Memphis Out Hits No. 11 Houston But Fall 3-0

Sunday, March 30

Houston, Texas

12 PM

University of Memphis

16-17, 0

No. 11/11 Houston

31-4, 0

Memphis

Houston

Mar 30, 2008 | Softball

Box Score

March 30, 2008

Box Score |  Notes

For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon Kolditz
wkolditz@memphis.edu, (901) 871-5475

Memphis (16-17, 0-8)  000 000 0 - 0  4  0
Houston (31-4, 9-0)   200 001 x - 3  2  0
WP: Shamblin (18-2) LP: McClinton (2-2)
HR: (HOU) Wagner 2 (9)

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HOUSTON - No. 11 Houston only had two hits against the University of Memphis but both were long balls as the Tigers fell 3-0 to the Cougars on Sunday at the Cougar Softball Stadium. Houston completes the three-game sweep over Memphis as the Tigers fall to 16-17 on the year and 0-8 in Conference USA play.

The U of M put the tying run at the plate in the top of the seventh inning but were held scoreless for the second straight day by Houston ace Angel Shamblin. Memphis out hit Houston 4-2 in the game and left seven runners on base.

Freshman Rayna McClinton (2-2) pitched well for the Tigers in only her fifth start of the season. The Columbia, S.C., native allowed just two hits in her second complete game of the season.

Houston's Laurie Wagner recorded both home runs and had all three RBI in the game. Houston stranded four in the contest.

After Shamblin pitched a five-inning perfect game against Memphis on Saturday, it only took two batters for the Tigers to record its first hit off the senior the second time around. Heather Mott recorded the hit with a single through the right side. Shamblin (18-2) finished with 15 strikeouts with nine K's looking.

Houston struck first scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning on one hit. Katie Bush drew a one-out walk, and Laurie Wagner followed with a two-out towering homer over the left-center fence to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead.

Memphis loaded the bases with two-outs in the top of the fourth inning on a single and two rare walks by Houston pitcher Angel Shamblin. Shamblin has only walked 13 batters in 125+ innings this season. Shamblin however got Tori Gross to strikeout looking for the third out. It was Shamblin's ninth strikeout through four innings with six of them looking.

The Tigers will next play at Tennessee State in a doubleheader in Nashville on Wednesday, April 2 beginning at 2 p.m. Memphis will then return home to host a three-game conference series with UTEP on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6.