University of Houston Athletics
PREVIEW: Baseball to Host Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns on Tuesday
4/29/2013 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 29, 2013
HOUSTON - University of Houston Baseball will return home for one midweek game to host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Cougar Field Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in non-conference action.
Houston will look to return to winning ways as it spent its last four games on the road, dropping its overall record to 27-17. The Cougars are 18-7 at Cougar Field this season.
| AT A GLANCE | SERIES HISTORY | ||||
 | Houston (27-17) Roster Stats Schedule | vs Cougar Field | Louisiana (31-14) Roster Stats Schedule |  | All-Time: Houston and Louisiana have met 49 previous times. Series History: Houston owns the all-time series record at 36-12-1. Last Meeting: Houston and Louisiana met once in 2012 with the Ragin' Cajuns earning a 3-1 win at home. |
| Tuesday, April 30 | 6:30 pm CT // TV: None | ||
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QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
· Houston will play its final home non-conference midweek game on Tuesday and holds a record of 27-17, having lost its last six games.
· The Cougars will play just its only home game in a stretch of nine contests.
· Houston is hitting .261 as a team, led by freshman Justin Montemayor's .308 clip and team-leading 52 hits.
· Sophomore Michael Pyeatt has come on strong of late, upping his average to .294, while freshman Kyle Survance continues to remain consistent with a .284 clip, reaching base safely in 12 straight games currently.
· Junior Frankie Ratcliff leads C-USA with 36 RBI, while junior Caleb Barker has 32 for second-best on the team.
· Freshman Josh Vidales ranks first among C-USA players with 37 walks and 13 stolen bases, while Ratcliff is one walk shy at 36 for second-most.
· Houston has stolen 60-of-72 bases.
· Cougar pitching holds a 3.81 ERA with 27 wins and nine saves.
· Senior Austin Pruitt leads the team with a 7-4 record and 2.56 ERA, a league-best four complete games, a team-high 84.1 innings and 73 strikeouts.
· Junior Chase Wellbrock has made a team-leading 16 appearances and has six saves this season.
· Houston has fanned 286 hitters and walked just 121.
QUICK HITS ON LOUISIANA
· Louisiana is 31-14 overall and 10-9 away from home.
· Has won five of its last six games, including a Sun Belt league series win over Florida International last weekend, 2-1.
· Ragin' Cajuns are hitting .318 as a team with 102 doubles and 51 homeruns for a slugging percentage of .496.
· Tyler Girouard leads the team with a .390 clip and a .686 slugging percentage and 33 RBI, while Dex Kjerstad is hitting .376 with 65 hits and 30 RBI.
· The team is 53-of-81 in stolen bases and holds a .968 fielding percentage with 57 errors.
· Louisiana pitching ERA is 4.20 with 31 wins and 16 saves.
· Tuesday starter RHP Matt Plitt is 3-0 in two starts and 10 appearances with a 3.55 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched.
· The staff has fanned 293 hitters and walked 127.
· Closer RHP Matt Hicks has 10 saves and a 3-1 record with a 4.19 ERA.
SERIES HISTORY
· Houston and Louisiana-Lafayette will meet for the 50th time in school history on Tuesday and first this season.
· The Cougars own the all-time record at 36-12-1 and have won eight of the last 10.
· Houston and ULL last met on March 6, 2012 in Louisiana. The Cougars fell 3-1.
CONFERENCE USA GOLF CHAMPIONS TO BE HONORED
University of Houston Golf will be honored during pregame ceremonies on Tuesday after claiming the Conference USA Team Championship and Individual Championship under Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke and Associate Head Coach Chris Hill.
TICKETS
Single-game tickets begin as low as $6 for youth and $8 for adults in general admissionseating (Level 200) and as low as $8 for youth and $10 for adults in reserved seating (Level 100). Click HERE to purchase tickets or call the Houston Athletics Ticket Office at (713) GO-COOGS.
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UP NEXT
Houston will travel to New Orleans to take on Tulane in a three-game Conference USA series, beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. The series will continue Saturday at 2 p.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. Sunday.
