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 . March 19, 2003 Contact: Misty Cole ([email protected]) Friday, March 21 No. 3 Huskies Head To Sacramento To No. 3 Washington vs. Sacramento State Play In The Capital Classic Sacramento, Calif., 12:30 p.m. THIS WEEKEND: The No. 3-ranked Washington softball team (26-2-1) makes its seventh consecutive road trip this weekend when it heads to Sacramento, Calif., to play in the Capital Classic. The tournament, No. 3 Washington vs. Illinois hosted by Sacramento State, will be held March 20-23 at the Sacramento Softball Complex and will include Sacramento, Calif., 11 teams in a round robin format. The winner will be declared on the final day of competition based on 3 p.m. record. The Huskies have a total of five tournament games on tap, including Sacramento State, Illinois, Saturday, March 22 Morehead State, Utah and Iowa. UW will also play a game versus Long Island on Sunday at the Sacramento No. 3 Washington vs. Morehead State Softball Complex, which will not count towards the tournament standings. Other team’s competing in the Sacramento, Calif., tournament include No. 6 California, Eastern Kentucky, UNLV and Utah State. 10 a.m. Thursday, March 20: No Washington games scheduled. Friday, March 21: Washington vs. Sacramento State, 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Washington vs. Utah Friday, March 21: Washington vs. Illinois, 3 p.m. Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 22: Washington vs. Morehead State, 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22: Washington vs. Utah, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23: Washington vs. Iowa, 9 a.m. Sunday, March 23 Sunday, March 23: Washington vs. Long Island, 11 a.m. No. 3 Washington vs. Iowa Sacramento, Calif., SERIES HISTORY: Washington has faced just two of its scheduled opponents and holds a 13-2 9 a.m. (.867) lead in the all-time series over Utah (10-1) and Iowa (3-1). The Huskies hold a 10-game win streak over Utah, including a 4-0 decision last season, and have also won the last three games versus Iowa. UW No. 3 Washington vs. Long Island will be making its first appearances against Sacramento State, Illinois, Morehead State and Long Island. Sacramento, Calif., 11 a.m. PROBABLE STARTERS: Probable starters at each position with notes: Pos. Player, Year Notes C/DP – Amy Hanson, Jr. Leads team with five sacrifice hits; has hit two doubles COMING UP . Kristen Rivera, So. Leads team with .380 BA, 13 home runs, 34 RBIs and .837 slugging % Fri., March 28 1B – Sarah Hyatt, Fr. Hit .667 at the Arizona Pepsi Classic; has four home runs this season No. 3 Washington at No. 6 Cal, 2 p.m. 2B – Amanda Oleson, Jr. Hit .500 at the Kia Klassic last week; has walked 12 times this season Sat., March 29 SS – Jaime Clark, Sr. Leads team with 28 runs scored; has hit seven home runs No. 3 Washington at No. 10 Stanford, 7 p.m. 3B – Kathy Fiske, So. Hit .500 at the Kia Klassic; ranks second on team with eight home runs Sun., March 30 OF – Aimee Minor, Fr. 4 HR this season, including one off of Texas’ Cat Osterman No. 3 Washington at No. 10 Stanford, 1 p.m. OF – Megan Owen, Jr. Hit first career home run vs. Texas last weekend OF – Rita Roach, Jr. Named to the Hawaii Chevron Paradise Classic all-tournament team OF – Dena Tyson, Fr. Leads team with 13 walks; second on squad with six doubles COACH WILSON: In 11 seasons as the head coach at UW, Teresa Wilson has led the Dawgs to two Pac-10 championships, nine NCAA Regionals and two second place finishes at the College World Series. Her overall UW record stands at 511-184-1 (.734) and she is 715-345-1 (.674) all-time. Before becoming the Husky head coach in 1993, Wilson served as the head coach at Minnesota for two seasons (1990-1991) and THIS WEEK’S HUSKY SOFTBALL PLANNER . Mon. 17 Tue. 18 Wed. 19 Thu. 20 Fri. 21 Sat. 22 Sun. 23 vs. Sacramento St. vs. Morehead St. vs. Iowa Individual Individual Practice Travel Day 12:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. Practice Practice Husky Stadium vs. Illinois vs. Utah vs. Long Island MARCH 1:45 p.m. 3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 11 a.m. University of Washington Athletics • Media Relations • 229 Graves Building • Box 354070 • Seattle, WA 98195-4070 USA TODAY/NFCA WASHINGTON SOFTBALL MARCH 19, 20 03 TOP 25 POLL at Oregon for four seasons (1986-89). All totaled, Wilson has coached 24 All-Americans, MARCH 18, 2003 69 all-conference selections and 50 academic all-conference honorees. A 1983 All-American Rank Team Record Points Last Week pitcher for Missouri, she is joined by assistants Scott Centala and Steve Dailey. 