Softball Returns Home to Battle Stephen F. Austin

HOUSTON – The University of Houston softball team returns to the Cougar Softball Stadium for the first time in over a month for a doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday.

First pitch in game one is scheduled for 4 p.m., with game two slated for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch.

Stephen F. Austin
Teams				Houston vs. Stephen F. Austin
Dates				April 4 \| Game One at 4 p.m. \| Game Two at 6:30 p.m.
Location				Houston, Texas
Live Stream				ESPN+
Live Stats				U HStats.com
Game Notes				Houston
Social Media				@uhcougarsb \| @uhccougarsb \| Cougar Softball \| #GoCoogs

HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELYOverall record: 181-149-1 (7th season)
At Houston: same

SERIES VS. SFAOverall record: 8-3, Houston
Under Vesely: 2-0, Houston
Streak: Houston, 2

THE SERIES

Houston is 8-3 all-time against Stephen F. Austin. Under Vesely, the Cougars are 2-0 against the Lumberjacks.
Houston swept a pair of games in the last meetings in 2018.
Houston has a two-game win streak against SFA.

FIRST PITCH

Turiya Coleman enters the weekend with multiple stats among the best in the NCAA. Nationally, she ranks 24th in hits (43), 33rd in batting average (.439), 43rd in total bases (70) and 48th in on-base percentage (.509). Kenna Wilkey also ranks near the top at 47th in strikeouts (94) and 47th in victories (10).
Houston was placed at #102 in RPI entering the weekday matchup. RPI is released by the NCAA every weekday morning. The Cougars rank fourth in The American in RPI, behind Wichita State, UCF and South Florida, all three being 2021 NCAA tournament teams.
Houston leads The American after two weeks of conference play, the only undefeated team remaining. Every team plays the other six conference opponents with one bye weekend. Houston has played Memphis and had its bye weekend so far.
Among active players, Kenna Wilkey has the 21st most appearances (129), the 28th most innings pitched (554), 38th most wins (52) and the 33rd most strikeouts (480).
The Cougars boast one of the tougher nonconference schedules in the conference. Houston's nonconference slate was ranked as the 32nd toughest, only behind UCF in the conference.
Houston plays 16 home games and no away games in the month of February, followed by 16 neutral site/away games and no home games in March. Houston is the only known school to have played its opening month at its home stadium, followed by an entire month away from it.
The Cougars are playing their last season in The American prior to joining the Big 12 Conference next season.
Kenna Wilkey picked up a pair of preseason honors, being named the preseason American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year by both D1Softball and Extra Innings Softball.

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