Thursday, February 20
Cathedral City, Calif.
5:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
BYU
Washington Travels To Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic; At CSUN
February 19, 2025 | Softball
SEATTLE – Washington softball begins its 12-day road trip at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic held at Big League Dreams in Cathedral City, California, February 20-23. The Huskies will then travel to Northridge on Monday to face CSUN.
All games of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic will be broadcasted on FloCollege. Live stats for all games will be through HuskyStats.com.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
vs. BYU
Big League Dreams - Yankee (Cathedral City, Calif.)
5:30 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
vs. UC Riverside
Big League Dreams - Yankee (Cathedral City, Calif.)
8:00 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
vs. Cal
Big League Dreams - Wrigley (Cathedral City, Calif.)
8:30 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Big League Dreams - Fenway (Cathedral City, Calif.)
7:30 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
vs. Fresno State
Big League Dreams - Yankee (Cathedral City, Calif.)
9:30 a.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
at CSUN
Matador Stadium (Northridge, Calif.)
12:00 p.m. | Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies made their second trip of the season down to Arizona for the Littlewood Classic hosted by Grand Canyon and Arizona State. Washington finished the weekend with a record of 3-2 with wins over Utah Valley, Weber State and North Dakota. Giselle Alvarez led the team with a .389 average with seven hits, two doubles and two home runs to go with seven RBI. Jadyn Glab and Ava Carroll hit .500 with Glab driving in four runs. Sophia Ramuno posted a 1.73 ERA with a 2-0 record over 11.0 innings with 20 strikeouts. She threw a complete game shutout against Weber State and combined with Morgan Reimer for the shutout against North Dakota.
A NEW ERA FOR WASHINGTON
The 2024-25 athletic year marks the inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference for Washington Athletics. On Aug. 2, 2024, the Huskies became official members of the Big Ten along with UCLA, USC and Oregon.
DEBUT MOMENTS
During the first two weeks of the season, 14 Huskies made their debut in the Purple and Gold. Ten saw time in game one against Alabama - Alexis DeBoer, Charity Sevaaetasi, Alycia Flores, Riley Peschek, Gabi Toney, Addie Craig, Morgan Reimer, Ava Carroll, Tia Durst, Rylee Rehbein and Sophi Mazzola. Three more saw time in the second game of the day against Arizona - Jade Bubke, Stevie Hansen and Sophia Ramuno. Madi Balk made her Washington debut during week two against Utah Valley.
OPENING WEEKEND SUCCESS
Dating back to 2014, the Huskies are 50-8 during opening weekend. In 2023, the Huskies went 4-1 at the Mark Campbell Invitational with the lone loss coming against Oklahoma. In 2024, UW went 3-1 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the lone also coming against the Sooners in extra innings. Prior to that, Washington went undefeated the previous three seasons over opening weekend.
AMONG THE ACTIVE LEADERS
Fifth year senior Alycia Flores ranks 34th in NCAA Division I among active players with 115 RBI. Her 184 games played is tied for 23rd most.
DAWGS WORLDWIDE
This summer, freshman Morgan Reimer played for the Canadian Junior National Team at the U-18 Softball World Cup Group Stage, helping the team qualify for the 2025 World Cup. During the event, Reimer posted a 0.00 ERA with a 2-0 record over 14.2 innings. She struck out 29 batters and threw a perfect game against Australia. Additional this past summer, head coach Heather Tarr and former Husky Sis Bates led Team USA to a silver medal at the WBSC World Cup Finals. Taran Alvelo joined Team Puerto Rico for the World Cup. Baylee Klingler represented Team USA in the Japan All-Star Series. Representing Team Mexico this summer were Lindsay Lopez and Jillian Celis at the Canada Cup.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Washington has a tough schedule ahead with eight teams ranked on receiving votes in the preseason NFCA poll. The Huskies opened the season with four of their first five games against a ranked team in then-No. 11 Alabama and then-No. 16 Arizona. The Week 2 NFCA poll sees five opponents in the poll in No. 4 UCLA, No. 13 Arizona, No. 16 Nebraska, No. 19 Oregon and No. 23 Alabama. Additionally, Grand Canyon, Cal and BYU are receiving votes.
