Friday, March 14
Seattle, Wash.
4:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Oregon
UW Opens B1G Action Against Oregon
March 13, 2025 | Softball
SEATTLE – Washington softball makes its way to Montlake for the first time this season for the Big Ten Conference opener versus No. 8 Oregon. The three-game series is set for Friday through Sunday with games on B1G+ and Big Ten Network.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 14
vs. #8 Oregon
Food Truck Friday
Husky Softball Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
4:00 p.m. PT | B1G+ | Live Stats
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
vs. #8 Oregon
B1G Kickoff
Husky Softball Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
12:00 p.m. PT | Big Ten Network | Live Stats
SUNDAY, MARCH 16
vs. #8 Oregon
Sunday Funday
Husky Softball Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
1:00 p.m. PT | B1G+ | Live Stats
PURPLE OUT PROGRAM
If you will not be attending a game, head coach Heather Tarr and the team encourages you to participate in our Purple Out Program. Just fill out this form and we'll make sure your seats are filled with cheering Dawg fans!
LAST TIME OUT
Washington (20-7) extended its winning streak to 14 games with a 5-0 weekend at the Black and Orange Classic. The Huskies had wins over then-receiving votes Idaho State and Boise State and picked up victories over Montana (twice) and Utah. As a team, the Huskies batted .338 on the weekend and outscored opponents 28-10. In the circle, the UW pitching staff posted a 1.70 ERA with Morgan Reimer and Stevie Hansen earning a pair of wins. Reimer also had two saves.
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alexis DeBoer was named D1Softball National Player of the Week after the Black and Orange Classic to close out the non-conference tournament season. The freshman posted a .538 batting average with seven hits, a double, five home runs, eight RBI, six runs scored and drew five walks while posting a 1.769 slugging percentage. On the season, DeBoer is batting .372 with a team-leading six doubles and 11 walks. She is on a 10-game hitting streak and has 13 consecutive games with an RBI. It is the first national player of the week honor since Olivia Johnson was named NFCA Player of the Week in 2022.
BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For the first time in program history, a pair of Dawgs have been named Big Ten players of the week. Freshman Alexis DeBoer won Player of the Week, while senior Stevie Hansen was named Pitcher of the Week. DeBoer lead the team with a .579 batting average with 11 hits, 11 RBI, four runs, two doubles and three home runs at the OUTRIGGER Invitational. Hansen anchored the UW pitching staff with a 0.00 ERA, 2-0 record and a save over 12.2 innings. She struck out 16 batters along the way with only four hits and one walk allowed.
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.
HOME SWEET HOME
Since 2018, the Huskies have posted a 101-23 record at Husky Softball Stadium, including a 17-3 record in 2023 and 11-4 in 2024.
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CIRCLE
The Washington pitching staff of Sophia Ramuno, Stevie Hansen, Morgan Reimer and Madi Balk has combined for nine shutouts on the season, eighth-best in the NCAA and tied for most in the Big Ten. Their 5.76 strikeout to walk ratio is leading the nation. The staff's 8.82 strikeouts per seven innings ranks third in Division I and 1.00 WHIP is sixth. Individually, Ramuno's 13.17 strikeout to walk ratio leads the conference while coming in sixth nationally. Her 79 strikeouts is 23rd-most in DI and 11.2 strikeouts per seven innings comes in sixth. Hansen is second in the B1G with her .79 WHIP which comes in 12th in the nation.
DEBUT MOMENTS
During the first three weeks of the season, 16 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. Freshman Annika Ticen made her debut as a pinch runner against UC Riverside on Feb. 20.
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 32nd in NCAA Division I among active players with 128 RBI. Her 201 games played is 16th most and 38 doubles is 31st. Stevie Hansen has moved into the Top 50 active leader in career victories, coming in 32nd with 42. Sophia Ramuno's 381 career strikeouts ranks 37th in NCAA Division I.
NO-NO
Senior pitcher Stevie Hansen threw the 51st no-hitter in program history against UC Riverside at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 20. It was the second no-hitter of Hansen's career - her first came against Utah Valley in 2023 when she was at Oregon. The lone base runner in the game came in the first inning, reaching on an error.
SIMPLY PERFECT
Stevie Hansen threw the ninth perfect game is Washington softball history on March 9 versus Montana. She struck out six of the 15 batters faced in the 11-0 five inning victory over the Griz. Hansen is the fifth Husky pitcher to throw a perfect game joining Nancy Wagner, Jamie Graves, Danielle Lawrie and Gabbie Plain. It was the third no-hitter of Hansen's career and second this season for the senior.
WASHINGTON ALL-TIME PERFECT GAMES
• 4/26/94 - Nancy Wagner vs. Simon Fraser (5 innings)
• 5/9/98 - Jamie Graves vs. Arizona State
• 2/26/06 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Utah Valley (6 innings)
• 2/11/10 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Auburn
• 3/11/10 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Miami (OH)
• 4/25/10 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Cal
• 4/7/18 - Gabbie Plain vs. Utah (5 innings)
• 2/12/21 - Gabbie Plain vs. Southern Utah (5 innings)
• 3/9/25 - Stevie Hansen vs. Montana (5 innings)
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.
