University of Houston
28-4, 0
Southern Miss
14-18, 0
No. 11 Softball Sweeps Southern Miss with 6-0 Win
3/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 22, 2008
HOUSTON - Three University of Houston softball players recorded home runs in the Cougars 6-0 defeat of Southern Miss on Saturday at Cougar Softball Stadium. Houston ran their Conference USA win streak to six and earned their second-straight sweep of a league opponent.
Houston outscored Southern Miss 26-5 over the weekend and have outscored their conference opponents 62-10.
No. 11 Houston moves to 28-4 overall this season and 6-0 in Conference USA. The Cougars are now 21-11 all-time against Southern Miss.
The Cougars scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning after junior Haley Valis hit her sixth home run of the season. Her three run homer scored pinch runner Katy Beth Sherman and senior Amanda Grote. Sherman came in to run for junior Laurie Wagner who singled to shortstop and Grote reached base on a throwing error by Southern Miss.
Wagner started things off for the Cougars in the bottom of the second inning with a home run to centerfield on her first pitch. The home run was her sixth home run this season. The third Cougar home run of the game came in the bottom of the fourth inning when freshman Jennifer Klinkert hit her ninth home run of the season over the right center fence.
Junior Christa Raley also scored for the Cougars in the bottom of the fifth inning after a double to right center put her on base. She scored on a double by junior Katie Bush.
Shamblin moves to 16-2 in the circle this season. She pitched the complete game allowing two hits, no walks and three strikeouts.
Up Next
Houston will remain on their home field for a weekend series against Memphis on March 29-30. First game of the double-header will begin at 1pm on March 29. The series will conclude on Sunday with a single game at 1pm. Fans can follow all games of the series through Gametracker by logging onto www.UHCougars.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shamblin, Angel (16-2)
L: DAVIS, Samantha (6-7)
Batting:
2B: Bush, Katie 1 ; Raley, Christa 1
HR: Klinkert, Jennifer 1 ; Wagner, Laurie 1 ; Valis, Haley 1
RBI: Bush, Katie 1 ; Klinkert, Jennifer 1 ; Wagner, Laurie 1 ; Valis, Haley 3
SH: Grote, Amanda 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Klinkert, Jennifer 1 ; Wagner, Laurie 1 ; Sherman, Katy Beth 1 ; Grote, Amanda 1 ; Valis, Haley 1 ; Raley, Christa 1
SB: Shamblin, Angel 2
CS: Bush, Katie 1
