Houston Baseball Notes 16 CONFERENCE TITLES • 22 NCAA REGIONALS • 4 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 2 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAMES 1-3 • 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 GAMES 1-3 • HOUSTON vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN • FEB. 20-21, 2021 FEBRUARY (0-0) 20 TEXAS SOUTHERN (DH) 11 a.m. 20 TEXAS SOUTHERN 45 minutes after 21 TEXAS SOUTHERN 2 p.m. 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 TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS 5 TEXAS 6:30 p.m. RECORD _______________________________0-0 6 TEXAS 2 p.m. RECORD _______________________________0-0 7 TEXAS Noon RANKING (Collegiate Baseball) _________________ 48 RANKING ______________________________ NR 10 at Incarnate Word 6:30 p.m. HEAD COACH ____________ Todd Whitting (Houston, ‘95) HEAD COACH ____ Michael Robertson (Huston-Tillotson, ‘87) 12 at Texas State 6 p.m. CAREER RECORD ____________ 325-229-1 (11th season) CAREER RECORD _____________ 442-494 (19th season) 13 at Texas State 2:30 p.m. RECORD at HOUSTON _____________________ Same RECORD at TEXAS SOUTHERN _____271-324 (13th season) 14 at Texas State 1 p.m. 16 TEXAS A&M 6:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS (2020 STATISTICS) 19 at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. 20 at Oklahoma 2 p.m. SATURDAY GAME 1 — LHP Robert Gasser (0-0, 11.05 ERA) vs. RHP Kam Fields (0-0, 5.40 ERA)^ 21 at Oklahoma 12:30 p.m. SATURDAY GAME 2 — RHP Ben Sears (1-0, 3.18 ERA)^ vs. RHP Alex Olguin (1-3, 9.33 ERA) 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY — RHP Blake Schultz (1-0, 0.63 ERA)^ vs. RHP Adam Dearinger 26 UT-ARLINGTON 2 p.m. ^ With previous school 27 UT-ARLINGTON 2 p.m. 28 UT-ARLINGTON Noon SERIES BY THE NUMBERS HOUSTON OFFENSE (2020) TSU HOUSTON PITCHING/DEFENSE (2020) TSU APRIL (0-0) .213 ______________Batting Avg. ___________ .321 4.45 ________________ ERA _____________ 8.71 1 * WICHITA STATE 2 p.m. 2 * WICHITA STATE (DH) 2 p.m. .322 ______________On-Base Pct. ___________ .456 139.2 ____________Innings Pitched __________ 62.0 2 * WICHITA STATE 45 minutes after .359 _____________ Slugging Pct. ___________ .492 4 __________________Saves _______________ 0 3 * WICHITA STATE 11:30 a.m. 22 ________________ Doubles _____________ 17 156-76 __________ Strikeouts-Walks ________ 59-42 9 * at Wichita State (DH) 1 p.m. 3 _________________ Triples _______________ 1 .273 _________ Opponent Batting Average_______ .309 9 * at Wichita State 45 minutes after 15 _______________ Home Runs _____________ 8 .969 ___________ Fielding Percentage _________ .952 10 * at Wichita State 2 p.m. 65 _________________Walks ______________ 46 18 _________________Errors ______________ 12 11 * at Wichita State 25-29 _________ Stolen Bases-Attempts _______ 15-22 11 ______________ Double Plays _____________ 5 16 * ECU (DH) 2 p.m. 16 * ECU 45 minutes after HOUSTON NOTES 17 * ECU 2 p.m. 18 * ECU 11 a.m. LIDLIFTER: This weekend marks the 16th consecutive season SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: Houston is scheduled to play 29 home 23 * USF (DH) 2 p.m. the Cougars have opened their season at home. games and 27 road contests. The Cougars ... 23 * USF 45 minutes after » In that span, Houston is 32-16 including six sweeps. » Play 36 games in the state of Texas. 24 * USF 2 p.m. » Houston has won nine of its 10 season opening series » Play nine games vs. 2019 NCAA Tournament teams. 25 * USF Noon under head coach Todd Whitting. » Play games against six different conferences. 30 * at Tulane (DH) 2 p.m. 30 * at Tulane » Play their first four-game series since Feb. 27-March 1, ELITE COMPANY: Houston is one of seven programs nationally 2015, against Columbia at Cougar Field. MAY (0-0) with 245-plus wins and five-plus conference titles since 2014. » Play eight consecutive games vs. Wichita State. 1 * at Tulane 4 p.m. » Houston is joined by: Coastal Carolina, Dallas Baptist, » Do not play Rice for the first time since 1971. 2 * at Tulane 1 p.m. Louisiana, Louisville, Southern Miss and Wright State. 7 * CINCINNATI (DH) 2 p.m. WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR: Houston opens its season 7 * CINCINNATI 45 minutes after A DIFFERENT TIME: Friday’s season opener against Texas against Scott Street neighbor, Texas Southern. 8 * CINCINNATI 2 p.m. Southern marks Houston’s first contest in 346 days. » The Cougars are 29-0 in 29 all-time meetings vs. TSU. 9 * CINCINNATI Noon » The Cougars last played on March 10, 2020 when they » Houston is 28-0 vs. Texas Southern at home. 14 * at Memphis (DH) 1 p.m. defeated UNLV 3-1 in Las Vegas. » Head coach Todd Whitting is 7-0 vs. Texas Southern. 14 * at Memphis 45 minutes after » Friday marks Houston’s first home game in 355 days » This weekend marks the first three-game series 15 * at Memphis 2 p.m. 16 * at Memphis 12:30 p.m. with the last coming March 1, 2020 vs. Texas State. between the two teams. The two teams’ last multi- 20 * at UCF (DH) game series was a doubleheader on April 14, 1987. 