PREVIEW: Cougars Battle #11/#12 Aggies

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Houston Softball team concludes a four-game road swing with a trip to #11/#12 Texas A&M on Tuesday.

#11/#12 Texas A&M
Teams				Houston at #11/#12 Texas A&M
Dates				Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m.
Location				Davis Diamond \| College Station, Texas
Live Streams				SEC Network+
Live Stats				UHStats.com
Game Notes				Houston

HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELY
Overall record: 209-186-1 (8th season)
At Houston: same

SERIES vs TEXAS A&M

Overall: 10-23
First Meeting: L, 0-5, Feb. 21, 2001
Last Meeting: L, 3-9, May 3, 2023
Last Houston Win: W, 3-2 (8), May 4, 2022
In College Station: 5-10
Last five: 2-3
Last 10: 5-5
Under Vesely: 5-4
Houston Streak: L2

FIRST PITCH

The Cougars won their first Big 12 game in style, sealing the team's highest ranked win in program history with a 12-10 win over No. 2 Texas on March 8. The victory also continued Head Coach Kristin Vesely's streak of seasons with a win over a ranked opponent.
Houston's 94 runs tied the program record for most runs through the first 11 games, originally set in 2014.
The Cougars' 295 runs scored have surpassed the program's season totals from all but four seasons: 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2008. They're within 16 runs of three of those seasons and 75 runs away from the record.
The team posted its best 11 game start (10-1) since 2008 when the program went 11-0. At 15-5, the team earned its best 20 game start since 2020 (16-4).
Houston broke its single-season sacrifice flies record that it set last season, posting 22 this season. Bree Cantu leads the team with 5, which ranks 11th in the country and second in the Big 12.
The Cougars rank 13th nationally in walks drawn (178), 16th in scoring (6.41) and 20th in on-base percentage (.407).
Kennedy Thomas is three runs away from tying the team's senior runs scored record (Haley Outon's 47 in 2014).
Houston has hit four grand slams this season, bringing the program's historic total to 52.

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