Houston Baseball Notes 16 CONFERENCE TITLES • 22 NCAA REGIONALS • 4 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 16 • HOUSTON Vs
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HOUSTOn baseball notes 16 CONFERENCE TITLES • 22 NCAA REGIONALS • 4 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 16 • HOUSTON vs. TEXAS A&M • MARCH 16, 2021 FEBRUARY (6-1) 20 TEXAS SOUTHERN (DH) W, 6-1 20 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 10-4 21 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 14-4 23 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W, 12-8 26 # at A&M-Corpus Christi L, 3-2 27 # at A&M-Corpus Christi W, 14-1 28 # at A&M-Corpus Christi W, 4-3 (10 inn.) MARCH (4-4) 3 at Lamar L, 2-0 HOUSTON COUGARS TEXAS A&M AGGIES 5 #19 TEXAS L, 1-0 RECORD ______________________________14-4 6 #19 TEXAS W, 3-2 (11 inn.) RECORD ______________________________10-5 7 #19 TEXAS L, 8-2 RANKING ________________________ RV (NCBWA) RANKING ____________ 25 (CB), RV (NCBWA), RV (USAT) 10 at Incarnate Word W, 13-7 HEAD COACH ____________ Todd Whitting (Houston ‘95) HEAD COACH ___________ Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) 12 at Texas State W, 12-3 CAREER RECORD ____________ 336-234-1 (11th season) CAREER RECORD ____________ 607-313-3 (14th season) 13 at Texas State L, 15-9 RECORD at HOUSTON _____________________ Same RECORD at TEXAS A&M ___________________ Same 14 at Texas State W, 8-7 16 TEXAS A&M 6:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS (STATISTICS) 19 at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. 20 at Oklahoma 2 p.m. TUESDAY — RHP Blake Schultz (2-0, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Nathan Dettmer (2-0, 1.76 ERA) 21 at Oklahoma Noon 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 6:30 p.m. 26 UT-ARLINGTON 6:30 p.m. 27 UT-ARLINGTON 2 p.m. 28 UT-ARLINGTON Noon SERIES BY THE NUMBERS HOUSTON OFFENSE TEXAS A&M HOUSTON PITCHING/DEFENSE TEXAS A&M APRIL (0-0) .280 ______________Batting Avg. ___________ .289 4.13 ________________ ERA _____________ 2.35 1 * WICHITA STATE 2 p.m. 2 * WICHITA STATE (DH) 2 p.m. .372 ______________On-Base Pct. ___________ .413 135.0 ____________Innings Pitched _________ 161.0 2 * WICHITA STATE 45 minutes after .481 _____________ Slugging Pct. ___________ .464 3 __________________Saves _______________ 2 3 * WICHITA STATE 11:30 a.m. 25 ________________ Doubles _____________ 23 131-64 __________ Strikeouts-Walks _______ 232-53 9 * at Wichita State (DH) 1 p.m. 2 _________________ Triples _______________ 4 .255 _________ Opponent Batting Average_______ .208 9 * at Wichita State 45 minutes after 26 _______________ Home Runs ____________ 25 .980 ___________ Fielding Percentage _________ .970 10 * at Wichita State 2 p.m. 62 _________________Walks _____________ 115 12 _________________Errors ______________ 20 11 * at Wichita State 18-23 _________ Stolen Bases-Attempts _______ 22-25 13 ______________ Double Plays ____________ 10 16 * ECU (DH) 2 p.m. 16 * ECU 45 minutes after HOUSTON NOTES 17 * ECU 2 p.m. 18 * ECU 11 a.m. AGGIES IN TOWN: Houston and Texas A&M meet for the 173rd BELL-UH-MAHV-ITCH: Fifth-year senior Tyler Bielamowicz 23 * USF (DH) 2 p.m. time in the history of the programs Tuesday. has been on a tear to start the season. B-Lo, for short ... 23 * USF 45 minutes after » Texas A&M leads the all-time series 113-58-1. » Matched a career high with four hits Wednesday at UIW. 24 * USF 2 p.m. » The teams have split the last eight meetings (2011-19). » Struck the game-winning, walk-off home run in the 25 * USF Noon » Houston won the last meeting, knocking off No. 7 Texas 11th inning against No. 19 Texas on March 6. 30 * at Tulane (DH) 2 p.m. 30 * at Tulane A&M, 4-1 at Schroeder Park on April 16, 2019. » Ranks third in the AAC in average (.423) and hits (22) as » The teams have met six times in the NCAA Tournament, well as fourth in on-base percentage (.483). MAY (0-0) splitting the matchups, 3-3. The Cougars captured the » Has scored eight runs in his last four games. 1 * at Tulane 4 p.m. 2003 NCAA College Station Regional. Texas A&M ended 2 * at Tulane 1 p.m. Houston’s season at the 2008 NCAA College Station WEEKEND REWIND: Houston took 2-of-3 at Texas State over the 7 * CINCINNATI (DH) 2 p.m. Regional and 2017 NCAA Houston Regional. weekend at Bobcat Ballpark. The Cougars .. 7 * CINCINNATI 45 minutes after » Turned seven double plays in three games including a 8 * CINCINNATI 2 p.m. NOTHING BUT LOVE: Houston catcher Kyle Lovelace has 4-6-3 twin killing, stranding the tying run at third base 9 * CINCINNATI Noon caught seven runners stealing in 11 attempts. in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 8-7 victory. 14 * at Memphis (DH) 1 p.m. » Lovelace leads the AAC in caught stealing by (7). » Scored 29 runs and posted a .381 on-base percentage. 