Friday, February 16
Clearwater, FL
6:30 AM
University of Washington
vs
Kentucky
Huskies Travel To Clearwater
February 15, 2024 | Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 5 Washington begins the second week of play at the 2024 Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield.
The Huskies open action on Friday at 6:30 a.m. PT against No. 18 Kentucky followed by Minnesota at 9:30 a.m. PT. On Saturday, Washington will open the morning against Wisconsin before a Top 15 matchup against No. 12 LSU. The Dawgs will close out the tournament on Sunday vs. North Carolina.
The first four games will be streamed on EPSN+ while Sunday will be on ACC Network.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday
vs. No. 18 Kentucky
6:30 a.m. PT | ESPN+
vs. Minnesota
9:30 a.m. PT | ESPN+
Saturday
vs. Wisconsin
7 a.m. PT | ESPN+
vs. No. 12 LSU
2 p.m. PT | ESPN+
Sunday
vs. North Carolina
6:30 a.m. PT | ACC Network
2023 SEASON RECAP
The Dawgs are coming off a 2023 season where they made their 15th trip to the Women's College World Series and finished with an overall record of 44-15 and 16-8 in Pac-12 play. The Huskies placed third in the conference following the regular season and third in the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament. UW had three named as NFCA All-Americans in Baylee Klingler (First Team), Sami Reynolds (Third Team) and Ruby Meylan (Third Team).
PUERTO VALLARTA COLLEGE CLASSIC RECAP
Washington opened the 2024 season with a 3-1 record at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic last weekend. The Huskies began the tournament with an 8-0 five inning win over then-No. 17 Nebraska. On day two, UW recorded a 4-3 victory over Utah Valley before forcing No. 1 Oklahoma to extra innings. The Huskies closed it out with an 8-4 win over Iowa State on Saturday. Following the tournament, pitcher Ruby Meylan and utility Jadyn Glab were named to the All-Tournament Team and Glab was tabbed Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.
OPENING WEEKEND SUCCESS
Dating back to 2014, the Huskies are 48-5 during opening weekend. Last season, the Huskies went 4-1 at the Mark Campbell Invitational with the lone loss coming against Oklahoma. This year, UW went 3-1 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the lone also coming against the Sooners in extra innings. Prior to that, Washington went undefeated the previous three seasons over opening weekend.
DAWGS WORLDWIDE
Ruby Meylan, Lindsay Lopez, Jillian Celis, Sis Bates and Heather Tarr all represented national teams this summer along with former Huskies Taran Alvelo and Baylee Klingler. Meylan played with Team USA at the Japan All-Star Series in August. 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.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
The Huskies' 2024 schedule includes 10 teams ranked in the Top 25 preseason poll by either 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.
COUNTDOWN TO 800
Head coach Heather Tarr is nine wins for 800 in her career, all at Washington. Tarr is 29th among active Division I head coaches in total wins and 13th among coach who have only coaches at one school. Her .725 winning percentage is 10th among current DI head coaches.
LIGHTNING FAST SPEED
Brooklyn Carter is off to a fast start on the bases. In four games, Carter has six stolen bases. Against Iowa State, she tied a program record with four steals in a game becoming the first Husky since 2000 to record that feat. Heading into the weekend, she is fourth in NCAA Division I in steals. Last season, Carter had 28 stolen bases.
ALL-TIME VS. KENTUCKY
The Huskies are 3-2 all-time vs. the Wildcats. The two teams met last season at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, with Kentucky taking the win in extra innings.
ALL-TIME VS. MINNESOTA
Washington is 10-1-1 all-time vs. Minnesota. The Golden Gophers made the trek to Montlake last season for the Seattle Regional, but the two teams did not meet. The last meeting came on June 1, 2019 in OKC where the Huskies won 5-3 in an elimination game. Washington has won the last seven meetings.
ALL-TIME VS. WISCONSIN
Washington is 5-0 all-time against Wisconsin. The last meeting came On Feb. 21, 2020 at Mary Nutter where the Dawgs won 5-3.
ALL-TIME VS. LSU
The Huskies are 10-8 all-time against the Tigers. The teams met the last time the Huskies were in Clearwater in 2022, with UW taking the game 9-4. Washington is on a two-game winning streak.
ALL-TIME VS. NORTH CAROLINA
UW is 4-0 all-time against North Carolina. The last meeting came in 2019 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the Huskies winning, 9-1 in five.
