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Washington softball beats Auburn, loses to Florida

The fifth-ranked Washington softball team split a pair of games Friday against ranked teams in Fullerton, Calif.

The fifth-ranked Washington softball team split a pair of games Friday against ranked teams in Fullerton, Calif.

The Huskies (15-2) beat No. 22 Auburn 8-6 in nine innings before losing to No. 3 Florida 1-0 in eight innings.

In the first game, Sami Reynolds’ run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning broke a 6-6 tie, and a groundout by Nawai Kaupe brought in an insurance run. Kaija Gibson drove in three runs for the Huskies.

Gabbie Plain worked four innings of one-run ball to start the game, then reentered in the eighth inning and got her sixth win.