Dawgs Return To California, Set For Five More Road Opportunities

Friday, February 27

San Diego, Calif.

11:30 AM

University of Washington

San Diego State

Washington softball at Mary Nutter Classic

Dawgs Return To California, Set For Five More Road Opportunities

February 26, 2026 | Softball

UW Notes

SEATTLE – The No. 24 Washington softball team (10-6, 0-0 Big Ten) will return to California for the third straight weekend for five more neutral games in San Diego.

The Huskies will face San Diego twice, Cal Poly twice and CSUN once, with all five games being played at the University of San Diego.

Live stats for each of the games will be listed below. None of Washington's games will be streamed.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
vs. San Diego State | 11:30 a.m. PT | Live Stats

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
vs. Cal Poly | 4:30 p.m. PT | Live Stats

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
vs. CSUN | 9 a.m. PT | Live Stats
vs. San Diego State | 11:30 a.m. PT | Live Stats

SUNDAY, MARCH 1
vs. Cal Poly | 9 a.m. PT | Live Stats

LAST TIME OUT – SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
Last weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., the Huskies went 3-3, winning games over Saint Mary's, Auburn and BYU. The Huskies dropped to 1-5 against ranked opponents, falling to No. 22 South Carolina and No. 4 Oklahoma while in Palm Springs.

Mary Nutter was the third straight weekend on the road for Washington, who will return home for the opener at Husky Softball Stadium on Tuesday, March 3.

After going 2-3 opening weekend, including a ranked win over then-No. 9 Nebraska, the Huskies added five more games to the win column (Feb. 13-15). UW swept a three-game series at Fresno State and defeated San Jose State (6-1) and Santa Clara (13-0).

LEADING THE CHARGE
Through three weeks of action, Alexis DeBoer ranks in the Top-10 in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (10^th, .905) and is tied for 10^th in total bases with 38.

The sophomore is second in the league in walks (16) and tied for fourth with seven home runs.

Giselle Alvarez, Alexis DeBoer and Ava Carroll are the three Huskies who have started in all 16 games to start the season. The trio lead the team in hits, led by Carroll with 18, DeBoer with 16 and Alvarez with 13 along with a team-high 13 RBI.

Jade Bubke and Jadyn Glab also have notched double-digit hits so far this season with 11 apiece.

WEEK THREE IN THE RANKINGS
The Dawgs are sitting at No. 24 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com rankings after three weeks of play.

Washington was ranked in the Top-25 in three of the four preseason polls. The Huskies were slotted at No. 22 in both the D1 Softball and Softball America preseason polls and No. 25 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com preseason poll.

After opening weekend, UW was ranked No. 24 in ESPN's Top-25, No. 21 in D1Softball and No. 24 in Softball America's poll.

PRESEASON HYPE
Alexis DeBoer, Jadyn Glab and Morgan Reimer were all named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List.

Alexis DeBoer was also named to USA Softball's Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List, as well as a D1 Softball and Softball America Preseason Second Team All-American. She was named in the Top-40 overall player rankings and Top-5 by position by both organizations.

Jadyn Glab was ranked as D1 Softball's 94^th overall player in its Top-100, as well as a Top-10 catcher by both D1 and Softball America.

The freshmen trio of Marley Teasley, Mila Reddy and Melody Acevedo were all named to Softball America's Big Ten Preseason Freshman Watch List. Acevedo was also one of 100 freshmen named to D1 Softball's Preseason Freshman Watch List.

DEBUT MOMENTS
Eight Huskies made their debuts during opening weekend at UTSA – sophomore transfer Ryan Maddox and freshmen Kaycie Burdick, Mila Reddy, Marley Teasley, Amira Rodriguez, Allie Thomsen, Ally Hetzel and Zuri Patterson.

Ally Hetzel recorded her first career home run, a three-run homer in UW's 17-0 win over UTSA, as well as three RBI last weekend.

Teasley played and started in all five games, batting .333 with four hits on the weekend.

Burdick saw action in four games and got one start, registering two hits and four RBI on the weekend. Reddy scored a run and saw action in three games.

Ryan Maddox, Amira Rodriguez and Allie Thomsen all saw action in the circle during opening weekend.

Maddox pitched an inning against UTSA and 2.1 innings in Washington's loss to No. 1 Texas (Feb. 7).

Rodriguez, Maddox and Thomsen each pitched in the Huskies' second matchup with Texas.

WALK OFF WINNERS
During opening weekend in San Antonio, the Huskies earned their first Top-10 win of the season, thanks to a walk-off single from Jadyn Glab to win it 3-2 over No. 9 Nebraska.

This was Washington's first Top-10 win since defeating No. 8 Oregon 4-3 on March 16, 2025.

OPENING WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
Washington went 2-3 at the UTSA Invitational, picking up a 17-0 win over UTSA and a walk-off 3-2 win over No. 9 Nebraska. The Huskies lost their opening game to the Huskers 5-8 and dropped both to top-ranked Texas by scores of 6-11 and 0-5.

