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Pitcher Stevie Hansen delivers dwelling throughout Washington’s sport in opposition to Western Washington on Oct. 23, 2024 at Husky Softball Stadium in Seattle, WA.
Pitcher Stevie Hansen delivers dwelling throughout Washington’s sport in opposition to Western Washington on Oct. 23, 2024 at Husky Softball Stadium in Seattle, WA.
There are numerous phrases that may describe the previous few weeks for the Washington softball group.
“Good,” although, is a fairly good one.
On March 9, senior pitcher Stevie Hansen threw an ideal sport, highlighting a 5-0 stint for Washington on the Black Orange Basic over the previous three days. UW completed the match Monday morning with a 5-2 win over Boise State, its 14th straight victory.
For the Huskies (20-7), the wins have continued to pile on after a 6-7 begin to the season, taking down Idaho State, Montana twice, Utah, and Boise State. None, nevertheless, have been larger than their 11-0 blowout of the Grizzlies (5-18) on March 9, which noticed Hansen (6-0) toss the Huskies’ first excellent sport since 2021.
Whereas UW’s offense got here by way of with 11 runs of assist, Hansen would want just one, delivering by way of 5.0 innings in simply 61 pitches in a mercy-rule victory. The efficiency was Hansen’s second begin with out permitting successful this season, and third for her profession.
Hansen’s exhibiting was the top of a weekend that noticed Washington’s pitching workers string collectively extra sturdy outings. Freshman pitcher Morgan Reimer gave up three runs in 12.1 innings over the previous 5 video games, whereas junior pitcher Sophia Ramuno tossed six innings of one-run ball. After an inconsistent begin to the season, UW has now surrendered 4 or much less runs in 13 of its final 14 video games — all wins.
Washington’s bats have been red-hot within the OUTRIGGER Invitational, and within the Black and Orange Basic, delivered when it needed to. Down 2-0 to Idaho State on March 8, freshman third-baseman Alexis DeBoer got here by way of with a 2-run double to tie the sport, earlier than sophomore left-fielder Ava Carroll gave Washington the lead with a groundout. UW would maintain on within the seventh for the 3-2 victory.
Going through the Grizzlies on March 8, the Huskies once more relied on their bats, and once more they got here up large. UW shook off a 2-0 deficit with seven unanswered runs, with a house run from DeBoer tying the sport at 2 and an RBI-single from freshman center-fielder Sophie Mazzola giving UW the lead within the fourth. A sacrifice-fly from fifth-year right-fielder Alycia Flores would put Washington up 5, and it might stave off Montana for a 7-5 win.
The Huskies took a break from shut video games with their 11-0 rout of the Grizzlies a day later, however in opposition to Utah on March 9, used one other dominant pitching outing and well timed hits to get by 2-1. A solo shot from DeBoer tied the sport at one within the fourth, and sophomore third-baseman Jing Gardener put Washington in entrance for good with an RBI single within the fifth. Ramuno (8-4) and Reimer (7-4) mixed for an entire sport, surrendering one run to maintain the profitable streak alive.
UW closed out the Black and Orange Basic with a 5-2 win over Boise State, taking the lead within the third off an RBI single from fifth-year left-fielder Charity Sevaaetasi and by no means wanting again. DeBoer’s second dwelling run of the weekend put UW up three and onto a visit again to Seattle on a excessive observe.
Winners of 14 straight, Washington appears to be like to maintain the momentum going because it enters convention play, returning dwelling after 27 video games and a month on the highway. Washington’s Massive Ten opener is a house sequence in opposition to No. 12 Oregon, beginning Friday, March 14 at 4 p.m. at Husky Softball Stadium.
Attain Sports activities Editor Andrew Sousa at sports@dailyuw.com. X: @andrew_soozay
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