University of Houston Athletics
John King Named American Pitcher of the Week
2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. â€" Junior John King made a statement in his Houston Baseball debut as he struck out nine in 6.0 shutout innings of work in a win over Villanova to earn American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week honors, announced by the league office Monday.
The left-hander allowed just one hit and two walks, while holding the Wildcats to a .056 average on Saturday.
His stellar debut combined with sophomore Aaron Fletcher's strong 3.0 innings of relief helped Houston to its first shutout of 2016 â€" a 4-0 win to clinch the weekend series.
King, a junior college transfer from Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas and a native of Missouri City, Texas, improved to 1-0 on the year in his first start as a Cougar.
Freshman Joe Davis showed well in his first weekend of collegiate ball, hitting a team and conference-leading .556 through three games. With that effort, Davis was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll.
The first baseman finished the series vs. Villanova with five hits, two runs scored, a double and six RBI, while slugging .667 and drawing four walks for an on-base percentage of .714.
The American Athletic Conference Player of the Week was Matthew Mika (OF/3B) of UCF and joining Davis on the Weekly Honor Roll was Turner Brown (SS, ECU), Kevin Merrell (2B, USF), Alex Massey (RHP, Tulane) and Jeremy Montalbano (DH, Tulane).
he weekend sweepmarked the third straight Opening Weekend sweep by Houston Baseball and fifth under head coach Todd Whitting since 2011.
The Cougars move to 3-0 on the year and recorded its 396th win at home.
UP NEXT
Houston Baseball will return to play when it welcomes McNeese State to Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park Tuesday for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch. The Cougars will then remain in the city to compete in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic next weekend (Feb. 26-28) at Minute Maid Park vs. Texas Tech (Friday â€" 12 pm), Arkansas (Saturday â€" 3:30 pm), and TCU (Sunday â€" 2:30 pm).
For tickets to the College Classic: www.astros.com/collegeclassic
PROMOTIONS
Tuesday, February 23 â€" 6:30 pm
Tumbler Tuesday â€" First 50 fans through the gates get a UH Tumbler
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BUY SEASON/ SINGLE-GAME / GROUP TICKETS
Houston Baseball will play 32 home games at Cougar Field this upcoming 2016 season and fans can purchase season tickets for as low as $99 online by visiting UHCougars.com/tickets and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
To purchase tickets in person, fans can visit the Athletics Ticket Stadium Office located on the northeast corner of TDECU Stadium, just outside of Gate 1 off Cullen Boulevard. Parking is available in the TDECU Stadium parking garage with the first 30 minutes free of charge. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m.
Houston Baseball will offer variable pricing on its single-game tickets and group rates.
As noted in the table above, variable pricing occurs. For weekday (Tuesday/Wednesday) games, prices range from $5-$7 depending on the choice of seating.
Weekend ((Thursday) Friday-Sunday) online pricing will range from $6-$8 per game.
GROUP RATES
Group rates are also available (as noted in the table). Weekday (Tuesday/Wednesday) and Weekend ((Thursday) Friday-Sunday) pricing occurs. Groups of 10-24 are set at $4-$5 per person, while groups of 25+ are $3-$4 per person.
All UH main campus students are admitted FREE to regular-season baseball home games with a valid student ID.
2016 SCHEDULE QUICK HITS
OUR CITY
• 32 home games; 38 in the city of Houston
• First 12 games of the season will be played in the city of Houston
• 21 of the first 25 games will be played in the city of Houston
• 18 of the first 25 games will be played at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park
OPENING WEEKEND
• Houston will host Opening Weekend for the 11th consecutive season
• Cougars are 14-1 all-time during Opening Weekend under Todd Whitting
COLLEGE CLASSIC
• Houston to make 16th straight appearance in Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park
• Cougars to face Texas Tech, Arkansas and TCU
• Cougars own a 20-25 all-time record in tournament; has earned seven wins over Top 30 teams
FIRST-TIME OPPONENTS
• Houston has three first-time opponents on the schedule: Villanova, Grand Canyon, George Washington
RICE & TEXAS IN SUGAR LAND, TEXAS AT CONSTELLATION FIELD
• Houston will meet both Texas (April 12) and Rice (May 17) for non-conference, midweek games at Sugar Land's Constellation Field.
NCAA TOURNAMENT COMPETITION
• 20 games this season will be played against an NCAA-tournament team from 2015
• Arkansas, TCU, Texas Southern, Rice, Texas A&M, East Carolina, Texas, USF, Tulane
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