Houston hosts 3 Texas schools, Northern Colorado

HOUSTON − The Houston softball team will conclude its home tournament slate with the Houston Tournament Friday-Sunday at Cougar Softball Stadium, hosting Houston Baptist, Lamar, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Northern Colorado.

HOUSTON TOURNAMNT
Teams				Houston (4-6), Houston Baptist (3-5), Lamar (2-8), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (7-7), Northern Colorado (2-8)
Dates				Feb. 25-27 \| Tournament Central
Location				Houston, Texas \| Cougar Softball Stadium
Live Stream				ESPN+ (Houston games only)
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston \| ~~Houston Baptist~~ \| ~~Lamar~~ \| ~~Texas A&M Corpus Christi~~ \| ~~Northern Colorado~~
Social Media				@uhcougarsb \| @uhccougarsb \| Cougar Softball \| #GoCoogs

HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELY
Overall record: 143-112 (6th season)
At Houston: same

SERIES VS HOUSTON BAPTIST
Overall record: 8-1, Houston
Under Vesely: 1-0, Houston
Streak: Houston, 3

SERIES VS LAMAR
Overall record: 11-4, Houston
Under Vesely: 4-3, Houston
Streak: Lamar, 1

SERIES VS TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI
Overall record: 17-9, Houston
Under Vesely: 2-0, Houston
Streak: Houston, 3

SERIES VS NORTHERN COLORADO
Overall record: 0-0
Under Vesely: same
Streak: none

FIRST PITCH

Redshirt freshman LA Matthews led the team offensively in the Houston Classic with 5 hits and 2 RBI.
Freshmen Kylee Gibson and Matthews drove in four of the teams 6 RBI in the Houston Classic.
Upperclassmen Becca Schulte and Kenna Wilkey were named to The American Honor Roll after their performances in the Houston Invitational.
Becca Schulte hit a home run in the final game of 2020, did not play in 2021, and hit a home run in her first at-bat of 2022. Thus, Schulte hit a home run in back-to-back games spanning 23 months.
Schulte hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats on Opening Day and drove in 9 RBI over the weekend.
Freshman Ja'Naiya Thomas was named to D1Softball's preseason Top 75 Impact Freshman list.
Thomas was named D1Softball's Preseason Freshman of the Year for The American.
Houston will finish the regular season on national television May 1 at South Florida on ESPNU.
Houston added 14 newcomers to the 2022 roster, eight of which are freshmen.
The Cougars have 13 upperclassmen, including six seniors and two graduate students.
Graduate student Becca Schulte is competing in her seventh season as a collegiate athlete. Schulte graduated high school in 2015. She is one of two known 7th-year softball players in the DI ranks.
Houston added seven transfers this fall, five of which come from Power 5 schools.
Houston will face four Preseason Top 25 teams in 2022, including three teams in the Top 10 of D1Softball's preseason poll.
The Cougars play 10 teams that made a regional in 2021. Houston's schedule penned seven Power 5 opponents into the 2022 schedule, facing those seven teams a total of 11 total times.

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