Huskies Earn Ninth B1G Win With Michigan Sweep, Program’s Best Conference Start

Sunday, March 22

Ann Arbor, Mich.

9:00 AM

University of Washington

26-6, 9-0

Michigan

19-12, 0-6

Washington

Michigan

Huskies Earn Ninth B1G Win With Michigan Sweep, Program’s Best Conference Start

March 22, 2026 | Softball

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SEATTLE – The No. 17 Washington softball team (26-6, 9-0 Big Ten) completed the series sweep of Michigan, defeating the Wolverines 10-7 Sunday afternoon at Hutchins Stadium.

Washington's 16 game win streak matches the longest since 2019, as UW earns its third Big Ten sweep and improves to 9-0 in conference play, the best conference start in program history.

All three games of the series were back-and-forth battles, with the Wolverines scoring first in two of the three matchups.

Michigan got on the board first on Sunday with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning.

Alexis DeBoer hammered a three-run home run, her 12^th of the season, to put the Huskies up 3-1 in the top of the first. DeBoer finished the weekend with a .385 average and five RBI.

Just doing what she does best ??

DeBoer smacks her 12th HR of the season to put us up 3-1!

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— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) March 22, 2026

Michigan countered with a three-run homer of its own, regaining the lead 4-3 in the bottom half of the second.

Ally Hetzel, who finished the day 3-for-3, blasted her first of two home runs in the bottom of the third to tie things up at 4-4. Hetzel recorded her first multi-HR game of her collegiate career, later notching a three-run homer in the top of the sixth.

On the series, Hetzel batted .600 (6-for-10) with a double, a triple, two home runs and three RBI. The Huskies were also led offensively by Giselle Alvarez, who batted .500 on the series (6-for-12) with two doubles and three RBI.

SIXTH hit of the weekend for Alvarez ??

She's got a sac fly and a single through 2??

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— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) March 22, 2026

Ava Carroll came up after Hetzel and recorded a double, then Mila Reddy hit a single up the middle to put two runners on. A Kaycie Burdick double scored both runners and Washington regained the lead 6-4.

UM tied the game once again in the bottom of the third with a two-RBI homer to bring the series finale to 6-6.

Morgan Reimer entered the circle for the Huskies in the bottom of the fourth, recording back-to-back strikeouts for her first two batters faced.

The sophomore earned her 17^th win of the season, throwing four innings and striking out four Wolverines.

The Dawgs scored two more in the top of the fifth on a Michigan error that put Burdick on base and scoring Sophi Mazzola.

DeBoer then grounded out to second base but brought in a run in Burdick, extending the Husky lead to 8-6.

Hetzel delivered another blast an inning later, a two-RBI deep to right center field to bring the Husky scoreboard to double digits with a 10-6 lead.

ALLY HETZEL. First multi HR game for this freshie ??

10-6 DAWGS.

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— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) March 22, 2026

Michigan scored one more run in the bottom of the sixth, but the Huskies held on in the seventh for the 10-7 game three win to secure the series sweep.

Washington travels to Chicago for a midweek matchup with Loyola Chicago on Tuesday, March 24 before making its way to Iowa on Friday for another B1G series.

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