Way to go University of Washington softball! The 2009 Seattle sports renaissance continues! Go Dawgs!
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Washington players celebrate after a two-run Jenn Salling single, followed by a Florida error, resulted in all four Huskies scoring
The University of Washington softball team is one win away from their first NCAA National Championship after shutting out the University of Florida in Game One of the Women’s College World Series final round.
Behind seven shutout innings from ace Danielle Lawrie, the Huskies stormed to an 8-0 victory that had most people in attendance believing the game was over after the sixth inning, when an eight-run mercy rule would have taken effect. That mercy rule is lifted for the championship series, however, and the teams were forced to play what amounted to a meaningless seventh inning.
The scoring spree got underway in the third inning on a bizarre play with the bases loaded that began with a Jenn Salling single to center field. Washington first baseman Niki Williams scored easily from third, while Ashley Charters attempted to score from a second. Charters slid around the ensuing tag for the second run on the play.
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