ROAD DAWGS
The Huskies will open the first five weeks of the season in the road beginning at the Candrea Classic (Feb. 7-9). Washington will then head back down to The Grand Canyon State for the Littlewood Classic (Feb. 14-16). The Dawgs will continue their road swing with a 12-day trip beginning at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 20-23) then traveling to Northridge for the first mid-week contest of the season versus CSUN on Feb. 24. UW will then head over to Hawaii for the OUTRIGGER Invitational (Feb. 26- March 1). The final tournament of the season will come at the Black and Orange Classic in Pocatello, Idaho (March 8-10). In total the Dawgs will travel almost 11,200 miles over the first five weeks. Washington will make their first appearance at Husky Softball Stadium for the Big Ten opener against Oregon, March 14-16.
NOTES ON COACH TARR
The all-time winningest coach in Washington Athletics history, Heather Tarr eclipsed 800 career wins last season. Her career .722 winning percentage ranks 11th among active Division I softball head coaches. Her 825 wins are 24th most among active coaches. Tarr is one of 10 coaches in the Top 25 (active head coaches) to have all of her wins come at one school joining Oklahoma's Patty Gasso (1524; 31 seasons), USC Upstate's Chris Hawkins (1105; 31 seasons), Lehigh's Fran Troyan (940; 30 seasons), Eastern Kentucky's Jane Worthington (914; 33 seasons), Houston Christian's Mary-Ellen Hall (905; 34 seasons), UAlbany's Chris Cannata (865; 30 seasons), Texas State's Ricci Woodard (852; 25 seasons), BYU's Gordon Eakin (837; 23 seasons) and UCLA's Kelly Inouye-Perez (827; 19 seasons).
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
BYU enters the weekend with an overall record of 6-2. Last weekend BYU went 3-2 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with wins over North Dakota State, Illinois State and Florida Internation. The Cougars are receiving votes in the Week 2 NFCA poll. The BYU pitching staff is 15th in the nation with an earned run average of 1.48. Kaysen Korth ranks 41st in the nation with a 0.58 ERA with a 4-0 record. As a team, the Cougars are hitting .304 with Lindy Mikowski leading the way with a .381 average with a home run and six walks. Seven Cougars are hitting over .300.
ALL-TIME VS. BYU
In 13 meetings with the Cougars, Washington holds the all-time lead 10-3. The last meeting between the two programs came in 2021.
SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS
UC Riverside enters the weekend with an overall record of 6-6 on the season. Kamryn Davis leads the offense with a .425 batting average with a double, two triples and three RBI. Her 17 hits are 18th most in the NCAA. Haley Saole's 12 RBI leads the team. As a team, the Highlanders have 19 doubles - 16th in the nation. Maddie Heinlin ranks 10th in Division I with 34.2 innings thrown to lead the pitching staff. She holds a 3.63 ERA with a record of 2-2 with a save.
ALL-TIME VS. UC RIVERSIDE
Washington is 3-0 all-time against UC Riverside. The last meeting came in 2017 at the Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego. In the three meetings, UW has outscored the Highlanders 59-8.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
California enters Mary Nutter with an overall record of 6-2 and receiving votes in the NFCA Week 2 poll. The Golden Bears went undefeated at last weekend's Wilson Invitational with victories over Oregon State, Kansas and Iowa State. Alyssa Herrera leads the team with a .471 average with eight hits, a double, home run and four RBI. Lagi Quiroga and Elon Butler lead the team with six RBI. The Golden Bears' pitching staff holds a 2.51 team ERA. Annabel Teperson holds a 1.40 ERA over 10.0 innings and three appearances.
ALL-TIME VS. CAL
In 104 meetings against Cal, Washington holds a 58-46 record against its former conference rival. The Huskies have taken 18 of the last 21 games including a 16-game winning streak that lasted from 2017 to 2022.
