A Championship for a Lawrie

Brett Lawrie's sister has a little NCAA Gold as part of the Women's Softball Champion University of Washington Huskies.

Washington's three-week, 6,899-mile trek through Massachusetts, Georgia and Oklahoma in the NCAA softball tournament ended with a national championship Tuesday.

National player of the year Danielle Lawrie rushed catcher Alicia Blake and second baseman Ashley Charters threw her glove to the Space Needle after the Huskies won their first NCAA title with a 3-2 victory over No. 1 Florida.

National Player of the Year; National Champion; she had a pretty good season right?

The No. 3 Huskies (51-12) won five of their six games here, all compete games, all by Lawrie, who was named the tournament MVP after striking out 48.

Lawrie, a junior, won her 42nd game, tying the Pac-10 season record, while giving up six hits and two runs, one earned.

She struck out eight, including the final two batters of the game with Florida runners on first and second base, to finish with 521 strikeouts, one short of the Pac-10 season record.

"I can't say enough about Danielle and the ability to carry a team on her back, from September 'til now," Tarr said.

Yep. Pretty good. Oh, there's more?

Lawrie handed the Gators three of their five losses this season while giving up one earned run in 23 innings, with two shutouts.

You know, if there is a visit to Appleton anytime soon, like say, maybe, possibly around Canada Day, there might be a first pitch at a Timber Rattler game in her future.