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WASHINGTON SOFTBALL 2018 TOC UW QUICK FACTS INTRODUCTION Location ...........................................................................Seattle, Washington UW Quick Facts ................................. 2 Founded .......................................................................................Nov. 4, 1861 Media Contacts ................................. 2 Enrollment ............................................................................................44,611 Program Quick Hits ........................... 3 Conference ........................................................................Pacific-12 (Pac-12) COACHES Nickname................................................................................Huskies, Dawgs Heather Tarr ...................................... 4 Colors .............................................. Purple (PMS 5265) & Gold (PMS 7502) J.T. D’Amico ....................................... 6 Home Stadium ............................................ Husky Softball Stadium (1,500) Lance Glasoe .................................... 7 President ................................................................................Ana Mari Cauce Whitney Jones ................................... 8 Athletic Directior ...................................................................... Jennifer Cohen Sr. Associate AD/SWA ...............................................................Erin O’Connell STAFF & FACILITIES Support Staff .................................... 9 WASHINGTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Husky Softball Stadium ..................11 The University of Washington athletics communications services office is located on the third floor of the Grave Annex building. The building is 2018 SEASON adjacent to Husky Football Stadium on the north side. Season Preview ...............................12 Carter Henderson Position Breakdowns ......................13 Associate Athletic Director for Public Relations & Comm. Pitchers & Catchers ........................13 Phone: 206-685-8879 Infielders ..........................................14 Email: [email protected] Outfielders .......................................15 Jeff Bechtold Roster & Pronounciations ..............16 Director of Communications Phone: (206) 685-7910 PLAYER BIOS Email: [email protected] Seniors ............................................18 Matt Swanson Juniors .............................................24 Assistant Director of Communications, Softball Sophomores ....................................26 Phone: (253) 740-3830 Freshmen ........................................29 Email: [email protected] 2017 SEASON MEDIA SERVICES AND CREDENTIALS Season In Review ............................32 Members of the media are supplied with up-to-date release packages Season Notes ..................................33 that can be obtained on www.gohuskies.com. The release contains Game-by-Game Results ..................34 updated statistics, season results and notes. Pregame notes and media Statistics ..........................................35 guides are available before all home games at Husky Stadium. Coach Awards .............................................37 Tarr and Washington’s players are available for interviews following upon request. Media can contact Matt Swanson at [email protected] or (253) RECORDS & HISTORY 740-3830 for player and coach interviews, media credentials Individual Records .......................... 41 and materials. Team Records .................................43 Career Offensive .............................44 TELEVISION BROADCASTS Pac-12 Networks will air 18 games this season. The Pac-12 Individual Season ........................... 47 Network is available through most cable providers’ sports packages and Career Pitching ............................... 51 can be streamed online at pac-12.com/live. Awards .............................................53 All-Americans ..................................61 RADIO BROADCASTS All-Time Roster ................................66 Mike Brown will return for his 21st season as the voice of All-Time Conference Stand. ............68 Husky Softball. Fans can listen to most home games and select road Year-by-Year .....................................70 games live through gohuskies.com. Check our website for game coverage All-Time Results ................................. A updates. 2 HUSKY SOFTBALL 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW COACHES 2017 Record ............................................................................................50-14 2017 Pac-12 Record .................................................................................16-8 2017 Finish (eliminated by) ............................ College World Series (Florida) 2017 Final Ranking ..............................................No. 3 (NFCA)/No. 4 (ESPN) NFCA All-Americans ........................................................................... A. Aguilar NFCA All-Region First Team .............................................................C. Stangel NFCA All-Region Second Team .....A. Aguilar, T. Alvelo, M. Flores, T. Van Zee NFCA All-Region Third Team ...............................................................S. Bates All-Pac-12 First Team .....................................A. Aguilar, T. Alvelo, C. Stangel HEATHER TARR Head Coach (14th season) All-Pac-12 Second Team ..........................................................................None All-Pac-12 Third Team ..............................................................................None Alma Mater: University of Washington ’98 Overall Record: 532-225-1 Pac-12 Freshman Team ......................................................................S. Bates Office: (206) 543-3785 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ............................................................... A. Aguilar QUICK HITS • All time record: 1,062-425-2 J.T. D’AMICO Assistant Coach • 35 no-hitters (10th season) • Danielle Lawrie- 2 x USA Softball Player of the Year (2009, 2010), p: (206) 685-3353 2 x Honda Award for Softball (2009, 2010), 2 x ESPY: Best College e: [email protected] Athlete – Female Nominee (2009, 2010) • 49 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-Americans • 21 NCAA College WCWS All-Tournament Team members • 138 All-Pac-12/Pac-10 Conference Team members • 99 Academic All-Pac-12/Pac-10 student-athletes • Four Husky Hall of Fame members (including the 2009 team) LANCE GLASOE • One National Championship Assistant Coach • 12 WCWS appearances (8th season) • 13 Super Regionals appearances p: (206) 543-6072 e: [email protected] • 24 Regionals appearances WHITNEY JONES Assistant Coach (1st season) p: (206) 616-8618 e: [email protected] GOHUSKIES.COM 3 COACHES The accomplishments are evident for Tarr. A HEATHER TARR National Championship, 23 All–Americans, three Head Coach (14th Season) Olympians and 532 wins. When hearing the words “Husky Softball”, one name comes to mind—Heather Tarr. A four–year Through honoring tradition, trust letterwinner at Washington, Tarr helped lead the and dedication, Tarr has made Huskies to a second–place finish at the Women’s Washington softball one of the most College World Series in 1996. One year later she elite college softball programs in the and the team finished third. A 1998 graduate, country. Tarr was a three–year member of the Pac–10 All– Academic Team (1994–1997), a two–year member of the Pac–10 All–Conference Team (1995–1997) and twice named to the NFCA All–West Region In Tarr’s first season at UW, she led the Huskies to Team (1996 and 1997). In 1998 she worked on the Super Regional where they fell one game short staff as an undergraduate assistant coach, helping of advancing to the WCWS. The Huskies’ season the Huskies to a third–place finish at the 1998 came to an end when they lost a three–game se- Women’s College World Series. ries to eventual national champion Michigan in Ann Arbor and finished the year with a No. 14 national Tarr’s legacy extends beyond her time in the pur- ranking. Seven Huskies earned All–Pac–10 hon- ple and gold uniform, as she was named the head ors, including Kristen Rivera, who was named Co– coach of the program in the fall of 2004. Few can Pac–10 Player of the Year. Rivera also became the say they have been part of a program since its Huskies’ first–ever four–time All–American, earning infant years. Even fewer can say they returned as First Team honors as a catcher. Three Washington head coach and guided the program to its first na- players earned All–Pacific Region honors and three tional championship within five years. were named to the Pac–10 All–Academic Team Through honoring tradition, trust and dedication, for their successes in the classroom. Washington Tarr has made Washington softball one of the most finished the season with a 35–22 record and was elite college softball programs in the country. sixth in the Pac–10 Conference with a 10–11 mark. The Huskies tallied 13 wins over opponents 4 HUSKY SOFTBALL ranked in the top–25, including victories over No. 1 In 2017, Tarr led the Huskies to their 12th Women’s Michigan, No. 3 California and No. 4 Stanford. College World Series and fifth under her guidance. Washington powered through the Regionals and Five seasons later, in 2009, dreams came true for Super Regionals, taking down Montana, Michigan, Tarr and her Huskies. and Utah along the way. After leading the program to its 16th–consecu- In Oklahoma City, Washington faced conference tive postseason berth, Tarr and her team gutted rival Oregon in their opening game before falling out the longest game in program history in the to eventual