1. UCLA (18) 26-2 498 1 2. Arizona (2) 28-2 482 2 LAST WEEKEND: Washington had its best weekend of the season last week with 3. Washington 26-2-1 460 5 a 3-0 mark at the Kia Klassic in Fullerton, Calif. The Huskies got their first taste of top-10 4. Oklahoma 24-3 428 6 5. Nebraska 16-4 421 3 competition with match-ups against No. 4 Texas and No. 9 Cal State Fullerton and rose to 6. California 23-6 390 7 the occasion, defeating the Longhorns 7-1 and the Titans 5-4. UW also won a 5-2 decision 7. Texas 22-5 385 4 over Hawaii to win its pool. Due to poor weather conditions, the bracket portion of the 8. LSU 20-7 346 8 Kia Klassic was cancelled and no tournament winner was determined. 9. Cal State Fullerton 18-9 339 9 10. DePaul 13-3 322 13 Amanda Oleson and Kathy Fiske led the Huskies at the plate with .500 batting 11. Georgia 26-4 299 10 averages (5-for-10). The highlight of the tournament came when UW hit three home runs 12. Stanford 21-7 296 11 off of Texas ace Cat Osterman in the same inning. Washington scored four earn runs 13. Arizona State 23-9 260 12 against Osterman in 2.1 innings, equaling her season total in 15 other appearances. 14. South Carolina 19-7 235 15 15. Michigan 11-6 228 14 16. Ohio State 21-6 176 18 BACK-TO-BACK DINGERS: Washington has hit back-to-back home runs six 17. Florida State 19-9 159 16 times this season, using four different combinations. Kathy Fiske and Sarah Hyatt 18. Alabama 20-10 142 19 teamed up for sequential dingers against Arkansas (Feb. 14), while Fiske and Kristen 19. Oregon 17-6 124 22 20. Oregon State 19-10 112 17 Rivera (Feb. 28) hit consecutive home runs versus Portland State. Rivera and Jaime 21. South Florida 31-8 111 21 Clark have gone deep back-to-back three times, including twice in the Purdue match-up 22. Oklahoma State 21-6 109 23 (Mar. 2) and once against Temple (Feb. 24). Most recently, Aimee Minor and Megan 23. Texas A&M 20-10 87 20 Owen hit successive shots off of Texas’ Cat Osterman (Mar. 14), while batting from the 24. Kansas 16-6 25 25 25. Minnesota 15-7-1 19 NR eight and nine positions. All totaled, Washington has posted 11 multi-home run games with Rivera (3 vs. Purdue), Clark (2 vs. Purdue) and Hyatt (2 vs. North Carolina) each Others receiving votes: Massachusetts 15, Northwestern 8, recording more than one home run in the same game. Florida 6, Mississippi State 5, Southern Illinois 5, Louisiana- Lafayette 4, Illinois 3. A ‘FRESH’ START: Washington’s three freshman, Sarah Hyatt, Aimee Minor and Dena Tyson, have seen significant starting time this season. Hyatt has started all 29 ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL games at first base for the Huskies, while Minor has started 20 games in right field and TOP 25 POLL five as the designated player. Tyson has notched 24 starts in left field and one in centerfield. The trio has amassed 40 percent of the team’s triples (2-of-5), 37 percent of the team’s MARCH 18, 2003 Last doubles (13-of-35) and 28 percent of the team’s home runs (11-of-40). Rank Team Record Points Week 1. Arizona (13) 29-2 444 T1 TOP 40 WATCH LIST: Washington’s Tia Bollinger, Jaime Clark and Kristen 2. UCLA (5) 26-2 436 T1 Rivera have been named to the initial watch list for the second annual USA Softball 3. Washington 26-2-1 413 5 4. Oklahoma 24-3 388 6 Collegiate Player of the Year Award (considered the Heisman Trophy in women's collegiate 5. Nebraska 16-4 369 4 softball). The initial watch list is comprised of 40 players that represent 23 colleges and 6. California 23-6 361 7 11 different collegiate conferences. 7. Texas 22-5 335 3 Bollinger, a junior pitcher, was a 2001 third team All-American and a 2002 Pac-10 All- 8. Cal State Fullerton 18-9 311 8 9. Stanford 21-7 296 10 Conference honorable mention selection. Clark, a senior short stop, was a top 10 finalist 10. LSU 20-7 292 9 for the 2002 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award and is a three-time All- 11.