Huskies To Host Seattle U In Home Opener

Tuesday, March 3

Seattle, Wash.

6:30 PM

University of Washington

Seattle U

March 02, 2026 | Softball

SU Notes UW Notes

SEATTLE – After four weekends competing on the road, the No. 24 Washington softball team (15-6, 0-0 Big Ten) will open its home season with four games this week.

The home week for the Huskies begins Tuesday night, a matchup with crosstown foe Seattle U at Husky Softball Stadium. Washington will then stay home this weekend, kicking off Big Ten play with a three-game series against Northwestern March 6-8.

All four UW games this week can be streamed on Big Ten Plus. Cameron Smythe will call play-by-play and Brooke Nelson will provide color commentary for UW's home opener.

RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RULE

The Huskies enter opening weekend at home with a 15-6 record, including five victories last weekend in San Diego.
Washington played five games at the University of San Diego and run ruled all five, defeating Cal Poly twice, San Diego State twice and CSUN.
Washington outscored its opponents 53-7, including two shutouts in both games against Cal Poly.

CALI DAWGS

Two weekends ago, at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., the Huskies went 3-3, winning games over Saint Mary's, Auburn and BYU
The Huskies dropped to 1-5 against ranked opponents, falling to No. 22 South Carolina and No. 4 Oklahoma while in Palm Springs
After going 2-3 opening weekend, including a ranked win over then-No. 9 Nebraska, the Huskies added five more games to the win column (Feb. 13-15)
UW swept a three-game series at Fresno State and defeated San Jose State (6-1) and Santa Clara (13-0)

MIDSEASON LOVE

Morgan Reimer is ranked No. 26 in Softball America's in-season position rankings (pitcher)
Jadyn Glab is ranked No. 9 in Softball America's in-season position rankings (catcher)
Alexis DeBoer is ranked No. 4 in Softball America's in-season position rankings (first base)

LEADING THE CHARGE

Morgan Reimer is 9-1 on the season, most recently earning a win over Cal Poly where she dished out a three-pitch inning
Alexis DeBoer ranks in the Top-10 in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (9^th, .964) and is tied for eighth in total bases with 54
The sophomore is second in the league in walks (21) and tied for fourth with nine home runs
Giselle Alvarez, Alexis DeBoer and Ava Carroll are the three Huskies who have started in all 16 games to start the season
The trio lead the team in hits, led by Carroll with 25, DeBoer with 23 (and a team-high 22 RBI) and Alvarez with 20
Five other Huskies have notched double digit hits through 21 games, including Jadyn Glab (19), Kaycie Burdick (16), Jade Bubke (13), and Sophi Mazzola and Ally Hetzel each with 10

WEEK FOUR IN THE RANKINGS

Washington is No. 24 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com rankings (as of Feb. 23 – week three rankings) and No. 25 in Softball America's most current ranking
Washington was ranked in the Top-25 in three of the four preseason polls.
The Huskies were slotted at No. 22 in both the D1 Softball and Softball America preseason polls and No. 25 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com preseason poll
After opening weekend in San Antonio, UW was ranked No. 24 in ESPN's Top-25, No. 21 in D1Softball and No. 24 in Softball America's poll.

PRESEASON HYPE

Alexis DeBoer, Jadyn Glab and Morgan Reimer were all named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List
Alexis DeBoer was also named to USA Softball's Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List, as well as a D1 Softball and Softball America Preseason Second Team All-American.
DeBoer was named in the Top-40 overall player rankings and Top-5 by position by both organizations
Jadyn Glab was ranked as D1 Softball's 94^th overall player in its Top-100, as well as a Top-10 catcher by both D1 and Softball America
Freshmen Marley Teasley, Mila Reddy and Melody Acevedo were all named to Softball America's Big Ten Preseason Freshman Watch List
Acevedo was one of 100 freshmen named to D1 Softball's Preseason Freshman Watch List

DEBUT MOMENTS

Eight Huskies made their debuts during opening weekend at UTSA – sophomore transfer Ryan Maddox and freshmen Kaycie Burdick, Mila Reddy, Marley Teasley, Amira Rodriguez, Allie Thomsen, Ally Hetzel and Zuri Patterson
Ally Hetzel recorded her first career home run, a three-run homer in UW's 17-0 win over UTSA, as well as three RBI last weekend
Teasley played and started in all five games, batting .333 with four hits on the weekend
Burdick saw action in four games and got one start, registering two hits and four RBI on the weekend
Reddy scored a run and saw action in three games
Ryan Maddox, Amira Rodriguez and Allie Thomsen all saw action in the circle during opening weekend
Maddox pitched an inning against UTSA and 2.1 innings in Washington's loss to No. 1 Texas (Feb. 7)
Rodriguez, Maddox and Thomsen each pitched in the Huskies' second matchup with Texas

