After only three seasons of Conference USA play, the UCF Softball team made its mark in the league with a 2008 C-USA Championship in a 4-2 victory over Houston on Saturday at the Cougar Softball Stadium. A dominant and productive offense helped the Knights (46-18 overall) power past the Cougars (50-9) and their starting pitcher, senior Angel Shamblin, the C-USA Pitcher of the Year for the third consecutive season.
The UCF Baseball team rode the offensive momentum it received from crushing Tulane on May 4 and beating South Florida on Tuesday right into the first two games of its weekend series against UAB. The Knights overcame a 9-3 deficit and trailed three times on Friday, but that offense kept them alive for a thrilling 13-12 victory in 10 innings.
The third time around seemed to be the charm for coach Emilee Klein and her UCF Women's Golf team. Klein's third season at the helm for the Knights proved to be the best since 2002, as UCF made an appearance in the NCAA East Regional - its first regional appearance since the South Regional in Baton Rouge, La.
The UCF Track and Field team made its only true home event of the season - and the first for coach Caryl Smith Gilbert - a special meet as the Knights set five NCAA regional-qualifying marks or times, and broke two school records Saturday at the UCF Invitational.