Huskies Strike Late, Win 3-1 Over #4 LSU

Friday, February 28

Fullerton, CA

11:15 AM

University of Washington

16-1

LSU

15-3

Washington

LSU

Photo by: Scott Quintard

February 28, 2020 | Softball

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FULLERTON, Ca. – The #2 Washington Huskies won a tight one 3-1 over the #4 LSU Tigers to start the Judi Garman Classic. The game was scoreless through four innings, with the Huskies eventually taking advantage of LSU fielding miscues to jump-start the offense. Washington moves to 16-1 with the win, its third over a top-five team this season.

Neither team put a runner in scoring position until the fifth inning and only six balls reached the outfield in that time. Washington had the game's only hits through four innings, both on infield singles.

That late-game Husky offense reared its head once again, with Washington scoring three times in the sixth to take the lead for good. Washington has now outscored the opposition 56-7 in the sixth inning or later on the season. The Huskies put six runners on base in the game's final two innings after putting just five on in the first five.

Despite nine illegal pitches erasing five outs, Kelley Lynch carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning before LSU managed a single. Lynch only allowed one runner to reach scoring position in her 4.2 innings. Unfortunately, back-to-back hits in the fifth gave LSU a run before Pat Moore and Gabbie Plain took over.
Moore and Plain allowed only one baserunner in the game's final two innings, a comeback single in the fifth. The duo struck out four of the eight batters they faced, with Moore earning the win and Plain the save.

B6 | Plain with the ??

UW 3
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— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) February 28, 2020

		SCORING
Fifth Inning: LSU's first two hits of the game scored the first run of the game, as the Tigers doubled to the left-center gap for the RBI. Sixth Inning: In Washington's first at-bat with a runner in scoring position, Lynch got the job done. A little chopper off the pitcher was thrown away into foul territory to tie the game up 1-1. A sacrifice fly brought in one more run, then another throwing error gave the Huskies a 3-1 lead.

		NOTES
Washington had put the leadoff batter of the game on base safely in six consecutive games before going out today. The Huskies are 8-3 against non-conference top-five opposition over the last five years. Sis Bates (2x3, BB) has reached base safely multiple times in every game she has played this year. In her last four games against ranked teams, Baylee Klingler (1x2, RBI) has eight RBI. Moore (0.2 IP, 2 K) has held opponents scoreless in three straight appearances and seven of ten this year.

Washington takes on Fresno State tomorrow at 3:00 pm.

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