Huskies to face Texas in NCAA Regional
Christian Caple
May 12, 2008
Photo by Cliff Despeaux.
Junior shortstop Morgan Stuart misses a ball in the no-hitter against Arizona May 4. UW broke a five-game losing streak, beating Oregon 5-2 on Friday.
Washington may not have accomplished all that it wanted during the Pac-10 season, but the Huskies will get a chance to make up for it in the postseason.
The UW was one of 64 teams selected last night to participate in the NCAA tournament and will face Texas in the first round of the Houston Regional Friday.
The region’s host and top seed, No. 8 Houston, will take on Delaware State in the region’s other first round game. The format will be double elimination, with the regional champion advancing to the Super Regional to face the champion of the Baton Rouge Regional in a best-of-three series.
The Huskies, making their 15th consecutive postseason appearance, last faced the Longhorns in postseason play in the 2006 Super Regional. Texas won 1-0 and 9-1 behind the arm of former All-American and Team U.S.A. pitcher Cat Osterman, who struck out 27 batters and allowed just five hits during the two games.
The top overall seed went to Florida, with UCLA earning the highest seed of any Pac-10 team. The Bruins are seeded No. 2 overall and will host the Los Angeles Regional.
Arizona State (No. 6 overall, hosting in Tempe), Arizona (No. 7 overall), Stanford (No. 12 overall), California (Fresno Regional) and Oregon (Norman Regional) were also selected. Oregon State was the only Pac-10 team not to earn a bid, marking the first time in 10 years that the Beavers will not play in the postseason.
Washington (28-23-1, 7-14 Pac-10) has won five straight regional championships, most recently going 3-1 to win the Lincoln Regional last season before sweeping Alabama at home in the Super Regional. The Huskies will be attempting to reach their ninth Women’s College World Series, and trying to make back-to-back WCWS appearances for the first time since 2003-2004.
Alabama (No. 3), Michigan (No. 4), Texas A&M (No. 5), LSU (No. 9), Oklahoma (No. 10), Northwestern (No. 11), Tennessee (No. 13), Long Beach State (No. 14) and Georgia (No. 15) round out the top 16 overall seeds.
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