BATON ROUGE – Houston used a fourth-inning home run to claim a 1-0 pitcher's duel from 21st-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional opener.
and Houston's Savannah Heebner combined to yield just seven hits in the contest. Ellyson struck out nine batters in her first career NCAA postseason start.
Arielle James provided the Cougars with the eventual game-winning run by leading off the fourth inning with a solo home run.
The game featured a four-plus hour weather delay that began momentarily after the start of the second inning, resulting in the conclusion coming in the nine o'clock hour.