Sunday, March 27
No. 23/24 UCF 3, South Florida (RV) 0
No. 23/24 UCF earned the first sweep of South Florida in series history, blanking the Bulls 3-0 on Sunday to run its unbeaten streak to an impressive 18 straight games overall.
Kennedy Searcy clubbed a solo home run in the first inning and Jada Cody added a two-run shot in the sixth inning to kickstart the UCF offense. Gianna Mancha (12-2) spun a one-hit shutout with three walks and 10 strikeouts to earn her second win of the weekend.
East Carolina 7, Memphis 4
East Carolina captured the series triumph with two straight wins against Memphis, defeating the Tigers 7-4 in the Sunday rubber match.
Faith Jarvis went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored to power the Pirates on offense. Bailey Ledvina added two RBI for ECU. Gracie Morton and Camryn Wineinger each logged two hits for Memphis.
Houston 2, Tulsa 2 (9)
Due to travel schedule, Houston and Tulsa ended in a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning to split the series at 1-1-1. The Cougars tied the game in the top of the seventh and took the lead in the eighth inning before the Golden Hurricane tied the contest in the home half of the eighth.
Kenna Wilkey surrendered two earned runs in eight innings pitched for Houston, walking three with two strikeouts on 154 pitches. Samantha Pochop scattered six hits and struck out eight batters for Tulsa over nine innings and 165 pitches.