UH softball snapped a six-game losing streak with a series victory over ECU, winning three of the four games over the weekend at Cougar Softball Stadium. | Courtesy of UH athletics
Houston softball snapped a six-game losing streak with a series victory over East Carolina, winning three of the four games over the weekend at Cougar Softball Stadium.
The Cougars opened up the weekend with a 6-4 win over the Pirates on Friday, then split the doubleheader on Saturday with a 5-2 victory and 11-5 loss, closing out the series with a 6-1 win.
The weekend marks the Cougars’ first conference series win this season and snapped a six-game losing streak.
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Offensive struggles doom UH softball in weekend series against USF
With the series loss to USF, the UH softball team now drops to 11 games under .500 on the season. | File photo
After four losses to UCF, the
Houston softball team looked to bounce back against USF in its conference home opener during a four-game series.
The Cougars were off to a slow start, dropping both games in the Thursday doubleheader,
14-1, but pulled off a
4-3 win on Friday. In the series finale on Saturday, the UH softball team looked to makeup and split the season series, but just could not get on the board as it fell
UH softball goes 1-2 over the weekend
The UH softball went 1-2 over the weekend, including a victory over No. 7 Oklahoma State. | Gerald Sastra/The Cougar
The Houston softball team finished the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Classic with a 1-2 record over the weekend, including a win over No. 7 Oklahoma State.
The tournament was a mixed bag for UH. On one hand, the Cougars were outscored 20-8 in total and gave up first inning runs in each game they played. They were run-ruled in one of their losses.
On the other hand, it broke its losing streak by defeating a top-10 team, the first time it had done so since it defeated No. 5 Texas A&M in 2017.
UH softball drops fifth straight game, fall to McNeese State
The UH softball team fell to McNeese State on Wednesday evening. | Gerald Sastra/The Cougar
The Houston softball team’s losing skid reached five games after dropping Wednesday night’s game at Cougar Softball Stadium 4-3 to McNeese State.
First inning troubles continued for the Cougars, beginning after the very first batter of the game was hit by a pitch from sophomore starting pitcher Megan Lee. The runner scored during an attempt to steal second base after an errant throw from junior catcher Kati Ray Brown.
The Cowgirls’ momentum continued in the second inning, as they put together four hits to score in two additional runs to increase the lead 3-0.