Senior RHP Lydia Ritchie limited Memphis to just two hits over the first 5.1 innings of Sunday's series finale as East Carolina blanked the Tigers 4-0 at the Tigers Softball Complex. The win was the first for ECU in conference play this season.
After allowing 10 of 12 Tiger leadoff batters to reach base in the first two games of the series, Memphis did not have a single leadoff runner get on in the finale. The Pirates were also 2-for-3 with a runner on third and less than two outs.
For the second straight day Houston rallied in the seventh inning to claim a 5-4 win and take the series, 2-1, over UCF on Sunday afternoon at UCF Softball Complex.
With the win, the Cougars improve to 16-13 overall and 2-1 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Knights fall to 16-15 overall and 1-2 in league action
Tulsa won their ninth straight game on Sunday afternoon as they rounded out American Athletic Conference opening weekend with a 5-0 win over USF to complete the series sweep.
The winning streak marks the longest for the Hurricane (23-10 Overall, 3-0 The American) since they won 10 straight during the 2014 season from April 13 to May 3.