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Houston Wins Fourth Series in a Row
5/4/2019 5:24:00 PM | Softball
Cougars have won 12 of past 14 games
HOUSTON – On an afternoon that celebrated a trio of seniors, the University of Houston Softball claimed its fifth conference series of the season and fourth in a row, as the Cougars came out of top of ECU by a score of 4-1 on Saturday.
With the win, the Cougars (37-16, 12-7) match their win total from last season with 37 wins, while the Pirates move to 21-31 on the year and 3-17 in conference play. The victory also marks the team's 12th victory in their past 14 tries.
Saturday saw Houston's offense be led by senior outfielder Maya Thomas, who posted a game-high two hits in the contest, extended her hitting streak to 12 games. With her groundout in the third, Thomas had her streak of 10 consecutive at-bats with a hit snapped.
Junior outfielder Lindsey Stewart drove in a game-high two RBIs and was joined by senior catcher Brooke Vannoy and sophomore infielder Aspen Howie as those with a run batted in on the day.
Senior pitcher Savannah Heebner earned her 13th victory of the season, allowing just one run in her six innings pitched. She's now won five-straight decisions. Senior Presely Bell came into the game and earned the team's first save of the season.
KEY INNINGS
1st | For the second game in a row, ECU jumped out to the first lead in the game, as their run in the first put them ahead 1-0.
2nd | Once senior infielder Rachel Hill led the inning off with a single, senior Maya Thomas followed that with a base hit of her own, to put a pair of runners on for the Cougars. After a couple of sacrifice at-bats from senior pitcher Savannah Heebner and sophomore infielder Aspen Howie, Hill came around to score and tie the game at one.
3rd | With junior infielder Sarah Queen and senior catcher Brooke Vannoy both reaching base to start the inning, junior outfielder Lindsey Stewart came up to bat and doubled home both runners to give the Cougars their first lead of the game, 3-1.
OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION
Maya Thomas | 3-3, R
Sarah Barker | 3-4, RBI
Arielle James | 1-4, HR, R, RBI
Savannah Heebner | 1-3, R, RBI
Brooke Vannoy | 1-3, RBI
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Savannah Heebener (W, 13-8) | 6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 6 K
Presley Bell (S, 1) | 1.0 IP, H, 2 K
ON DECK
Houston looks to complete the series sweep over ECU on Sunday, as the two teams will face off in the regular season finale beginning at noon.
Prior to the start of the game, Houston will recognize three of its six seniors and honor Sarah Barker, Brooke Vannoy and Presley Bell with a special pregame ceremony.
THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The University of Houston is hosting the 2019 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship, taking place from May 9-11 at Cougar Softball Softball Stadium. Fans who wish to purchase tickets to the event can do so now for a low as $5 by clicking here.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Softball on Twitter and Instagram at UHCougarSB, and "Like" UHCougarSB on Facebook.
JOIN DIAMOND CLUB
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 –
With the win, the Cougars (37-16, 12-7) match their win total from last season with 37 wins, while the Pirates move to 21-31 on the year and 3-17 in conference play. The victory also marks the team's 12th victory in their past 14 tries.
Saturday saw Houston's offense be led by senior outfielder Maya Thomas, who posted a game-high two hits in the contest, extended her hitting streak to 12 games. With her groundout in the third, Thomas had her streak of 10 consecutive at-bats with a hit snapped.
Junior outfielder Lindsey Stewart drove in a game-high two RBIs and was joined by senior catcher Brooke Vannoy and sophomore infielder Aspen Howie as those with a run batted in on the day.
Senior pitcher Savannah Heebner earned her 13th victory of the season, allowing just one run in her six innings pitched. She's now won five-straight decisions. Senior Presely Bell came into the game and earned the team's first save of the season.
1st | For the second game in a row, ECU jumped out to the first lead in the game, as their run in the first put them ahead 1-0.
2nd | Once senior infielder Rachel Hill led the inning off with a single, senior Maya Thomas followed that with a base hit of her own, to put a pair of runners on for the Cougars. After a couple of sacrifice at-bats from senior pitcher Savannah Heebner and sophomore infielder Aspen Howie, Hill came around to score and tie the game at one.
3rd | With junior infielder Sarah Queen and senior catcher Brooke Vannoy both reaching base to start the inning, junior outfielder Lindsey Stewart came up to bat and doubled home both runners to give the Cougars their first lead of the game, 3-1.
OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION
Maya Thomas | 3-3, R
Sarah Barker | 3-4, RBI
Arielle James | 1-4, HR, R, RBI
Savannah Heebner | 1-3, R, RBI
Brooke Vannoy | 1-3, RBI
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Savannah Heebener (W, 13-8) | 6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 6 K
Presley Bell (S, 1) | 1.0 IP, H, 2 K
Houston looks to complete the series sweep over ECU on Sunday, as the two teams will face off in the regular season finale beginning at noon.
Prior to the start of the game, Houston will recognize three of its six seniors and honor Sarah Barker, Brooke Vannoy and Presley Bell with a special pregame ceremony.
The University of Houston is hosting the 2019 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship, taking place from May 9-11 at Cougar Softball Softball Stadium. Fans who wish to purchase tickets to the event can do so now for a low as $5 by clicking here.
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: Heebner, Savannah (13-8)
L: SANFORD, Whitney (7-12)
S: Bell, Presley (1)
Batting:
2B: INAE, Ashleigh 1 ; MCCOLLUM, Rachel 1 ; HALO, Morgan 1 ; LAYTON, Courtney 1
RBI: HALO, Morgan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MCCOLLUM, Rachel 1
SB: JARVIS, Faith 1
Batting:
2B: Stewart-Vaughn, Lindsey 1
RBI: Stewart-Vaughn, Lindsey 2 ; Howie, Aspen 1 ; Vannoy, Brooke 1
SH: Barker, Sarah 1 ; Heebner, Savannah 1 ; Howie, Aspen 1
SF: Howie, Aspen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hill, Rachel 1 ; Thomas, Maya 1 ; Queen, Sarah 1 ; Vannoy, Brooke 1
HBP: James, Arielle 1
Game Leaders
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