University of Houston
7-3
No. 7 Cal State Fullerton
5-4
Houston Falls 4-1 to Cal State Fullerton
3/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Final Stats | Final Stats (PDF) | Houston vs. Cal State Fullerton 
HOUSTON -- Houston Baseball was held to just five hits as No. 7 Cal State Fullerton evened the weekend series with a 4-1 win over the Cougars on Saturday at Schroeder Park.
With the loss, the Cougars fell to 7-3 on the year, while the Titans improved to 5-4 with the win.
Houston earned a 7-4 win over Cal State Fullerton on Friday to open the three-game set.
ON DECK
Houston and Cal State Fullerton will wrap up the weekend series with a rubber game, set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Schroeder Park. Follow Houston Baseball on Twitter @UHCougarBB for updates on weather.
- Sunday -- 1 pm
Fans can follow along via live audio, live video or GT at UHCougars.com/gameday.
HOUSTON NOTES
- Sophomore Joe Davis plated the Cougars' lone run on a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
- Connor Wong singled and has now reached base in all 10 games this season.
- Six freshmen saw action on Saturday, including a first career appearance by Wendell Champion II.
Top Offensive Players
Joe Davis | 1x2, RBI
Connor Wong | 1x4, R
Pitching Breakdown:
Mitch Ullom | 6.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Brayson Hurdsman | 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1BB, 2 K
Starter Mitch Ullom tossed 6.1 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and a walk with six strikeouts, one strikeout shy of his career-best, but suffered the loss -- falling to 1-1 on the year.
Freshman reliever Brayson Hurdsman made his third appearance out of the bullpen this season, tossing 2.2 shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
KEY INNINGS
Cal State Fullerton scored an early run in the second and never looked back as it went on to plate another run in the fourth on two hits and a pair of runs in the seventh following two hits and a free pass to make it a 4-0 game.
9th | Houston scored its only run of the game with two outs in the ninth when Davis drove in Wong on a sacrifice fly. Wong led off the inning with an infield single, stole second and took third on a wild pitch.
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.
SATURDAY MINI-PLAN & SUNDAY FAMILY PACK
An attractive Saturday Mini Plan and Sunday Family Pack are also available, allowing fans to purchase one mini plan for $25, securing a ticket to every Saturday home game or a Family Pack for Four for just $30 to any Sunday game at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park in 2017.
For just $25, the Saturday Mini Plan guarantees you a seat during all seven Saturday home games, which comes out to a ticket price of $3.57 each. You have the choice between Reserved or General Admission seating for the same price.
To purchase a Saturday Mini Plan deal, CLICK HERE or call our Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS.
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.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Velasquez, Gavin (2-0)
L: Ullom, Mitch (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Hurst, Scott 1 ; Bryant, Taylor 1
RBI: Hurst, Scott 1 ; Cardenas, Ruben 1 ; Hudgins, Chris 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Persinger, Dillon 1 ; Valenzuela, S. 1 ; Cardenas, Ruben 1 ; Bryant, Taylor 1
SB: Cardenas, Ruben 2
HBP: Persinger, Dillon 1
Batting:
RBI: Davis, Joe 1
SF: Davis, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wong, Connor 1
SB: Wong, Connor 1
HBP: Padgett, Grayson 1 ; Davis, Joe 1
