UConn fell by one run on the road at Albany while Houston was edged by Texas in the Cougars' ninth annual Striking Out Breast Cancer game.
Albany 2, UConn 1
UConn fell in midweek action and dropped a 2-1 decision to Albany on the road on Wednesday, April 1. The Huskies now stand at 10-21 and will turn their attention to their home opener against USF this weekend, while the Great Danes improved to 13-7. Kayla Doty did not allow a hit for UConn until the seventh inning, retiring 20 of the game's first 23 batters before surrendering a two-run walkoff to Elizabeth Snow in the bottom of the seventh. The sophomore RHP finished with a 6.2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K line. Devin Durando picked up her seventh win for the Danes, tossing 3.0 innings of one-hit ball in relief. In the setback, Emily O'Donnell and Taylor Townsend each notched their team-leading seventh multiple-hit games of the year.
No. 25/RV Texas 13, Houston 12
Four home runs including a grand slam by junior Julana Shrum wasn’t enough to hold off in-state rival No. 25/RV Texas as Houston dropped a heartbreaker to the Longhorns, 13-12, in front of 1,500 fans during the 9th Annual Striking Out Breast Cancer game. The Cougars fell to 17-18 on the season with the loss while Texas improved to 24-9. The 1,500 fans on hand for the game marked the highest attendance of the season at Cougar Softball Stadium. This game was also the longest seven-inning game of the year (2:57). In their last at bat, the Longhorns put two across to regain the lead off three singles. Selena Hernandez led the Cougars as she went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four runs, two walks, and three RBIs. Shrum followed going 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs.