
Huskies Extend Winning Streak To Eight
March 02, 2024 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. β No. 4 Washington concluded the Jane Sanders Classic with a pair of wins over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday. The Huskies won game one 10-0 (5 innings) and game two 13-3 (5 innings).
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UW will enter Pac-12 play with a record of 16-2. The last time Washington finished with two or fewer losses at the conclusion of preseason tournaments was in 2021.
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GAME ONE β MOUNT ST. MARY'S 0, #4 WASHINGTON 10 (5)
Nelson (4-0) got the start, going four innings with six strikeouts and no runs allowed. It is the second start in a row for Nelson to throw or combine for a shutout. In her last start, she threw her first career no-hitter.
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Lindsay Lopez came in for the final frame, recording a strikeout.
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With an out in the second, Giselle Alvarez hit her first career home run. Back-to-back hits by Avery Hobson and Brooklyn Carter but runners at second and third for Jillian Celis to smash her third home run of the season. Rylee Holtorf followed with a single and Alana Johnson hit the third home run of the inning to extend the lead to nine.
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The last time the Huskies hit three home runs in an inning was against Cal on April 7, 2023.
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Mount St. Mary's broke up Nelson's perfect game with a two-out double in the fourth.
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The Huskies added to their lead in the fourth when Jing Gardner had her first career hit in a triple and was driven in on a Sydney Stewart single up the middle to bring the score to its eventual final of 10-0.
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GAME TWO β #4 WASHINGTON 13, MOUNT ST. MARY'S 3 (5)
Sidne Peters made her third start of the season and picked up her second win to move to 2-0. It is Peters first career complete game.
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Alana Johnson and Jillian Celis led the team with three hits. Brooklyn Carter and Kinsey Fiedler recorded multiple hits while Carter also recorded four RBI.
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Celis opened the scoring in the first with her second home run of the day. Mount St. Mary's responded to tie the game in the bottom of the inning.
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The Huskies added eight runs in the third. The Mountaineers added a run to make it a 10-2 ballgame.
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Washington tacked on another three runs in the fourth while Mount St. Mary's added one as well to bring the score to its final of 13-3.
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Up next, the Huskies open Pac-12 play against Arizona State at home in a three-game series. All games will be streamed on the Washington Live Stream.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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UW will enter Pac-12 play with a record of 16-2. The last time Washington finished with two or fewer losses at the conclusion of preseason tournaments was in 2021.
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GAME ONE β MOUNT ST. MARY'S 0, #4 WASHINGTON 10 (5)
Nelson (4-0) got the start, going four innings with six strikeouts and no runs allowed. It is the second start in a row for Nelson to throw or combine for a shutout. In her last start, she threw her first career no-hitter.
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Lindsay Lopez came in for the final frame, recording a strikeout.
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With an out in the second, Giselle Alvarez hit her first career home run. Back-to-back hits by Avery Hobson and Brooklyn Carter but runners at second and third for Jillian Celis to smash her third home run of the season. Rylee Holtorf followed with a single and Alana Johnson hit the third home run of the inning to extend the lead to nine.
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The last time the Huskies hit three home runs in an inning was against Cal on April 7, 2023.
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Mount St. Mary's broke up Nelson's perfect game with a two-out double in the fourth.
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The Huskies added to their lead in the fourth when Jing Gardner had her first career hit in a triple and was driven in on a Sydney Stewart single up the middle to bring the score to its eventual final of 10-0.
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GAME TWO β #4 WASHINGTON 13, MOUNT ST. MARY'S 3 (5)
Sidne Peters made her third start of the season and picked up her second win to move to 2-0. It is Peters first career complete game.
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Alana Johnson and Jillian Celis led the team with three hits. Brooklyn Carter and Kinsey Fiedler recorded multiple hits while Carter also recorded four RBI.
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Celis opened the scoring in the first with her second home run of the day. Mount St. Mary's responded to tie the game in the bottom of the inning.
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The Huskies added eight runs in the third. The Mountaineers added a run to make it a 10-2 ballgame.
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Washington tacked on another three runs in the fourth while Mount St. Mary's added one as well to bring the score to its final of 13-3.
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Up next, the Huskies open Pac-12 play against Arizona State at home in a three-game series. All games will be streamed on the Washington Live Stream.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Peters, Sidne (2-0)
L: SCHMEHL, Sophia (1-1)

Batting:
2B: Carter, Brooklyn 1 ; Celis, Jillian 1 ; Johnson, Alana 1 ; Alvarez, Giselle 1
3B: Fiedler, Kinsey 1
HR: Celis, Jillian 1
RBI: Carter, Brooklyn 4 ; Celis, Jillian 2 ; Fiedler, Kinsey 2 ; Glab, Jadyn 1 ; Alvarez, Giselle 1
SF: Fiedler, Kinsey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carter, Brooklyn 1 ; Celis, Jillian 3 ; Johnson, Alana 1 ; Fiedler, Kinsey 1 ; Glab, Jadyn 1 ; Johnson, Olivia 1 ; Tedrow, Piper 1 ; Alvarez, Giselle 2 ; Hobson, Avery 2
SB: Carter, Brooklyn 1 ; Hobson, Avery 1

Batting:
2B: BOWLES, Tori 1
RBI: BOWLES, Tori 2
Base Running:
RUNS: PERRY, Abigale 2 ; DEL GIORNO, Gina 1
SB: PERRY, Abigale 1
HBP: PERRY, Abigale 1
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