The Houston Cougars softball team is the
college softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the Intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is nor ...
team of the
University of Houston
The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...
. The team is a member of the
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...
as a
Division I team. Their home games are played at
Cougar Softball Stadium
Cougar Softball Stadium, formerly known as Cougar Softball Field and Cougar Softball Complex, is the home field for the Houston Cougars softball team located on the campus of the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. Following the majority of t ...
on-campus. The team was established in 2001, and was the regular season champion of
Conference USA
Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are l ...
three times. The Cougars are coached by Kristin Vesely.
Until their permanent home field was completed near the end of their inaugural season, the Cougars played their home games at Baseball USA, a complex in West Houston.
Head coaches
Notes: Through 2023 season.
Awards and honors
Conference awards
;American Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year, AAC Pitcher of the Year
*Savannah Heebner, 2018
;AAC Player of the Year
*Shelby Miller, 2017
*Sarah Barker, 2019
;AAC Rookie of the Year
*Arielle James, 2017
See also
*List of NCAA Division I softball programs
References
External links
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Houston Cougars softball
2001 establishments in Texas
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