U N I V E R S I T Y O F W A S H I N G T O N HUSKY SOFTBALL Phone: (206) 543-2230 Fax: (206) 543-5000 Web Site – www.gohuskies.com THIS WEEK . . . Feb. 26, 2003 Contact: Misty Cole ([email protected]) Friday, February 28 Huskies Head To California To Play In Washington vs. Portland State Fullerton, Calif. The Worth Invitational 10 a.m. THIS WEEKEND: The No. 4 Washington softball team (12-0-1) heads to Fullerton, Calif., for its Washington vs. No. 20 Ohio State fourth-straight road trip. The Huskies will play five games in the Worth Invitational, Feb. 28-March 2, Fullerton, Calif. against Portland State, No. 20 Ohio State, Northwestern, Pacific and Purdue. Washington is fresh off a 2 p.m. sweep of its opponents at the NFCA Leadoff Classic to win pool six and record its best start in its 11-year history. Saturday, March 1 Washington vs. Northwestern Friday, February 28: Washington vs. Portland State, 10 a.m. Fullerton, Calif. Friday, February 28: Washington vs. No. 20 Ohio State, 2 p.m. 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1: Washington vs. Northwestern, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1: Washington vs. Pacific, Noon Sunday, March 2: Washington vs. Purdue, 10 a.m. Washington vs. Pacific Fullerton, Calif. SERIES HISTORY: Washington has faced all five of its scheduled Worth Invitational opponents and Noon holds a commanding 42-3 (.933) all-time lead. The Huskies are 23-0 against Portland State, including a pair Sunday, March 2 of victories last season, 6-2 and 9-1 (5). Tia Bollinger and Ashley Boek each recorded 10 from Washington vs. Purdue the mound against the Vikings. UW holds a 6-2 lead over No. 20 Ohio State but still feels the sting of last Fullerton, Calif. season’s 2-1 loss at the regional tournament, which knocked the Dawgs out of postseason play. Washington 10 a.m. is 5-1 all-time against Northwestern, including a 2-1 win on Feb. 15 at the Arizona Pepsi Classic. Jaime Clark drove in Megan Owen for the game-winner. Own scored both runs for the Huskies. UW is 7-0 all- COMING UP . . . time against Pacific, including a pair of victories last season, 9-5 and 9-7. Clark had nine RBIs in the twinbill. The Huskies are 1-0 against Purdue, winning a 9-4 contest in 1996. Thurs.-Sun., March 13-16 Speedline Invitational PROBABLE STARTERS: Probable starters at each position with notes: vs. No. 18 Massachusetts, Hofstra, Pos. Player, Year Notes Northwestern, Ball State, C/DP – Amy Hanson, Jr. Has thrown out all four potential base stealers this season North Carolina Kristen Rivera, So. Leads team in hits (20), RBIs (15) and slugging percentage (.929) 1B – Sarah Hyatt, Fr. Went 8-for-12 at the Arizona Pepsi Classic QUICK PITCH . . . 2B – Amanda Oleson, Jr. Notched two RBIs in the UW win over Arkansas SS – Jaime Clark, Sr. Blasted her third HR of the season vs. Temple; is 10-for-10 in SB Head Coach Teresa Wilson is just three 3B – Kathy Fiske, So. Named to the NFCA Leadoff Classic all-tournament team with .600 BA wins away from her 500th UW victory. OF – Courtney Jeffries, Jr. Led outfield with seven putouts at the Arizona Pepsi Classic She notched her 700th career win on OF – Aimee Minor, Fr. two doubles & a triple with four RBIs at the Arizona Pepsi Classic Feb. 16 against Michigan. OF – Megan Owen, Jr. Scored both runs in the 2-1 win over Northwestern OF – Rita Roach, Jr. Named to the Hawaii Chevron Paradise Classic all-tournament team OF – Dena Tyson, Fr. Hit a home run in first career at-bat in Hawaii

THIS WEEK’S HUSKY SOFTBALL PLANNER . . . Mon. 24 Tue. 25 Wed. 26 Thu. 27 Fri. 28 Sat. 1 Sun. 2 vs. Portland St. vs. Northwestern vs. Purdue Off Practice Practice Travel day 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. ./MARCH Husky Stadium Husky Stadium vs. Ohio St. vs. Pacific 1:45 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon

