TURLOCK, Calif. – Western Washington University sophomore starting pitcher Sydney Brown recorded the 13th no-hitter in program history to lead the Vikings to a 6-0 victory over Academy of Art Sunday afternoon at Warrior Field.
 
The shutout victory gave the Vikings a 3-2 record in the 2022 Tournament of Champions, improving Western's overall record to 20-15. WWU resumes Great Northwest Athletic Conference play next weekend tied atop the league standings with four games at border rival Simon Fraser University.
 
Brown struck out three batters, issued a pair of walks and hit one batter while recording her third shutout of the season. The Knights also reached base on a pair of fielding miscues by Viking infielders, but were not able to score a run. The sophomore from Vancouver (Mountain View High School) needed just 90 pitches to record the 28th individual no-hitter in GNAC history, of the seven-inning variety. Over her last 11 appearances (10 starts) since March 1, Brown is 7-1 with a 1.96 ERA (17 ER, 60.2 IP). With Brown dazzling in the circle, the top of WWU's lineup was mashing. The Vikings 1-2-3-4-5 hitters (Dow-Lo, Brooks-Shimabukuro-Tarbox) combined to go 12-for-18 in the game with all five players recording multi-hit games. Senior second baseman Chantelle Shimabukuro finished 3-for-3 with three RBI to extend her hitting streak to 14 consecutive games. Since February 22, Shimabukuro is batting .556 (35-for-63) and is now hitting a team-best .424 on the season. Tatum Dow went 2-for-4 with her 12th double of the season and how has at least one hit in 33 of 35 games. Macy Tarbox went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
 
The Vikings got off to a quick start on offense plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the 1st inning. Shimabukuro continued her torrid stretch at the plate with a triple to center field and an additional run came in to score on a fielding error by the Academy of Art right fielder.
 
With Brown in cruise control in the circle, WWU added two more runs in the 3rd inning on a Shimabukuro sacrifice fly and triple by Tarbox. The rally was set up by a double from Dow and single by Dakota Brooks.
 
Western added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th inning on run-scoring singles by Shimabukuro and Tarbox.
 
Academy of Art starting pitcher Haley Arnold-Jolley was saddled with the loss allowing 13 hits and six runs (5 ER) while going the full 6.0 innings.
 

WWU 6, ART U 0  (April 3, 2022 at Turlock, CA)
Score by Innings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	-	R	H	E	LOB	Record
Academy of Art	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	5	6-31
Western Washington	2	0	2	0	0	2	x	-	6	13	2	9	20-15
ART U – Arnold and Mittman
WWU – Brown and Paulson
Win: Brown (7-2)             Save: None               Loss: Arnold (1-9) WWU HR: None              ART U HR: None Time of Game: 1:49        Att: 62

  The Vikings (20-15, 6-2 GNAC) return to GNAC play next weekend with a four-game series crossing the border to face Simon Fraser University (14-14, 5-7 GNAC) Saturday and Sunday at Beedie Field in Burnaby, BC. Both doubleheaders vs. SFU feature a noon first pitch and will feature a live webcast and statistical updates with links available at wwuvikings.com/Live.
 
WWU has 16 remaining regular-season games all in conference play, with eight on the road and eight at home. Western will next play at home at Viking Field April 15-16 with a pair of doubleheaders vs. Central Washington University.
  Here is a look at the 13 no-hitters in WWU Softball history. Sunday's no-hitter by Sydney Brown was just the fourth no-hitter in program history pitching at least 7.0 innings:

No-Hitters (*Perfect Game)	Date	Opponent	Score	IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO
Alison Haukaas	3/2/96	Eastern Oregon - Game 2	9-0	7.0,0,0,0,2,11
Alison Haukaas	3/8/96	Lewis & Clark (6 inn.)	0-1	6.0,0,1,0,0,4
Sarah Diamond*	3/10/01	Seattle U. (7 inn.) - Game 2	7-0	7.0,0,0,0,0,5
Nancy Mills	3/24/01	Southern Oregon (5 inn.)	9-0	5.0,0,0,0,0,3
Kristen Kiekenapp	4/30/02	Seattle U. (5 inn.) - Game 2	11-0	5.0,0,0,0,1,4
Kristen Kiekenapp	3/13/03	Northwest Nazarene - Game 1	5-0	7.0,0,0,0,1,9
Nicole Walker	4/9/05	Northwest Nazarene (6 inn.) - Game 1	8-0	6.0,0,0,0,2,9
Sarah McEnroe*	4/10/09	Northwest Nazarene (5 inn.) - Game 2	10-0	5.0,0,0,0,0,3
Makinlee Sellevold	3/2/19	Montana State Billings (6 inn.) - Game 2	8-0	6.0,0,0,0,1,9
Anna Kasner	2/2/20	Cal State East Bay (5 inn.)	10-0	5.0,0,0,0,1,8
Anna Kasner*	3/12/21	Saint Martin's (6 inn.) - Game 1	8-0	6.0,0,0,0,0,6 (71 pitches)
Anna Kasner	5/7/21	Northwest Nazarene (5 inn.)	9-0	5.0,0,0,0,0,12 (75 pitches)
Sydney Brown	4/3/22	Academy of Art (Turlock, CA)	6-0	7.0,0,0,0,2,3 (90 pitches)

  Up-to-date season information, including season statistics, bios, roster, schedule and historical information can be viewed online at WWUVikings.com/Softball. WWU Softball also has a strong social media presence on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, so give them a follow!
  The WWU softball program enters its 30th season in 2022. WWU advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships for the fifth time in program history in 2021 after winning the GNAC Tournament. WWU has posted a winning record 18 times during the 30-year history of the program, which won the 1998 NAIA National Championship in only its sixth season to record the school's first ever team national title. During the eight-season span from 2014-2021, the Vikings combined to go 195-148 and won a pair of GNAC Tournament titles (2017 & 2019).