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Hee's Homer Helps Huskies To 8-2 Win
March 02, 2018 | Softball
SEATTLE – The #1 Washington Huskies tied their best start ever with a 8-2 win over the Northwestern Wildcats Friday, moving to 20-0 on the season. Noelle Hee hit her third home run of the season in the game while Kelly Burdick reached base all three plate appearances to help the Huskies to the win.
Samantha Manti, Taran Alvelo, and Gabbie Plain all saw action in the game. Alvelo would get the win in relief to move to 10-0 on the season.
After Northwestern scored in the first inning, Manti retired the next seven batters she faced, stringing together four consecutive strikeouts in that time as well.
Northwestern's lead lasted just over an inning, however, as Hee's three-run homer in the second flew over the leftfield wall in a hurry to give Washington the lead for good. Julia DePonte would homer in the third inning to add to that lead, the second time in two games on the day that DePonte went yard.
Burdick helped create runs in the fourth and sixth with leadoff singles each inning. Taylor Van Zee's double brought Burdick home in the fourth inning to make it a 5-1 lead.
After Burdick singled to start the sixth inning, the Husky pressure of Northwestern caused a litany of errors. Washington would score three runs on three Northwestern errors in the frame as the Huskies stretched their lead to 8-2 after the Wildcats scored in the top of the sixth.
Plain would work a scoreless seventh to end the game, getting the swinging strikeout for an exclamation point on the win.
Notes
Make sure to follow Husky softball on Twitter with the username @UWSoftball and on Instagram at uwsoftball.
Samantha Manti, Taran Alvelo, and Gabbie Plain all saw action in the game. Alvelo would get the win in relief to move to 10-0 on the season.
After Northwestern scored in the first inning, Manti retired the next seven batters she faced, stringing together four consecutive strikeouts in that time as well.
Northwestern's lead lasted just over an inning, however, as Hee's three-run homer in the second flew over the leftfield wall in a hurry to give Washington the lead for good. Julia DePonte would homer in the third inning to add to that lead, the second time in two games on the day that DePonte went yard.
Burdick helped create runs in the fourth and sixth with leadoff singles each inning. Taylor Van Zee's double brought Burdick home in the fourth inning to make it a 5-1 lead.
After Burdick singled to start the sixth inning, the Husky pressure of Northwestern caused a litany of errors. Washington would score three runs on three Northwestern errors in the frame as the Huskies stretched their lead to 8-2 after the Wildcats scored in the top of the sixth.
Plain would work a scoreless seventh to end the game, getting the swinging strikeout for an exclamation point on the win.
Notes
- Washington's 20-0 start matches the program record, set in 2011.
- Van Zee (2x3, 2B) is now tied for third in UW history in career doubles with Ali Aguilar. Both have 57 doubles in their careers.
- Alvelo (2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) became the second pitcher in the nation to reach 100 strikeouts this season. She is the only pitcher with over 70 srikeouts and an ERA under 0.90.
- Alvelo is the only Husky in history in record ten wins in their first ten appearances of a season.
- Burdick (2x2, 2 R, SB) is now perfect in her last nine stolen base attempts stretching back to last year. She has been caught stealing only once in her career.
- Hee (1x3, R, HR, 3 RBI) became the second Husky freshman with three home runs this year, joining Nawai Kaupe.
- The Huskies have trailed for just 2.0 innings all season after trailing for 1.1 today.
Make sure to follow Husky softball on Twitter with the username @UWSoftball and on Instagram at uwsoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alvelo, Taran (10-0)
L: Morgan Newport (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Morgan Nelson 1
RBI: Morgan Nelson 1 ; Mac Dunlap 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marissa Panko 1 ; Lily Novak 1
SB: Marissa Panko 1
HBP: Lily Novak 1 ; Brooke Marquez 1
Batting:
2B: Van Zee, Taylor 1
HR: DePonte, Julia 1 ; Hee, Noelle 1
RBI: Bates, Sis 1 ; DePonte, Julia 1 ; Hee, Noelle 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Bates, Sis 1 ; Thomas, Kirstyn 1 ; DePonte, Julia 1 ; Helm, Emma 1 ; Melhart, Trysten 1 ; Hee, Noelle 1 ; Burdick, Kelly 2
SB: Burdick, Kelly 1
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