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American college softball season
2018 Washington Huskies softball
Pac-10 champion
NCAA Regional No. 8 champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record59–9 (23–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumHusky Softball Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Washington  ‍†‍‍ 23 – 4   .852 59 – 9   .868
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 23 – 5   .821 58 – 9   .866
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 20 – 7   .741 47 – 11   .810
No. 6 California  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 41 – 23   .641
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 34 – 27   .557
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19   .269 24 – 29   .453
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 21 – 30   .412
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 22   .120 15 – 35   .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1996
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 1996 Washington Huskies softball team represented the University of Washington in the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were coached by Teresa Wilson, who led her fourth season. The Huskies finished with a record of 59–9, and won the Pacific-10 Conference with a 23–4 record.

The Huskies were invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the NCAA Regional No. 8 and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Arizona.

Personnel

Roster

1996 Washington Huskies roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Eve Gaw - Sophomore
  • 18 - Stephanie Burns - Senior
  • 19 - Heather Meyer - Senior

Catchers

  • 11 - Jeanine Giordano - Freshman
  • 14 - Jennifer Cline - Senior

Infielders

  • 6 - Becky Newbry - Freshman
  • 7 - Sara Pickering - Junior
  • 12 - Tami Storseth - Senior
  • 13 - Michelle Church - Senior
  • 15 - Jamie Nyblod - Freshman
  • 17 - Monika Ota - Freshman
  • 21 - Dana Schellenger - Freshman
  • 22 - Heather Tarr - Junior
  • 44 - Leanne Rosser - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 10 - Mindy Williams - Senior
  • 16 - Marie Smith - Freshman
  • 20 - Shelley Brown - Junior
  • 24 - Rochelle Rahal - Junior
  • 28 - Leah Francis - Sophomore

