Friday, March 15
Tucson, AZ
5:00 PM
University of Washington
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Arizona
Dawgs Travel To Desert For Top 25 Matchup
March 14, 2024 | Softball
SEATTLE – No. 7 Washington softball makes its way down to Tucson for a three-game series at No. 22 Arizona beginning on Friday night. The Huskies head into the weekend with a record of 18-3, 2-1 Pac-12.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 15
at No. 22 Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
5 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Washington | Live Stats
Saturday, March 16
at No. 22 Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
4 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Arizona | Live Stats
Sunday, March 17
at No. 22 Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
12 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Network | Live Stats
VS. ARIZONA STATE RECAP
Washington opened Pac-12 action with a series win over Arizona State last weekend at Husky Softball Stadium. Rylee Holtorf led the team with a .571 average and a home run. Brooke Nelson had three RBI, while Kinsey Fiedler and Alana Johnson recorded two RBIs. Lindsay Lopez led the pitching staff with a shutout in game two and a season-high seven strikeouts.
DAWGS WORLDWIDE
Ruby Meylan, Lindsay Lopez, Jillian Celis, Sis Bates and Heather Tarr all represented national teams this summer along with former Huskies Ali Aguilar, Taran Alvelo and Baylee Klingler. Future Husky Morgan Reimer played with Team Canada in the Pan American Games. Meylan played with Team USA at the Japan All-Star Series in August. Bates, Tarr, Aguilar and Klingler participated with the US National Team at the WBSC World Cup Group A and Pan American Games. Lopez and Celis represented Mexico at the Canada Cup and Pan American Games while Alvelo played with Team Puerto Rico at the World Cup qualifier and Pan American Games.
Earlier this month, Tarr was once again named head coach of the US Women's National Team for this summer at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals held in Castions di Strada, Italy. She will be joined by assistant coaches Tim Walton (Florida Head Coach), Jimmy Kolatis (ASU Assistant Coach) and Kyla Holas (JWNT Head Coach).
LIGHTNING FAST SPEED
Brooklyn Carter is off to a fast start on the bases. In 21 games, Carter has 16 stolen bases, which is seventh most in the nation and tied for first in the conference. Against Iowa State, she tied a program record with four steals in a game becoming the first Husky since 2000 to record that feat. Last season, Carter had 28 stolen bases. She has stolen 39 consecutive bases. As a team, UW has 48 stolen bases which ranks 16th in the nation. Avery Hobson (7), Kinsey Fiedler (5), Sydney Stewart (5), Rylee Holtorf (5), Alana Johnson (4), Jillian Celis (2) and Brooke Nelson (2) all have multiple stolen bases.
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CIRCLE
Last season, Ruby Meylan (18) and Lindsay Lopez (14) led the pitching staff in wins. It marked the first time since 2019 (Gabbie Plain - 24 and Taran Alvelo - 26) that the Huskies had a pair of pitchers with double digit wins. The duo is on track to do it again, with Meylan sitting at seven wins and Lopez with five. Brooke Nelson has also recorded four victories. The last time the Huskies had three pitchers with 10 or more wins was in 2012 with Kaitlin Inglesby (19), Kasey Stanchek (10) and Bryana Walker (10). All four Husky pitchers have recorded at least one complete game.
NO-NO
Fifth-year senior Brooke Nelson recorded her first career no-hitter and 50th in program history against Loyola Chicago at the South Florida Showdown. Nelson struck out five in the outing and allowed only one walk in the second inning to the leadoff batter. It was the first Husky no-hitter since Kelley Lynch and Ruby Meylan combined for one at Oregon State last season. Lynch also threw a no-hitter earlier in the year against Bethune-Cookman at Mary Nutter.
CAREER WIN NO. 800
On Feb. 24, head coach Heather Tarr recorded career win No. 800 following an 8-0 run-rule victory over Yale at the South Florida Showdown. Tarr is Washington's all-time leader in wins among all sports. Among active Division I softball head coaches, Tarr is 28th in career wins. Only 10 other head coaches with more win have coached at one school. Her .727 winning percentage ranks ninth among DI active coaches that have coached five or more seasons.
ALL-TIME VS. ARIZONA
Arizona leads the all-time series 70-42. Washington has won seven of the last eight games and the last five series. In Tucson, the Wildcats lead 38-13.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Arizona enters the weekend series with a record of 19-5-1 and 2-1 in Pac-12 play and ranks No. 22 in the NFCA poll. As a team, the Wildcats hold the 25th best batting average in the nation - and second in the conference behind the Huskies - at .328. Arizona hoists the fourth-best fielding percentage in the nation at .984, also second in the conference. Regan Shockey is fourth nationally in hits (39), she has also been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week twice. Carlie Scupin is Top 50 nationally in doubles (37th, 8), hits (30th, 33), home runs (30th, 7), RBI (2nd, 38) and total bases (13th, 62).
