University of Connecticut Athletics
2019 AAC Softball Championship resumes Saturday, May 11th
5/10/2019 9:14:00 PM | Softball
Championship Central | American Digital Network | Live Stats
HOUSTON, Texas - The 2019 American Athletic Conference Softball Championship will resume play on Saturday, May 11th.
The day will commence with the resumption of play of the No 3 Houston versus No. 6 UConn match up, in the top of the fifth. Before being suspended due to weather conditions in Houston, the Cougars had squeaked a premature lead over the Huskies at 3-2. However, with Reese Guevarra at second base and Olivia Sappington up to bat for UConn the story remains untold.
The Championship game has been moved to Sunday, May12th at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. All remaining games will be carried live on the American Digital Network.Full coverage and updates on the American Athletic Conference Softball Championship can be found online at TheAmerican.org and on Twitter @American_SBall.
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Game 4: No. 3 Houston vs. No. 6 UConn at 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. CT (resumption of Thursday's game)
Game 5: No. 1 USF vs. No. 4 Wichita State at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT
Game 6: No. 7 ECU vs. Winner of Game 4 at 6:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. CT
QUARTERFINAL QUICK HITS
Sappington was due up for the Huskies with two outs and Guevarra on second. Jill Stockley had received the nod to start in the circle and was spearheading the defense well. UConn jumped on board in the top of the first inning on Sappington's sacrifice fly, but Houston responded in the second when Aspen Howie delivered an RBI single through the left side of the infield. Kiwi McDaniel pushed the Huskies ahead when she singled down the left field line to plate a run, but the Cougars again responded, this time with two runs in the bottom of the fourth on Savannah Heebner's two-run double.