Utility

  • 9 - Allison Mick - Senior

Coaches

2018 Washington Huskies softball coaching staff
  • Teresa Wilson - Head coach - 4th season
  • John Rittman - Assistant coach - 3rd season
  • Katie Wiese - Graduate assistant coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
  Washington win
  Washington loss
* Non-Conference game
1996 Washington Huskies Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 16 vs Florida State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Kajikawa Classic)		 W 13–6 1–0
Feb 16 vs Ohio State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Kajikawa Classic)		 W 17–4 2–0
Feb 16 vs San Diego State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Kajikawa Classic)		 W 3–2 3–0
Feb 17 vs Utah State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Kajikawa Classic)		 W 12–1 4–0
Feb 17 vs Purdue* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Kajikawa Classic)		 W 9–4 5–0
Feb 18 vs UNLV* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Kajikawa Classic)		 W 4–0 6–0
Feb 23 vs New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Classic)		 W 6–1 7–0
Feb 23 vs Ohio State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Classic)		 W 6–3 8–0
Feb 24 vs New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Classic)		 W 5–2 9–0
Feb 24 at No. 2 Arizona* No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Classic)		 L 1–4 9–1
Feb 25 vs Ohio State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Classic)		 W 3–2 10–1
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 1 vs No. 13 Florida State* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA
(NFCA Leadoff Classic)		 W 3–1 11–1
Mar 1 vs Long Beach State* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA
(NFCA Leadoff Classic)		 W 4–0 12–1
Mar 2 vs UMass* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA
(NFCA Leadoff Classic)		 W 6–1 13–1
Mar 2 vs Notre Dame* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA
(NFCA Leadoff Classic)		 W 7–1 14–1
Mar 3 vs No. 14 South Carolina* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA
(NFCA Leadoff Classic)		 W 4–1 15–1
Mar 3 vs Indiana* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA
(NFCA Leadoff Classic)		 W 10–0 16–1
Mar 15 vs Northern Illinois* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA
(National Invitational Softball Tournament)		 W 8–4 17–1
Mar 15 vs Pacific* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA
(National Invitational Tournament)		 W 13–3 18–1
Mar 15 vs Saint Mary's* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA
(National Invitational Tournament)		 W 19–0 19–1
Mar 16 vs Colorado State* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA
(National Invitational Tournament)		 W 9–2 20–1
Mar 16 vs California* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA
(National Invitational Tournament)		 W 7–2 21–1
Mar 16 vs Northern Illinois* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA
(National Invitational Tournament)		 W 12–4 22–1
Mar 17 vs Colorado State* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA
(National Invitational Tournament)		 W 2–0 23–1
Mar 19 at California No. 3 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 5–0 24–1 1–0
Mar 19 at California No. 3 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–1 24–2 1–1
Mar 21 vs No. 9 Southwestern Louisiana* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(Pony/Kia Klassic)		 L 1–4 24–3
Mar 21 vs Georgia State* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(Pony/Kia Klassic)		 W 7–1 25–3
Mar 22 vs No. 5 Cal State Northridge* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(Pony/Kia Klassic)		 L 1–2 25–4
Mar 23 vs DePaul* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(Pony/Kia Klassic)		 W 4–0 26–4
Mar 23 vs Oklahoma State* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(Pony/Kia Klassic)		 W 7–3 27–4
Mar 24 at No. 7 Cal State Fullerton* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(Pony/Kia Klassic)		 W 1–0 28–4
Mar 24 vs No. 1 Arizona* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA
(Pony/Kia Klassic)		 L 0–9 28–5
Mar 26 at Stanford No. 2 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 7–0 29–5 2–1
Mar 26 at Stanford No. 2 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 3–0 30–5 3–1
Mar 30 at No. 20 Arizona State No. 3 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–4 31–5 4–1
Mar 30 at No. 20 Arizona State No. 3 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–1 32–5 5–1
Mar 31 at No. 1 Arizona No. 3 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–4 33–5 6–1
Mar 31 at No. 1 Arizona No. 3 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–7 33–6 6–2
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 6 at No. 3 UCLA No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 34–6 7–2
Apr 6 at No. 3 UCLA No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3–4 34–7 7–3
Apr 13 No. 12 California No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 3–0 35–7 8–3
Apr 13 No. 12 California No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 3–2 36–7 9–3
Apr 14 Pacific Lutheran* No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 1–0 37–7
Apr 14 Pacific Lutheran* No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 16–0 38–7
Apr 20 No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 2–1 39–7 10–3
Apr 20 No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 7–0 40–7 11–3
Apr 27 at Oregon No. 1 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 8–0 41–7 12–3
Apr 27 at Oregon No. 1 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 9–4 42–7 13–3
Apr 28 at Oregon State No. 1 Corvallis, OR W 2–1 43–7 14–3
Apr 28 at Oregon State No. 1 Corvallis, OR W 5–0 44–7 15–3
Apr 30 Simon Fraser* No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 7–1 45–7
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 2 Oregon No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 8–0 46–7 16–3
May 2 Oregon No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 12–0 47–7 17–3
May 5 Stanford No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 6–0 48–7 18–3
May 5 Stanford No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 9–1 49–7 19–3
May 8 Oregon State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 11–2 50–7 20–3
May 8 Oregon State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–0 51–7 21–3
May 11 Arizona State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 3–0 52–7 22–3
May 11 Arizona State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 4–0 53–7 23–3
May 12 No. 4 UCLA No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 5–8 53–8 23–4
Post-season
NCAA Regional No. 8
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 17 Jacksonville State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 2–0 54–8 1–0
May 18 No. 17 Oklahoma State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 9–3 55–8 2–0
May 19 No. 17 Oklahoma State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 9–1 56–8 3–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 23 vs No. 24 (8) Princeton No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 7–1 57–8 1–0
May 24 No. 11 (5) California No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 8–7 58–8 2–0
May 26 No. 4 (3) UCLA No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 9–2 59–8 3–0
May 27 No. 2 (2) Arizona No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA L 4–6 59–9 3–1

Ranking movements

Main article: 1996 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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References

  1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ 2021 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Washington Huskies. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. "1996 Softball Roster". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. "1996 Softball Schedule". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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