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Photo by: Washington Athletics
Washington Sweeps Saturday Doubleheader Over Arizona
March 25, 2023 | Softball
SEATTLE β No. 9 Washington earned a pair of wins over No. 18 Arizona on Saturday at Husky Softball Stadium. The Huskies improve to 24-6, 5-3 Pac-12 on the season.
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Washington won game one of the series 3-1 after finishing the final four innings on Saturday. In game two, Madison Huskey hit the walk-off winner to secure the series win for the Huskies in a 4-3 victory.
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GAME ONE: #18 ARIZONA 1, #9 WASHINGTON 3
Ruby Meylan tossed a one-hitter on the way to picking up her 11th win of the season in the 3-1 victory for the Huskies in game one of the series. Meylan also threw her seventh 10+ strikeout game of the season, striking out 10 Wildcats along the way.
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The game, which started on Friday night but was halted due to rain, picked up on Saturday afternoon in the middle of the third in a scoreless contest. Both teams were without a hit when the game was postponed.
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With two outs and a runner on in the fifth, Madison Huskey hit a double out to right center for the first run of the game. Sami Reynolds followed with a double of her own to bring around Huskey for the 2-0 advantage.
Arizona's Allie Skaggs brought the Wildcats within one after scoring from third on a wild pitch.
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Kinsey Fiedler lead off the sixth with a single and stolen second to put a runner in scoring position for SilentRain Espinoza. Espinoza hit the Huskies' third double of the day to add an insurance run for the Dawgs.
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Meylan retired the side in the seventh to secure Washington's 23rd win of the season.
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GAME TWO: #18 ARIZONA 3, #9 WASHINGTON 4
Arizona came out swinging in the with three hits in the first, scoring the first run of the contest.
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The Huskies tied it up on a solo home run from Sami Reynolds in the bottom half of the inning. Washington took the lead in the second on Alana Johnson's sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot to take a 3-1 lead.
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The Wildcats tied the game in the third with a pair of runs.
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In the top of the seventh, Arizona had bases loaded and two outs, but Kelley Lynch snagged a line drive to get out of the inning without a run coming across.
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Madison Huskey smashed her ninth home run of the season for the walk-off winner at 4-3. It was Huskey's second walk-off winner of the season, also having one against Michigan State at the Grand Canyon Classic.
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Lynch earned the win after tossing four scoreless innings, allowing only one hit with four strikeouts.
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Up next, the Huskies and Wildcats conclude the series on Sunday at Husky Softball Stadium. First pitch is set for noon and airing on Pac-12 Arizona.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Washington won game one of the series 3-1 after finishing the final four innings on Saturday. In game two, Madison Huskey hit the walk-off winner to secure the series win for the Huskies in a 4-3 victory.
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GAME ONE: #18 ARIZONA 1, #9 WASHINGTON 3
Ruby Meylan tossed a one-hitter on the way to picking up her 11th win of the season in the 3-1 victory for the Huskies in game one of the series. Meylan also threw her seventh 10+ strikeout game of the season, striking out 10 Wildcats along the way.
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The game, which started on Friday night but was halted due to rain, picked up on Saturday afternoon in the middle of the third in a scoreless contest. Both teams were without a hit when the game was postponed.
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With two outs and a runner on in the fifth, Madison Huskey hit a double out to right center for the first run of the game. Sami Reynolds followed with a double of her own to bring around Huskey for the 2-0 advantage.
Arizona's Allie Skaggs brought the Wildcats within one after scoring from third on a wild pitch.
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Kinsey Fiedler lead off the sixth with a single and stolen second to put a runner in scoring position for SilentRain Espinoza. Espinoza hit the Huskies' third double of the day to add an insurance run for the Dawgs.
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Meylan retired the side in the seventh to secure Washington's 23rd win of the season.
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GAME TWO: #18 ARIZONA 3, #9 WASHINGTON 4
Arizona came out swinging in the with three hits in the first, scoring the first run of the contest.
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The Huskies tied it up on a solo home run from Sami Reynolds in the bottom half of the inning. Washington took the lead in the second on Alana Johnson's sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot to take a 3-1 lead.
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The Wildcats tied the game in the third with a pair of runs.
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In the top of the seventh, Arizona had bases loaded and two outs, but Kelley Lynch snagged a line drive to get out of the inning without a run coming across.
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Madison Huskey smashed her ninth home run of the season for the walk-off winner at 4-3. It was Huskey's second walk-off winner of the season, also having one against Michigan State at the Grand Canyon Classic.
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Lynch earned the win after tossing four scoreless innings, allowing only one hit with four strikeouts.
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Up next, the Huskies and Wildcats conclude the series on Sunday at Husky Softball Stadium. First pitch is set for noon and airing on Pac-12 Arizona.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lynch, Kelley (6-2)
L: Blanchard, Ali (5-1)
Batting:
2B: Kennedy, Dakota 1
RBI: Netz, Devyn 1 ; DiNardo, Olivia 1 ; Kennedy, Dakota 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Perezchica, Jasmine 1 ; Skaggs, Allie 1 ; Netz, Devyn 1
Batting:
HR: Huskey, Madison 1 ; Reynolds, Sami 1 ; Johnson, Alana 1
RBI: Huskey, Madison 1 ; Reynolds, Sami 1 ; Johnson, Alana 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Huskey, Madison 1 ; Reynolds, Sami 1 ; Holtorf, Rylee 1 ; Johnson, Alana 1
SB: Carter, Brooklyn 1
HBP: Fiedler, Kinsey 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
3
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H
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RBI
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