14 * at Memphis 45 minutes after » Texas State attempted just one steal vs. Lovelace in » Hit .369 (19-for-48) with runners aboard. 15 * at Memphis 2 p.m. 16 * at Memphis 12:30 p.m. three games from San Marcos. » Allowed 20 hits in Saturday’s 15-9 loss. 20 * at UCF (DH) » The junior threw out four runners in the Texas series » Allowed 20 walks in the three games. 20 * at UCF including a pair in the 3-2 victory on March 6. » Committed just two errors and fielded .982. 21 * at UCF 22 * at UCF ELITE COMPANY: Houston is one of seven programs nationally NEW YEAR, NEW ME: A closer look at Houston through 15 25-30 % The American Championship TBA with 250-plus wins and five-plus conference titles since 2014. games in 2021 compared to its full 15-game schedule in 2020. » Houston is joined by: Coastal Carolina, Dallas Baptist, JUNE (0-0) Louisiana, Louisville, Southern Miss and Wright State. Statistic 2021 2020 4-6 NCAA Regionals TBA Batting avg. .280 .213 10-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA CRUSH CITY: Houston ranks fifth nationally and first in the AAC Hits 149 107 19-30 NCAA College World Series TBA with 26 home runs. UH hit four last weekend at Texas State. Home runs 26 15 » The Cougars set a school record with eight home runs in ERA 4.13 4.45 # Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi, Texas) * American Athletic Conference Game a 14-1 victory at A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 27, besting Opponent avg. .255 .273 % American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) the previous mark of seven vs. Cincinnati (May 2, 1999). Fielding % .980 .969 » Houston’s Steven Rivas ranks second nationally with Victories 10 6 eight, trailing only South Carolina’s Wes Clarke. 2021 GAME NOTES HOUSTON NOTES THE AMERICAN STANDINGS DE-FENSE: Houston has quietly impressed defensively. The SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: Houston is scheduled to play 29 home CONF. PCT. GB OVERALL PCT. Cougars have posted a .982 fielding percentage, a mark that games and 27 road contests. The Cougars ... East Carolina 0-0 .000 -- 13-2 .867 ranks second in the American Athletic Conference. » Play 36 games in the state of Texas. Houston 0-0 .000 -- 10-5 .667 » Since committing a combined six errors on Opening » Play nine games vs. 2019 NCAA Tournament teams. Wichita State 0-0 .000 -- 7-5 .583 Weekend, the Cougars have committed just six in the » Play games against six different conferences. USF 0-0 .000 -- 7-6 .538 last 12 contests for a .987 fielding percentage. » Play their first four-game series since Feb. 27-March 1, Tulane 0-0 .000 -- 8-7 .533 » Houston has played error-free baseball in eight of its 2015, against Columbia at Cougar Field. Cincinnati 0-0 .000 -- 6-7 .462 last 12 games and committed one error or fewer in » Play eight consecutive games vs. Wichita State. Memphis 0-0 .000 -- 6-7 .462 10 of the last 12 matchups. » Do not play Rice for the first time since 1971. UCF 0-0 .000 -- 6-9 .400 AMERICAN STANDARD: UH has been at the forefront of the FRESH FACES, BIG EXPECTATIONS: Houston’s 2020 recruiting American Athletic Conference since league play began in 2014. class was ranked No. 24 nationally and first in the American QUICK FACTS Athletic Conference by Collegiate Baseball. UNIVERSITY & ATHLETICS » Category Total Rank » The Cougars welcomed 29 newcomers including 20 Location _______________________Houston, Texas AAC wins 84 1st transfers and nine true freshmen. Founded ____________________________ 1927 All-AAC honorees 34 T-1st » The class of JUCO transfers, 15 in total, is ranked as the Enrollment __________________________46,000 AAC Tournament games 23 2nd nation’s No. 5 class according to Perfect Game. Nickname __________________________ Cougars AAC Tournament wins 16 1st Colors _______________________ Scarlet & White NCAA Tournament wins 9 T-1st SEASON IN REVIEW: Houston posted a 6-9 record in 2020. The Conference ____________ American Athletic Conference AAC regular season titles 3 1st Cougars logged two victories against top-25 opponents and Chancellor ____________________ Dr. Renu Khator downed Rice in the lone Silver Glove Series matchup. VP for Intercollegiate Athletics __________Chris Pezman HONORS COLLEGE: Four Houston student-athletes have been » In five of Houston’s nine losses, the Cougars led or were Ticket Office Phone ________________713-GO-COOGS honored by the AAC through the season’s first four weeks. tied entering the seventh inning. » OutfielderSteven Rivas was named AAC Player of the » The Cougars led the AAC in home runs per game (1.00) STADIUM INFORMATION Week and starter Robert Gasser was named AAC and finished third in stolen bases per game (1.67). Stadium Name ___________ Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park Pitcher of the Week for their success opening weekend.