ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Houston softball group concluded its 2023 highway agenda with a 4-0 loss to UCF on Sunday at UCF Softball Complex.
Sarah Willis (14-3) tossed her 2nd whole sport of the weekend for UCF (33-19, 12-3) to earn the victory. Kenna Wilkey (14-13) threw 5 innings within the circle for Houston (19-27, 6-9) to select up the loss.
Game Highlights:
· With her get started within the nine-spot of the lineup lately, senior Paige Hulsey has made a get started in each and every place within the batting order this season.
· Senior Kati Ray Brown stuck her fourth runner of the yr stealing. It was once additionally her 2nd runner stuck stealing of the weekend.
Player Highlights:
· Baylea Myers: 1-1
· LA Matthews: 1-3
Key Innings
1st | The Knights jumped out to an early lead as Chloe Evans tripled house a run within the first inning to place UCF up 1-0.
4th | UCF added a couple of runs to its lead within the fourth. With a couple of runners in scoring positon, Kennedy Searcy singled to power them each house and prolong the Knights’ result in 3-0.
5th | UCF capped the scoring within the 5th, as a groundout with the bases loaded plated a runner to finish the scoring at 4-0, giving UCF the win as Willis close the door within the 6th and 7th innings.
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Houston performs its ultimate nonconference sport of the season with Texas A&M visiting Cougar Softball Stadium on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for six p.m. and the sport can be streamed on ESPN+.
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