University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston at Rice, Tuesday
4/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| HOUSTON (23-8) vs. RICE (11-23) | |
| MIDWEEK BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Reckling Park | Houston, Texas |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | Riceowls.com |
| GAMETRACKER | |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and Rice have met 182 times. |
| SERIES RECORD | Rice leads series, 104-78. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON â€" Houston Baseball will look to continue its winning ways on the road this week, beginning with a midweek tilt at Rice on Tuesday. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Reckling Park.
FOLLOW ALONG
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QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston enters the week with a 23-8 overall record and a 4-2 mark in league play.
- Following last week's sweep, the Cougars are 15-3 at home.
- Houston is led offensively by Jake Scheiner's .403 clip, 48 hits, 11 home runs and 37 RBI.
- Freshman Jared Triolo follows with a .328 average, while sophomore Grayson Padgett (.309) and junior Connor Wong (.305) also have .300+ averages.
- The Cougars are 39-of-49 on the base paths, led by Connor Wong â€" who has a team-leading 16 stolen bases.
- Houston's pitching owns a 2.46 ERA with 239 strikeouts to just 67 walks in 274.0 innings.
- Trey Cumbie paces the staff and conference with a 1.04 ERA and is 5-0 in seven starts and tallied 21.1 straight scoreless frames before allowing a run in his last four starts.
- Saturday starter sophomore Mitch Ullom is 5-2 with a 2.50 ERA and has fanned 31 in 50.1 innings.
- Sunday starter senior John King is 4-1 and owns a 3.12 ERA with three complete games to his name.
- Sophomore reliever Aaron Fletcher has a team-high six saves in eight appearances and owns a 0.00 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 15.2 innings out of the bullpen.
- Head coach Todd Whitting begins his seventh season. He owns a Houston record of 231-158-1 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
- The Cougars are coming off a 3-1 week, which featured an American series sweep of East Carolina at Schroeder Park.
- Houston hit .337 as a team, scored 34 runs on 33 hits and belted seven home runs in the sweep.
- The series sweep featured a 17-3 win, 8-1 win and a 9-6 victory over the Pirates.
- Joe Davis belted a home run in each of the three games vs. ECU and was named to the American Weekly Honor Roll for that feat.
- Corey Julks extended his hit streak to 15 straight games, while Grayson Padgett has reached base in 10 straight games.
QUICK HITS ON RICE
- Rice will host Houston on Tuesday, owning an 11-23 overall record and a 6-12 mark at Reckling Park.
- The Owls are coming off a C-USA series loss at home to Louisiana Tech this past weekend.
- As a team, Rice is hitting .269 with 62 doubles, nine triples and 18 home runs, while slugging .388.
- The offense is led by Dane Myers' .352 clip and team-leading 43 hits, while Dominic DiCaprio paces the Owls with 27 RBI to accompany his .328 average.
- Rice has walked 102 times to its 232 strikeouts, while fielding a .962 clip with 46 errors.
- The Owls pitching staff owns a 4.78 ERA with 285 strikeouts to 168 walks in 289.2 innings of work. Opponents are hitting .255 against the arms.
- Five Owls share the team lead in wins, led by Zach Esquivel's 2-4 mark and team-low 3.05 ERA in 13 appearances and seven starts. Rice's Kendal Jefferies started last week vs. Houston and owns a 4.38 ERA and is 2-1 in nine appearances and three starts.
- Closer Glenn Otto has three saves and is 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 12 appearances and one start.
SILVER GLOVE SERIES HISTORY VS. RICE
- Houston and Rice have met 182 times in program history, dating back to 1948.
- The Owls own the overall series, 104-78, but Houston has won the series the last three seasons.
- The Silver Glove Series officially began in 1998.
- Houston was 2-1 last season vs. Rice with a 10-0 and 24-6 win, while falling 7-4.
- Last Meeting | April 4, 2017 | Rice 9, Houston 0
- The two teams will meet once more after Tuesday in Sugar Land on May 9.
ON DECK
Following the midweek game at Rice, Houston will hit the road for a three-game set at American foe Memphis, beginning Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Friday and wrap at 12 p.m. Saturday.
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.
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