Open Extended ReactionsLong before her dad, Kalen DeBoer, arrived on the scene as one of the top coaches in college football, Washington's Alexis DeBoer announced herself as a budding slugger on the softball scene. Alexis DeBoer was focused on playing softball at Washington before her father was football coach there -- and after he left. While living in Fresno, California, when Kalen was Fresno State's coach, Alexis attended a softball camp at Washington. Sara Pickering, a Husky Hall of Famer and one of the greatest players in Washington softball history, was an assistant coach at Alexis' high school (Clovis North) in Fresno. With 20 home runs and 54 RBIs entering the NCAA tournament, Alexis DeBoer is one of 10 finalists for the NFCA National Freshman of the Year Award.