Houston Baseball Notes 16 CONFERENCE TITLES • 22 NCAA REGIONALS • 4 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 4 • 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 4 • HOUSTON vs. A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI • FEB. 23, 2021 FEBRUARY (3-0) 20 TEXAS SOUTHERN (DH) W, 6-1 20 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 10-4 21 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 14-4 23 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 3 p.m. 26 # at A&M-Corpus Christi 6 p.m. 27 # at A&M-Corpus Christi 6 p.m. 28 # at A&M-Corpus Christi 1 p.m. MARCH (0-0) 3 at Lamar 6 p.m. HOUSTON COUGARS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI ISLANDERS 5 TEXAS 6:30 p.m. RECORD _______________________________3-0 6 TEXAS 2 p.m. RECORD _______________________________3-0 7 TEXAS Noon RANKING ______________________________ NR RANKING ______________________________ NR 10 at Incarnate Word 6:30 p.m. HEAD COACH ____________ Todd Whitting (Houston, ‘95) HEAD COACH _____________Scott Malone (McMurry ‘98) 12 at Texas State 6 p.m. CAREER RECORD ____________ 328-229-1 (11th season) CAREER RECORD ____________ 325-363-2 (14th season) 13 at Texas State 2:30 p.m. RECORD at HOUSTON _____________________ Same RECORD at A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI ____________ Same 14 at Texas State 1 p.m. 16 TEXAS A&M 6:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS (2021 STATISTICS) 19 at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. 20 at Oklahoma 2 p.m. 21 at Oklahoma 12:30 p.m. TUESDAY — LHP Cameron Prayer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Nick Urbantke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 6:30 p.m. 26 UT-ARLINGTON 2 p.m. 27 UT-ARLINGTON 2 p.m. 28 UT-ARLINGTON Noon SERIES BY THE NUMBERS HOUSTON OFFENSE (2021) A&M-CC HOUSTON PITCHING/DEFENSE (2021) A&M-CC APRIL (0-0) .354 ______________Batting Avg. ______________ 2.33 ________________ ERA ________________ 1 * WICHITA STATE 2 p.m. 2 * WICHITA STATE (DH) 2 p.m. .472 ______________On-Base Pct. ______________ 27.0 _____________Innings Pitched _____________ 2 * WICHITA STATE 45 minutes after .606 _____________ Slugging Pct. ______________ 2 __________________Saves ________________ 3 * WICHITA STATE 11:30 a.m. 10 ________________ Doubles _______________ 36-4 ____________ Strikeouts-Walks ____________ 9 * at Wichita State (DH) 1 p.m. 0 _________________ Triples ________________ .183 _________ Opponent Batting Average__________ 9 * at Wichita State 45 minutes after 5 ________________ Home Runs ______________ .952 ___________ Fielding Percentage ____________ 10 * at Wichita State 2 p.m. 18 _________________Walks ________________ 6 __________________Errors ________________ 11 * at Wichita State 6-8 __________ Stolen Bases-Attempts ___________ 3 _______________ Double Plays ______________ 16 * ECU (DH) 2 p.m. 16 * ECU 45 minutes after HOUSTON NOTES 17 * ECU 2 p.m. 18 * ECU 11 a.m. SCOTT STREET SWEEP: Houston swept Texas Southern on NATIONAL RANKINGS: Houston’s performance on Opening 23 * USF (DH) 2 p.m. Opening Weekend, outscoring the Tigers 30-9. Weekend put the Cougars inside the top 10 nationally in eight 23 * USF 45 minutes after » Houston’s 10 doubles were its most on Opening statistical categories including ... 24 * USF 2 p.m. Weekend since producing 11 in 2004 vs. Kansas State, » Offense: Third in doubles (10), fourth in doubles per 25 * USF Noon Texas Tech and Texas. game (3.33), ninth in batting average (.354), ninth in 30 * at Tulane (DH) 2 p.m. 30 * at Tulane » Houston’s .354 average and .606 slugging percentage slugging (.606) and ninth in on-base percentage (.472). marked its best on Opening Weekend since hitting .380 » Pitching: Fifth in walks per nine innings (1.33), sixth MAY (0-0) while slugging .610 in 2011 vs. UTA. in strikeout-to-walk ratio (9.00) and ninth in WHIP (0.78). 1 * at Tulane 4 p.m. » Houston’s 30 runs were its most on Opening Weekend 2 * at Tulane 1 p.m. since scoring 32 in 2012 vs. Delaware. AMERICAN STANDARD: UH has been at the forefront of the 7 * CINCINNATI (DH) 2 p.m. American Athletic Conference since league play began in 2014. 7 * CINCINNATI 45 minutes after ELITE COMPANY: Houston is one of seven programs nationally 8 * CINCINNATI 2 p.m. with 245-plus wins and five-plus conference titles since 2014. » Category Total Rank 9 * CINCINNATI Noon » Houston is joined by: Coastal Carolina, Dallas Baptist, AAC wins 84 1st 14 * at Memphis (DH) 1 p.m. Louisiana, Louisville, Southern Miss and Wright State. All-AAC honorees 34 T-1st 14 * at Memphis 45 minutes after AAC Tournament games 23 2nd 15 * at Memphis 2 p.m. 16 * at Memphis 12:30 p.m. HONORS COLLEGE: Houston outfielder Steven Rivas and AAC Tournament wins 16 1st 20 * at UCF (DH) pitcher Robert Gasser were named AAC Player of the Week and NCAA Tournament wins 9 T-1st 20 * at UCF Pitcher of the Week on Monday. AAC regular season titles 3 1st 21 * at UCF » Rivas leads the AAC in five offensive categories including 22 * at UCF slugging (1.700), runs (7) and total bases (17). SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: Houston is scheduled to play 29 home 25-30 % The American Championship TBA » Gasser held Texas Southern hitters to 1-of-16 (.063) games and 27 road contests. The Cougars ... while fanning a career high seven. » Play 36 games in the state of Texas. JUNE (0-0) » Play nine games vs. 2019 NCAA Tournament teams. 