University of Houston
48-8, 0
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UTEP
29-23, 0
Softball Completes Sweep Of UTEP With 2-0 Win
5/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 4, 2008
HOUSTON -- The University of Houston softball team closed out the 2008 regular season with a 2-0 win over UTEP Sunday at Cougar Softball Stadium, completing their second straight Conference USA series sweep and their sixth this season. Houston finishes the regular season with a 48-8 record and a 21-2 mark in Conference USA.
Houston's 21 wins in C-USA are the second most single-season wins in the conference's nine years and the most since DePaul recorded 22 wins during the 2003 season. UH is only the second program to record back-to-back 20 wins conference seasons. DePaul was the last, doing so during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
Senior pitcher Angel Shamblin improves to 30-2 this season. She pitched her 16th shutout, allowing two hits and retiring seven batters.
The Cougars put two runs on the board in the third inning, both coming with two outs on the board. Junior Katie Bush started things off reaching base on a bunt and senior Amanda Grote would put herself into scoring position, reaching base on a single through the left side. Bush and Grote would both score when junior Laurie Wagner hit her first triple of the season, giving Houston the 2-0 advantage.
UH finishes the season with a 33-2 record on their home field. Their only two losses came to Baylor and Louisiana Lafayette. They are also only the second program in school history to record 48 wins in a single season. Baseball recorded 48 wins during both the 2000 and 2002 seasons.
Up Next
Houston will play host to the 2008 Conference USA Softball Tournament May 8-10 at Cougar Softball Stadium. The first day of the tournament will feature five games beginning at 9 a.m. There will be two semifinal games at 2 p.m. on Friday. The Championship game is slated for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and will air on CBS College Sports Network.
The Cougars enter the tournament as the leagues top seed and will play at 5:30 p.m. They will play the winner of the UAB vs. Memphis game, which is scheduled for a 9 a.m. start.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shamblin, Angel (28-2)
L: TOWNSEND,Stacie (12-11)
Batting:
3B: Wagner, Laurie 1
RBI: Wagner, Laurie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bush, Katie 1 ; Grote, Amanda 1
SB: Bush, Katie 1
