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Regular Season Wraps with Pink Out Doubleheader
5/3/2022 2:02:00 PM | Softball
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HOUSTON – The University of Houston softball team puts a bow on the 2022 regular season with a midweek doubleheader, and Pink Out game, against Texas A&M on Wednesday at Cougar Softball Stadium.
HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELY
Overall record: 163-132-1 (6th season)
At Houston: same
SERIES VS TEXAS A&M
Overall record: 20-9, Texas A&M
Under Vesely: 2-2
Streak: Texas A&M, 1
FIRST PITCH
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| HOUSTON (24-26-1, 8-9-1 American) vs TEXAS A&M (27-21, 5-16 SEC) | ||||
| Date | Time | Wednesday, May 4 at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. | |||
| Location | Houston, Texas | Cougar Softball Stadium | |||
| Live Stream | ESPN+ | Game 1, Game 2 | |||
| Live Stats | UHStats.com | |||
| Game Notes | Houston | Texas A&M | |||
| Social Media | @uhcougarsb |
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HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELY
Overall record: 163-132-1 (6th season)
At Houston: same
SERIES VS TEXAS A&M
Overall record: 20-9, Texas A&M
Under Vesely: 2-2
Streak: Texas A&M, 1
FIRST PITCH
- The Cougars have turned 26 double plays in 2022, tied for second-most in the country. Houston is two double plays away from tying the school record (2014, '15, '18)
- Becca Schulte is one stolen base away from being Houston's third-ever 10 HR-10 SB member (13 HR-9 SB currently). She would join Holly Anderson (10-19) in 2012 and Haley Outon (22-10) also in 2012 as the only other two.
- Houston has downed two ranked opponents in 2022 and has beaten a ranked opponent each of the last seven seasons and every year under Vesely.
- Houston put together a six-run comeback against #18 UCF on Sunday, the largest comeback since 2018.
- Paige Hulsey tied a school record for stolen bases with a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts against Memphis on April 3.
- Hannah Todd became the first pitcher to win all three games of a series in program history winning all three games against Memphis.
- 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.
- 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 faced four Preseason Top 25 teams in 2022, including three teams in the Top 10 of D1Softball's preseason poll.
- The Cougars played 10 teams that made a regional in 2021 and seven Power 5 opponents in 2022, facing those seven teams a total of 11 total times.
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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.
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