UP NEXT
Washington will stay down in Florida for a midweek matchup at Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday afternoon before heading back up to Tampa for the South Florida Showdown hosted by USF. To view the entire weekend schedule, click here.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
The Huskies open action on Friday at 6:30 a.m. PT against No. 18 Kentucky followed by Minnesota at 9:30 a.m. PT. On Saturday, Washington will open the morning against Wisconsin before a Top 15 matchup against No. 12 LSU. The Dawgs will close out the tournament on Sunday vs. North Carolina.
The first four games will be streamed on EPSN+ while Sunday will be on ACC Network.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday
vs. No. 18 Kentucky
6:30 a.m. PT | ESPN+
vs. Minnesota
9:30 a.m. PT | ESPN+
Saturday
vs. Wisconsin
7 a.m. PT | ESPN+
vs. No. 12 LSU
2 p.m. PT | ESPN+
Sunday
vs. North Carolina
6:30 a.m. PT | ACC Network
2023 SEASON RECAP
The Dawgs are coming off a 2023 season where they made their 15th trip to the Women's College World Series and finished with an overall record of 44-15 and 16-8 in Pac-12 play. The Huskies placed third in the conference following the regular season and third in the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament. UW had three named as NFCA All-Americans in Baylee Klingler (First Team), Sami Reynolds (Third Team) and Ruby Meylan (Third Team).
PUERTO VALLARTA COLLEGE CLASSIC RECAP
Washington opened the 2024 season with a 3-1 record at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic last weekend. The Huskies began the tournament with an 8-0 five inning win over then-No. 17 Nebraska. On day two, UW recorded a 4-3 victory over Utah Valley before forcing No. 1 Oklahoma to extra innings. The Huskies closed it out with an 8-4 win over Iowa State on Saturday. Following the tournament, pitcher Ruby Meylan and utility Jadyn Glab were named to the All-Tournament Team and Glab was tabbed Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.
OPENING WEEKEND SUCCESS
Dating back to 2014, the Huskies are 48-5 during opening weekend. Last season, the Huskies went 4-1 at the Mark Campbell Invitational with the lone loss coming against Oklahoma. This year, UW went 3-1 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the lone also coming against the Sooners in extra innings. Prior to that, Washington went undefeated the previous three seasons over opening weekend.
DAWGS WORLDWIDE
Ruby Meylan, Lindsay Lopez, Jillian Celis, Sis Bates and Heather Tarr all represented national teams this summer along with former Huskies Taran Alvelo and Baylee Klingler. Meylan played with Team USA at the Japan All-Star Series in August. 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.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
The Huskies' 2024 schedule includes 10 teams ranked in the Top 25 preseason poll by either 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.
COUNTDOWN TO 800
Head coach Heather Tarr is nine wins for 800 in her career, all at Washington. Tarr is 29th among active Division I head coaches in total wins and 13th among coach who have only coaches at one school. Her .725 winning percentage is 10th among current DI head coaches.
LIGHTNING FAST SPEED
Brooklyn Carter is off to a fast start on the bases. In four games, Carter has six stolen bases. Against Iowa State, she tied a program record with four steals in a game becoming the first Husky since 2000 to record that feat. Heading into the weekend, she is fourth in NCAA Division I in steals. Last season, Carter had 28 stolen bases.
ALL-TIME VS. KENTUCKY
The Huskies are 3-2 all-time vs. the Wildcats. The two teams met last season at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, with Kentucky taking the win in extra innings.
ALL-TIME VS. MINNESOTA
Washington is 10-1-1 all-time vs. Minnesota. The Golden Gophers made the trek to Montlake last season for the Seattle Regional, but the two teams did not meet. The last meeting came on June 1, 2019 in OKC where the Huskies won 5-3 in an elimination game. Washington has won the last seven meetings.
ALL-TIME VS. WISCONSIN
Washington is 5-0 all-time against Wisconsin. The last meeting came On Feb. 21, 2020 at Mary Nutter where the Dawgs won 5-3.
ALL-TIME VS. LSU
The Huskies are 10-8 all-time against the Tigers. The teams met the last time the Huskies were in Clearwater in 2022, with UW taking the game 9-4. Washington is on a two-game winning streak.
ALL-TIME VS. NORTH CAROLINA
UW is 4-0 all-time against North Carolina. The last meeting came in 2019 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the Huskies winning, 9-1 in five.
UP NEXT
Washington will stay down in Florida for a midweek matchup at Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday afternoon before heading back up to Tampa for the South Florida Showdown hosted by USF. To view the entire weekend schedule, click here.
For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on X and Instagram.
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