Softball team almost there...golfers one and done

by John Berkowitz on May 30, 2009 5:53 AM PDT

The Washington softball team earned itself a day off after beating defending national champion ASU yesterday. The Huskies have put themselves in a position where they only have to win one of the next two games to play in a best of three game series for the national championship.

Danielle Lawrie once again was on her game and helf the Sun Devils to only two hits on the evening. UW now is the odds on favorite to take away the softball crown.

The men's golf team fell to Arkansas 3-2 to end their season on a low note despite it being the strongestHusky golf finish of all time. the Huskies end their season ranked furth in the nation and champions of the Pac 10. With four out of five golfers coming back next year UW figures to be a national championship contender once again.

UW never felt really at home on the course at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio. That unfamiliarity and lack of comfort was key for sealing the Huskies fate in this tournament.

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Huge Game For Husky Softball Tomorrow

The DAWGS play at 10:00 AM tomorrow (Sunday) on ESPN. If they win it’s on to the Championship series. That starts Monday. Huskies win once and they’re in. Their opponent has to beat them twice.

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by dawgfan22 on May 30, 2009 2:13 PM PDT reply actions

IN!

…the national championship series vs Florida. WOO! HOO! GO DAWGS!!

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by dawgfan22 on May 31, 2009 9:31 PM PDT reply actions

Go Dawgs!

Would’ve liked to have seen the umps call the Georgia pitcher on her illegal pitches since she was doing it half the time, but it ultimately didn’t matter.

by kirkd on May 31, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Hopefully Lawrie

can come back strong. She neared 300 pitches yesterday, and she was roughed up quite a bit in the first game. We’ll only go as far as that arm takes us, hopefully we can pop UF early and take a series lead.

by B Money on Jun 1, 2009 5:26 AM PDT reply actions

They looked sloppy in game one

but came back to win game two. Congrats to the UW Womens Softball team.

by bigdave967 on Jun 1, 2009 11:08 AM PDT reply actions

Purple Helmets

The ladies got the colors right. Their purple batting helmets are the bomb! Gorgeous shiny purple with “real” gold Ws. I know some of you guys get sick of the uniform discussion but it’s another recruiting tool and something that should be done right.

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by dawgfan22 on Jun 1, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions

Am I the only one who thinks

Lawrie is an extremely cute girl…makes watching the games that much more fun! Its like womens volleyball. They must go by the old saying “look good, feel good, play good”. Lets go UW Softball!!!! National Champs two games away.

by bigdave967 on Jun 1, 2009 5:00 PM PDT reply actions

I hate to come across as a knuckle-dragging sexist, but there are a lot of cute girls on the UW softball team…

by kirkd on Jun 1, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed!...

…AND they are competitors! WOW!! What a combination! GO DAWGS!! One more win and National Champs! DAWGS WIN 8-0!!!!!!!!!!!

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by dawgfan22 on Jun 1, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I concur

there are some pretty dang good lookin girls on the team. One more game to a National Championship!!!

GO DAWGS!!!

by ChazzReinhold on Jun 1, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Hopefully an NC...

for my freshmen year. That would be nice. Granted, it’s softball, but it’s not bad.

And the Gator girls look pretty good too. The bulldogs… not as much.

by whsie on Jun 1, 2009 9:03 PM PDT reply actions

Trust me...

…you’re lucky to get one of those (NC) in any sport!

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by dawgfan22 on Jun 2, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions

ESPN2 5pm Tuesday

MO has rejoined the Huskies. They were cruising until the middle of the first game Sunday. And then mistakes by the fielders and the umpires allowed the game to tighten up. Not reported was the 2 run home run that was called foul. OKC appears to be a “men’s” stadium, with a short home run fence (about 15 feet) in front of the regular fence. Replays showed that the long pop up landed on the foul line (a fair ball) between the 2 HR fences. Actually, it was not the umps fault, they couldn’t see on the other side of the fence, it was the short foul pole that caused the problem.

But now MO is back. Florida has lost only 4 games this year, 2 of them to the Dawgs and Lawrie. Meanwhile, Florida’s ace has been knocked out of the last 2 games. The hitters are hitting and Lawrie’s pitches are smoking.

Go Dawgs.

by dawgdude on Jun 2, 2009 10:40 AM PDT reply actions

Looking very good for us

Lawrie’s pitching is solid right now…I’d be surprised if she doesnt carry this team to one more win!!!!

by bigdave967 on Jun 2, 2009 11:07 AM PDT reply actions

Lawrie is on a roll, but Florida won 60+ games this season against very good competition – this thing isn’t over until it’s over (as Yogi might say). It’d be huge if the Dawgs can jump on the Gators early like they did in the elimination game against Georgia and put all the pressure on Florida, plus give Lawrie some cushion to really attack their hitters.

One more win Dawgs – bring home that trophy!

by kirkd on Jun 2, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions