Washington softball sweeps Louisiana to reach Women's College World Series
Washington softball will make its 15th trip to the Women’s College World Series. The Huskies finished a Super Regional sweep of Louisiana with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
The game was scoreless through the first 5 innings. Washington took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 6th inning on a sacrifice fly by Madison Huskey.
Sac fly by Madi gives the Huskies the lead!
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📲 https://t.co/HwgHRMCAXh#MightyAreTheWomen pic.twitter.com/40xmUDLOTw— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) May 28, 2023
In the 7th inning, Kelley Lynch singled to left field. Brooklyn Carter came in to run for Lynch. A grounder and a passed ball moved Carter up to 3rd base. With 2 outs, Carter boldly broke for home.
She was safe at the plate, making it a 2-0 game.
Brooklyn steals home to give the Dawgs a 2-0 lead 😳
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📲 https://t.co/HwgHRMCAXh#MightyAreTheWomen pic.twitter.com/MqOyf5UJm9— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) May 28, 2023
On the mound, Lindsay Lopez picked up the win with 6 shutout innings. Ruby Meylan, Friday’s winning pitcher, picked up the save.
An emotional moment as @UWSoftball advances to OKC! 🥹#RoadToWCWS x 🎥 ESPN pic.twitter.com/ncMAiD5BEy
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 28, 2023
It’s the 8th trip to the WCWS for the Huskies under head coach Heather Tarr. Oklahoma, Stanford, Tennessee, Florida State and Oklahoma State have also secured spots in Oklahoma City. Alabama, Northwestern, Utah and San Diego State are playing for the final 2 spots.
THE HUSKIES ARE HEADED TO THE WCWS‼️#GoHuskies x #MightyAreTheWomen pic.twitter.com/Ojgetym3TN
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) May 28, 2023