japan, Aug. 1-9. Earlier this year, Reynolds was named as an alternate for the 2022 USA Softball National Team that will compete at the 2022 World Games in July in Alabama.
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