2014 Houston Cougars softball team
| 2014 Houston Cougars softball | |
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| 2014 record | 33–23 (13–5 AAC) |
| Head coach | Kyla Holas (14th year) |
| Assistant coach | Kristin Vesely (4th year) |
| Assistant coach | Chrissy Schoonmaker (1st year) |
| Home stadium | Cougar Softball Stadium |
| 2014 American Athletic Conference softball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF †y | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 43 | – | 18 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida y | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 43 | – | 17 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville ‡y | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston y | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 28 | – | 19 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 30 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 13 | – | 38 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 18, 2014[1]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Houston Cougars softball team represented the University of Houston in the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. Kyla Holas entered her 14th season as head coach of the Cougars. The Cougars were picked to finish 3rd in the AAC.[2] The Cougars would finish fourth in the conference standings and be upset in the 1st Round of the AAC Tournament. However the Cougars would receive an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.[3] After going 1-2 in the Waco Regional, the Cougars ended the season 33-23.
2014 Roster
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | ||
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| Houston Hilton Plaza Classic | |||||||||
| February 14* | 2:00 PM | Sam Houston State Bearkats | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 11–5 | 619 | Summer Groholski (1-0) | Shelby Lancaster | ||
| February 14* | 4:30 PM | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 1–4 | 619 | Tat Edwards | Julana Shrum (0-1) | ||
| February 15* | 4:30 PM | Army Black Knights | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 6–0 | 1,265 | Diedre Outon (1-0) | Smith | ||
| February 15* | 7:00 PM | Sam Houston State Bearkats | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 13–5 | 1,265 | Julana Shrum (1-1) | Meme Quinn | ||
| February 16* | 11:30 AM | Army Black Knights | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 6–2 | 888 | Diedre Outon (2-0) | Roy | ||
| February 16* | 2:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 7–3 | 888 | Summer Groholski (2-0) | Brittany Lewis | ||
| Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational | |||||||||
| February 21* | 4:30 PM | Nicholls State Colonels | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 15–16 | 555 | Summer Groholski (3-0) | Hannah Haydel | ||
| February 21* | 7:00 PM | Columbia Lions | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 17-05 | 555 | Diedre Outon (3-0) | Kayla Maloney | ||
| February 22* | 4:30 PM | Columbia Lions | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 5–4 | 555 | Julana Shrum (2-1) | Brooke Darling | ||
| February 22* | 7:00 PM | North Dakota State Bison | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 1–3 | 723 | Krista Menke | Diedre Outon (3-1) | ||
| February 23* | 12:30 PM | Nicholls State Colonels | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 12–45 | 312 | Diedre Outon (4-1) | Taylor Hastings | ||
| Easton Crimson Classic | |||||||||
| February 28* | 11:00 AM | #9 Florida State Seminoles | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 1–7 | 2,268 | Lacey Waldrop | Diedre Outon (4-2) | ||
| February 28* | 6:00 PM | #10 Alabama Crimson Tide | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 4–11 | 2,268 | Jaclyn Traina | Summer Groholski (3-1) | ||
| March 1* | 4:00 PM | #10 Alabama Crimson Tide | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscalossa, AL | L 1–125 | 2,988 | Leslie Jury | Julana Shrum (2-2) | ||
| March 1* | 6:00 PM | Purdue Boilermakers | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4–2 | 2,988 | Summer Groholski (4-1) | Lilly Fecho | ||
| March 2* | 11:00 AM | Purdue Boilermakers | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 2–5 | N/A | Lilly Fecho | Diedre Outon (4-3) | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||||
| March 3* | 6:00 PM | North Texas Mean Green | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 1–6 | 263 | Ashley Kirk | Summer Groholski (4-2) | ||
| Judi Garman Classic | |||||||||
| March 6* | 7:30 PM | Texas | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | L 1–5 | 600 | Tiarra Davis | Julana Shrum (2-3) | ||
| March 7* | 12:00 PM | Long Beach State 49ers | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | L 5–7 | 1,000 | Amanda Hansen | Diedre Outon (4-4) | ||
| March 7* | 2:30 PM | Michigan Wolverines | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 5–2 | 1,000 | Diedre Outon (5-4) | Megan Betsa | ||
| March 8* | 7:30 PM | Fresno State Bulldogs | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 4–2 | 1,200 | Julana Shrum (3-3) | Hannah Harris | ||
| March 8* | 10:00 PM | Arizona Wildcats | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | L 5–69 | 1,818 | Estela Pinon | Diedre Outon (5-5) | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||||
| March 19* | 7:00 PM | Texas Longhorns | Red & Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | 802 | Julana Shrum (4-3) | Lauren Slatten | ||
