Husky Softball Set To Host Terrapins

Friday, March 13

Seattle, Wash.

6:00 PM

University of Washington

Maryland

Photo by: Washington Athletics

March 12, 2026 | Softball

UW Notes Maryland Notes

SEATTLE – The No. 21 Huskies (19-6, 3-0 Big Ten) continue Big Ten play this weekend at home, hosting the Maryland Terrapins beginning Friday, March 13.

All three games of the weekend series can be streamed on Big Ten Plus. Jason Dorow will call play-by-play and Brooke Nelson will provide color commentary.

Friday night's game will be 90's Night and Saturday afternoon will be 00's Day. The final game of the series will be 10's Day. The full season schedule of promotions at Husky Softball Stadium can be found here.

All weekend long fans can visit the marketing table upon entry to pick up trading cards for the sophomore class, including Ryan Maddox, Addie Craig, Morgan Reimer, Annika Ticen, Gabi Toney, Alexis DeBoer, Jade Bubke and Sophi Mazzola.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
vs. Maryland | 6 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
vs. Maryland | 3 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
vs. Maryland | 1 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
BRING OUT THE BROOMS

The Huskies have won nine straight games dating back to February 27, with seven of them coming in run rule fashion
Washington swept Northwestern at home for its first B1G sweep of the year and improving to 3-0 in conference play
Seven Huskies batted over .300 in the series, led by Sophi Mazzola with a .667 average and 1.333 slugging percentage
Giselle Alvarez recorded her first career grand slam on Sunday, and first of the year for UW, to help the Huskies secure the sweep in a 10-4 victory
Alvarez batted .455 on the weekend (5-11) with a grand slam, a home run and nine RBI
Melody Acevedo recorded her first career home run in the Northwestern series finale, finishing the weekend with a .375 average

SCORING BY INNING

The Huskies have outscored their opponents 181-76 through 25 games
Washington has scored the most runs in the first inning (42) and has also given up the most total runs in the first inning (17)
UW has recorded eight shutouts, which leads the Big Ten tied for 7^th most in the country

HOME OPENER IN SEATTLE

The Huskies defeated crosstown rival Seattle U 11-3 on March 3 in the first home game at Husky Softball Stadium
Alexis DeBoer registered the first home run on Montlake, notching a bomb to left field in the bottom of the fifth
Five Huskies recorded two RBI against the Redhawks – Jadyn Glab, Alexis DeBoer, Ava Carroll, Melody Acevedo and Kaycie Burdick
Morgan Reimer earned her 10^th win of the season in the circle, pitching 4.0 innings with four strikeouts in the six-inning victory

RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RULE

The Huskies entered Big Ten play at home with a 16-6 record with six straight run rule victories
Washington played five games at the University of San Diego and run ruled all five, defeating Cal Poly twice, San Diego State twice and CSUN
Washington outscored its opponents 53-7, including two shutouts in both games against Cal Poly

CALI DAWGS

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
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)

MIDSEASON LOVE

Morgan Reimer ranks No. 26 in Softball America's in-season position rankings (pitcher)
Jadyn Glab ranks No. 9 in Softball America's in-season position rankings (catcher)
Alexis DeBoer ranks No. 4 in Softball America's in-season position rankings (first base)

LEADING THE CHARGE

Morgan Reimer is 12-1 on the season, picking up two wins against Northwestern
Reimer threw a three-pitch inning in a win over Cal Poly in San Diego
Alexis DeBoer ranks in the Top-10 in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (5^th, .971) and is tied for sixth in total bases with 66
The sophomore is tied for third in the league in walks (21) and fourth with 11 home runs
Giselle Alvarez, Alexis DeBoer and Ava Carroll are the three Huskies who have started in all 25 games to start the season
Alexis DeBoer and Giselle Alvarez are tied for 12^th in the B1G with 26 RBI

WEEK FIVE IN THE RANKINGS

No. 21 in USA Softball/ESPN.com rankings
No. 23 in D1 Softball rankings
No. 23 in Softball America rankings
Top-25 in three of the four preseason polls
Preseason: No. 22 in D1 Softball and Softball America
Preseason: No. 25 in USA Softball/ESPN.com

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.
DeBoer 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
Freshmen Marley Teasley, Mila Reddy and Melody Acevedo were all named to Softball America's Big Ten Preseason Freshman Watch List
Acevedo was 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
It 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 52-11 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 had a tough schedule to open 2026 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 started off 2026 with four straight weekends on the road
Week 1: UTSA Invitational in San Antonio (Feb. 6-8)
Week 2: a three-game series at Fresno State with single games against San Jose State and Santa Clara
Week 3: the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City against South Carolina, Saint Mary's, Auburn, BYU, Oklahoma and LMU (Feb. 19-22)
Week 4: University of San Diego Tournament, including two games against San Diego State, two vs. Cal Poly and one vs. CSUN
The Huskies built up a 15-6 record in preseason tournament play, including two 5-0 weekends in both Fresno (week 2) and San Diego (week 4)

HOME SWEET HOME

Since 2018, the Huskies have posted a 113-27 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 TERRAPINS

12-11 overall, 1-2 in B1G play (went 1-2 in home opening series versus Rutgers)
Most recently defeated Delaware 8-2 (March 10)
Terrapins are 1-6 on the road

ALL-TIME VS. MARYLAND

The Huskies are 4-0 all time against the Terrapins
Two teams last faced in 2024 at Husky Softball Stadium

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