University of Houston
25-13, 2-5
Tulsa
25-11, 6-1
Houston Falls to Tulsa in Doubleheader
4/5/2019 9:29:00 PM | Softball
Vannoy goes 4-for-6 in both games
Heading into Saturday's series finale, the Cougars sit at 25-14 and 2-6 during American Athletic Conference play. With its run scored in the first inning of game two, the Cougars have now outscored their opponents 55-18 in the first two frames this season.
On the day, Houston's offense was led by senior catcher Brooke Vannoy, who went 4-for-6 with a home run and two runs scored across both games. She was joined by senior outfielders Sarah Barker and Maya Thomas, as well as junior infielder Sarah Queen as those who tallied multiple hits on Friday.
In the circle, senior pitcher Savannah Heebner tossed 15th complete-game of the season, surrendering two walks and allowing no earned runs in her six innings of work.
KEY INNINGS
3rd | With the Cougars trailing by a run, Houston claimed its first lead of the game, as a two-run single from junior infielder Sarah Queen gave the Cougars a one-run advantage. In the bottom of the inning, the Golden Hurricane tacked on three runs to reclaim the lead, 4-2.
4th | Houston fought back to tie the score as a two-run blast over the centerfield wall from sophomore infielder Tierrah Williams, scored junior catcher Brianna Burton. The Golden Hurricane put together a rebuttal of their own, plating three runs in the bottom of the inning to reclaim a 7-4 advantage.
5th | Another pair of runs from Tulsa pushed the edge to 9-4, where the Golden Hurricane never looked back to grab game one by a score of 10-6.
OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION
Brooke Vannoy | 3-3, HR, 2 R, RBI
Sarah Barker | 2-3, 2 R
Tierrah Williams | 1-4, HR, 2 RBIs
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Trystan Melancon (L, 6-2) | 3.0 IP, 6 H, K
Rachel Hertenberger | 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER
GAME 2 | HOUSTON 1, TULSA 3
KEY INNINGS
1st | The Cougars struck first the second contest, as an RBI single from junior infielder Sarah Queen plated senior outfielder for Houston's first run of the game.
3rd | Tulsa fought bought and crossed the plate three times in the bottom of the inning, which proved to be the difference, as the Golden Hurricane took game two 3-1.
OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION
Sarah Queen | 1-3, RBI
Brooke Vannoy | 1-3
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Savannah Heebner (L, 8-8) | 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB
The Cougars concluded their three-game series with the Golden Hurricane with the rubber match schedule for Saturday. First pitch for that matchup is slated for 2 p.m. and can be seen on the American Digital Network.
Season tickets for the 2019 season are on sale now and can be purchased for $80. Fans can also purchase a flex package of 20 games, where they can choose which games they want to attend.
Follow Houston Softball on Twitter and Instagram at UHCougarSB, and "Like" UHCougarSB on Facebook.
Fans can help support the Houston Softball program by joining the Diamond Club. To find out more information about the Diamond Club, visit UHCougars.com or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH. For more information, Click Here.
– UHCougars.com –
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DELCE, Chenise (11-4)
L: Melancon, Trystan (6-3)
S: POCHOP, Samantha (4)
Batting:
HR: Williams, Tierrah 1 ; Vannoy, Brooke 1
RBI: Queen, Sarah 2 ; Thomas, Maya 1 ; Williams, Tierrah 2 ; Vannoy, Brooke 1
SH: Montgomery, Kelli 1 ; Barker, Sarah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barker, Sarah 2 ; Burton, Brianna 1 ; Williams, Tierrah 1 ; Vannoy, Brooke 2
HBP: James, Arielle 2 ; Burton, Brianna 1
Batting:
2B: WHITTEN, Mikayla 1 ; NEAL, Morgan 1 ; SPELL, Rylie 1 ; STAFFORD, Tori 1
HR: HOLLINGSWORTH, Julia 1
RBI: HOLLINGSWORTH, Julia 3 ; NEAL, Morgan 2 ; MEINEN, Haley 1 ; PERRY, Alexis 1 ; SPELL, Rylie 1 ; STAFFORD, Tori 1
SF: PERRY, Alexis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HOLLINGSWORTH, Julia 2 ; WHITTEN, Mikayla 1 ; NEAL, Morgan 1 ; MUFFLEY, Josie 1 ; MEINEN, Haley 1 ; BRIERS, Sarah 1 ; SPELL, Rylie 1 ; SMITH, Jesse 1 ; STAFFORD, Tori 1
SB: MUFFLEY, Josie 1 ; BRIERS, Sarah 1
HBP: BRIERS, Sarah 1
