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Tulsa 11, UT Arlington 3	Box Score	Recap
Tulsa 9, Nicholls 6	Box Score	Recap
Memphis 10, Bradley 3	Box Score	Recap
Memphis 7, ULM 5	Box Score	Recap
USF 4, Central Michigan 3	Box Score	Recap
USF 8, Penn 0	Box Score	Recap
UCF 9, Santa Clara 1	Box Score	Recap
Georgia Tech 5, UConn 0	Box Score	Recap
Georgia Tech 3, UConn 2	Box Score	Recap
#15 Cal 6, ECU 4	Box Score	Recap
James Madison 9, ECU 0	Box Score	Recap
Houston 6, Texas A&M CC 0	Box Score	Recap
Houston 3, Stephen F. Austin 0	Box Score	Recap

Wichita State 6, Nebraska 2	Box Score	Recap
Nebraska 3, Wichita State 1	Box Score	Recap

Highlights

Tulsa 11, UT Arlington 3; Tulsa 9, Nicholls 6
Shelby Estocado slugged a pair of two-run homers and Tulsa took two more wins on the second day of the North Texas Invitational with an 11-3 victory over UT Arlington followed by a 9-6, eight-inning triumph against Nicholls State. Estocado went 5-for-9 (.556) on the day, while Morgan Neal also drove in four runs for the Golden Hurricane, who have won eight of its last nine games. Julia Hollingsworth hit a pair of triples and drove in three runs, while Emily Watson and Haley Meinen picked up wins in the circle.

In the opener, the Mavs jumped ahead 2-0 with a run in each of the first two innings before the Tulsa offense got rolling. TU quickly erased the deficit with a three-run bottom of the second and never looked back on its way to the 11-3 run-rule win. TU raced out to a 4-0 lead on the Colonels, thanks in part to a pair of triples from Hollingsworth. The junior led off the game with a triple to center field and came around on Neal's sacrifice fly. The Hurricane then plated three runs in the top of the second, two of which came around to score on another Hollingsworth three-bagger. Neal ripped a double down the right-field line to again bring Hollingsworth home. However, Nicholls State scored three in the bottom of the second and tied the score with another run in the fourth. Tulsa again took the lead in the fifth as Kosmata plated Estocado with a grounder and Stafford made it 6-4 when she scored on a wild pitch. The Colonels came back with a run in the bottom of the panel and tied it up in the sixth. Neither team could score in the seventh to send the game to extra innings. In the eighth, TU scored three runs on three hits to take the lead for good. Playing with the international tie-breaker rule, Mikayla Whitten sent a one-out RBI single back up the middle for a 7-6 advantage. Meinen and Hollingsworth then each singled to bring runs to the plate and make it 9-6.
 
Memphis 10, Bradley 3; Memphis 7, ULM 5
Memphis picked up a double header sweep in day two of the Blues City Classic, defeating Bradley and ULM on Saturday afternoon at the Tiger Softball Complex. Memphis opened the day with a 10-3 win against the Braves, before completing a come-from-behind thriller against the Warhawks of ULM.

The Tigers used a five-run third inning against Bradley to gain momentum before pushing the game out of reach with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to set the 10-3 final. Kyler Trosclair Klatt collected three hits and drove in a career-high four RBI. In game two, Memphis overcame a two-run deficit in the fifth inning. The Tigers exploded for four runs, highlighted by back-to-back homers, to spark the rally. Ashley Threatt blasted her first homer of the year with a 3-RBI knock, while Delaney Smith followed with an inside-the-park round-tripper to extend the lead. In the circle, Mariah Nichols notched her second win in as many days; while Molly Smith allowed just one hit in the final two innings to pick up her first save of the season.

USF 4, Central Michigan 3; USF 8, Penn 0
USF defeated Central Michigan, 4-3, and the Pennsylvania, 8-0 (5 inn.), to stay undefeated in the Under Armour Invitational. The Chippewa took an early 3-0 lead with a pair of home runs over the right field fence. Brooke Hartman led off in the bottom of the fourth inning and sparked the Bull's comeback for the second straight night. She hit a bomb over the left field fence, her second home run this weekend.  In the fifth inning the Bulls tied up the game, 3-3, with two runs on three hits. Senior Cassidy Boyle hit a double, one of three on Saturday, and juniors Lindsey Devitt and Mia Fung each RBI singled. A single by senior Amber Atkinson batted in the Bulls' fourth and final run in the bottom of the sixth. Hannah Parker earned a relief win, not allowing the Chippewa a single run in 3.2 innings. 

