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Outon sets UH home run mark during weekend win

Senior Catcher Haley Outon celebrates her record setting 48th home run  with teammates. | Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar

Senior Catcher Haley Outon celebrates her record setting 48th home run with teammates. | Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar

Senior Haley Outon was aware she hit a home run as she rounded the bases. But she didn’t realize the milestone that was reached — at least not at the moment.

Outon broke the record with her 48th home run in school history as UH defeated Nichols State in high fashion with a 12-4 run-rule at the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational.

“I didn’t even realize I broke it right away,” Outon said.

She was 2-4 at the plate and put the game out of reach with a three-run home run in which the Cougars scored nine runs on two outs in the fourth inning.

“I’m glad Haley got that record out of the way now, so we can keep moving forward through the rest of the season,” said head coach Kyla Holas.

In their second tournament of the season, the Cougars came out swinging, scoring 52 runs and bumping their record to 9-2.

Junior Summer Groholski picked up the first win against Nicholls State as sophomore Selena Hernandez, Haley and junior Kris Davila all hit home runs to give the Cougars a 15-1 victory.

Diedre Outon got her second win of the game as UH defeated Columbia in a 17-0 slugfest. Haley and Davila both returned with home runs with an additional one by senior Kendra Cullum.

Their second game against Columbia went down to the wire, as UH was able to emerge with a 5-4 win.

However, the Cougars were unable to defeat North Dakota State, losing 3-1.

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