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Photo by: Mario Terrana
Washington Opens WCWS With Win Over Utah
June 02, 2023 | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY โ The Huskies opened their Women's College World Series run with a 4-1 victory over Utah on Friday afternoon at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.
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Ruby Meylan got the start in the circle for the Huskies and tossed 3.1 innings with two hits and one run allowed with a strikeout. Lindsay Lopez picked up her 14th win after coming in relief with only one run allowed and two strikeouts.
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After a scoreless frame for both teams to start, Utah brought across the first run of the contest on back-to-back doubles from the bottom of the order.
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The Huskies answered right back. SilentRain Espinoza drew a four pitch two-out walk and Rylee Holtorf brought her across on the sophomore's fifth home run of the season.
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Holtorf kept her hot bat going in the fourth with her third RBI of the day on a single up the middle to drive in pinch runner Avery Hobson from second for a 3-1 advantage.
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Olivia Johnson tacked on another run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly to take a three-run lead. Lopez closed out the game by retiring the side to secure the 4-1 victory for the Huskies.
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Washington moves on to the winner's bracket and will face the third-seed Florida State Seminoles on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT/6 p.m. CT. For all the latest tournament information, visit the tournament central page.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Ruby Meylan got the start in the circle for the Huskies and tossed 3.1 innings with two hits and one run allowed with a strikeout. Lindsay Lopez picked up her 14th win after coming in relief with only one run allowed and two strikeouts.
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After a scoreless frame for both teams to start, Utah brought across the first run of the contest on back-to-back doubles from the bottom of the order.
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The Huskies answered right back. SilentRain Espinoza drew a four pitch two-out walk and Rylee Holtorf brought her across on the sophomore's fifth home run of the season.
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Holtorf kept her hot bat going in the fourth with her third RBI of the day on a single up the middle to drive in pinch runner Avery Hobson from second for a 3-1 advantage.
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Olivia Johnson tacked on another run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly to take a three-run lead. Lopez closed out the game by retiring the side to secure the 4-1 victory for the Huskies.
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Washington moves on to the winner's bracket and will face the third-seed Florida State Seminoles on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT/6 p.m. CT. For all the latest tournament information, visit the tournament central page.
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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: Lopez, Lindsay (14-3)
L: Lopez, Mariah (23-7)
Batting:
2B: Denning, Haley 1 ; Lundberg, Kendall 1
RBI: Lundberg, Kendall 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denning, Haley 1
HBP: Bonstrom, Ellessa 1
Batting:
HR: Holtorf, Rylee 1
RBI: Holtorf, Rylee 3 ; Johnson, Olivia 1
SF: Johnson, Olivia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lynch, Kelley 1 ; Hobson, Avery 1 ; Espinoza, SilentRain 1 ; Holtorf, Rylee 1
SB: Hobson, Avery 1 ; Carter, Brooklyn 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
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