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SEATTLE – Seattle University softball travels to Las Vegas for the 2019 Boyd Gaming Rebel Classic, hosted by UNLV. The Redhawks will play five games over three days at the event.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
• Friday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m.
• vs. Fordham
• Friday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.
• vs. Georgetown
• Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m.
• vs. Hawai’i
• Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m.
• vs. Miami (Ohio)
• Sunday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m.
• vs. Weber State
• Stats
ABOUT THE GAMES
• Seattle U (1-4) vs. Fordham (3-2)
• All-time series-First-ever meeting
• Last meeting-N/A
• Seattle U (1-4) vs. Georgetown (1-3)
• All-time series-First-ever meeting
• Last meeting-N/A
• Seattle U (1-4) vs. Hawai’i (4-1)
• All-time series-Hawai’i leads, 5-3
• Last meeting-Seattle U won, 4-2, at Hawai’i (Feb 16, 2018)
• Seattle U (1-4) vs. Miami (2-3)
• All-time series-Miami leads, 4-1
• Last meeting-Miami won, 8-5, at Husky Classic (Mar. 8, 2015)
• Seattle U (1-4) vs. Weber State (2-3)
• All-time series-Seattle U leads, 10-8
• Last meeting-Seattle U won, 8-0, at Kajikawa Classic (Feb. 8, 2019)
NEWS AND NOTES
• SU competes at the Boyd Gaming Rebel Classic this weekend, facing two programs it’s never played before.
• At the season-opening Kajikawa Classic, the Redhawks went 1-4, coming within two runs in each of their four setbacks. SU beat Weber State, 8-0 in five innings, for its first win of 2019.
• Sophomore Ally Choate hit .667 (10-15) with three walks and a HBP in Arizona. She scored five runs to go with three RBIs, a double, a triple, and a stolen base in five outings.
• Shianne Smith threw a complete game three-hitter in the win over Weber State.
• The Redhawks came within a game of winning the 2018 WAC regular season title. They were voted to finish third in the 2019 WAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
• At the 2018 Kajikawa Classic, SU went 3-2, including a win over Stanford and a pair of extra-inning victories.
• Coach Geoff Hirai is in his fourth year at Seattle U. In 2018, he guided SU to its most successful season in Division I program history, as the Redhawks won 33 games and played for the WAC regular season crown on the last day of the season.
• Madison Cathcart, Ally Choate, Andie Larkins, and Carley Nance were named Preseason All-WAC. In 2018, Cathcart, Larkins, and Choate were First Team All-WAC, while Nance, Kaylee Ree, and Bailey Thompson were picked Second Team All-WAC.
• SU will have to replace several contributors from 2018, including Maddy Kristjanson, a Second Team All-WAC choice last season, and Nicole Bolasky, who set the Redhawks’ single-season stolen base record with 26.
• Coach Geoff Hirai is in his fourth year at Seattle U. In 2018, he guided SU to its most successful season in Division I program history, as the Redhawks won 33 games.
• Madison Cathcart returns for her junior season after a fantastic sophomore campaign. She ranked in the top 10 nationally in six statistical categories. Cathcart set eight single-season SU records. She became the first player in program history to be chosen NFCA All-Region. The native of Longview, Wash., has been named to the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watchlist.
• Seattle U features the top pitching staff in the WAC, as Andie Larkins, Carley Nance, Shianne Smith, and Natalie Montgomery led the conference in ERA (2.98), wins (33), shutouts (9), strikeouts (288), and opponent batting average (.253) last season. Larkins was First Team All-WAC, winning 10 games and throwing seven complete games. In WAC play, she compiled a 1.78 ERA in seven appearances. Nance earned Second Team All-WAC recognition, winning 14 games and leading the WAC in strikeouts with 123. Smith paced the conference in ERA (2.42), opponent batting average (.210), and strikeouts per seven innings (6.84).
• The Redhawks feature six newcomers this season, with five freshmen and one transfer joining the squad for 2019.