University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Cougars Begin Seven-Game Home Slate with Tulane
5/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 10, 2012
| HOUSTON COUGARS (16-28-1, 4-13-1) vs TULANE GREEN WAVE (33-16, 10-8) | |
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| Date/Time | May 11-13, 2012 - 6:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./1 p.m. |
| Location | Houston, Texas - Cougar Field |
| Radio | UHCougars.com (Jeremy Branham & Pat Cauley) |
| Live Stats | |
| Series History | Houston owns the all-time series, 31-25 |
| Last Meeting | at C-USA Championships; Tulane won 7-1 (5/27/11) |
| Game Notes | Houston Notes  Conference USA Notebook |
| Social Media |  Facebook •  Twitter |
HOUSTON--The University of Houston baseball team will begin a seven-game homestand when it hosts Tulane in a three-game series this weekend at Cougar Field. The Cougars are set to play on Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and conclude on Mother's Day Sunday at 1 p.m.
FROM MARKETING/PROMOTIONS
Friday at 6:30 pm
- Friday Frenzy concession deals: $1 hotdogs, $2 soft drinks, and $3 beers
- The first 250 fans get a FREE Houston t-shirt with our new logos!
Saturday at 6:30 pm
- Bingo at the Ballpark. Get your FREE Baseball Bingo card! Every winner will receive a Houston Baseball koozie!
- The first 250 fans get a FREE Houston t-shirt with our new logos!
Sunday at 1:00 pm
- Celebrate Mother's Day at Cougar field!
- The first 250 fans get a FREE Houston t-shirt with our new logos!
- Kids' Day at Cougar Field! The KidZone open with inflatables, activities, face painting, and more!
- Kids run the bases after the game and participate in an autograph session with the entire team!
LAST TIME OUT
Houston returns to action after a 1-2 weekend at No. 6 Rice in the Silver Glove Series. The Cougars earned an 11-6 win last Friday evening over the Owls to snap a 16-game skid dating back to May 1, 2009 vs. Rice. Houston fell in the final two contests at Reckling Park despite an impressive pitching performance by senior LHP Jordan Lewis on Saturday. Lewis managed to hold the Owls to just three hits, two of which were infield singles, over 8.0 innings with six strikeouts, but the Cougars would eventually fall 4-3 in extra innings.
A LOOK AT HOUSTON
Not having played a midweek game this week, Houston returns to action with an overall record of 16-28-1 and a 4-13-1 mark in C-USA play. The Cougars are hitting .268 as a team and own a .345 on-base percentage. Sophomore Jonathan Davis leads the offensive attack with a .319 clip and a .365 average in conference play. Following the designated hitter is senior John Cannon and junior Jacob Lueneburg with .313 and .310 averages, respectively. Junior Chase Jensen leads the team with 30 RBI, while sophomore Landon Appling has scored a team-high 25 runs and belted three homeruns.
ON THE BUMP FOR HOUSTON
Houston has relied on the arms of RHP Austin Pruitt (3.55,3-3,11 GS,76.0 IP, 46 K) and LHP Jordan Lewis (5.29,3-6,10 GS, 51.0 IP, 32 K), who have both put together several solid starts of late. The duo leads the team with three wins each and 11 and 10 starts, respectively. As of now, Houston has not confirmed its rotation for the weekend. Out of the pen this season, senior Codey Morehouse (1-2, 3.38) and sophomore Chase Wellbrock (3-2, 4.08) have provided the Cougars with needed innings and effective work.
A LOOK AT TULANE
Tulane enters the weekend series on a four-game win streak, having swept C-USA foe Southern Miss last weekend in New Orleans and earning a 7-3 win over UL-Lafayette in non-conference action on Tuesday. The Green Wave is 33-16 overall and 10-8 in conference play, while sitting in fourth place among the C-USA standings this week behind UCF, Rice, and East Carolina.
As a team, Tulane is hitting .313, led by Nick Schneeberger's .370 average. Also notching a clip above .340 is Brennan Middleton (.364) and Sean Potkay (.346). Jeremy Schafer leads the team with 45 RBI and nine homeruns.
ON THE BUMP FOR TULANE
Friday - RHP Andrew Reeves (2.91, 2-1, 6 GS, 34.0 IP, 19 K)
Saturday - LHP David Napoli (2.53, 6-2, 9 GS, 74.2 IP, 48 K)
Sunday - Alex Massey (3.86, 2-1, 7 GS, 39.2 IP, 36 K)
RHP D.J. Ponder leads Tulane with 10 saves.
SERIES HISTORY
Houston and Tulane will meet for the 57th time on Friday. The Cougars currently own the all-time series, 31-25 as the series dates back to 1986. Houston swept the 2011 series in New Orleans, but fell to the Green Wave in their last meeting at the C-USA Championship on May 27, 2011 in a 7-1 game.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans not in attendance can stay connected via live audio streaming on UHCougars.com with play-by-play announcers Jeremy Branham and Pat Cauley, on GameTracker or on All-Access video. You can also follow along for real-time updates on Twitter @UHCougarBB.
UP NEXT
Following the weekend series, Houston will play host to UL-Lafayette in its final non-conference game of 2012 at Cougar Field, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Cougars will then wrap up their regular season on Thursday, May 17-Saturday, May 19 in a three-game C-USA series with Memphis.