FEB University of Washington Athletics • Media Relations • 229 Graves Building • Box 354070 • Seattle, WA 98195-4070 USA TODAY/NFCA WASHINGTON SOFTBALL FEB. 26, 2003 TOP 25 POLL COACH WILSON: In 11 seasons as the head coach at UW, Teresa Wilson has led FEB. 27, 2003 the Dawgs to two Pac-10 championships, nine NCAA Regionals and two second place Rank Team Record Points Last Week finishes at the College World Series. Her overall UW record stands at 497-182-1 (.732) and 1. UCLA (19) 14-1 523 1 she is 701-343-1 (.672) all-time. Before becoming the Husky head coach in 1993, Wilson 2. Arizona 17-2 489 2 served as the head coach at Minnesota for two seasons (1990-1991) and at Oregon for 3. Nebraska 12-1 484 3 4. Washington 12-0-1 455 5 four seasons (1986-89). All totaled, Wilson has coached 24 All-Americans, 69 all-conference 5. Texas (2) 16-0 454 6 selections and 50 academic all-conference honorees. A 1983 All-American pitcher for 6. California 12-3 425 4 Missouri, she is joined by assistants Scott Centala and Steve Dailey. 7. Cal State Fullerton 12-5 389 7 8. LSU 11-4 373 9 9. Oklahoma 7-3 345 10 SCOUTING PORTLAND STATE: Portland State (1-4) was idle last week after 10. Arizona State 14-3 307 14 making its season debut at the UNLV Softball Classic with a 1-4 record. PSU finished the 11. Stanford 12-3 294 12 tournament on a high note, defeating host UNLV, 5-3. 12. Georgia 18-1 285 13 The Vikings are outhitting their opponents, .252- .248 but have only scored 13 runs to 13. DePaul 6-2 278 8 14. Alabama 13-5 246 17 their opponents 26. Megumi Hackett leads the team with a .400 batting average (6-for- 15. Florida State 11-5 225 11 15), while Annie Peccia and Kayla Lewis have each notched three RBIs for Portland State. 16. South Carolina 9-5 207 16 PSU’s pitching staff has a 4.91 average and is led by Michelle Hext (1-1) 17. Oregon State 13-5 170 18 and Morgan Seibert (0-2). Hext has a team-low 1.64 ERA with eight strikeouts in 11 18. Massachusetts 5-3 167 t-25 19. Michigan 3-5 143 15 , while Seibert has fanned 16 batters in 16 innings of work. 20. Ohio State 5-4 129 21 21. Texas A&M 12-6 88 19 SCOUTING OHIO STATE: No. 20 Ohio State (5-4) improved one position in this 22. South Florida 16-4 66 NR week’s poll after notching a 3-1 record at the NFCA Leadoff Classic last week. The Buckeyes 23. Oregon 12-5 45 t-25 24. Minnesota 8-1-1 45 NR upset No. 8 DePaul, 4-3, while also defeating Liberty, 3-1 and Villanova, 4-3. OSU’s only 25. Baylor 15-7 32 NR loss was to No. 10 Arizona State, 1-0. The Buckeyes are outhitting their opponents, .256 to .218, headlined by Karisa Evans Others receiving votes: Pacific 30, Notre Dame 29, Fresno State and Jennifer Link. Evans is hitting .423 (11-for-26) with two doubles, a triple and three 16, Southern Illinois 15, Florida 15, Georgia Tech 13, Louisiana- Lafayette 8, Kansas 8, Oklahoma State 8, Hawaii 4. RBIs, while Link boasts a .355 average (11-for-31) with a double, triple and a team-leading four RBIs. Ohio State’s pitching staff is led by Kristi DeVries (4-1) and Katie Chain (1-2). DeVries ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL has tossed 29.1 innings for OSU, giving up six earned runs, while striking out 27. Chain TOP 25 POLL has thrown 27.0 innings for the Buckeyes and leads the team with 32 strikeouts, including FEB. 25, 2003 16 against Liberty last week. She also maintains a team-best .181 opponent batting average. Rank Team Record Points 1. UCLA (15) 14-1 446 SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN: Northwestern (5-3) was on hiatus last week 2. Texas (3) 16-0 413 3. Nebraska 12-1 408 after posting a 2-1 record at the Arizona Pepsi Classic, Feb. 15-16. The Wildcats loss 4. Arizona 17-2 405 came to Washington, 2-1. 5. Washington 12-0-1 393 NU is hitting .292 as a team and has two starters hitting above .400. Brett Nakabayashi 6. California 12-3 337 leads the way with a .483 average (14-for-29) from the leadoff spot. Carrie Leto is hitting 7. Cal State Fullerton 12-5 311 8. LSU 11-4 304 .423 (11-for-26) with a team-leading five RBIs. 9. Arizona State 14-3 287 Courtnay Foster (2-2) leads the pitching contingents with a 1.33 ERA and was the 10. Stanford 12-3 271 pitcher of record against the Huskies two weeks ago. Fost