Feb. 20, 2007

Final Stats

WACO - Ashley Monceaux went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, while Lisa Ferguson hurled a three-hit shutout as No. 16 Baylor defeated the University of Houston softball team 5-0 in the opening game of a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Getterman Stadium on the Baylor campus.

Ferguson carried a perfect game into the fourth inning until Katie Bush knocked a single that fell between the BU second baseman and right fielder.

Angel Shamblin fell to 4-3 on the season, surrendering a season-high 12 hits on five runs. Seven of the 12 Baylor hits didn't leave the infield.

The Bears struck first in the opening frame using a one-out double from Nicole Wesley. She advanced to third on a wild pitch and came around to score on a Monceaux RBI-single down the left field line.

Baylor added a pair of runs in the second inning to push the advantage to 3-0. Miriam Romero reached on an infield single and stole her way to third base. She scored on a bunt single by Maritza Martinez. Another RBI-single from Monceaux made it 3-0.

The Bears tacked on two insurance runs in the sixth inning as Tiffany and Nicole Wesley provided RBIs.

Jessica Valis extended her hitting streak to 11 games with an infield single in the seventh inning. She is the only Cougar to hit safely in all 11 games this season.

Game two of the doubleheader is set to begin at 6:10pm. Live stats from Getterman Stadium are available on UHCougars.com in addition to a webcast provided by BaylorBears.com

Cougar Notes
This afternoon was the ninth all-time meeting between Houston and Baylor ... The Bears have won six of the nine all-time meetings in the series and all five games played at Getterman Stadium ... It also marked the fourth consecutive season that the Cougars have opened the road schedule with a ranked Big 12 school ... Houston falls to 1-6 in program history road openers ... Jessica Valis and Elaina Nordstrom made their 74th consecutive start of their careers ... Valis has made all 74 of her starts at shortstop, while Nordstrom has notched 69 of her 74 starts at catcher ... Valis has notched a hit in all 11 games this season ... Katie Bush also has started 71 consecutive games in centerfield ... Haley Valis made her first career start in left field, while Samantha Cummings made her second start at designated player ... Cummings has hit safely in her last three appearances ... Bush has registered a hit in four of her last five games.