When Heather Tarr talks about this being an exciting year for her Washington softball team, there is a lot of evidence to back that up.
The Huskies, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the preseason in the two major polls, have most of their stars back from a team that lost in the semifinal round of the Women’s College World Series last spring, and get to play the U.S. national team twice.
But there is more to why the coach is excited.
“The personnel, a lot of people know who we have on this team — you look at Gabbie Plain in the circle and Sis Bates at shortstop — but I think the coolest thing about this team is that we are more than that,” Tarr said Wednesday at UW softball’s media day.