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Huskies Shutout Loyola Chicago For 17th Straight Win
March 24, 2026 | Softball
CHICAGO, Ill. โ The No. 16 Washington softball team (27-6, 9-0 Big Ten) earned its 19th non-conference win of the season Tuesday afternoon, shutting out Loyola Chicago 7-0 at Loyola Softball Park.
The Huskies have now won 17 straight games with 11 total shutouts and are 9-0 on the road.
Sophia Ramuno started in the circle for the Huskies, earning her seventh win of the year with a season-high 12 strikeouts.
UW registered nine hits but couldn't put a run on the board until the top of the fifth inning. Giselle Alvarez recorded her first career multi-home run game, notching the first score of the day for Washington in the fifth, and then once again in the top of the sixth.
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Kaycie Burdick also had quite the day, notching the first home run of her career in the form of a grand slam to put UW up 5-0 in the sixth.
Burdick finished the afternoon 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBI, adding an RBI single in the top of the seventh to score the seventh run of the game.
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Alvarez and Burdick led the way offensively for the Dawgs, both notching three hits on the game.
Washington will head to Iowa City this weekend for a B1G series at Iowa starting Friday, March 27.
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The Huskies have now won 17 straight games with 11 total shutouts and are 9-0 on the road.
Sophia Ramuno started in the circle for the Huskies, earning her seventh win of the year with a season-high 12 strikeouts.
UW registered nine hits but couldn't put a run on the board until the top of the fifth inning. Giselle Alvarez recorded her first career multi-home run game, notching the first score of the day for Washington in the fifth, and then once again in the top of the sixth.
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First career home run and it's a GRAND SLAM for Kaycie Burdick! ??
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Kaycie Burdick also had quite the day, notching the first home run of her career in the form of a grand slam to put UW up 5-0 in the sixth.
Burdick finished the afternoon 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBI, adding an RBI single in the top of the seventh to score the seventh run of the game.
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Make that two bombs today for Alvarez ????
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6-0 DAWGS.
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Alvarez and Burdick led the way offensively for the Dawgs, both notching three hits on the game.
Washington will head to Iowa City this weekend for a B1G series at Iowa starting Friday, March 27.
For news, scores, highlights and more,ย download the Go Huskies appย on your mobile device. Follow @UWSoftball on Instagram, X, Threads, Facebook and TikTok and subscribe toย UW Athletics on YouTubeย for the latest on the Dawgs.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ramuno, Sophia (7-2)
L: Brooke Steinhorst (2-6)

Batting:
HR: Burdick, Kaycie 1 ; Alvarez, Giselle 2
RBI: Burdick, Kaycie 5 ; Alvarez, Giselle 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Burdick, Kaycie 1 ; Alvarez, Giselle 2 ; Toney, Gabi 1 ; Reddy, Mila 2 ; Durst, Tia 1

Batting:
2B: Liz Sedakis 1
Base Running:
SB: Sierra Sass 1
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