Cougars Blank Prairie View A&M to Close Out Longhorn Invitational

Sunday, March 1

Austin, Texas

12 PM

University of Houston

14-6

Prairie View A&M

8-11

Prairie View

Houston

Photo by: ©Juan DeLeon Creative

Cougars Blank Prairie View A&M to Close Out Longhorn Invitational

3/1/2026 3:00:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Brown tosses third-career complete game shutout, spins career-high nine Ks in 8-0 run rule victory over Panthers

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Houston Softball team capped off the Longhorn Invitational with an 8-0 run rule shutout victory against Prairie View A&M at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Sunday.

The Cougars (14-6) wrap up tournament play with a career-day from sophomore Nevaeh Brown, taking command in the circle with her third-career complete game shutout in 5.0 IP paired with a new career-high nine strikeouts on the day. Houston gave Prairie View A&M (8-11) trouble at the plate, producing 11 hits on the day while posting a three-run second inning as well as a four-run fourth inning.

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Shelby Taylor: 3-3, RBI, 3 R, SB
Madox Mitchael: 2-3, RBI
Maddie Hartley: 1-2, 2 RBI, BB
Nevaeh Brown: 5.0 IP, CG SO, 9 K

NOTABLES

Houston gets back into the win column to close out the weekend, improving to 8-1 all-time against Prairie View A&M after suffering its first head-to-head loss to the Panthers, 7-5, on Saturday night.
Brown's nine strikeouts on the day topped her previous career-best of six, set last weekend against Missouri (Feb. 20).
Brown has now tossed four complete games this season with three coming via shutout.
Freshman Shelby Taylor made her third-consecutive start for the Cougars, setting a new career high three hits on the day at the leadoff spot.
Sophomore Madox Mitchael's two hits on the day marks back-to-back multi-hit outings, extending her hit streak to four games this weekend.

KEY INNINGS
2^nd | Following back-to-back walks with one out, Taylor produced an RBI single to double the Cougars lead at 2-0. With runners on second and third, sophomore Maddie Hartley added two more runs to the board with a single down the left field, giving Houston a 4-0 advantage after two frames.

4^th | With the bases loaded and one out, freshman RyLee Gardner connected on a single to left field, scoring Taylor and junior Jordee Wilkins to stretch the lead to 6-0. Two pitches later, junior Makenna Mitchell fouled out to right before Redmond's effort and pace helped her reach third base, followed by a trip to home plate via throwing error at second to lead 7-0. Mitchael called her own number for the game's final run, tallying a single to second base and scoring Gardner to extend the lead to 8-0.

UP NEXT
The Cougars gear up for a pair of midweek games, first returning home to host McNeese at 6 p.m., Tuesday, before a heading west on I-10 to face Incarnate Word at 5 p.m., Wednesday, in San Antonio. Houston will then open its Big 12 Conference slate, hosting No. 2 Texas Tech on March 6-8.

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