South Florida closes out the regular season in Houston

TAMPA, 4 May 2022 The University of South Florida softball team will travel to Houston, Texas to close out the 2023 regular season with a three-game series against the Cougars this Friday-Sunday.

The Bulls are currently ranked third behind Wichita State and UCF. They are three games ahead of Tulsa and Houston.

LAST WEEK

The Bulls finished their regular season home schedule with a clean sweep over the Memphis Tigers. South Florida outshot the Tigers 18-0.

Vivian Ponn (Fort Myers) led the team with a .714 batting average. He ran twice over the weekend. In Sunday’s 5-0 win, the Bulls hit a single-game record of four home runs.

It’s the eighth time in program history and the second time this season that the Bulls have faced it. It was also the second time this season Marissa Trivelpiece (Sugarloaf, Pa.) has hit several home runs.

Tieley Vaughn (Wesley Chapel) hit his third home run of the season to set a record.

Gabriella Nori (Weston) pitched 10.1 innings over the weekend, striking out six batters and earning two wins.

South Florida currently has 28 home wins this season, tied with Campbell and Texas.

Round to the opponent

Houston (19-28, 6-9 AAC)
Date: Friday-Sunday, May. 5-7 | at 19 | at 15 | 1 p.m. (ET)
View: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Series vs. Houston: USF leads 28-16
Important information:

• Turiya Coleman and Bree Cantu lead the Cougars with eight home runs on the year. Cantu has 33 RBI and Coleman has 26.
• Kenna Wilkey continues as the Cougars’ ace. In 172.2 innings, he has struck out 159 batters.

About USF Softball
Be sure to follow USF softball on social media (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information.USF’s softball program has been one of the most successful on campus, making 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Women’s College World Series in 2012.

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