4-6 NCAA Regionals TBA AGAINST THE ISLANDERS: Houston is 6-2 all-time against » Play games against six different conferences. 10-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA A&M-Corpus Christi with the first meeting coming in 2012. » Play their first four-game series since Feb. 27-March 1, 19-30 NCAA College World Series TBA » The Cougars have won three consecutive in the series. 2015, against Columbia at Cougar Field. » Houston won the last meeting, 4-2 on Feb. 26, 2017 at » Play eight consecutive games vs. Wichita State. # Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi, Texas) * American Athletic Conference Game Corpus Christi’s Whataburger Field. » Do not play Rice for the first time since 1971. % American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) » Houston blanked the Islanders, 10-0 in eight innings on March 5, 2014, in the last meeting in Houston. » The teams were scheduled to meet on April 22, 2020. 2021 GAME NOTES HOUSTON NOTES THE AMERICAN STANDINGS FRESH FACES, BIG EXPECTATIONS: Houston’s 2020 recruiting ROAD TO THE SHOW: Houston made a strong impact on the CONF. PCT. GB OVERALL PCT. class was ranked No. 24 nationally and first in the American shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season. Houston 0-0 .000 -- 3-0 .000 Athletic Conference by Collegiate Baseball. » Five former Houston pitchers made an MLB appearance, ECU 0-0 .000 -- 3-0 .000 » The Cougars welcomed 29 newcomers including 20 tied for the most among Division I programs in Texas. Tulane 0-0 .000 -- 1-2 .000 transfers and nine true freshmen. » Four Cougar pitchers made MLB debuts, the most for a UCF 0-0 .000 -- 1-2 .000 » The class of JUCO transfers, 15 in total, is ranked as the single season in program history. Memphis 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 nation’s No. 5 class according to Perfect Game. » Twenty-seven players tutored by Houston’s coaching Wichita State 0-0 .000 -- 0-1 .000 staff made MLB appearances. Cincinnati 0-0 .000 -- 0-3 .000 SEASON IN REVIEW: Houston posted a 6-9 record in 2020. The USF 0-0 .000 -- 0-3 .000 Cougars logged two victories against top-25 opponents and NEW HOME: The Cougars moved into the Houston Baseball downed Rice in the lone Silver Glove Series matchup. Player Development Center on Jan. 5, 2020 but are still breaking » In five of Houston’s nine losses, the Cougars led or were in their new home after the shortened 2020 season. QUICK FACTS tied entering the seventh inning. » The facility, located down the left field line, features UNIVERSITY & ATHLETICS » The Cougars led the AAC in home runs per game (1.00) 20,000 square-feet with state-of-the-art amenities, Location _______________________Houston, Texas and finished third in stolen bases per game (1.67). including locker room, player lounge, training room, Founded ____________________________ 1927 » Ryan Hernandez ranked second in the AAC in home hydrotherapy room, weight room, a pitching lab and a Enrollment __________________________46,000 runs (5) while Steven Rivas finished fifth with three. golf simulator. Nickname __________________________ Cougars » Houston played just seven of its 15 games at home. The Colors _______________________ Scarlet & White Cougars defeated UNLV, 3-1, from Las Vegas in the THOR’S HAMMER: Houston’s home run tradition, Thor’s Conference ____________ American Athletic Conference season finale on March 10. hammer was introduced by former standout first baseman Joe Chancellor ____________________ Dr. Renu Khator Davis around the start of conference play in 2017. Made by his VP for Intercollegiate Athletics __________Chris Pezman MOUND PRESENCE: Houston welcomes 17 new pitchers to a brother, John, a sheet-metal worker using scrap parts at work, Ticket Office Phone ________________713-GO-COOGS program that has finished top-three in the AAC for ERA and WHIP the hammer is exchanged between the players, residing with during six of the league’s seven seasons. team’s most recent home run hitter. STADIUM INFORMATION » Houston does not have a pitcher on staff who made a Stadium Name ___________ Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park start during the 2020 season. MISSION 64: D1Baseball tabbed Houston as one of three AAC Field Name ___________________ Don Sanders Field » Seven pitchers who made appearances in 2020 are back programs projected to make the NCAA Tournament in 2021, Capacity ____________________________ 3,500 for the ‘21 season.