Alexis DeBoer hit a .462 average in the opening five games of the season, while also recording a 1.231 slugging percentage and .611 on-base percentage. She scored three home runs and 4 RBI while notching a perfect fielding percentage at first base.

Ava Carroll had a strong opening weekend for Washington as well, batting .438 with five runs and seven hits in a team-high 16 at-bats.

Giselle Alvarez hit .267 opening weekend, registering five runs, four hits and five RBI while playing primarily at third base for the Huskies.

Gabi Toney hit two dingers in the opening game of the season against No. 9 Nebraska, her second and third career home runs. On the weekend, Toney played in all five games and started in four, scoring four runs and four RBI.

STARTING OFF STRONG – OPENING WEEKEND
Dating back to 2014, the Huskies are 54-14 during opening weekend. In 2025, Washington went 2-3 at the Candrea Classic in Tucson, Ariz. In 2024, UW went 3-1 in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with the lone coming against the Oklahoma Sooners in extra innings. In 2023, UW also went 3-1 with their lone loss coming against the Sooners, 4-5.

Prior to that, Washington went undefeated the previous three seasons over opening weekend (2022, 2021, & 2020).

SCHEDULE STRENGTH
Washington has a tough schedule ahead with eight teams in ESPN's preseason poll. In opening weekend alone, the Huskies faced two Top-10 teams in Texas (No. 1) and Nebraska (No. 9).

ROAD TRIPPIN'
The Huskies start off 2026 with four straight weekends on the road. Washington opened the season at the UTSA Invitational in San Antonio (Feb. 6-8). UW then has a three-game series at Fresno State with single games against San Jose State and Santa Clara. In the third week, the Dawgs will compete in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City against South Carolina, Saint Mary's, Auburn, BYU, Oklahoma and LMU (Feb. 19-22). For the fourth week of the season (and third straight weekend in California), the Huskies will compete in San Diego, including two games against San Diego State, two vs. Cal Poly and one vs. CSUN.

HOME AT LAST
After four straight weekends on the road to start the season, the Huskies will finally welcome fans to Husky Softball Stadium on Tuesday, March 3 with a midweek matchup against Seattle U. Washington's second Big Ten push begins with a home series vs. Northwestern on Friday, March 6.

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HOME SWEET HOME
Since 2018, the Huskies have posted a 109-27 record at Husky Softball Stadium, including a 17-3 record in 2023 and 11-4 in 2024.

Washington finished the 2025 season 8-4 at home and was third in the Big Ten in average attendance in those 12 home games at Husky Softball Stadium (1,460) behind Nebraska (2,306) and Oregon (2,100). The Huskies were No. 17 in the nation in average attendance in 2025.

NEW YEAR, SAME B1G THINGS
The 2026 season marks the second for Washington as a member of the Big Ten Conference. On Aug. 2, 2024, the Huskies became official members of the Big Ten along with UCLA, USC and Oregon.

The Dawgs concluded their inaugural season in the B1G with a 12-9 record and a 7th place finish. Washington lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in 2025 to Indiana, 0-2.

SCOUTING THE AZTECS
San Diego State is 10-5 to start the season. The Aztecs most recently went 2-3 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, where they beat Seattle U and UC Riverside and fell to Oklahoma, Saint Mary's and Texas Tech.
The Aztecs will play two games before facing the Huskies on Friday, with matchups against host San Diego and CSUN.

The Aztecs were picked to finish third out of 10 teams in the Mountain West. The last two years San Diego State was picked to finish at the top of the Mountain West.

Three Aztecs were named to the Mountain West preseason team – infielders Lala Macario and Quinn Waiki and outfielder Julie Holcomb.

ALL-TIME VS. SAN DIEGO STATE
Washington is 20-3 all-time against San Diego State with two of those three losses being since 2021. The two teams last faced each other in February of 2023, a 5-0 Husky win at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
Cal Poly is 3-9 in 2026, most recently splitting games with Santa Clara. The Mustangs were picked to finish eighth of 10 teams in the Big West in 2026 after going 9-38 a year ago.

ALL-TIME VS. CAL POLY
Washington is 5-0 all-time against Cal Poly, most recently besting the Mustangs a season ago, 5-1, at Husky Softball Stadium. The two teams faced off twice in the 2019 season and once each during the 1995 and 1997 seasons.

SCOUTING THE MATADORS
CSUN is 3-9 on the 2026 season and most recently defeated Oregon State in the final game of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. In Cathedral City, the Matadors went 2-2, as CSUN defeated Oregon State and BYU while falling to Seattle U and Utah.

During the 2025 campaign, the Matadors reached the finals of the inaugural Big West Championship after being picked seventh in the preseason coaches poll. In 2026, CSUN has 17 newcomers and is led by interim head coach Jodie Cox.

ALL-TIME VS. CSUN
Washington is 10-6 all-time against CSUN. Last season, the Huskies defeated the Matadors 11-0 on the road. UW has won the last five matchups with the most recent Husky loss being in March of 2007.

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