2021 DIGITAL MEDIA GUIDE 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) Nickname................................................................................Huskies, Dawgs COACHES Colors .............................................. Purple (PMS 2685) & Gold (PMS 7502) Heather Tarr ...................................... 4 Home Stadium ............................................ Husky Softball Stadium (1,500) J.T. D’Amico ....................................... 6 President ................................................................................Ana Mari Cauce Lance Glasoe .................................... 7 Athletic Director ....................................................................... Jennifer Cohen Whitney Jones ................................... 8 Sr. Associate AD/SWA ...............................................................Erin O’Connell STAFF & FACILITIES WASHINGTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Support Staff .................................... 9 The University of Washington athletics communications services office Husky Softball Stadium ..................11 is located on the third floor of the Grave Annex building. The building is adjacent to Husky Football Stadium on the north side. 2020 SEASON Season Preview ...............................12 Jay Hilbrands Assistant Athletic Director for Public Relations & Comm. Position Breakdowns ......................13 Phone: (206) 685–8879 Pitchers & Catchers ........................13 Email: [email protected] Infielders ..........................................14 Matt Swanson Outfielders .......................................15 Assistant Director of Communications, Softball Roster & Pronunciations ................16 Phone: (253) 740–3830 PLAYER BIOS Email: [email protected] Seniors ............................................18 MEDIA SERVICES AND CREDENTIALS Juniors .............................................22 Members of the media are supplied with up–to–date game notes that Sophomores ....................................24 can be obtained on www.gohuskies.com. The release contains updated Freshmen ........................................27 statistics, season results and notes. Pregame notes and media guides are available before all home games at Husky Stadium. Coach Tarr and 2019 SEASON Washington’s players are available for interviews following games upon Season In Review ............................31 request. Media can contact Matt Swanson at [email protected] or Season Notes ..................................32 (253) 740–3830 for player and coach interviews, media credentials and materials. Game–by–Game Results ...............33 Statistics ..........................................34 TELEVISION BROADCASTS Awards .............................................36 The Pac–12 Network is available through most cable providers’ sports packages and can be streamed online at pac–12.com/live. RECORDS & HISTORY Individual Records ..........................40 RADIO BROADCASTS Team Records .................................42 Mike Brown will return for his 23rd season as the voice of Career Offensive .............................43 Husky Softball. Fans can listen to most home games and select road Individual Season ...........................46 games live through gohuskies.com. Check our website for game coverage Pitching ............................................49 updates. Awards .............................................54 All–Americans .................................62 All–Time Roster ...............................68 All–Time Conference Stand. ..........72 Year–by–Year .................................. 74 All–Time Results .............................85 2 HUSKY SOFTBALL 2019/20 YEAR IN REVIEW COACHES 2020 Record ............................................................................................23–2 2020 Final Ranking .............................................No. 2 (NFCA)/No. 2 (ESPN) 2019 Pac–12 Record ..............................................................................20–4 2019 Finish (eliminated by) ..................... College World Series - 3rd (UCLA) 2019 NFCA All–Americans .................T. Alvelo, M. Flores, S. Bates, G. Plain 2019 NFCA All–Region First Team ...................... T. Alvelo, T. Atlee, S. Bates, M. Flores, G. Plain 2019 NFCA All–Region Third Team ......... S. Espinoza, A. Milloy, S. Reynolds HEATHER TARR 2019 Pac–12 Defensive POY .............................................................S. Bates Head Coach (17th season) 2019 All–Pac–12 First Team .............T. Alvelo, S. Bates, M. Flores, G. Plain Alma Mater: University of Washington ’98 2019 All–Pac–12 Third Team ........................................ T. Atlee, S. Reynolds Overall Record: 659–246–1 2019 Pac–12 All–Freshman Team .........................S. Espinoza, S. Reynolds Office: (206) 543–3785 2019 Pac–12 All–Defensive Team ....................................................S. Bates QUICK HITS J.T. D’AMICO • All–time record: 1,189-446-2 Assistant Coach • 44 no–hitters (13th season) p: (206) 685–3353 • Danielle Lawrie: 2 x USA Softball Player of the Year (2009, 2010), e: [email protected] 2 x Honda Award for Softball (2009, 2010), 2 x ESPY: Best College Athlete – Female Nominee (2009, 2010) • 56 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All–Americans • 26 NCAA College WCWS All–Tournament Team members • 173 All–Pac–12/Pac–10 Conference Team members • 156 Academic All–Pac–12/Pac–10 student–athletes • Five Husky Hall of Fame members (including the 2009 team) LANCE GLASOE • One national championship Assistant Coach • 14 WCWS appearances (11th season) • 15 Super Regionals appearances p: (206) 543–6072 e: [email protected] • 26 Regionals appearances WHITNEY JONES Assistant Coach (4th season) p: (206) 543–6072 e: [email protected] GOHUSKIES.COM 3 COACHES when hosting under Tarr, who has led them to a HEATHER TARR 30-0 record in Seattle during the first round of the Head Coach (17th Season) tournament. In Super Regionals, the record is just as impressive: Washington is 8-2 when hosting Heather Tarr’s unparalleled career as Washington’s Supers, advancing every single time. Overall, Tarr head coach enters its 17th year in 2020, with has a postseason record of 75-33, including a 14- Tarr looking for her eighth Women’s College World 11 mark in the WCWS. Series trip and fourth in a row to add to a resume that includes the 2009 national championship. As a player, Tarr was a three-time Pac-10 All- Tarr, the winningest coach in Washington history Academic honoree and three-time All-Pac-10 in any sport, has been a part of all but six seasons honoree, excelling on and off the field. She was a in Washington softball history as either a player or key piece of Washington’s first two WCWS teams coach. as a player, earning All-Pac-10 honors during the 1996 run to the national championship game and In her 16 years with Washington, Tarr has brought earning NFCA All-Region honors during the 1997 the Huskies on seven WCWS trips. On all but one of those trips, Washington has made at least the national semi-finals. Twice the Huskies have made The Huskies go in to 2021 looking it to the championship round: in 2009, when they for their eighth WCWS trip and fourth won the national championship, and in 2018. in a row under Coach Heather Tarr. This year, Tarr will look to return to the WCWS for the fourth consecutive season after the 2020 sea- son was cut short due to coronavirus concerns. The Huskies had gone 23-2 after starting the season WCWS trip. As an undergraduate assistant coach ranked number one in the country. Washington will in 1998, Tarr helped the Huskies to another WCWS carry a streak of 47 consecutive weeks ranked in trip, finishing third in the country. the nation’s top ten into the 2021 season. After six season serving as the associate head Tarr’s postseason success speaks for itself. Only coach at University of the Pacific, Tarr returned to twice in her 15 years that a postseason has been Washington as head coach, returning to the pro- held have the Huskies failed to make it to the Super gram after pushing Pacific within one win of what Regionals, a round they have hosted four times. would have been the program’s first WCWS trip Washington is undefeated in the Regional round ever. While working at Pacific, the Tigers would go 4 HUSKY SOFTBALL 232-124, earning the 2001 NFCA West Region That included seven wins over top-25 teams as Coaching Staff of the Year award and making five Washington’s offense led the way: the Huskies NCAA Tournament trips in six years. would end up fifth in the country in scoring, third in It took just three years for Tarr to bring the Huskies batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, and back to the World Series, making Super Regionals tenth in slugging. each of her first two years before breaking through In addition to her excellence at Washington, Tarr in 2007 with a trip to Oklahoma City. Just five years has long served in the USA Softball coaching after earning the head coaching job, Tarr brought ranks.