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No. 7/9 Huskies Improve To 12-0
February 26, 2011 | Softball
Feb. 26, 2011
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. - The Husky offensive was on display once again as the No. 7/9 UW softball team picked up two wins on day two of the Cathedral City Classic. Washington defeated Cal State Fullerton 14-2 in five innings in the first game and then UMass, 9-2 in game two. The Huskies improved to 12-0 on the year and 4-0 on the weekend.
Game One - No. 7/9 Washington 14, Cal State Fullerton 2 (5 innings)
Fullerton Box Score 
The Huskies scored 14 runs on 14 hits as the Husky pitchers, Baily Harris (Longview, Wash.) and Whitney Jones (Upland, Calif.) combined to allow just two runs and four hits.
Cal State Fullerton got both of its runs in the second inning and took a 2-0 lead off of Husky starter Harris. Both runs were unearned.
The Huskies took the lead for good in the second inning. Victoria Hayward (Mountain View, Calif.), Ashley Tuiasosopo (Woodinville, Calif.) and Marki Creger-Zier (Steilacoom, Wash.) led off the inning with three-straight singles. A four-pitch walk to Niki Williams (Mission Viejo, Calif.) brought in the first Husky run.
Jenn Salling (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) hit the game-winning RBI in with a two-RBI single to right field for a 3-2 lead. Shawna Wright (Lancaster, Calif.) followed with a double down the left field line for two more runs. Hayward hit a bloop single to left as the sixth run came across home plate, unearned.
Creger-Zier scored the seventh run off of a single by Williams in the third.
Washington finished the game by mercy rule with seven runs in the fourth inning. With one out, Morgan Stuart (Riverside, Calif.) hit her fifth home run of the year, a solo shot to left field. Taylor Smith (Olympia, Wash.) drew a walk with the bases loaded. Three errors by the Titans brought in three more runs and a single by Salling up the middle also drove in two.
Jones picked up her second win in the circle, allowing just two hits in 3 2/3 innings with four strikeouts.
Cal State Fullerton made five errors in the game and only seven of the 14 Husky runs were earned.
Williams and Hayward led the team with three hits each.
Game 2 - No. 7/9 Huskies 9, UMass 2
UMass Box Score
The Huskies fell behind 2-0 again early for the second time on the day, but rebounded well with great offensive and defensive plays to remain unbeaten.
It was the first meeting between the two teams since the NCAA Regionals in 2009 in which the Huskies defeated UMass in the final game to head to the Super Regional and eventually the WCWS and win the National Championship.
Freshman Bryana Walker (La Quinta, Calif.) earned her first career start in the circle after pitching four shutouts innings on Friday vs. Fordham in her Husky debut. She pitched 3.0 innings, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out two.
UMass scored its only two runs in the first, just like the Titans. Walker hit the first batter of the game and she scored on a wild pitch. The second ran came on a sacrifice fly to right field.
The Huskies cut the lead to within one after the first inning. Pohlman was hit by a pitch and stole second. A single to left field by Wright drove in Pohlman for the run.
Wright hit a solo home run to left center to lead off the third inning and tie the game at 2-2. It was the beginning of an eight-running inning for the Dawgs. The winning run came across on a wild pitch but by UMass started Lindsey Webster.
Smith hit a three-run home run to right field and then three Huskies scored on illegal pitches by Carolina Raymond.
Freshman Kaitlin Inglesby pitched the final 4.0 innings, picking up her sixth win on the year. She allowed no hits and struck out four.
The Huskies had 11 hits in the game, led by Salling, Wright and Smith with three each.
The Huskies will finish play at the Cathedral City Classic by taking on Cal Poly at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Live audio and stats will be available at www.gohuskies.com.
