University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston at UCF to Open American Play
3/29/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| #11 HOUSTON (19-5) at UCF (20-6) | |
| WEEKEND BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | UCF Baseball Complex | Orlando, Fla. |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | UCFKnights.com |
| GAMETRACKER | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and UCF have met 44 previous times. |
| SERIES RECORD | Houston owns all-time series, 26-18. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON â€" Winners of 11 straight games, No. 11 Houston Baseball will be tested on the road for the second straight weekend as it travels to Orlando, Fla. to open American Athletic Conference play at UCF. The three-game series is set to begin Friday at 5:30 p.m. CT.
The series will continue at 5:30 p.m. CT Saturday and wrap at 12 p.m. CT Sunday.
FOLLOW ALONG
Listen Live: UHCougars.com/baseradio
Watch Live: UCFKnights.com
GAMEDAY Central: UHCougars.com/gameday
QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston enters American Athletic Conference play with a 19-5 overall record and is hitting .305 as a team.
- Houston is led offensively by last week's National Player of the Week Jake Scheiner's .436 clip, 41 hits, nine home runs and 31 RBI.
- This week's American Player of the Week Connor Wong follows with a .346 clip and with a team-leading 27 runs.
- Houston's offense has produced seven straight games with at least 10 hits this season.
- The Cougars are 32-of-41 on the base paths, led by Connor Wong's 14 stolen bases.
- Houston's pitching owns a 2.11 ERA with 194 strikeouts to just 52 walks in 213.0 innings.
- This week's American Pitcher of the Week Trey Cumbie paces the staff and conference with an 0.74 ERA and is 4-0 in six midweek starts and has pitched 19.2 consecutive scoreless innings thus far.
- 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 227-155-1 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 has won 11 straight games, including a perfect 5-0 week last week which included two midweek wins (at No. 10 Louisiana, vs. Texas Southern) and a weekend sweep at No. 27 UC Irvine.
- The Cougars earned an 8-1 midweek win on Tuesday vs. Incarnate Word at Schroeder Park.
- Starter Trey Cumbie threw 7.0 shutout innings en route to his fourth win of the year.
- Houston's offense tallied 13 hits, led by a three-RBI, two-hit effort by Joe Davis, while Jake Scheiner had two hits and plated two RBI.
QUICK HITS ON UCF
- UCF will enter conference play with an overall record of 20-6 and winners of its last two games.
- The Knights earned a 10-1 midweek win over Jacksonville on Tuesday.
- This upcoming series is part of an eight-game homestand for UCF.
- The Knights have series wins over Siena, Manhattan, Stonybrook, Central Michigan, and Jacksonville this season, while dropping their last weekend series at home to Dartmouth.
- UCF is hitting .295 as a team, led by Luke Hamblin's .361 clip and 24 runs, while swiping a perfect 10-for-10 on the bases.
- Rylan Thomas follows with a .360 average and a team-leading 32 hits, 29 RBI and six home runs.
- The pitching staff owns a 2.23 ERA with 244 strikeouts to just 72 walks.
- RHP Robby Howell is 4-0 with a 2.17 ERA in six starts, while fanning 36 and walking just eight in 37.1 innings as UCF's Friday starter.
- Saturday starter RHP Juan Pimentel is 5-1 with a 1.29 ERA in six starts and has fanned 23 in 35.0 innings.
- Sunday starter LHP Joseph Sheridan is 1-2 with a 3.64 ERA in six starts and nine appearances and has fanned 23 hitters in 29.2 innings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. UCF
- Houston and UCF have met 44 previous times, dating back to 1990.
- The Cougars own the series, 26-18 and are 8-7 all-time in Orlando.
- Last Meeting | Houston won the 2016 three-game series at Schroeder Park, 2-1 and all three games were decided by one run.
- April 8, 2016: UCF 2, UH 1 | April 9, 2016: UH 4, UCF 3 | April 10, 2016: UH 1, UCF 0
ON DECK
Following the American Athletic Conference weekend series at UCF, the Cougars will return home to host the next four, beginning with a midweek game on Tuesday, April 4 vs. Rice for Game 1 of the Silver Glove Series. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. at Schroeder Park.
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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