SCOUTING THE GAUCHOS
UC Santa Barbara enters the weekend with an overall record of 8-3. At the Fresno State Kickoff Classic last weekend, UCSB went 3-2 with a pair of wins over Utah and a win over LMU. As a team, the Gauchos are hitting .331 with Delaina Ma'ae leading the team with a .520 average in 25 at bats. Ainsley Waddell is the team leader with five home runs and 15 RBI. UCSB is seventh in the nation with 22 team doubles, averaging two per game. Emily Carr leads the team with five doubles, 10th most in the nation.
ALL-TIME VS. UC SANTA BARBARA
Washington is 9-0 all-time versus UC Santa Barbara. The last meeting between the two programs came on March 7, 2020 in San Jose, California at the Silicon Valley Classic.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Fresno State is 5-4 after two weekends of play. The Bulldogs went undefeated at the Fresno State Kickoff Classic with wins over UC Santa Barbara, LMU and two over Utah. Kennedy Bunker leads the team with a.320 average while Lauren Almelda has 12 RBI and two home runs. Serayah Neiss' 1.38 ERA is third lowest in the Mountain West Conference. She has thrown a majority of the innings for the Bulldogs with 17 strikeouts and 3-2 record.
ALL-TIME VS. FRESNO STATE
Washington and Fresno State have met 22 times previously. The most recent meeting came in 2020 at Judi Garman. The Huskies lead the all-time record, 13-9.
SCOUTING THE MATADORS
CSUN enters the weekend with an overall record of 2-7. The Matadors hosted the CSUN Matador Classic last weekend and picked up a win over Seattle U. Mikayla Carman leads the team with a .345 average with 10 hits, a double, a triple and four RBI. She has walked five times. Lauryn Carranco leads the pitching staff with a 3.50 ERA, three complete games and 20 strikeouts over 30.0 innings. Her record is 2-2.
ALL-TIME VS. CSUN
Washington and CSUN have met 15 times before, with the Huskies holding the all-time lead, 9-6. UW is on a four game winning streak against the Matadors.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
All games of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic will be broadcasted on FloCollege. Live stats for all games will be through HuskyStats.com.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
vs. BYU
Big League Dreams - Yankee (Cathedral City, Calif.)
5:30 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
vs. UC Riverside
Big League Dreams - Yankee (Cathedral City, Calif.)
8:00 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
vs. Cal
Big League Dreams - Wrigley (Cathedral City, Calif.)
8:30 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Big League Dreams - Fenway (Cathedral City, Calif.)
7:30 p.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
vs. Fresno State
Big League Dreams - Yankee (Cathedral City, Calif.)
9:30 a.m. | FloCollege | Live Stats
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
at CSUN
Matador Stadium (Northridge, Calif.)
12:00 p.m. | Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies made their second trip of the season down to Arizona for the Littlewood Classic hosted by Grand Canyon and Arizona State. Washington finished the weekend with a record of 3-2 with wins over Utah Valley, Weber State and North Dakota. Giselle Alvarez led the team with a .389 average with seven hits, two doubles and two home runs to go with seven RBI. Jadyn Glab and Ava Carroll hit .500 with Glab driving in four runs. Sophia Ramuno posted a 1.73 ERA with a 2-0 record over 11.0 innings with 20 strikeouts. She threw a complete game shutout against Weber State and combined with Morgan Reimer for the shutout against North Dakota.
A NEW ERA FOR WASHINGTON
The 2024-25 athletic year marks the inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference for Washington Athletics. On Aug. 2, 2024, the Huskies became official members of the Big Ten along with UCLA, USC and Oregon.
