Boise State's pitching staff walked 10 batters and UW rolled into the winner's bracket in the NCAA softball Seattle regional and will play Texas on Saturday at 2 p.m.
You have to look back to 1994 to find the last time Washington lost its opening game in any NCAA softball regional.
And with the upstart Boise State Broncos coached by former UW assistant coach Cindy Ball, the visitors knew they’d have an uphill battle going into their Friday night game against the seasoned Huskies, who were making their 25thstraight NCAA tournament appearance and hosting the NCAA regional for the third consecutive year.