Friday, March 6
Seattle, Wash.
6:00 PM
University of Washington
vs
Northwestern
Photo by: Washington Athletics
Washington Welcomes Northwestern For Big Ten Opening Series
March 05, 2026 | Softball
SEATTLE – With a win at home already under their belt against Seattle U on Tuesday night, the No. 22 Huskies (16-6, 0-0 Big Ten) open Big Ten play this weekend with a three-game series against Northwestern.
The B1G opening series can be streamed on Big Ten Plus. Cameron Smythe will call play-by-play and Brooke Nelson will provide color commentary.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
vs. Northwestern | 6 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
vs. Northwestern | 3 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
SUNDAY, MARCH 8
vs. Northwestern | 1 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
The B1G opening series can be streamed on Big Ten Plus. Cameron Smythe will call play-by-play and Brooke Nelson will provide color commentary.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
vs. Northwestern | 6 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
vs. Northwestern | 3 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
SUNDAY, MARCH 8
vs. Northwestern | 1 p.m. PT | | Watch on B1G+ | Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
- The Huskies defeated crosstown rival Seattle U 11-3 on Tuesday night 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 10th win of the season in the circle, pitching 4.0 innings with four strikeouts in the six-inning victory
- The Huskies enter Big Ten play at home with a 16-6 record and have earned six straight run rule victories – one over Seattle U on Tuesday night and five on the road last weekend in San Diego
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- Morgan Reimer is 9-1 on the season, most recently earning a win over Cal Poly where she dished out a three-pitch inning
- Alexis DeBoer ranks in the Top-10 in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (9th, .964) and is tied for eighth in total bases with 54
- The sophomore is second in the league in walks (21) and tied for fourth with nine 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 25, DeBoer with 23 (and a team-high 22 RBI) and Alvarez with 20
- Five other Huskies have notched double digit hits through 21 games, including Jadyn Glab (19), Kaycie Burdick (16), Jade Bubke (13), and Sophi Mazzola and Ally Hetzel each with 10
- Washington is No. 22 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com rankings and No. 25 in Softball America's Top-25
- 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 in San Antonio, UW was ranked No. 24 in ESPN's Top-25, No. 21 in D1Softball and No. 24 in Softball America's poll
- 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 94th 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- The Wildcats are 8-11 on the season and this is the Big Ten opener for Northwestern
- Most recently, the Wildcats went 2-3 at the Razorback Invitational, with both wins coming against Southeast Missouri and three losses to No. 8 Arkansas
- Washington is 16-5 all-time vs. Northwestern
- These two teams last played each other in 2022, a 1-0 Northwestern win at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
- UW is 2-0 against the Wildcats at home, defeating NU 8-2 during the 2018 season and 9-0 (5) in 2014
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Wednesday, March 04
Hetz hits are going to become regularly scheduled posts just FYI
Wednesday, March 04
A Glabber sac fly and a homer by Lex extend our lead!
Wednesday, March 04
Hetz scores her second run of the game thanks to a Melo single!
Wednesday, March 04