DEBUT MOMENTS
During the first two weeks of the season, 14 Huskies made their debut in the Purple and Gold. Ten saw time in game one against Alabama - Alexis DeBoer, Charity Sevaaetasi, Alycia Flores, Riley Peschek, Gabi Toney, Addie Craig, Morgan Reimer, Ava Carroll, Tia Durst, Rylee Rehbein and Sophi Mazzola. Three more saw time in the second game of the day against Arizona - Jade Bubke, Stevie Hansen and Sophia Ramuno. Madi Balk made her Washington debut during week two against Utah Valley.
OPENING WEEKEND SUCCESS
Dating back to 2014, the Huskies are 50-8 during opening weekend. In 2023, the Huskies went 4-1 at the Mark Campbell Invitational with the lone loss coming against Oklahoma. In 2024, UW went 3-1 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the lone also coming against the Sooners in extra innings. Prior to that, Washington went undefeated the previous three seasons over opening weekend.
AMONG THE ACTIVE LEADERS
Fifth year senior Alycia Flores ranks 34th in NCAA Division I among active players with 115 RBI. Her 184 games played is tied for 23rd most.
DAWGS WORLDWIDE
This summer, freshman Morgan Reimer played for the Canadian Junior National Team at the U-18 Softball World Cup Group Stage, helping the team qualify for the 2025 World Cup. During the event, Reimer posted a 0.00 ERA with a 2-0 record over 14.2 innings. She struck out 29 batters and threw a perfect game against Australia. Additional this past summer, head coach Heather Tarr and former Husky Sis Bates led Team USA to a silver medal at the WBSC World Cup Finals. Taran Alvelo joined Team Puerto Rico for the World Cup. Baylee Klingler represented Team USA in the Japan All-Star Series. Representing Team Mexico this summer were Lindsay Lopez and Jillian Celis at the Canada Cup.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Washington has a tough schedule ahead with eight teams ranked on receiving votes in the preseason NFCA poll. The Huskies opened the season with four of their first five games against a ranked team in then-No. 11 Alabama and then-No. 16 Arizona. The Week 2 NFCA poll sees five opponents in the poll in No. 4 UCLA, No. 13 Arizona, No. 16 Nebraska, No. 19 Oregon and No. 23 Alabama. Additionally, Grand Canyon, Cal and BYU are receiving votes.
ROAD DAWGS
The Huskies will open the first five weeks of the season in the road beginning at the Candrea Classic (Feb. 7-9). Washington will then head back down to The Grand Canyon State for the Littlewood Classic (Feb. 14-16). The Dawgs will continue their road swing with a 12-day trip beginning at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 20-23) then traveling to Northridge for the first mid-week contest of the season versus CSUN on Feb. 24. UW will then head over to Hawaii for the OUTRIGGER Invitational (Feb. 26- March 1). The final tournament of the season will come at the Black and Orange Classic in Pocatello, Idaho (March 8-10). In total the Dawgs will travel almost 11,200 miles over the first five weeks. Washington will make their first appearance at Husky Softball Stadium for the Big Ten opener against Oregon, March 14-16.
NOTES ON COACH TARR
The all-time winningest coach in Washington Athletics history, Heather Tarr eclipsed 800 career wins last season. Her career .722 winning percentage ranks 11th among active Division I softball head coaches. Her 825 wins are 24th most among active coaches. Tarr is one of 10 coaches in the Top 25 (active head coaches) to have all of her wins come at one school joining Oklahoma's Patty Gasso (1524; 31 seasons), USC Upstate's Chris Hawkins (1105; 31 seasons), Lehigh's Fran Troyan (940; 30 seasons), Eastern Kentucky's Jane Worthington (914; 33 seasons), Houston Christian's Mary-Ellen Hall (905; 34 seasons), UAlbany's Chris Cannata (865; 30 seasons), Texas State's Ricci Woodard (852; 25 seasons), BYU's Gordon Eakin (837; 23 seasons) and UCLA's Kelly Inouye-Perez (827; 19 seasons).
