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PREVIEW: Cougars to Meet Memphis on Saturday
5/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
CLEARWATER, FLA. - After improving to 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference Championship with wins over Cincinnati and USF, No. 14 Houston Baseball will meet Memphis in the Semifinal round on Saturday at 9 a.m. CT. The Cougars are one win from appearing in its second straight Championship game, which will be played on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU.
No. 5-seeded Memphis knocked off No. 4-seed USF, 4-1, on Friday morning to move into the Semifinal round vs. Houston. The Tigers must beat the Cougars twice to advance, with Houston only needing one win to move on to the final game.
Saturday's game will be available to WATCH for FREE on the American Digital Network: http://www.theamerican.org/watch/?Live=154
You can follow all the action by listening in live at UHCougars.com/baseradio with Jeremy Branham on the call or by following via GAMEDAY CENTRAL at UHCougars.com/gameday.
NUMBERS OF NOTE HEADING INTO SEMIFINAL GAME
2 - Houston has notched back-to-back 40-win seasons, the first time since 1999 and 2000.
4 - Houston's defense has been steady, committing just three errors in the last 12 games.
10+ - Andrew Lantrip has recorded double-digit strikeouts six times this season.
12 - Ashford Fulmer singled in the seventh to extend on-base streak to 12 straight games.
13 - Ian Rice walked in the eighth to extend his on-base streak to 13 games.
14 - Jacob Campbell doubled in the seventh inning to extend his on-base streak to 14 games.
18 - Houston has won 18 of the last 21 games played this season.
20 - Kyle Survance singled in the seventh to extend his on-base streak to 20 straight games.
30 - Kyle Survance upped his stolen base total to 30 on the year.
A LOOK AT THE TOURNAMENT
Houston 7, USF 3
Sophomore Andrew Lantrip (7.0,5,3,3,3,10) struck out 10 hitters, allowing just three runs on five hits and three walks to improve to 8-3 on the year. The Livingston, Texas native was able to face the minimum through the first four innings, recording five of his 10 strikeouts during that stretch.
Houston tallied seven hits in the game, led by freshman Corey Julks (1x2, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 2B), junior Jacob Campbell (1x5, 2 RBI) and junior Ashford Fulmer (1x2, R, 2 RBI, BB) each with two RBI. Freshman Connor Wong paced the team with two hits, while scoring a run and junior Kyle Survance (1x5, R) and junior Chris Iriart (1x3, 2 R) had a hit and combined for three runs scored.
Houston 8, Cincinnati 4
Houston used freshman arms Aaron Fletcher (2.0,1,1,0,1,4) and Seth Romero (3.0,0,0,0,1,6) to help come-from-behind and win, 8-4 over the Bearcats.
Cougar starter David Longville (4.0,6,3,3,1,1) left when Cincinnati tied the game at 3-3 in the fifth after a solo homerun evened the score. He would go on to receive the no-decision, after allowing three runs on six hits and one walk in 4.0 innings with one strikeout.
Fletcher improved to 2-0 as he worked around a Cincinnati threat in the fifth, tossing 2.0 innings, allowing no earned runs on one hit, one walk with a career-high four strikeouts.
He handed the ball over to American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year Romero, who fanned six in 3.0 hitless innings with one walk to earn his team-leading seventh save of the year.
The Houston offense tallied eight hits in the win, led by junior Kyle Survance, who had a three-hit game with two runs scored and two RBI, which included his second homerun of the season.
Joining Survance with a two-RBI game was junior Ashford Fulmer (1x4, R, 2 RBI) -- who put the Cougars back ahead in the sixth on a two-out, two-run triple into right center.
Freshman Corey Julks (1x3, R, 2 RBI) belted his third homerun of the year, driving in two to help the Cougars extend their lead late, while junior Jacob Campbell (1x4, R, 2 RBI) put Houston ahead in the first with his two-run double.
Adding a hit and scoring a run were juniors Ian Rice (1x3, R, BB) and Chris Iriart (1x4, R, BB). Freshman Connor Wong scored a run after drawing a career-best three walks.
LAST TIME OUT vs. MEMPHIS
Houston and Memphis have not met since April 2-4 of this year after the Cougars dropped a conference road series to the Tigers, 2-1. The Cougars won Game 1 of that series, 3-2, but Memphis would go on to win Game 2, 14-6 and Game 3, 6-2. That was the last conference series Houston lost all season.
NCAA SELECTION SHOW WATCH PARTY
Houston Baseball is prepared to return to NCAA Championship play for the second consecutive season and watch party details are set for the selection show, which will take place on Monday, May 25 at 11 a.m. CT. Join the Cougars at Lucky's Pub in its Downtown Houston location (801 St. Emanuel) to learn Houston's NCAA postseason fate. Doors open at 10 a.m.
What: Houston Baseball Watch Party for NCAA Selection Show
When: Monday, May 25
Time: 11 a.m. CT (show begins) -- Doors open at 10 a.m.
Where: Lucky's Pub (Downtown -- 801 St. Emanuel) | Houston, Texas 77003
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