SEATTLE – No. 7-seed Washington kicked off the Super Regional with an 8-0 five inning win over Louisiana on Friday night at a sold out Husky Softball Stadium.
 
Ruby Meylan got the start for the Huskies and tossed her 14th complete game to pick up win No. 18. Meylan struck out seven with only two hits allowed.
 
After four quiet innings, the Huskies came out swinging. Jadelyn Allchin led off with a hit by pitch and advanced to second on a Kelley Lynch sacrifice bunt. SilentRain Espinoza followed with an RBI double for the first run of the game. Sydney Stewart smashed her second home run of the season for a 3-0. Alana Johnson had the third straight hit for Washington and Rylee Holtorf crushed a home run out to straight away center to take a 5-0 advantage.
 
With two outs in the fifth, Espinoza had her second hit of the night. Megan Vandegrift came in to pinch run. Stewart followed with a single of her own and advanced to second on the throw. Alana Johnson then followed with a base hit and came around to third on a couple of Louisiana errors, plating two runs. Holtorf ended the game with an RBI single.
 
A win tomorrow for Washington would mean the Huskies advance to the Women's College World Series. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. PT. 

Don’t mess with the Dawgs! 😎

No. 7 @UWSoftball run ruled Louisiana to win the Seattle Super Regional opener. Highlights ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/MMuoqqguEV

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