The No. 5 Washington Huskies have been one of the best teams in the country this season, carrying a 16-2 record into conference play with the only two losses coming at the hands of No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 7 Oklahoma State.
Two of the integral players to the success of coach Heather Tarr’s team have been pitcher Ruby Meylan and infielder Jillian Celis, who were both named to Softball America’s top 10 at their respective positions heading into the month of March.
Celis was ranked as the country’s No. 2 player at second base and has put together an impressive season in her one year at Washington. The graduate transfer from San Diego State leads the Huskies in most major offensive categories, including batting average, home runs, doubles, hits, runs batted in, and OPS.
Softball America ranked Meylan as the nation’s No. 8 pitcher and after being named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Third-Team All America in her first year, she appears to be on track for another stellar season full of accolades.
Meylan’s 0.53 earned run average ranks at No. 13 in the country, supported by a WHIP of 0.87 and a strikeout to walk ratio of 55:16 over 42 1/3 innings. She boasts a 6-1 record on the season with five complete games and the only loss coming in extra innings at the hands of the then top ranked Sooners.
With four other Pac-12 teams ranked in the top 25 it will be a tough road for the Huskies to take home the final Pac-12 title, but Meylan and Celis, along with Washington’s high-powered offense appear up to the challenge.
Checking in on @SoftbalAmerica's March position rankings 👀
#️⃣2️⃣ 2B – Jillian Celis
#️⃣8️⃣ P – Ruby Meylan#MightyAreTheWomen pic.twitter.com/8yXxQSr85o— Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) March 7, 2024