Offensive struggles doom UH softball in weekend series against USF

With the series loss to USF, the UH softball team now drops to 11 games under .500 on the season. | File photoAfter four losses to UCF, the Houston softball team looked to bounce back against USF in its conference home opener during a four-game series.

The Cougars were off to a slow start, dropping both games in the Thursday doubleheader, 1-0 and 14-1, but pulled off a 4-3 win on Friday. In the series finale on Saturday, the UH softball team looked to makeup and split the season series, but just could not get on the board as it fell 1-0.

Here’s a closer look at each matchup:

Thursday

The first game was low scoring, with pitchers from both sides putting on an impressive show. Sophomore pitcher…