While one DeBoer was coaching at Alabama this past year, another DeBoer was still succeeding at Washington.

The former was Kalen DeBoer, the Crimson Tide football coach who left the Huskies to replace Nick Saban. The latter was his daughter Alexis DeBoer, the softball infielder who stayed in Washington and became an instant success.

Alexis DeBoer put together a year in which she won Big Ten freshman of the year honors while leading the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament.

“I’m super proud of her, what she accomplished,” Kalen DeBoer told AL.com in June. “There’s a lot of eyes on her, just because of the nature of what I do. For her to be able to continue on her path and make a name for herself is something as a parent, I couldn’t be more proud of.”

Kalen DeBoer discussed his daughter’s success as part of the latest episode of “Beat Everyone” an AL.com Alabama football podcast. The full show will be released Monday night, accessible on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Alexis DeBoer finished the year with a batting average of .358 and 21 home runs to go with 55 RBIs. Each statistics led the Washington roster.

“She had a great season,” Kalen DeBoer said. “The cool thing is, I just feel like there’s a hunger. That’s that competitiveness that you want to where there’s more even being done now to make sure it continues in that direction.”

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.