University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Cougars Play Host to Lamar, Tuesday
4/8/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 8, 2012
| HOUSTON COUGARS (11-18-1) vs LAMAR CARDINALS (12-18) | |
|---|---|
| Date/Time | April 10, 2012 - 6:30 p.m. |
| Location | Cougar Field • Houston, Texas |
| Radio | UHCougars.com (Jeremy Branham & Pat Cauley) |
| Live Stats | |
| Series History | Houston owns all-time series, 49-26 |
| Last Meeting | at Cougar Field; Lamar won 7-4 (April 27, 2011) |
| Game Notes | Houston Notes  Conference USA Notebook |
| Social Media |  Facebook •  Twitter |
HOUSTON-- The University of Houston baseball team will play host to Lamar on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Cougar Field for one of four non-conference games this upcoming week.
Houston returns to action with an 11-18-1 overall record after going 1-2-1 last week. The Cougars are coming off a 4-4 tie in 12 innings to East Carolina in conference action following a travel curfew on Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars will look to improve its 6-8 home record and even its 10-11 non-conference record when they host the Cardinals for a single midweek contest.
A LOOK AT HOUSTON
Houston has nine players hitting about .250 and three above the .300 mark for a team average of .261 entering Tuesday's game. The Cougars are led offensively by senior Codey Morehouse's .349, followed by junior Jacob Lueneburg's .301 and junior Chase Jensen's .297, team-best 33 hits and 25 RBI.
The Cougars have recorded 12 games of at least 10+ hits and are coming off a 13-hit effort in the series finale at East Carolina. Houston is holding a .340 on-base percentage with 97 walks and 28 hit-by-pitches.
ON THE BUMP FOR HOUSTON
Houston will start RHP Aaron Garza on Tuesday. The freshman will make his fourth start of 2012.
4.61 ERA, 1-3, 7 AP, 6 GS, 27.1 IP, 19 K
Pitching well out of the pen of late for Houston has been senior Mo Wiley (4.84, 1-0, 11 AP, 3 SV, 22.1 IP, 23 K) and junior Matt Hernandez (5.74 ERA, 0-1, 10 AP, 1 GS< 15.2="" ip,="" 10="">
A LOOK AT LAMAR
Lamar enters Tuesday's contest with a 12-18 record and are coming off a 6-4 win against Stephen F. Austin in Southland Conference play. Leading the way for the Cardinals is Seth Dornak with a .310 average. Darian Johnson follows with a team-best 34 hits, while Lamar is only hitting .247 as a team.
ON THE BUMP FOR LAMAR
Lamar will start RHP Andrew Beasley on Tuesday. Beasley will make his first start of 2012.
3.86 ERA, 0-0, 6 AP, 7.0 IP, 4 K
SERIES vs LAMAR
Houston and Lamar will meet for the 76th time in school history. The Cougars currently own the all-time series, 49-26 despite dropping both contests last season to the Cardinals. The last meeting between the two came on April 27, 2011 in a 7-4 home loss for Houston. The all-time series dates back to 1952.
UP NEXT
Houston will pack its bags once again and travel to Lubbock, Texas to take on Texas Tech in a three-game non-conference series. The series will begin on Friday at 6:30 p.m., continue on Saturday at 5 p.m. and wrap up on Sunday at 1 p.m. The two teams already met once this season at the Houston College Classic as the Cougars fell 10-4 on March 4.