Hartman added onto her impressive weekend going 3-or-3 with one RBI and two runs against Penn Saturday night. She batted in the Bulls' first run against the Quakers with an RBI double in the bottom of the second inning. She wasn't the only Bull that wanted extra bases, as Boyle, Devitt and Lauren Evans all went for two or more against Penn. In the bottom of the fourth USF scored four runs on four hits including a single by Hartman, a pair of doubles by Boyle and Evans, and a three-run rocket by Devitt. Cheyenne Eggens earned her first win this season. She held Penn scoreless all five innings, threw three strikeouts and didn't walk a single batter.
 
Houston 6, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 0; Houston 3, Stephen F. Austin 0
Houston posted a pair of shutouts in the Houston Red & White Showcase, defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 6-0, and Stephen F. Austin, 3-0, on Saturday night at Cougar Softball Stadium.

With the wins, the Cougars improve to 11-4 overall, while the Islanders and Ladyjacks fall to 7-12 and 8-9, respectively. Houston also moves to 7-0 at Cougar Softball Stadium, the program’s best home start since the 2012 squad started 6-0. In the circle, Presley Bell (2-1) and Trystan Melancon (4-2) each tossed complete-game shutouts. Facing TAMU-CC, Bell carried a perfect game into the top of the sixth inning and ended the game allowing just two hits while striking out a career-high six batters and issuing no walks. Against SFA, Melancon scattered three hits and five walks while fanning a career-high 10 batters. Right fielder Maya Thomas led the offense with four hits between the two games. In total, Cougars Sarah Queen, Aspen Howie and Arielle James all homered.
 
UCF 9, Santa Clara 1
Tamesha Glover blasted a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning against Santa Clara Saturday morning to lead the Knights to a 9-1 victory to wrap up the San Diego Classic. Kaitlyn Jensen hit her third home run of the tournament and went 2-for-3 with three RBI in the win, while Denali Schappacher added two hits and an RBI. Newcomer Alyssa Oakes collected her first collegiate hits smacking two doubles into center field. Alea White grabbed her eighth win of the season giving up only four hits and striking out six Santa Clara batters in the win. With the win, the Knights improve to 11-8 overall and lead The American in wins.
 
Wichita State 6, RV Nebraska 2, RV Nebraska 3, Wichita State 1
Wichita State split the doubleheader on day one of a three game series with the Nebraska in Lincoln. The Shockers took game one, 6-2, behind a three-run homer from Madison Perrigan before falling in game two, 3-1. Bailey Lange started in the circle, knocking down the Huskers in order in the first. A looking and swinging strikeout sandwiched a Ryleigh Buck putout to end the inning. In the second, a two-out error got Asea Webber to first with Bailee Nickerson drawing a walk but a strikeout kept the Shockers off the scoreboard. The Huskers, receiving votes in the USA Today/NCFA poll, took advantage in the bottom half with a leadoff triple and error getting runners on base. Wichita State nearly got out the inning undamaged but a two-out two-strike single down the right line got two Huskers home. Mackenzie Wright led off the third with a walk and stole second with two outs. Paige Luellen, back in the starting lineup after an injury, singled into right center to cut the score in half. Caitlin Bingham singled into the infield to gets runners on second and first before Perrigan hit a two-out, two-strike, rocket to center field for her first home run of the season and give the Shockers a 4-2 lead. The Shockers were not done in the inning with both Webber and Nickerson singling into left field, Lange singled into right to load the bases but a fly out from Wright ended the top half. Lange got the Huskers swinging in the bottom half, striking out three, with the Shocker bats staying hot in the next inning. Buck led off with a single, Derrico executed the sacrifice bunt perfectly to get her to second with Luellen singling again to get Buck home and extend the lead to 5-2. Derrico singled through the left in the top of the sixth with Luellen singling for the third time in the game, the 150th time in her career, to get two on base. Bingham sacrifice bunted to get runners to third and second before a Perrigan single got Derrico home to push the lead to 6-2. Webber drew a walk to load the bases but two fly outs got the Huskers out the jam. The Shockers got two runners on base in the top of the seventh but couldn't add to the lead. Lange struck out two in the bottom half, a looking strikeout ending the game, to get the win and move to 4-4 in her second complete game of the season. 

