Madison Huskey Earns Programโs First Gold Glove
May 31, 2023 | Softball
SEATTLE โ Washington right fielder Madison Huskey has earned a Gold Glove Award for her outstanding defensive play, Rawlings Sporting Goods and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced today.
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Huskey is the first UW player to earn a Gold Glove, as the awards were presented for college softball for the first time in 2022. Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award for Major League Baseball Players in 1957.
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Honored primarily for her defensive skills in this case, Huskey is also one of UW's top offensive threats. A starter in all 56 games, she enters play at the Women's College World Series with a .327 batting average and is second on the team in both home runs (11) and runs batted in (43).
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She handled 60 chances, including three outfield assists, in 2023 without an error.
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A second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region and second-team All-Pac-12 honoree in 2023, Huskey helped lead a Husky team that currently ranks No. 4 in the nation in fielding percentage, with a .982 mark.
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The Huskies take on Utah Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in their first game at the Women's College World Series. The game will air live on ESPN.
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Huskey is the first UW player to earn a Gold Glove, as the awards were presented for college softball for the first time in 2022. Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award for Major League Baseball Players in 1957.
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Honored primarily for her defensive skills in this case, Huskey is also one of UW's top offensive threats. A starter in all 56 games, she enters play at the Women's College World Series with a .327 batting average and is second on the team in both home runs (11) and runs batted in (43).
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She handled 60 chances, including three outfield assists, in 2023 without an error.
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A second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region and second-team All-Pac-12 honoree in 2023, Huskey helped lead a Husky team that currently ranks No. 4 in the nation in fielding percentage, with a .982 mark.
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The Huskies take on Utah Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in their first game at the Women's College World Series. The game will air live on ESPN.
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