Huskies Set For Midweek Matchup At Boise State
SEATTLE – No. 10 Washington softball travels to Boise State for a midweek meeting with the Broncos on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. PT and streaming on Mountain West Network
The Huskies enter the weekend with a record of 27-7 and 10-5 overall in Pac-12 play.
PAC-12 HONORS
The Huskies have earned five Pac-12 weekly awards this season after Rylee Holtorf (player) and Sidne Peters (freshman) were honored earlier this month. Holtorf hit a pair of home runs – including the walk-off in game three – to help the Huskies sweep Oregon State. Peters recorded a pair of wins in 2.2 innings with five strikeouts and no hits allowed.
Jillian Celis was named Player of the Week after the Jane Sanders Classic. Jadyn Glab earned freshman of the week during opening weekend and Ruby Meylan was named pitcher of the week during the second weekend.
DAWGS WORLDWIDE
Ruby Meylan, Lindsay Lopez, Jillian Celis, Sis Bates and Heather Tarr all represented national teams this summer along with former Huskies Ali Aguilar, Taran Alvelo and Baylee Klingler. Meylan played with Team USA at the Japan All-Star Series in August. Aguilar, Bates, Tarr and Klingler participated with the US National Team at the WBSC World Cup Group A and Pan American Games. Lopez and Celis represented Mexico at the Canada Cup and Pan American Games while Alvelo played with Team Puerto Rico at the World Cup qualifier and Pan American Games.
Last month, Tarr was once again named head coach of the US Women's National Team for this summer at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals held in Castions di Strada, Italy. She will be joined by assistant coaches Tim Walton (Florida Head Coach), Jimmy Kolatis (ASU Assistant Coach) and Kyla Holas (JWNT Head Coach).
TOUGH SCHEDULE
The Huskies' 2024 schedule includes 10 teams ranked in the Top 25 preseason poll by either the NFCA or USA Softball. The teams include Oklahoma, Florida State, Stanford, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Utah, LSU, Oregon, Nebraska, Kentucky while 2024 opponents Arizona, Arizona State, Minnesota and Cal are receiving votes. So far, UW has a record of 7-6 against Top 25 teams (at the time the game was played). Washington has had a pair of ranked games canceled due to weather in LSU (at Clearwater) and Florida State (at Jane Sanders Classic).
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CIRCLE
Last season, Ruby Meylan (18) and Lindsay Lopez (14) led the pitching staff in wins. It marked the first time since 2019 (Gabbie Plain - 24 and Taran Alvelo - 26) that the Huskies had a pair of pitchers with double digit wins. The duo is on track to do it again, with Meylan and Lopez sitting at eight wins. Brooke Nelson has also recorded four victories and Sidne Peters with five. The last time the Huskies had three pitchers with 10 or more wins was in 2012 with Kaitlin Inglesby (19), Kasey Stanchek (10) and Bryana Walker (10). All four Husky pitchers have recorded at least one complete game.
TAKING THE SERIES
The Huskies won their first series against UCLA since 2016. It also marked the first series win against the Bruins in Seattle since 2010. Washington took two-of-three against the UCLA this past weekend. The last time the Huskies won three consecutive series to open conference action was in 2010.
CONSISTENT CELIS
Fifth-year senior Jillian Celis has started in every single game of her career between her time at San Diego State and Washington. She has started in 217 games - 183 at SDSU and 34 at UW. Celis is 40th among active DI softball student-athletes with 219 hits in her career. She is tied for 10th with 48 doubles.
ALL-AROUND FIEDLER
Kinsey Fiedler has played seven positions during her time as a Husky. As a freshman she saw time at second base and shortstop. As a sophomore added first base and catcher. This season she has seen action at third base, left field and center field.
HOME SWEET HOME
Since 2018, the Huskies have posted a 100-21 record at Husky Softball Stadium, including a 17-3 record in 2023. Washington is 10-2 at home this season.
NO-NO
Fifth-year senior Brooke Nelson recorded her first career no-hitter and 50th in program history against Loyola Chicago at the South Florida Showdown. Nelson struck out five in the outing and allowed only one walk in the second inning to the leadoff batter. It was the first Husky no-hitter since Kelley Lynch and Ruby Meylan combined for one at Oregon State last season. Lynch also threw a no-hitter earlier in the year against Bethune-Cookman at Mary Nutter.
CAREER WIN NO. 800
On Feb. 24, head coach Heather Tarr recorded career win No. 800 following an 8-0 run-rule victory over Yale at the South Florida Showdown. Tarr is Washington's all-time leader in wins among all sports. Among active Division I softball head coaches, Tarr is 28th in career wins. Only 10 other head coaches with more win have coached at one school. Her .727 winning percentage ranks ninth among DI active coaches that have coached five or more seasons.
ALL-TIME VS. BOISE STATE
Washington is 5-0 all-time vs. Boise State. The last meeting between the two team came last season in Phoenix with the Huskies winning 8-0. This is the first matchup in Boise.
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
Boise State enters the midweek matchup with a record of 25-16 and are 5-5 in Mountain West play. Sophia Knight leads the team with a .448 average and 64 hits. She is 19th nationally in batting average and first in hits. Sydney Groves is the team leader with 15 home runs and 45 RBI. Her home run total is sixth in the nation. Taylor Caudill leads the pitching staff with a 2.46 ERA in 128.0 innings with 29 appearances and 13 complete games and 125 strikeouts. She holds a 14-9 record with a pair of saves.
UP NEXT
The Huskies return to Pac-12 play at California next weekend (April 19-21). To view the entire schedule, click here.
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