ON THE OPPONENT • Houston is 17-21 all-time against Tulsa and 10-4 when hosting the Golden Hurricane at Cougar Softball Stadium. • Tulsa enters the weekend with a 26-18 overall record and 6-6 mark in The American. The Golden Hurricane are coming off a 1-0 decision against No. 2/2 Oklahoma on Tuesday. • Tulsa is hitting .282 as a team and holds a 2.88 ERA in the circle. The Golden Hurricane’s pitchers lead the conference in strikeouts (306). • Julia Hollingsworth leads the The American in runs scored (42) and sits fourth in batting average (.378), while Shelby Estocado is first in RBI (37), second in slugging percentage (.629), third in hits (52) and sixth in batting average (.371).
_• In the circle, Emily Watson is 16-9 with one save and a 1.70 ERA. She leads the conference and ranks eighth in the nation with 211 strikeouts. _ • Tulsa is led by Head Coach John Bargfeldt, who is 490-243-1 in his 13th season at the helm. • The Golden Hurricane were picked first in The American Preseason Coaches’ Poll, garnering six first-place votes.
