University of Houston
13-11
Texas Southern
7-4
Cougars Shutout Texas Southern Twice
3/12/2017 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 fourth and fifth straight shutout, sweeping Texas Southern, 1-0 and 6-0, in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Cougar Softball Stadium.
With the wins, the Cougars improve to 14-11 overall and extend their win streak to eight straight games, while the Tigers fall to 7-5. Houston's string of five straight shutouts ties the program record set back in 2011.
Pitchers Trystan Melancon (6-5) and Savannah Heebner (6-3) each picked up their sixth wins of the season. Melancon scattered two hits and struck out seven in a complete-game shutout. Starting with the last out of the first inning, the native of Tomball, Texas, retired 12 straight until a single broke up the no-hit bid two outs into the fifth inning. Heebner carried a no-hit bid one out into the sixth inning, walking two and striking out five, before Presley Bell sealed the sweep with a scoreless inning of relief.
Junior Kaylin Crumpton led the way for the Cougars at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. The native of Corona, Calif., plated the lone run in the first game of the doubleheader on a hit by pitch with the bases loaded.
Crumpton was one of three Houston players to go deep in game two. Junior Mariah Garcia and freshman Arielle James went back-to-back in the bottom of the sixth inning to mark Houston's sixth multi-homer game of the season. Garcia's and James' homers also marked the first time the Cougars went back-to-back since Julana Shrum and Courtney Mica did so at Houston Baptist on March 3, 2015.
Sophomore Maya Thomas led all players with three hits, including two bunt singles, and three stolen bases.
ON DECK
Houston will close its current homestand in a 5:30 p.m. first pitch with Texas State on Wednesday, March 15, at Cougar Softball Stadium.
HOUSTON 1, TEXAS SOUTHERN 0
KEY INNINGS
5th | With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, sophomore Brooke Vannoy (single), Garcia (error) and James (walk) all reached to load the bases. Vannoy trotted home on what later proved to be the game-winning on a hit by pitch to Crumpton in the next at bat.
HOUSTON NOTES
Top Offensive Players:
Maya Thomas | 2-3, 3 SB
Brooke Vannoy | 1-2, R
Kaylin Crumpton | 0-2, HBP, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Trystan Melancon (W, 6-5) | 7.0 IP, CG, SHO, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
HOUSTON 6, TEXAS SOUTHERN 0
KEY INNINGS
3rd | A three-hit frame gave the Cougars a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, Crumpton singled up the middle and advanced to second on a passed ball. Redshirt sophomore Sarah Barker followed with a walk, before Crumpton came home on a single to center field from senior Shelby Miller. Two batters later, Heebner plated Barker on a single to right field.
5th | Houston tacked on another two runs in the fifth. James walked to leadoff the frame, before Crumpton homered to right center.
6th | Garcia and James added to Houston's lead with back-to-back solo home runs to left center in the bottom of the sixth.
HOUSTON NOTES
Top Offensive Players:
Kaylin Crumpton | 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Arielle James | 1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB
Mariah Garcia | 1-2, HR, RBI, R
Sarah Barker | 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Shelby Miller | 2-3, RBI
Savannah Heebner | 1-3, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Savannah Heebner (W, 6-3) | 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Presley Bell | 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Melancon, Trystan (6-5)
L: L.Rodriguez (3-2)
Batting:
RBI: Crumpton, Kaylin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vannoy, Brooke 1
SB: Thomas, Maya 3
HBP: Crumpton, Kaylin 1 ; Vannoy, Brooke 1
