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Saturday, March 27
Orlando, Fla.
2 p.m.
University of Houston
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Early Offense Not Enough
3/27/2021 7:01:00 PM | Softball
Cougars strike first but fall to Knights
ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Houston Softball team fell to No. 22/24 UCF by a score of 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Houston's record moves to 9-17 on the year and 0-3 in American Athletic Conference play, while the UCF sits at 23-6 and 3-0 in The American.
Sophomore Britaney Shaw launched a solo home run well over the leftfield wall in the third inning to give the Cougars the first lead of the game. Her sophomore counterpart, Megan Lee, started the game retiring the first 11 batters she faced, flirting with a perfect game bid through nearly four innings.
KEY INNINGS
3rd | Shaw scored the first run of the game with her third home run of the season that cleared the leftfield wall.
4th | The Knights used a four-run fourth inning to take a 4-1 lead, which proved to be the difference in the game.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Britaney Shaw | 1-2, HR
Kati Ray Brown | 1-3
Lindsey Stewart-Vaughn | 1-3
Sarah Queen | 1-3
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Megan Lee (L, 2-6) | 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB
Hailey Hudson | 0.0 IP, 2 BB
Logan Hulon | 2.1 IP, H, 0 ER, K
ON DECK
Houston concludes its time in Orlando, when the Cougars face the Knights in the series finale at 11 a.m., Sunday.
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Houston's record moves to 9-17 on the year and 0-3 in American Athletic Conference play, while the UCF sits at 23-6 and 3-0 in The American.
Sophomore Britaney Shaw launched a solo home run well over the leftfield wall in the third inning to give the Cougars the first lead of the game. Her sophomore counterpart, Megan Lee, started the game retiring the first 11 batters she faced, flirting with a perfect game bid through nearly four innings.
3rd | Shaw scored the first run of the game with her third home run of the season that cleared the leftfield wall.
4th | The Knights used a four-run fourth inning to take a 4-1 lead, which proved to be the difference in the game.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Britaney Shaw | 1-2, HR
Kati Ray Brown | 1-3
Lindsey Stewart-Vaughn | 1-3
Sarah Queen | 1-3
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Megan Lee (L, 2-6) | 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB
Hailey Hudson | 0.0 IP, 2 BB
Logan Hulon | 2.1 IP, H, 0 ER, K
Houston concludes its time in Orlando, when the Cougars face the Knights in the series finale at 11 a.m., Sunday.
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: Alea White (12-1)
L: Lee, Megan (2-6)
Batting:
HR: Shaw, Britaney 1
RBI: Shaw, Britaney 1
SH: Busch, Bethany 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shaw, Britaney 1
Batting:
2B: Jada Cody 1 ; Karissa Ornelas 1
HR: Jada Cody 1
RBI: Jada Cody 2 ; Karissa Ornelas 1 ; Jazmine Esparza 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kasey Fava 1 ; Jada Cody 1 ; Denali Schappacher 1 ; Karissa Ornelas 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
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