Washington 9, Northwestern 0 (5 innings)
June 02, 2007 | Softball
June 2, 2007
NCAA WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES May 31- June 6, 2007 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Okla.
POSTGAME NOTES
Game 5: Washington 9, Northwestern 0 (5 Innings)
• Washington improved to 42-17 on the year (15-12 all-time in the College World Series) while Northwestern fell to 51-12 (33-22 in the WCWS).
• The victory marked the first time UW has won multiple games at the WCWS since 1999 when the Huskies finished runner-up to UCLA.
• The five-inning 9-0 run-rule victory marked the first run rule in WCWS play since Fresno State defeated Michigan 8-0 in 1998. Tonight's nine-run decision marked the largest margin of victory since 1995 when Arizona defeated Cal State Fullerton 11-0.
• Washington moved into a tie for fifth with Cal State Fullerton in all-time NCAA Tournament wins at 59.
• The Huskies scored five fifth-inning runs before Northwestern recorded an out. Including tonight's contest, UW is outscoring opponents 52-to-17 in the fifth frame this year.
• Washington's six fifth-inning runs were the most in a WCWS frame since UCLA scored six in the fourth inning against Stanford in 2004. Twelve UW batters came to the plate in the fifth tonight.
• The Huskies' nine runs marked their most in WCWS play since scoring nine against Cal in 1996.
• The 9-0 decision marked Northwestern's worst defeat since falling to Kansas 11-1 on Feb. 7, 2004.
• The Huskies improved to 31-9 this year when scoring first (they scored two runs in the third inning for the second consecutive game).
• Washington's Danielle Lawrie struck out 11 hitters tonight, increasing her current single-season school record to 442.
• Washington's Ashley Charters became the first leadoff hitter in this year's WCWS to record a hit in the first inning.
