University of Houston
11-11
Prairie View A&M
3-15
Houston Shuts Out Prairie View A&M Twice
3/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Season Stats | Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score
HOUSTON -- The University of Houston Softball team picked up its fifth and sixth consecutive wins, sweeping Prairie View A&M, 3-0 and 7-0, in a doubleheader on Friday night at Cougar Softball Stadium.
With the wins, the Cougars improve to 12-11 overall and pick up their second and third straight decisions via shutout, while the Panthers fall to 3-16. Houston's six straight wins are the longest for the program since 2014 (11 straight), while the string of shutouts is the first since 2012 (three straight).
Senior Shelby Miller paced the Cougars with a pair of multi-hit games, going 4-for-6 with a triple, three RBI and two runs scored.
Sophomore Brooke Vannoy finished 2-for-6 on the day with a hit in each game, but made the most of it in the nightcap, launching a grand slam over the left field fence in the third inning.
Pitchers Savannah Heebner (5-3) and Trystan Melancon (5-5) each picked up their fifth wins of the season. Heebner scattered six hits and recorded a career-high eight strikeouts in going the distance in the first game, while Melancon and sophomore Presley Bell combined to one-hit PVAMU in game two. Bell earned her first career save with three hitless innings of relief.
ON DECK
Due to inclement weather in the forecast for Saturday, the Cougars have moved their doubleheader with Texas Southern to Sunday. Game times remain the same at noon and 2:30 p.m.
HOUSTON 3, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 0
KEY INNINGS
1st | A pair of two-out hits to right field got the Cougars on the board in the bottom of the first. Redshirt sophomore Sarah Barker doubled, before coming around on a single from Miller in the next at bat.
5th | Junior Kaylin Crumpton doubled Houston's lead in the bottom of the fifth. After freshman Arielle James reached on an infield error, Crumpton brought her home on a two-bagger to left field to make it 2-0.
6th | The Cougars and Panthers were delayed 1:41 due to lightning in the bottom of the sixth. When play resumed, Miller tripled to right center, scoring on a throwing error in the play to make it 3-0.
HOUSTON NOTES
Top Offensive Players:
Shelby Miller | 2-3, 3B, RBI, R
Kaylin Crumpton | 1-3, 2B, RBI
Arielle James | 1-3, R
Sarah Barker | 1-3, R
Pitching Breakdown:
Savannah Heebner (W, 5-3) | 7.0 IP, CG, SHO, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
HOUSTON 7, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 0
KEY INNINGS
1st | Miller again got Houston on the board in the bottom of the first inning. With two runners in scoring positions, Miller plated James on a sacrifice fly to right center.
3rd | The Cougars broke out for five runs in the bottom of the third. After James reached on walk to open the frame and stole second base, Barker plated her on a singe to center field. Singles from Miller and sophomore Maya Thomas then loaded the bases for Vannoy's grand slam two batters later.
5th | Miller tacked on one more run on a RBI groundout in the bottom of the fifth for the 7-0 final.
HOUSTON NOTES
Top Offensive Players:
Brooke Vannoy | 1-3, GS, 4 RBI, R, SB
Shelby Miller | 2-3, 2 RBI, R
Arielle James | 1-1, 3 R, 2 BB, SB
Sarah Barker | 2-4, RBI, R
Maya Thomas | 1-3, R
Jaylin Baldridge | 2-2, 2B, BB
Pitching Breakdown:
Trystan Melancon (W, 5-5) | 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Presley Bell (SV, 1) | 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Heebner, Savannah (5-3)
L: A. Higgins (2-8)
Batting:
2B: L. Hernandez 1
SH: D. Williams 1 ; B. Dibler 1
Base Running:
CS: B. Knowles 1
Batting:
2B: Crumpton, Kaylin 1 ; Barker, Sarah 1 ; Vannoy, Brooke 1
3B: Miller, Shelby 1
RBI: Crumpton, Kaylin 1 ; Miller, Shelby 1
SH: Baldridge, Jaylin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: James, Arielle 1 ; Barker, Sarah 1 ; Miller, Shelby 1
SB: Baldridge, Jaylin 1
