Washington’s softball team has become as reliably dominant as any program on campus, and here the Huskies are again, poised to seriously contend for a national title.
They are so loaded with hitting that coach Heather Tarr’s biggest challenge might be finding spots on the diamond for all the potent bats. Gabbie Plain, ascending to unequivocal ace with the graduation of Taran Alvelo, is on a shortlist of the best pitchers in the country. Shortstop Sis Bates is a defender without peer. Catcher Morganne Flores, with 23 homers last year, is one of the leading returning sluggers.