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How the UW softball team reloaded with young talent after shocking departures

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April 26 was a picture-perfect Sunday afternoon at Husky Softball Stadium.  The sun shone brightly on the 1,776 fans in attendance, uninhibited by the whisps of cotton-candy clouds lingering lazily near the horizon. Across Lake Washington, Bellevue stood illuminated in the foreground, while the Cascade Mountains formed a charming backdrop. A “chamber-of-commerce day,” in the words of football coach Jedd Fisch. The perfect setting for a senior day. The most striking part of Sunday’s game, however, wasn’t the weather. It wasn’t the final scoreline — a 9-1 win by No. 7 UCLA against Washington — or coach Heather Tarr’s ejection during the game’s last inning.  Hung on the press box, high behind home plate, a lone poster honored the team’s only senior: pitcher Sophia Ramuno. It hints, however, at the players who are absent. The team that might’ve been this season. But it’s also a premonition. A reminder of the youth UW is relying on instead.…

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