Both teams came up empty through the first two innings, the Shockers getting runners on third and second in the first but a strikeout and 4-3 put out keeping them off the scoreboard. A diving stop from Derrico the defensive highlight to keep Nebraska from getting on base. In the fourth Derrico showed her worth at the plate; a 230 yard solo homer gave the Shockers a 1-0 lead. Luellen then continued her hot streak of at-bats with a single through the middle, getting round to third through a sac bunt and groundout, but a foul out stopped Wichita State from increasing the lead. In the bottom half the Nebraska bats came alive with two Wichita State errors helping their cause. A leadoff walk and an error got runners on the corners, a single tied the game before another error gave the Huskers the lead. A fielder's choice increased the lead to three before the Shockers got out the inning. Both teams came up empty in the fifth with the Shockers getting two runners on base in the sixth. Derrico singled to get on base before Luellen singled into right field, her second of the game and fifth of the day. A line out double play got the Huskers out the inning. In the top of the seventh the Shockers attempted to rally, getting runners on third and first before being called back for not touching the base on the way round. The Huskers got the final out with a 6-3 put out to take game two and split the doubleheader.
 
Georgia Tech 5, UConn 4; Georgia Tech 3, UConn 2
Freshman Briana Marcelino extended her hitting streak to a team-high seven games on Saturday, but the UConn softball team struggled to punch runs across in a doubleheader sweep by Georgia Tech in the I-75 Challenge. The Huskies were blanked in the first game, 5-0, and lost a narrow 3-2 decision in the second contest at Mewborn Field. Marcelino, a native of Easton, Conn., finished the day going 3-for-6 at the plate with a run scored.

All five pitchers on the staff made appearances against the Yellow Jackets, including sophomore Carli Cutler, who made her debut in the circle in the first game on Saturday. She threw 1.1 scoreless innings in relief of senior Chelsea Eckert. Sophomore catcher Devon Casazza came up with the highlight of the day for UConn, smacking a two-run double in the sixth inning of game two to cut Georgia Tech's lead to just 3-2 at the time.
 
#15 Cal 6, ECU 4; James Madison 9, ECU 0
The ECU softball team fell twice Saturday at the Aloha Tournament in Honolulu to No. 15 California and (RV) JMU by respective 6-4 and 9-0 scores. In game one, a leadoff walk and three-base throwing error plagued the Pirates to start the top of the second, allowing the Bears to grab a 1-0 lead. More defensive trouble allowed Cal to plate four more unearned runs in the second inning to pull ahead 5-0. The Bears moved further in front in the top of the third, drawing a bases-loaded walk with two outs to extend the advantage to 6-0. ECU broke onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the third via a RBI groundout off the bat of redshirt sophomore infielder Tate McClellan. The Pirates then drew even closer in the bottom of the sixth, putting runners on the corners with one out. Freshman catcher Anna Epling delivered with a RBI single up the middle to slice the Cal lead to 6-2. The Bears threatened to break the game open in the top of the seventh, loading the bases with no outs on the back of three walks. However, freshman RHP Erin Poepping put out the fire with a lineout, groundout and looking strikeout to keep the Pirate deficit to four runs. ECU made one last push in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with one out. Senior infielder Meredith Burroughs drove in a run with an infield single and junior outfielder Ashley Weingartz recorded a RBI on a fielder's choice to make it a two-run contest. With two runners on and the potential winning run at the plate, a strikeout ended the game.

JMU took advantage of a costly ECU error in the top of the second to score three runs (one earned) and take an early 3-0 lead. The Dukes scored three runs each in the fourth and sixth innings to cruise to the six-inning win.