Washington cruised through Game 1 of the WCWS championship series, as the Huskies shutout top seed Florida 8-0.

Danielle Lawrie threw a two-hitter to set a new Washington record with her 41st career shutout. Check out ncaa.com/wcws for the full story.

Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Tuesday night on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. (ET)

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Twitter: twitter.com/ncaawcws and ESPN360.com.

Strike Out Cancer

At tonight's Women's College World Series the NCAA and AT&T are teaming with the American Cancer Society to support the "Strike Out Cancer" initiative.

"We are happy to be working with the NCAA and AT&T to promote the 'Strike Out Cancer' initiative," said Sara Hawkins, American Cancer Society of Oklahoma regional director of communications. "This initiative will increase awareness about the early detection and prevention of cancer and allow us to celebrate the lives of those who have survived."

As part of the initiative, 25 cancer survivors will be recognized before tonight's opening game. The ceremonial first pitch also will be thrown by a local cancer survivor.

"At AT&T, we're glad to share the winning spirit of this year's NCAA champion teams with the American Cancer Society - and with some folks whose perseverance in the fight against cancer is an inspiration to us all," said Tim McGhee, executive director of corporate sponsorships, AT&T. "We're looking forward to cheering on that first pitch - and to a great series of games."

Tonight's first pitch

Tonight's first pitch was thrown out by cancer survivor Haley Bubbard. Haley is a two-time cancer survivor. At age 11, she was first diagnosed with CML leukemia and then again at age 16 with mucoepidermoid carcinoma. She's undergone a bone marrow transpant, chemotherapy, radiation, and tumor removal. She's a true cancer survivor.

Haley is currently enrolled in the Physician Associate Program in the College of Medicine at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center.