University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston vs. Incarnate Word
3/27/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| HOUSTON (18-5) vs. INCARNATE WORD (13-12) | |
| MIDWEEK BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Schroeder Park | Houston, Texas |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | UHCougars.com/allaccess |
| GAMETRACKER | |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and Incarnate Word have met twice all-time. |
| SERIES RECORD | Series tied 1-1. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON -- Winners of 10 straight games, Houston Baseball will return home to host Incarnate Word in midweek play on Tuesday. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Schroeder Park.
The Cougars enter the week with an 18-5 overall record.
TICKET INFORMATION
$2 midweeks | $2 tickets & $2 hot dogs every Tuesday and Wednesday home game.
To purchase tickets, visit uhcougars.com/ticketsor call 713-GO-COOGS. Gates open two hours prior to first pitch.
FOLLOW ALONG
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GAMEDAY Central: UHCougars.com/gameday
QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston enters the week with an 18-5 overall record and a .302 batting average.
- Houston is led offensively by last week's National Player of the Week Jake Scheiner's .438 clip, 39 hits, nine home runs and 29 RBI.
- American Player of the Week Connor Wong follows with a .340 clip and with a team-leading 25 runs.
- The Cougars are 32-of-40 on the base paths, led by Connor Wong's 14 stolen bases.
- Houston's pitching owns a 2.16 ERA with 187 strikeouts to just 49 walks in 204.0 innings.
- American Pitcher of the Week Trey Cumbie paces the staff with a 0.92 ERA and is 3-0 in four midweek starts -- coming off his first career complete-game shutout at No. 10 Louisiana.
- Junior ace and Friday starter Seth Romero has fanned 62 hitters in 37.1 innings and has tallied at least 10 strikeouts in all five of his six starts this season.
- Saturday starter Mitch Ullom is 3-2 with a 3.08 ERA and has fanned 27 in 38.0 innings.
- Sunday starter senior John King is also 4-0 and owns a 2.08 ERA with three complete games to his name.
- Head coach Todd Whitting begins his seventh season. He owns a Houston record of 226-155-1 and has led the Cougars to two NCAA Regional appearances, a conference tournament title (2014) and a conference regular-season title (2015).
HOUSTON'S LAST AT-BAT
- Houston is coming off a perfect 5-0 week that saw the Cougars improve to 18-5 with its 10th straight win.
- The Cougars swept No. 27 UC Irvine on the road to wrap up last week after earning midweek wins at No. 10 Louisiana and vs. Texas Southern.
- The Cougars hit .339 with 63 hits and 33 RBI in the five games last week, led by Connor Wong's .458 clip.
- Corey Julks, Lael Lockhart Jr. and Jared Triolo each had five RBI in the five games and Grayson Padgett scored a team-high six runs.
- Trey Cumbie highlighted the pitching staff last week as he tossed his first career complete-game shutout in a win at No. 10 Louisiana, striking out five and holding the Ragin' Cajuns to five hits.
- John King was almost equally impressive, tossing his third complete game in five starts en route to a series finale win at UC Irvine.
QUICK HITS ON INCARNATE WORD
- Incarnate Word enters Tuesday's game with a 13-12 overall record and has lost four straight.
- The Cardinals were swept in a Southland Conference series at Lamar this past weekend.
- Incarnate Word is hitting .277 as a team, led by Kyler Genebacher's .386 average, while David Anaya paces the team with 17 RBI.
- The Cardinals are 28-of-25 on the base paths with Mark Whitehead leading the way with 11 stolen bases.
- The pitching staff owns a 6.33 ERA and has 156 strikeouts to 104 walks in 219.0 innings.
- Bernie Martinez is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in six starts, while fanning 27 in 38.1 innings, while Ramon Salazar is 4-1 with a 4.58 ERA in 11 appearances out of the pen.
SERIES HISTORY VS. INCARNATE WORD
- Houston and Incarnate Word have met twice in program history.
- The series between the Cougars and Cardinals is split, 1-1.
- Last Meeting | April 25, 1995 | Game 1: UIW 5, UH 1, Game 2: UH 7, UIW 3
ON DECK
Following the midweek game vs. Incarnate Word, Houston Baseball will open American Athletic Conference play this weekend on the road at UCF. The three-game series will begin Friday at 5:30 p.m. CT, continue at 5:30 p.m. CT Saturday and wrap at 12 p.m. CT Sunday.
Fans can follow along via live audio, live video or GT at UHCougars.com/gameday.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets are on sale at uhcougars.com/tickets . Fans can enjoy a few single game tickets options for the 29 homes games at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park during the 2017 season.
SUNDAY FAMILY PACK
A Family Pack for Four for just $30 to any Sunday game at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park in 2017 in also available.
The Family Pack features four general admission tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and four popcorns to any Sunday home game for $30.
In order to purchase this deal, the purchaser must CLICK HERE use the promo code: FAMILYPACK.
STAY CONNECTED
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