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
BYU enters the weekend with an overall record of 6-2. Last weekend BYU went 3-2 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with wins over North Dakota State, Illinois State and Florida Internation. The Cougars are receiving votes in the Week 2 NFCA poll. The BYU pitching staff is 15th in the nation with an earned run average of 1.48. Kaysen Korth ranks 41st in the nation with a 0.58 ERA with a 4-0 record. As a team, the Cougars are hitting .304 with Lindy Mikowski leading the way with a .381 average with a home run and six walks. Seven Cougars are hitting over .300.
ALL-TIME VS. BYU
In 13 meetings with the Cougars, Washington holds the all-time lead 10-3. The last meeting between the two programs came in 2021.
SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS
UC Riverside enters the weekend with an overall record of 6-6 on the season. Kamryn Davis leads the offense with a .425 batting average with a double, two triples and three RBI. Her 17 hits are 18th most in the NCAA. Haley Saole's 12 RBI leads the team. As a team, the Highlanders have 19 doubles - 16th in the nation. Maddie Heinlin ranks 10th in Division I with 34.2 innings thrown to lead the pitching staff. She holds a 3.63 ERA with a record of 2-2 with a save.
ALL-TIME VS. UC RIVERSIDE
Washington is 3-0 all-time against UC Riverside. The last meeting came in 2017 at the Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego. In the three meetings, UW has outscored the Highlanders 59-8.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
California enters Mary Nutter with an overall record of 6-2 and receiving votes in the NFCA Week 2 poll. The Golden Bears went undefeated at last weekend's Wilson Invitational with victories over Oregon State, Kansas and Iowa State. Alyssa Herrera leads the team with a .471 average with eight hits, a double, home run and four RBI. Lagi Quiroga and Elon Butler lead the team with six RBI. The Golden Bears' pitching staff holds a 2.51 team ERA. Annabel Teperson holds a 1.40 ERA over 10.0 innings and three appearances.
ALL-TIME VS. CAL
In 104 meetings against Cal, Washington holds a 58-46 record against its former conference rival. The Huskies have taken 18 of the last 21 games including a 16-game winning streak that lasted from 2017 to 2022.
SCOUTING THE GAUCHOS
UC Santa Barbara enters the weekend with an overall record of 8-3. At the Fresno State Kickoff Classic last weekend, UCSB went 3-2 with a pair of wins over Utah and a win over LMU. As a team, the Gauchos are hitting .331 with Delaina Ma'ae leading the team with a .520 average in 25 at bats. Ainsley Waddell is the team leader with five home runs and 15 RBI. UCSB is seventh in the nation with 22 team doubles, averaging two per game. Emily Carr leads the team with five doubles, 10th most in the nation.
ALL-TIME VS. UC SANTA BARBARA
Washington is 9-0 all-time versus UC Santa Barbara. The last meeting between the two programs came on March 7, 2020 in San Jose, California at the Silicon Valley Classic.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Fresno State is 5-4 after two weekends of play. The Bulldogs went undefeated at the Fresno State Kickoff Classic with wins over UC Santa Barbara, LMU and two over Utah. Kennedy Bunker leads the team with a.320 average while Lauren Almelda has 12 RBI and two home runs. Serayah Neiss' 1.38 ERA is third lowest in the Mountain West Conference. She has thrown a majority of the innings for the Bulldogs with 17 strikeouts and 3-2 record.
ALL-TIME VS. FRESNO STATE
Washington and Fresno State have met 22 times previously. The most recent meeting came in 2020 at Judi Garman. The Huskies lead the all-time record, 13-9.
SCOUTING THE MATADORS
CSUN enters the weekend with an overall record of 2-7. The Matadors hosted the CSUN Matador Classic last weekend and picked up a win over Seattle U. Mikayla Carman leads the team with a .345 average with 10 hits, a double, a triple and four RBI. She has walked five times. Lauryn Carranco leads the pitching staff with a 3.50 ERA, three complete games and 20 strikeouts over 30.0 innings. Her record is 2-2.
ALL-TIME VS. CSUN
Washington and CSUN have met 15 times before, with the Huskies holding the all-time lead, 9-6. UW is on a four game winning streak against the Matadors.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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