
Doubleheader with Sam Houston Awaits
3/21/2022 3:15:00 PM | Softball
Cougars return home for doubleheader before heading back to Oklahoma
HOUSTON − The University of Houston softball team hosts Sam Houston for a doubleheader in a midweek matchup on Tuesday at Cougar Softball Stadium at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELY
Overall record: 153-121 (6th season)
At Houston: same
SERIES VS SAM HOUSTON
Overall record: 31-5, Houston
Under Vesely: 8-1, Houston
Streak: Houston, 1
FIRST PITCH
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HOUSTON (14-15, 0-0 The American) vs SAM HOUSTON (9-19, 3-3 WAC) | ||||
Date | Time | Tuesday, March 22 | 4 p.m. // 6 p.m. | |||
Location | Houston, Texas | Cougar Softball Stadium | |||
Live Stream | ESPN+ | |||
Live Stats | UHStats.com | |||
Game Notes | Houston | Sam Houston | |||
Social Media | @uhcougarsb ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELY
Overall record: 153-121 (6th season)
At Houston: same
SERIES VS SAM HOUSTON
Overall record: 31-5, Houston
Under Vesely: 8-1, Houston
Streak: Houston, 1
FIRST PITCH
- Amanda Carden hit two lead-off extra-base hits inside Hall of Fame Stadium. A triple against Iowa on Friday and a double against Oklahoma on Saturday.
- Britaney Shaw hit two home runs against Boise State including a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning.
- Kenna Wilkey ranks 13th nationally with 2 saves.
- Houston downed #7 Washington in walk-off fashion on Friday of the Boyd Gaming Classic, 5-4. It marked the second-straight year the Cougars had topped the #7 team in the country (last against #7 Oklahoma State in 2021).
- 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.
- 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 13 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 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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Players Mentioned
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