WALK OFF WINNERS

During opening weekend in San Antonio, the Huskies earned their first Top-10 win of the season, thanks to a walk-off single from Jadyn Glab to win it 3-2 over No. 9 Nebraska
It was Washington's first Top-10 win since defeating No. 8 Oregon 4-3 on March 16, 2025

OPENING WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

Washington went 2-3 at the UTSA Invitational, picking up a 17-0 win over UTSA and a walk-off 3-2 win over No. 9 Nebraska
The Huskies lost their opening game to the Huskers 5-8 and dropped both to top-ranked Texas by scores of 6-11 and 0-5
Alexis DeBoer hit a .462 average in the opening five games of the season, while also recording a 1.231 slugging percentage and .611 on-base percentage. She scored three home runs and 4 RBI while notching a perfect fielding percentage at first base
Ava Carroll had a strong opening weekend for Washington as well, batting .438 with five runs and seven hits in a team-high 16 at-bats
Giselle Alvarez hit .267 opening weekend, registering five runs, four hits and five RBI while playing primarily at third base for the Huskies
Gabi Toney hit two dingers in the opening game of the season against No. 9 Nebraska, her second and third career home runs. On the weekend, Toney played in all five games and started in four, scoring four runs and four RBI

STARTING OFF STRONG – OPENING WEEKEND

Dating back to 2014, the Huskies are 52-11 during opening weekend.
In 2025, Washington went 2-3 at the Candrea Classic in Tucson, Ariz. In 2024, UW went 3-1 in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the lone coming against the Oklahoma Sooners in extra innings.
In 2023, UW also went 3-1 with their lone loss coming against the Sooners, 4-5.
Prior to that, Washington went undefeated the previous three seasons over opening weekend (2022, 2021, & 2020)

SCHEDULE STRENGTH

Washington had a tough schedule to open 2026 with eight teams in ESPN's preseason poll
In opening weekend alone, the Huskies faced two Top-10 teams in Texas (No. 1) and Nebraska (No. 9)

ROAD TRIPPIN'

The Huskies started off 2026 with four straight weekends on the road.
Week 1: UTSA Invitational in San Antonio (Feb. 6-8).
Week 2: a three-game series at Fresno State with single games against San Jose State and Santa Clara
Week 3: the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City against South Carolina, Saint Mary's, Auburn, BYU, Oklahoma and LMU (Feb. 19-22).
Week 4: University of San Diego Tournament, including two games against San Diego State, two vs. Cal Poly and one vs. CSUN
The Huskies built up a 15-6 record in preseason tournament play, including two 5-0 weekends in both Fresno (week 2) and San Diego (week 4)

HOME AT LAST

After four straight weekends on the road to start the season, the Huskies will are finally home on Tuesday against crosstown foe Seattle U
Washington's second Big Ten push begins with a home series vs. Northwestern on Friday, March 6
The Dawgs then stay home for another week, hosting a three-game series with Maryland March 13-15
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HOME SWEET HOME

Since 2018, the Huskies have posted a 109-27 record at Husky Softball Stadium, including a 17-3 record in 2023 and 11-4 in 2024
Washington finished the 2025 season 8-4 at home and was third in the Big Ten in average attendance in those 12 home games at Husky Softball Stadium (1,460) behind Nebraska (2,306) and Oregon (2,100)
The Huskies were No. 17 in the nation in average attendance in 2025

NEW YEAR, SAME B1G THINGS

The 2026 season marks the second for Washington as a member of the Big Ten Conference
On Aug. 2, 2024, the Huskies became official members of the Big Ten along with UCLA, USC and Oregon
The Dawgs concluded their inaugural season in the B1G with a 12-9 record and a 7th place finish. Washington lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in 2025 to Indiana, 0-2

SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS

The Redhawks are 11-9 on the season and most recently went 2-3 at the Judy Garman Classic
In Fullerton, Calif., SU picked up a 4-0 win over BYU and a 7-1 victory over East Texas A&M
The Redhawks also joined the Huskies at the Mary Nutter Classic the week prior in Palm Springs, going 2-3 with wins over CSUN and UC San Diego

ALL-TIME VS. SEATTLE U

Washington is 21-0 all-time against Seattle U, including a 14-0 record at home
These two teams last battled in 2024, a game that saw Rylee Holtorf hit a walk-off home run to secure a 3-0 victory over the Redhawks
The 2025 matchup between SU and UW was cancelled

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