REPPING THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Assistant coach Brad Kilpatrick has been named to the roster for the 2025 WBSC Men's World Cup Finals held from July 8-13 in Prince Albert, Canada.
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 4 NFCA poll sees five opponents in the poll in No. 6 UCLA, No. 9 Arizona, No. 12 Oregon, No. 20 Nebraska and No. 22 Alabama. Additionally, Grand Canyon, Cal, Boise State and Idaho State 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 .724 winning percentage ranks 11th among active Division I softball head coaches with a minimum five years as a head coach. Her 840 wins are 24th most among active coaches. Tarr is one of 10 coaches in the Top 25 (active) to have all of her wins come at one school joining Oklahoma's Patty Gasso (1536; 31 seasons), USC Upstate's Chris Hawkins (1118; 31 seasons), Lehigh's Fran Troyan (946; 30 seasons), Eastern Kentucky's Jane Worthington (925; 33 seasons), Houston Christian's Mary-Ellen Hall (912; 34 seasons), UAlbany's Chris Cannata (868; 30 seasons), Texas State's Ricci Woodard (859; 25 seasons), BYU's Gordon Eakin (846; 23 seasons) and UCLA's Kelly Inouye-Perez (841; 19 seasons).
SCOUTING THE DUCKS
Oregon enters the conference action as the eighth-ranked team by NFCA and USA Softball with an overall record of 24-2. Last weekend at the Jane Sanders Classic, the Ducks had a pair of wins over then-No. 8 Florida State and Abilene Christian but fell to Oregon State. This season Oregon has four ranked wins (No. 5 Tennessee, No. 22 Missouri and two versus No. 8 Florida State). As a team, Oregon has the sixth best team ERA in the nation at 1.75. Lyndsey Grein has the 12th-best ERA nationally at .93 in her 20 appearances. She also has a perfect 13-0 record with two complete games and two shutouts. Grein has 92 strikeouts (13th best in Division I) in her 68.0 innings of work. Additionally in the circle, Taylour Spencer and Elise Sokolsky have seen a good number of innings - combining for 90 strikeouts. At the plate, five Ducks have 20 or more RBIs - Kate Flannery (24), Stefini Ma'ake (24), Paige Sinicki (22), Kedre Luschar (22) and Rylee McCoy (20). McCoy leads the team with nine home runs while Kai Luschar is second in the nation with 30 stolen bases.
ALL-TIME VS. OREGON
Washington leads the all-time series versus Oregon, 66-34. At Husky Softball Stadium, UW is 27-18 overall. In the last 10 meetings, the Huskies are 7-3.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 14
vs. #8 Oregon
Food Truck Friday
Husky Softball Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
4:00 p.m. PT | B1G+ | Live Stats
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
vs. #8 Oregon
B1G Kickoff
Husky Softball Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
12:00 p.m. PT | Big Ten Network | Live Stats
SUNDAY, MARCH 16
vs. #8 Oregon
Sunday Funday
Husky Softball Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
1:00 p.m. PT | B1G+ | Live Stats
PURPLE OUT PROGRAM
If you will not be attending a game, head coach Heather Tarr and the team encourages you to participate in our Purple Out Program. Just fill out this form and we'll make sure your seats are filled with cheering Dawg fans!
LAST TIME OUT
Washington (20-7) extended its winning streak to 14 games with a 5-0 weekend at the Black and Orange Classic. The Huskies had wins over then-receiving votes Idaho State and Boise State and picked up victories over Montana (twice) and Utah. As a team, the Huskies batted .338 on the weekend and outscored opponents 28-10. In the circle, the UW pitching staff posted a 1.70 ERA with Morgan Reimer and Stevie Hansen earning a pair of wins. Reimer also had two saves.
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alexis DeBoer was named D1Softball National Player of the Week after the Black and Orange Classic to close out the non-conference tournament season. The freshman posted a .538 batting average with seven hits, a double, five home runs, eight RBI, six runs scored and drew five walks while posting a 1.769 slugging percentage. On the season, DeBoer is batting .372 with a team-leading six doubles and 11 walks. She is on a 10-game hitting streak and has 13 consecutive games with an RBI. It is the first national player of the week honor since Olivia Johnson was named NFCA Player of the Week in 2022.
BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For the first time in program history, a pair of Dawgs have been named Big Ten players of the week. Freshman Alexis DeBoer won Player of the Week, while senior Stevie Hansen was named Pitcher of the Week. DeBoer lead the team with a .579 batting average with 11 hits, 11 RBI, four runs, two doubles and three home runs at the OUTRIGGER Invitational. Hansen anchored the UW pitching staff with a 0.00 ERA, 2-0 record and a save over 12.2 innings. She struck out 16 batters along the way with only four hits and one walk allowed.
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.
HOME SWEET HOME
Since 2018, the Huskies have posted a 101-23 record at Husky Softball Stadium, including a 17-3 record in 2023 and 11-4 in 2024.
