Softball Releases Fall Tournament Schedules
10/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Oct. 9, 2007
HOUSTON - University of Houston softball head coach Kyla Holas announced the fall tournament schedules for the Spring Klein College Classic where the Cougars will take on three regular season opponents two of which were 2007 NCAA Championship participants, and the UH Round Robin on Monday.
"This weekend will be a really tough schedule," said Holas. "Usually we don't play four opponents and of those opponents, three of them are on our schedule this spring. That's something that is a little unexpected. If anything it's going to be a very good gauge of where we're at."
The 2007 Conference USA Champions open their fall season at the Spring Klein Classic this weekend where the Cougars will take on Texas, University of Louisiana - Lafayette, Stephen F. Austin and UTSA. The Cougars will meet Texas, ULL and UTSA again in the 2008 regular season.
"Of course in the fall you wish that you had more time to prepare," said Holas. "At this point in the year the players spend a lot more time in the classroom and doing other things than softball. So for us it's going to be a big eye opener and we'll know a lot better how everything is going to play out where we have depth in certain positions."
The Cougars are coming off their first ever softball C-USA Championship and a program best 44-18 finish. The team went 2-2 in NCAA Regional play, recording wins over Spring Klein Classic opponent and then-ranked No. 23 ULL, 4-3 (9), and eventual 2007 World Series participant and then-ranked No. 7, 8 Texas A&M.
Spring Klein College Classic Schedule
October 13
10:00 a.m. Houston vs. Stephen F. Austin
12:15 p.m. Houston vs. Texas
October 14
9:30 a.m. Houston vs. UL-Lafayette
2:00 p.m. Houston vs. UTSA
UH Round Robin Schedule
October 20
11:00 a.m. Houston vs. Lamar
3:00 p.m. Houston vs. UH - Victoria
7:00 p.m. Houston vs. San Jacinto Junior College