TULSA POSTGAME NOTES VS. HOUSTON IN NCAA REGIONAL
5/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 17, 2014
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• Seniors Jill Barrett and Shelby Blanton and junior Erica Sampson each earned their 60th starts of the season.
• Barrett started her 236th consecutive career game. She has started every game in her four-year career.
• Junior Bailey Erwin made her 11th start and 30th appearance of the season.
• Sampson matched her season highs with four hits and four RBI.
• Sophomore Caitlin Sill made her first NCAA postseason appearance in the circle. • Blanton (three hits) and Horner (two hits) recorded NCAA postseason career highs. Barrett's two hits matched her postseason career high (two previous times).
• Tulsa's 14 hits were the second-most in an NCAA Regional game in school history. TU tallied 16 hits in 11 innings against Oregon State on May 18, 2012.
• The 10 runs scored by Tulsa are the second-most in an NCAA Regional game. The Hurricane scored 11 runs in an 11-0 win over Missouri State on May 22, 2011.
• Sophomore Catherine Horner hit her first career NCAA postseason home run.
• Barrett scored her 57th and 58th runs of the season, extending her single season school record.
• Barrett raised her season hits total to 97, and her career total to 318. She also scored her 182nd run. All are school records.
• Tulsa advanced to the regional final for the third time in program history. TU also played on Sunday in 2009 and 2011. In 2011, it forced the second game.
• Tulsa has started an NCAA Regional 1-1 four times. It won the Saturday night elimination game three times.
• Tulsa improved its all-time record in the NCAA Tournament to 8-13.
