SEATTLE - Seattle University softball (19-26, 5-7 WCC) returns to Logan Field for the final time in 2026, hosting Santa Clara (22-23, 7-5 WCC) for a three game series. A jam-packed weekend of festivities, including Faculty & Staff Appreciation, Little League Day and Mental Health Awareness, is capped with a celebration of all four Redhawk seniors in Jay Ross, Brooklyn Jones, Taylor Fitch and Ava Sin on Sunday.
Aiding SU’s conference leading offense is Fitch. The senior sits seventh in the WCC with a .372 batting average. She leads the team in home runs with 12, a feat that ties fourth all-time in program history. Fitch is third in the conference in RBIs, logging 49 in 45 games.
Another extra base hitting specialist is Sin, who ranks first in the WCC and tied 10th in the nation with 18 doubles. Sin also ranks inside the league’s top-10 in batting average, sitting eighth with a .370 batting average through 42 games. The designated hitter has recorded 51 hits on the season, a new career best, while owning third in program history for doubles in a season. Sin also ranks fifth in the conference with 42 RBI.
Ross sits amongst the WCC’s top-20 in batting, holding a .327 average in 44 games. Ross has 48 hits and 19 RBI this season following her first home run in a Redhawk uniform against Oregon State. The first baseman’s defense has been a reliable presence all season long, with Ross ranking sixth in the league with 179 putouts.
Jones rounds out the quartet of SU seniors. She has appeared and started in all 45 contests, recording 28 hits, including seven doubles, while tallying 17 RBIs and 17 runs scored. Playing primarily at second base, Jones has logged 43 assists and 85 putouts, which ranks amongst the WCC’s top-25.
Junior Avari Morris leads the team and paces the conference with .428 batting average, which ranks 61st in the nation. Morris has logged 68 hits on the season, tying fifth in the record books following the Oregon State series, to rank tied 36th in the country. She sits seven hits away from tying the program record.
Morris ranks third in the league in runs scored with 42 and fourth in the WCC in doubles with 14. She currently ties the fifth most doubles in a single season. The dual threat also makes an impact from the circle, tossing 74.0 innings this season. She ranks sixth in the conference with 62 strikeouts on the year.
Freshman Kaia Galaviz paces the defense from the circle, owning seven victories in her debut season. Galaviz has tossed 69.1 innings in 22 appearances, while earning ten starts. The freshman has handed out 51 strikeouts on the year.
Junior Berkley Vance has logged 100.1 innings pitched in 24 appearances. She ranks second on the team in strikeouts with 53. Junior Karen Spadafora assists from behind home plate, ranking fourth in the conference with 183 putouts.
The Redhawks rank first in the WCC with a .319 batting average, which ranks 55th in the country. They lead the league in hits with 407, doubles with 80 and RBI with 246. SU’s 1.78 doubles per game is 25th in the nation. The Redhawks lead the rest of the WCC by 11 doubles.
Seattle U leads the all-time record 11-4 against Santa Clara dating back to the start of the series in 2012. The Redhawks have claimed the last five meetings, most recently defeating the Broncos in Santa Clara in 2024. The pair have met once in Seattle, with the Redhawks securing the 6-5 victory in 2019. Both teams look to get back in the win column as the Broncos have dropped their last four games, falling to Pacific in Stockton and Stanford at home. Santa Clara is 7-11 in road contests this season.
Friday’s contest will recognize faculty and staff along with local little league teams. Team posters will be available and the team will be available for postgame autographs. Saturday will be the team’s mental health awareness game. In the home finale, Ross, Sin, Fitch and Jones will all be celebrated postgame for senior day on Sunday.
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