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Houston Secures Series Win Over ECU
4/18/2021 4:39:00 PM | Softball
Cougars claim first conference series win of the season
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Softball team cemented its first American Athletic Conference series victory on Sunday, taking down East Carolina by a score of 6-1 in the series finale.
The day began with the Cougars (13-27, 4-12 AAC) concluding game three of the series from Saturday, which was suspended due to weather conditions. After leading 3-1 at the resumption of the game, Houston ultimately fell to the Pirates (11-24, 2-10 AAC) 11-5, but bounced back to defeat ECU in game four and claim the series victory.
Houston's offense continued its hot stretch as of late, as the Cougars have now scored at least five runs in seven of their last nine games, including five in a row. Sunday also saw the Cougars finish game three with 14 hits, the team's sixth double-digit hit performance of the season and second of the weekend. All nine batters in the Houston lineup recorded at least one hit in the game.
In game three, junior Kati Ray Brown and sophomore Britaney Shaw each hit solo home runs. Shaw finished the contest tying a career-high three hits. Game two saw redshirt senior Sarah Queen record her team-leading 10th homer of the season, while redshirt senior Lindsey Stewart-Vaughn extended her hitting streak to five games with her bases-clearing, two-RBI double.
Junior Rachel Hertenberger secured the series-clinching win for Houston in the circle, tossing her ninth complete game of the season, having struck out six batters and walking just one in her seven innings of work.
GAME 3: East Carolina 11, Houston 5
KEY INNINGS
1st | Following a single from Queen that brought home Stewart-Vaughn, senior Aspen Howie recorded a two-RBI single to quickly put the Cougars up 3-0.
4th | East Carolina took advantage of a couple fielding blunders from the Cougars and crossed the plate six times to take a 7-3 lead.
6th | Another three runs were put on the scoreboard from the Pirates to push their lead to six, which proved to be too much for Houston to overcame, as Shaw's solo home run in the bottom of the inning wasn't enough to jumpstart a comeback.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Britaney Shaw | 3-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Sarah Queen | 2-5, RBI
Bethany Busch | 2-3, 2B, R
Tierrah Williams | 2-4
Kati Ray Brow | 1-2, HR, 2 BB
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Logan Hulon (L, 2-6) | 3.0 IP, 3H, 3 ER, 3 K
Megan Lee | 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, K
Hailey Hudson | 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB
GAME 4: Houston 6, East Carolina 1
KEY INNINGS
2nd | With the bases loaded, Stewart-Vaughn found a gap in leftfield and cleared the bases with a double to put Houston ahead by three. Senior Rock Benavides then shot one right up the middle to score Stewart-Vaughn and cement the four-run inning.
4th | After Benavides reached base with her second hit of the game, Queen launched a flyball that cleared the wall in center to extend the lead to 6-0.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Sarah Queen | 2-3, HR, 2 RBIs, R
Rock Benavides | 2-3, RBI, R, SB
Lindsey Stewart-Vaughn | 1-4, 2B, 3 RBIs
Bethany Busch | 1-2, 2B, SB
Kati Ray Brown | 1-3, R
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Rachel Hertenberger (W, 6-8) | 7.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 6 K
ON DECK
Houston hits the road for its final nonconference and midweek contest of the season, when the Cougars travel to College Station, Texas, to face RV/RV Texas A&M at 6 p.m., Tuesday.
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The day began with the Cougars (13-27, 4-12 AAC) concluding game three of the series from Saturday, which was suspended due to weather conditions. After leading 3-1 at the resumption of the game, Houston ultimately fell to the Pirates (11-24, 2-10 AAC) 11-5, but bounced back to defeat ECU in game four and claim the series victory.
Houston's offense continued its hot stretch as of late, as the Cougars have now scored at least five runs in seven of their last nine games, including five in a row. Sunday also saw the Cougars finish game three with 14 hits, the team's sixth double-digit hit performance of the season and second of the weekend. All nine batters in the Houston lineup recorded at least one hit in the game.
In game three, junior Kati Ray Brown and sophomore Britaney Shaw each hit solo home runs. Shaw finished the contest tying a career-high three hits. Game two saw redshirt senior Sarah Queen record her team-leading 10th homer of the season, while redshirt senior Lindsey Stewart-Vaughn extended her hitting streak to five games with her bases-clearing, two-RBI double.
Junior Rachel Hertenberger secured the series-clinching win for Houston in the circle, tossing her ninth complete game of the season, having struck out six batters and walking just one in her seven innings of work.
KEY INNINGS
1st | Following a single from Queen that brought home Stewart-Vaughn, senior Aspen Howie recorded a two-RBI single to quickly put the Cougars up 3-0.
4th | East Carolina took advantage of a couple fielding blunders from the Cougars and crossed the plate six times to take a 7-3 lead.
6th | Another three runs were put on the scoreboard from the Pirates to push their lead to six, which proved to be too much for Houston to overcame, as Shaw's solo home run in the bottom of the inning wasn't enough to jumpstart a comeback.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Britaney Shaw | 3-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Sarah Queen | 2-5, RBI
Bethany Busch | 2-3, 2B, R
Tierrah Williams | 2-4
Kati Ray Brow | 1-2, HR, 2 BB
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Logan Hulon (L, 2-6) | 3.0 IP, 3H, 3 ER, 3 K
Megan Lee | 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, K
Hailey Hudson | 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB
GAME 4: Houston 6, East Carolina 1
KEY INNINGS
2nd | With the bases loaded, Stewart-Vaughn found a gap in leftfield and cleared the bases with a double to put Houston ahead by three. Senior Rock Benavides then shot one right up the middle to score Stewart-Vaughn and cement the four-run inning.
4th | After Benavides reached base with her second hit of the game, Queen launched a flyball that cleared the wall in center to extend the lead to 6-0.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Sarah Queen | 2-3, HR, 2 RBIs, R
Rock Benavides | 2-3, RBI, R, SB
Lindsey Stewart-Vaughn | 1-4, 2B, 3 RBIs
Bethany Busch | 1-2, 2B, SB
Kati Ray Brown | 1-3, R
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
Rachel Hertenberger (W, 6-8) | 7.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 6 K
Houston hits the road for its final nonconference and midweek contest of the season, when the Cougars travel to College Station, Texas, to face RV/RV Texas A&M at 6 p.m., Tuesday.
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: WOODALL, Kama (6-12)
L: Hulon, Logan (2-5)
Batting:
2B: INAE, Ashleigh 1 ; MCCOLLUM, Rachel 2
HR: MCCOLLUM, Rachel 1
RBI: INAE, Ashleigh 1 ; MCCOLLUM, Rachel 5 ; ESTES, Logyn 1 ; YODER, Sydney 2
SH: NARRON, Olivia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: NARRON, Olivia 1 ; INAE, Ashleigh 2 ; MCCOLLUM, Rachel 2 ; GARNER, Chandley 1 ; ESTES, Logyn 1 ; YODER, Sydney 1 ; EDWARDS, Gianna 1 ; WOODRING, Taylor 1 ; GRIGGS, Sydney 1
CS: NARRON, Olivia 1
HBP: GARNER, Chandley 1
Batting:
2B: Busch, Bethany 2
HR: Shaw, Britaney 1 ; Brown, Kati Ray 1
RBI: Queen, Sarah 1 ; Shaw, Britaney 1 ; Howie, Aspen 2 ; Brown, Kati Ray 1
SH: Benavides, Rock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stewart-Vaughn, Lindsey 1 ; Shaw, Britaney 2 ; Busch, Bethany 1 ; Brown, Kati Ray 1
CS: Queen, Sarah 1
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