Friday, April 8
Greenville, N.C.
5:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
19-19, 0
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Houston
21-16-1, 0
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East Carolina
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Houston Blanks East Carolina In Series Opener
April 08, 2022 | Softball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Kenna Wilkey tossed a three-hit shutout Friday evening, lifting Houston past East Carolina 5-0 in the teams' American Athletic Conference series opener at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.
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Team Records
Houston: 21-16-1, 5-1-1 AAC
East Carolina: 19-19, 2-5 AAC
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Wilkey (7-5) struck out seven batters against one walk in the complete-game effort. Madisyn Davis (7-5) surrendered five runs on four hits in 2.1 innings of work with four strikeouts and a walk.
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Kati Ray Brown recorded a pair of hits and drove in two runs to pace the Cougar offense while Logyn Estes, Chandley Garner and Logan Sutton were responsible for the Pirates' trio of base knocks.
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A leadoff walk came back to haunt ECU in the top of the second after Brown homered to left to put Houston on top, 2-0. The Cougars extended their lead in the top of the third, plating three runs on four hits.
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The Pirates were unable to threaten in the final innings, notching lone singles in the fifth and sixth frames.
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Up Next: The series resumes Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Team Records
Houston: 21-16-1, 5-1-1 AAC
East Carolina: 19-19, 2-5 AAC
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Wilkey (7-5) struck out seven batters against one walk in the complete-game effort. Madisyn Davis (7-5) surrendered five runs on four hits in 2.1 innings of work with four strikeouts and a walk.
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Kati Ray Brown recorded a pair of hits and drove in two runs to pace the Cougar offense while Logyn Estes, Chandley Garner and Logan Sutton were responsible for the Pirates' trio of base knocks.
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A leadoff walk came back to haunt ECU in the top of the second after Brown homered to left to put Houston on top, 2-0. The Cougars extended their lead in the top of the third, plating three runs on four hits.
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The Pirates were unable to threaten in the final innings, notching lone singles in the fifth and sixth frames.
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Up Next: The series resumes Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: WILKEY,Kenna (7-5)
L: Davis, Madisyn (7-5)
Batting:
2B: SCHULTE,Becca 1
HR: BROWN,Kati Ray 1
RBI: SCHULTE,Becca 1 ; HOWIE,Aspen 2 ; BROWN,Kati Ray 2
Base Running:
RUNS: CARDEN, Amanda 1 ; BENAVIDES,Rock 1 ; SCHULTE,Becca 1 ; HOWIE,Aspen 1 ; BROWN,Kati Ray 1
SB: HULSEY,Paige 1
HBP: BUSCH,Bethany 1
Game Leaders
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1
RBI
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3
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1
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Players Mentioned
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