HOUSTON, Texas. – The University of Memphis softball team fell in the series finale Sunday afternoon to Houston by a score of 8-0 at the Cougar Softball Stadium. Memphis finishes the 2018 regular season with a 36-20 overall record and 10-11 mark in American Athletic Conference play.
The Cougars took an early lead over the Tigers with a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning. Houston ultimately tacked on one in the second and three in the fourth to distance itself from Memphis.
Memphis' Brooke Lee recorded a single in the top of the fifth in an attempt to rally against the Cougars, but Houston proceeded to sit the Tigers down in order.