| March 22 | 1:00 PM | Temple Owls | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 8–05 | 412 | Diedre Outon (6-5) | Amanda Gatt | ||
| March 22 | 3:00 PM | Temple Owls | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 8–05 | 412 | Julana Shrum (5-3) | Kelsey Dominik | ||
| March 23 | 11:00 AM | Temple Owls | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 7–6 | 512 | Diedre Outon (7-5) | Jessica Mahoney | ||
| March 29 | 1:00 PM | Louisville Cardinals | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 6–5 | 692 | Diedre Outon (8-5) | Maryssa Becker | ||
| March 29 | 3:00 PM | Louisville Cardinals | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 4–0 | 692 | Julana Shrum (6-3) | Caralisa Connell | ||
| March 30 | 12:00 PM | Louisville Cardinals | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 8–5 | 713 | Diedre Outon (9-5) | Rachel Lo Coq | ||
| April 2* | 6:30 PM | #18 Texas A&M Aggies | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 2–1 | 1,400 | Julana Shrum (7-3) | Katie Marks | ||
| April 5 | 11:00 AM | Connecticut Huskies | Burrill Family Field • Storrs, CT | W 12–25 | 83 | Julana Shrum (8-3) | Duggan | ||
| April 5 | 1:00 PM | Connecticut Huskies | Burrill Family Field • Storrs, CT | W 16–25 | 83 | Diedre Outon (10-5) | Callahan | ||
| April 6 | 10:00 AM | Connecticut Huskies | Burrill Family Field • Storrs, CT | W 8–4 | 87 | Diedre Outon (11-5) | Duggan | ||
| April 8* | 4:00 PM | #12 Baylor Lady Bears | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 0–3 | 969 | Whitney Canion | Julana Shrum (8-4) | ||
| April 8* | 6:00 PM | #12 Baylor Lady Bears | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 3–2 | 939 | Julana Shrum (9-4) | Heather Stearns | ||
| April 12 | 1:00 PM | Memphis Tigers | Tiger Softball Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 12–511 | 249 | Diedre Outon (12-5) | Ellen Roberts | ||
| April 12 | 4:30 PM | Memphis Tigers | Tiger Softball Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 9–0 | 249 | Summer Groholski (5-2) | Jordan Richwood | ||
| April 13 | 11:00 AM | Memphis Tigers | Tiger Softball Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 5–6 | 223 | Christian Novak | Summer Groholski (5-3) | ||
| April 16* | 3:00 PM | Lamar Lady Cardinals | Ford Park • Beaumont, TX | W 5–2 | 344 | Diedre Outon (13-5) | Tina Schulz | ||
| April 16* | 6:00 PM | Lamar Lady Cardinals | Ford Park • Beaumont, TX | W 7–1 | 344 | Julana Shrum (10-4) | Lauren Dannelley | ||
| April 18 | 1:00 PM | USF Bulls | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 5–6 | 479 | Sara Nevins | Diedre Outon (13-6) | ||
| April 18 | 3:00 PM | USF Bulls | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 2–4 | 479 | Sara Nevins | Summer Groholski (5-4) | ||
| April 19 | 12:00 PM | USF Bulls | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 2–5 | 612 | Sara Nevins | Julana Shrum (10-5) | ||
| April 23* | 5:00 PM | Houston Baptist Huskies | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 2–1 | 765 | Diedre Outon (14-6) | Emily Mueller | ||
| April 23* | 7:00 PM | Houston Baptist Huskies | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 5–6 | 765 | Kendall Stiefel | Diedre Outon (14-7) | ||
| April 26 | 12:00 PM | UCF Knights | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | L 1–7 | 320 | Shelby Turnier | Diedre Outon (14-8) | ||
| April 26 | 2:00 PM | UCF Knights | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | L 2–7 | 320 | Mackenzie Audas | Julana Shrum (10-6) | ||
| April 27 | 11:00 AM | UCF Knights | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | L 5–7 | 377 | Mackenzie Audas | Summer Groholski (5-5) | ||
| April 30* | 3:00 PM | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | Chapman Stadium • Corpus Christi, TX | W 9–4 | 177 | Summer Groholski (6-5) | Constan Brandenburg | ||
| May 3 | 1:00 PM | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 0–110 | 752 | Alyssa Landrith | Diedre Outon (14-9) | ||
| May 3 | 4:00 PM | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 7–2 | 752 | Summer Groholski (7-5) | Shayla Sweeney | ||
| May 4 | 12:00 PM | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | W 4–2 | 627 | Diedre Outon (15-9) | Shayla Sweeney | ||
| 2014 AAC Tournament | |||||||||
| May 8 | 6:00 PM | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | L 1–5 | 835 | Alyssa Landrith | Julana Shrum (10-7) | ||
| 2014 NCAA Regionals | |||||||||
| May 16* | 4:30 PM | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | L 1–2 | 818 | Aimee Creger | Diedre Outon (15-10) | ||
| May 17* | 2:30 PM | Northwestern State Lady Demons | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | W 7–6 | 890 | Summer Groholski (8-5) | Kaylee Guidry | ||
| May 17* | 5:50 PM | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | L 6–10 | 906 | Caitlin Sill | Deidre Outon (15-11) | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. All times are in Central Time Zone. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Standings & Leaders". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Louisville Tabbed 2014 American Athletic Conference Softball Preseason Favorite". Cardinals Sports Zone. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ↑ "UH softball receives at-large bid to NCAA Tournament". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
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