Cougars Coast Past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Tuesday, March 31

Corpus Christi, Texas

4 PM

University of Houston

18-21

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

10-26

Houston

Texas AM-Corpus Christi

3/31/2026 6:41:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Three Cougars post multi-hit games; Houston snaps 11-game losing skid

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The University of Houston Softball team snapped an 11-game losing skid, taking a 6-1 road victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Chapman Field on Tuesday.

A hot start at the plate for both teams quickly turned into a pitchers duel after the opening frame. The Cougars (18-21, 1-11 Big 12) scored a season-best six runs in the first inning, leading the Islanders (10-26, 4-8 Southland), 6-1, before both teams held each other scoreless for the remainder of the game.

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS:

Makenna Mitchell: 2-3, 2 RBI, R, 2B, BB
Ariel Redmond: 2-4, RBI, R
Hailey Gore: 2-4, R

NOTABLES

Houston jumps back into the win column, snapping an 11-game losing streak this season while improving to 19-10 all-time against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
The Cougars have beaten the Islanders for the first time on the road since 2014.
Six runs marks the most scored for Houston in a first inning through 39 games this season.
Junior Makenna Mitchell produced her 21^st career multi-hit and multi-RBI performance, notching a pair of hits and RBIs on the day.
Sophomore Ariel Redmond recorded her 10^th multi-hit game of the season and 15^th of her career with two hits.
Freshman Hailey Gore made her second-consecutive start at third base, notching her second and third hit in three days with a pair of singles on the day.
Senior Nicole Bodeux earned her third win of the season, producing 3.0 relief innings while giving up no hits and striking out two on the day.
Junior Gigi Solis earned her first career save, spinning 3.0 relief innings while only giving up one hit.

KEY INNINGS
1^st | After sophomore Madox Mitchael produced a leadoff single in the infield, junior Makenna Mitchell put Houston on the board early with an RBI double to right field to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead. A double to left center from Senior Mandy Esman supplied a second run, scoring Mitchell from second to double Houston's lead. In the next at bat, sophomore Ariel Redmond tallied a single to center, plating Esman to make it 3-0 Cougars. After freshman Hailey Gore stole second, a throwing error in the infield opened the door for Redmond to reach home four Houston's fourth run of the inning. A bases loaded walk in Mitchael's second at bat of the first inning scored Gore before Mitchell's second hit of the day made it 6-0 Houston at the end of the first.

UP NEXT
Houston remains on the road for Big 12 play where it will face Baylor on April 2-4 with game one set for 6:30 p.m., Thursday. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.

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