PREVIEW: Houston Closes Homestand with Midweek Against McNeese

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Softball team concludes a five-game homestand as McNeese visits Cougar Softball Stadium for a 6 p.m. first pitch on Tuesday.

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Date \| Time				March 25 \| 6 p.m. \| Watch \| Live Stats \| Tickets
Location				Cougar Softball Stadium
Game Notes				Game Notes

SERIES vs McNEESE

All-Time: 15-14
in Houston: 10-9
Last Houston Win: 9-5; March 6, 2024
Last McNeese Win: 6-2; Feb. 21, 2025
Last 10 in Series: 3-7
Current Streak: L1

HEAD COACH KRISTIN VESELY
Overall record: 228-204-1 (9th season)
At Houston: same

FIRST PITCH

Houston has battled McNeese in every season since 2015 but one (which was cut short due to COVID-19). The Cowgirls are the Cougars' 13^th most common opponent with 29 games played.
Houston has hit back-to-back home runs four times this season, all at Cougar Softball Stadium. The Cougars started against Tarleton on Feb. 25 before completing the feat twice as part of back-to-back-to-back homers against Iowa State on March 7. Junior Mandy Esman and sophomore Makenna Mitchell completed the most recent occurrence against Lamar on March 16.
Houston holds a 64-38 all-time record on Tuesdays, excelling at midweek matchups.
Houston has been drawing walks at a prolific rate this season. Picking up 155 bases on balls through the first 25 games, the Cougars rank second in the country in walks, sitting one walk behind of Oklahoma, who has played one more game. In the total is five games where Houston drew double-digit walks, including 13 against New Mexico on Feb. 7 which is the second most walks drawn in a single game by a NCAA Division I team this season as well as a new program record for walks in a game.
The Cougars' walk total this season has already eclipsed the season total from 16 of Houston's seasons.
Houston used a 5-3-5 triple play to clinch a 4-3 win against Pitt on Feb. 15. It was the team's second triple play in program history and its first since April 7, 2007, against UTEP. The Cougars are one of six NCAA Division I teams to turn a triple play this season, joining Alcorn, Campbell, Elon, Jackson State and ULM. Houston, Alcorn and Campbell all completed the feat in the second weekend of the season.
Cougar Softball Stadium features multiple upgrades for the 2025 season, including an expanded concessions menu, new safety netting and a new sound system.
Houston filled the third assistant coach role permitted by the NCAA last summer, hiring Barrett Barnes to complete the coaching staff. The Cougars' staff of Head Coach Kristin Vesely and assistant coaches Nadia Taylor, Hope Trautwein and Barnes are the only staff in the Big 12 who all have played either softball or baseball professionally.
Vesely has defeated a ranked team in every season as head coach of Houston, including knocking-off top-ranked Texas last season for the Cougars' first win against a #1 opponent in program history.

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