20 * at UCF AMERICAN STANDARD: UH has been at the forefront of the » Houston used a walk-off double in the ninth inning 21 * at UCF American Athletic Conference since league play began in 2014. from Jared Triolo to defeat the Tigers, 4-3, in the last 22 * at UCF meeting (Feb. 27, 2018). 25-30 % The American Championship TBA » Category Total Rank AAC wins 84 1st FRESH FACES, BIG EXPECTATIONS: Houston’s 2020 recruiting JUNE (0-0) All-AAC honorees 34 T-1st class was ranked No. 24 nationally and first in the American 4-6 NCAA Regionals TBA AAC Tournament games 23 2nd Athletic Conference by Collegiate Baseball. 10-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA AAC Tournament wins 16 1st » The Cougars welcomed 29 newcomers including 20 19-30 NCAA College World Series TBA NCAA Tournament wins 9 T-1st transfers and nine true freshmen. AAC regular season titles 3 1st » The class of JUCO transfers, 15 in total, is ranked as the # Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi, Texas) * American Athletic Conference Game nation’s No. 5 class according to Perfect Game. % American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) 2021 GAME NOTES HOUSTON NOTES THE AMERICAN STANDINGS SEASON IN REVIEW: Houston posted a 6-9 record in 2020. The NEW HOME: The Cougars moved into the Houston Baseball CONF. PCT. GB OVERALL PCT. Cougars logged two victories against top-25 opponents and Player Development Center on Jan. 5, 2020 but are still breaking Cincinnati 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 downed Rice in the lone Silver Glove Series matchup. in their new home after the shortened 2020 season. ECU 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 » In five of Houston’s nine losses, the Cougars led or were » The facility, located down the left field line, features Houston 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 tied entering the seventh inning. 20,000 square-feet with state-of-the-art amenities, Memphis 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 » The Cougars led the AAC in home runs per game (1.00) including locker room, player lounge, training room, Tulane 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 and finished third in stolen bases per game (1.67). hydrotherapy room, weight room, a pitching lab and a UCF 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 » Ryan Hernandez ranked second in the AAC in home golf simulator. USF 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 runs (5) while Steven Rivas finished fifth with three. Wichita State 0-0 .000 -- 0-0 .000 » Houston played just seven of its 15 games at home. The THOR’S HAMMER: Houston’s home run tradition, Thor’s Cougars defeated UNLV, 3-1, from Las Vegas in the hammer was introduced by former standout first baseman Joe season finale on March 10. Davis around the start of conference play in 2017. Made by his QUICK FACTS brother, John, a sheet-metal worker using scrap parts at work, UNIVERSITY & ATHLETICS MOUND PRESENCE: Houston welcomes 17 new pitchers to a the hammer is exchanged between the players, residing with Location _______________________Houston, Texas program that has finished top-three in the AAC for ERA and WHIP team’s most recent home run hitter. Founded ____________________________ 1927 during six of the league’s seven seasons. Enrollment __________________________46,000 » Houston does not have a pitcher on staff who made a MISSION 64: D1Baseball tabbed Houston as one of three AAC Nickname __________________________ Cougars start during the 2020 season. programs projected to make the NCAA Tournament in 2021, Colors _______________________ Scarlet & White » Seven pitchers who made appearances in 2020 are back joining ECU and Tulane. Conference ____________ American Athletic Conference for the ‘21 season. In 2020, the group contributed » The Cougars have qualified for the NCAA Tournament Chancellor ____________________ Dr. Renu Khator 53.8% of appearances (35) and 44% of innings (127.1). four times (2014, ‘15, ‘17, ‘18) in the last seven seasons. VP for Intercollegiate Athletics __________Chris Pezman » After missing 2020 with injury, 2019 15th round MLB » Houston was the last team out in 2019 despite a No. 42 Ticket Office Phone ________________713-GO-COOGS Draft pick Sean Bretz returns. In 2019, Bretz made 20 RPI and eight top-50 victories. relief appearances, finishing 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA. STADIUM INFORMATION YOUR COUSIN FROM BOSTON: First baseman Ryan Stadium Name ___________ Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park GO TO VICTORY: Houston ranks 22nd nationally with 245 Hernandez made an immediate impression on the program Field Name ___________________ Don Sanders Field wins since 2014.