After reaching the championship series last season, the Huskies return four star players and will add nine freshmen to a team that starts the season Friday ranked as high as No. 2.
Taran Alvelo, the Huskies’ All-American pitcher, calls this year’s Washington softball team “the perfect mix of old and new.”
The old – three returning All-Americans from the squad that made it all the way to the NCAA title series last year – is what has the Huskies ranked as high as No. 2 in the preseason polls.
The young – nine freshmen who will vie for significant playing time – is what has coach Heather Tarr both excited and a bit curious heading into the season-opening Puerto Vallarta College Challenge beginning Friday.