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 15
at No. 22 Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
5 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Washington | Live Stats
Saturday, March 16
at No. 22 Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
4 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Arizona | Live Stats
Sunday, March 17
at No. 22 Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
12 p.m. PT | Pac-12 Network | Live Stats
VS. ARIZONA STATE RECAP
Washington opened Pac-12 action with a series win over Arizona State last weekend at Husky Softball Stadium. Rylee Holtorf led the team with a .571 average and a home run. Brooke Nelson had three RBI, while Kinsey Fiedler and Alana Johnson recorded two RBIs. Lindsay Lopez led the pitching staff with a shutout in game two and a season-high seven strikeouts.
DAWGS WORLDWIDE
Ruby Meylan, Lindsay Lopez, Jillian Celis, Sis Bates and Heather Tarr all represented national teams this summer along with former Huskies Ali Aguilar, Taran Alvelo and Baylee Klingler. Future Husky Morgan Reimer played with Team Canada in the Pan American Games. Meylan played with Team USA at the Japan All-Star Series in August. Bates, Tarr, Aguilar and Klingler participated with the US National Team at the WBSC World Cup Group A and Pan American Games. Lopez and Celis represented Mexico at the Canada Cup and Pan American Games while Alvelo played with Team Puerto Rico at the World Cup qualifier and Pan American Games.
Earlier this month, Tarr was once again named head coach of the US Women's National Team for this summer at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals held in Castions di Strada, Italy. She will be joined by assistant coaches Tim Walton (Florida Head Coach), Jimmy Kolatis (ASU Assistant Coach) and Kyla Holas (JWNT Head Coach).
LIGHTNING FAST SPEED
Brooklyn Carter is off to a fast start on the bases. In 21 games, Carter has 16 stolen bases, which is seventh most in the nation and tied for first in the conference. Against Iowa State, she tied a program record with four steals in a game becoming the first Husky since 2000 to record that feat. Last season, Carter had 28 stolen bases. She has stolen 39 consecutive bases. As a team, UW has 48 stolen bases which ranks 16th in the nation. Avery Hobson (7), Kinsey Fiedler (5), Sydney Stewart (5), Rylee Holtorf (5), Alana Johnson (4), Jillian Celis (2) and Brooke Nelson (2) all have multiple stolen bases.
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CIRCLE
Last season, Ruby Meylan (18) and Lindsay Lopez (14) led the pitching staff in wins. It marked the first time since 2019 (Gabbie Plain - 24 and Taran Alvelo - 26) that the Huskies had a pair of pitchers with double digit wins. The duo is on track to do it again, with Meylan sitting at seven wins and Lopez with five. Brooke Nelson has also recorded four victories. The last time the Huskies had three pitchers with 10 or more wins was in 2012 with Kaitlin Inglesby (19), Kasey Stanchek (10) and Bryana Walker (10). All four Husky pitchers have recorded at least one complete game.
NO-NO
Fifth-year senior Brooke Nelson recorded her first career no-hitter and 50th in program history against Loyola Chicago at the South Florida Showdown. Nelson struck out five in the outing and allowed only one walk in the second inning to the leadoff batter. It was the first Husky no-hitter since Kelley Lynch and Ruby Meylan combined for one at Oregon State last season. Lynch also threw a no-hitter earlier in the year against Bethune-Cookman at Mary Nutter.
CAREER WIN NO. 800
On Feb. 24, head coach Heather Tarr recorded career win No. 800 following an 8-0 run-rule victory over Yale at the South Florida Showdown. Tarr is Washington's all-time leader in wins among all sports. Among active Division I softball head coaches, Tarr is 28th in career wins. Only 10 other head coaches with more win have coached at one school. Her .727 winning percentage ranks ninth among DI active coaches that have coached five or more seasons.
ALL-TIME VS. ARIZONA
Arizona leads the all-time series 70-42. Washington has won seven of the last eight games and the last five series. In Tucson, the Wildcats lead 38-13.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Arizona enters the weekend series with a record of 19-5-1 and 2-1 in Pac-12 play and ranks No. 22 in the NFCA poll. As a team, the Wildcats hold the 25th best batting average in the nation - and second in the conference behind the Huskies - at .328. Arizona hoists the fourth-best fielding percentage in the nation at .984, also second in the conference. Regan Shockey is fourth nationally in hits (39), she has also been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week twice. Carlie Scupin is Top 50 nationally in doubles (37th, 8), hits (30th, 33), home runs (30th, 7), RBI (2nd, 38) and total bases (13th, 62).
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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