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CIRCLE
The Washington pitching staff of Sophia Ramuno, Stevie Hansen, Morgan Reimer and Madi Balk has combined for nine shutouts on the season, eighth-best in the NCAA and tied for most in the Big Ten. Their 5.76 strikeout to walk ratio is leading the nation. The staff's 8.82 strikeouts per seven innings ranks third in Division I and 1.00 WHIP is sixth. Individually, Ramuno's 13.17 strikeout to walk ratio leads the conference while coming in sixth nationally. Her 79 strikeouts is 23rd-most in DI and 11.2 strikeouts per seven innings comes in sixth. Hansen is second in the B1G with her .79 WHIP which comes in 12th in the nation.
DEBUT MOMENTS
During the first three weeks of the season, 16 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. Freshman Annika Ticen made her debut as a pinch runner against UC Riverside on Feb. 20.
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 32nd in NCAA Division I among active players with 128 RBI. Her 201 games played is 16th most and 38 doubles is 31st. Stevie Hansen has moved into the Top 50 active leader in career victories, coming in 32nd with 42. Sophia Ramuno's 381 career strikeouts ranks 37th in NCAA Division I.
NO-NO
Senior pitcher Stevie Hansen threw the 51st no-hitter in program history against UC Riverside at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 20. It was the second no-hitter of Hansen's career - her first came against Utah Valley in 2023 when she was at Oregon. The lone base runner in the game came in the first inning, reaching on an error.
SIMPLY PERFECT
Stevie Hansen threw the ninth perfect game is Washington softball history on March 9 versus Montana. She struck out six of the 15 batters faced in the 11-0 five inning victory over the Griz. Hansen is the fifth Husky pitcher to throw a perfect game joining Nancy Wagner, Jamie Graves, Danielle Lawrie and Gabbie Plain. It was the third no-hitter of Hansen's career and second this season for the senior.
WASHINGTON ALL-TIME PERFECT GAMES
• 4/26/94 - Nancy Wagner vs. Simon Fraser (5 innings)
• 5/9/98 - Jamie Graves vs. Arizona State
• 2/26/06 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Utah Valley (6 innings)
• 2/11/10 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Auburn
• 3/11/10 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Miami (OH)
• 4/25/10 - Danielle Lawrie vs. Cal
• 4/7/18 - Gabbie Plain vs. Utah (5 innings)
• 2/12/21 - Gabbie Plain vs. Southern Utah (5 innings)
• 3/9/25 - Stevie Hansen vs. Montana (5 innings)
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.
REPPING THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Assistant coach Brad Kilpatrick has been named to the roster for the 2025 WBSC Men's World Cup Finals held from July 8-13 in Prince Albert, Canada.
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 4 NFCA poll sees five opponents in the poll in No. 6 UCLA, No. 9 Arizona, No. 12 Oregon, No. 20 Nebraska and No. 22 Alabama. Additionally, Grand Canyon, Cal, Boise State and Idaho State 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 .724 winning percentage ranks 11th among active Division I softball head coaches with a minimum five years as a head coach. Her 840 wins are 24th most among active coaches. Tarr is one of 10 coaches in the Top 25 (active) to have all of her wins come at one school joining Oklahoma's Patty Gasso (1536; 31 seasons), USC Upstate's Chris Hawkins (1118; 31 seasons), Lehigh's Fran Troyan (946; 30 seasons), Eastern Kentucky's Jane Worthington (925; 33 seasons), Houston Christian's Mary-Ellen Hall (912; 34 seasons), UAlbany's Chris Cannata (868; 30 seasons), Texas State's Ricci Woodard (859; 25 seasons), BYU's Gordon Eakin (846; 23 seasons) and UCLA's Kelly Inouye-Perez (841; 19 seasons).
SCOUTING THE DUCKS
Oregon enters the conference action as the eighth-ranked team by NFCA and USA Softball with an overall record of 24-2. Last weekend at the Jane Sanders Classic, the Ducks had a pair of wins over then-No. 8 Florida State and Abilene Christian but fell to Oregon State. This season Oregon has four ranked wins (No. 5 Tennessee, No. 22 Missouri and two versus No. 8 Florida State). As a team, Oregon has the sixth best team ERA in the nation at 1.75. Lyndsey Grein has the 12th-best ERA nationally at .93 in her 20 appearances. She also has a perfect 13-0 record with two complete games and two shutouts. Grein has 92 strikeouts (13th best in Division I) in her 68.0 innings of work. Additionally in the circle, Taylour Spencer and Elise Sokolsky have seen a good number of innings - combining for 90 strikeouts. At the plate, five Ducks have 20 or more RBIs - Kate Flannery (24), Stefini Ma'ake (24), Paige Sinicki (22), Kedre Luschar (22) and Rylee McCoy (20). McCoy leads the team with nine home runs while Kai Luschar is second in the nation with 30 stolen bases.
ALL-TIME VS. OREGON
Washington leads the all-time series versus Oregon, 66-34. At Husky Softball Stadium, UW is 27-18 overall. In the last 10 meetings, the Huskies are 7-3.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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