UH softball hands UCF its first AAC loss over senior weekend

UH softball handed UCF its first loss in AAC play with a 9-8 victory over the Knights in Sunday’s series finale. | Courtesy of UH athleticsUH softball went 1-2 in a competitive series against No. 18 UCF over the weekend at Cougar Softball Stadium.

The team held senior days on Saturday and Sunday celebrating the upperclassmen.

Here’s a closer look at each game:

Friday

The Cougars lost their series opener against UCF 4-1.

The game was quite the pitchers’ duel.

Senior right-handed pitcher Kenna Wilkey led the way retiring 15 Knights in a row from the final two outs in the second inning through the first out of the seventh.

UCF’s Gianna Macha silenced the UH bats, allowing just one hit in the game’s…