University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston vs. Rice, Tuesday at Home
4/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| HOUSTON (20-7) vs. RICE (9-21) | |
| MIDWEEK BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Schroeder Park | Houston, Texas |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | UHCougars.com/allaccess |
| GAMETRACKER | Tuesday |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and Rice have met 181 times. |
| SERIES RECORD | Rice leads series, 103-78. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON â€" Houston Baseball returns home to Schroeder Park for four games this week, beginning with a midweek tilt vs. Rice at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to begin the 2017 Silver Glove Series.
TICKET INFORMATION
$2 midweeks | $2 tickets & $2 hot dogs every Tuesday and Wednesday home game.
To purchase tickets, visit uhcougars.com/tickets or call 713-GO-COOGS. Gates open two hours prior to first pitch.
FOLLOW ALONG
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QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston returns home for four games this week, owning a 20-7 overall record.
- The Cougars are 12-2 at home and are 6-1 in midweek games this season.
- Houston is led offensively by Jake Scheiner's .415 clip, 44 hits, 10 home runs and 33 RBI.
- Connor Wong follows Scheiner with a .328 average, 27 runs and 15 stolen bases, while Grayson Padgett owns a .327 average and is 6-for-6 on the base paths.
- Houston's pitching owns a 2.19 ERA with 216 strikeouts to just 60 walks in 238.0 innings.
- Last 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 Seth Romero has fanned a nation's leading 76 hitters in 44.1 innings and has tallied at least 10 strikeouts in all six of his seven starts this season.
- Sophomore Mitch Ullom is 4-2 with a 2.66 ERA and has fanned 29 in 44.0 innings.
- Senior John King is 4-1 and owns a 2.22 ERA with three complete games to his name.
- Freshman Carter Henry has the other lone start for Houston, posting a 2-0 record in seven appearances with a 3.29 ERA.
- Head coach Todd Whitting begins his seventh season. He owns a Houston record of 228-157-1 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 took an 11-game win streak into its American Athletic Conference opening weekend series at UCF, but the Cougars dropped two of three to the Knights to begin league play at 1-2.
- Ullom earned the win on Saturday, tossing 6.0 innings, allowing just one unearned run on four hits with two strikeouts.
- Aaron Fletcher picked up his sixth save on the year following 3.0 shutout innings in relief.
- Jake Scheiner belted his team-leading 10th home run of the year in the series.
- Seth Romero struck out a career-high 14 in Friday's 5-2 loss at UCF.
QUICK HITS ON RICE
- Rice will meet Houston on Tuesday with a 9-21 overall record and a 4-11 mark away from home this season.
- The Owls are coming off a 2-2 week, which featured a series loss at C-USA foe Florida Atlantic.
- Rice is hitting .268 as a team and slugging .391, led by Dominic DiCaprio's .356 average, 36 hits and 25 RBI.
- The Owls are fielding .959 on the year with 43 errors and have swiped 16-of-27 on the base path.
- Rice pitching owns a 4.99 ERA with 254 strikeouts and 154 walks in 252.2 innings.
- Three Owls lead the team in wins with two, led by Matt Canterino with a 3.26 ERA in seven starts. He also paces the team with 50 strikeouts in 38.2 innings.
- Preseason All-American Glenn Otto is 1-2 with a 3.60 ERA in 10 appearances and one start with three saves.
SILVER GLOVE SERIES HISTORY VS. RICE
- Houston and Rice have met 181 times in program history, dating back to 1948.
- The Owls own the overall series, 103-78, 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 | May 17, 2016, Sugar Land, Texas | Houston 24, Rice 6
- Series is tied 44-44 all-time at UH.
- Trey Cumbie earned All-Silver Glove Series MVP honors.
- The two teams will meet twice more this season at Rice on April 11 and in Sugar Land on May 9.
ON DECK
Following Tuesday's game vs. Rice, the Cougars will welcome American foe East Carolina to town for three at Schroeder Park, beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. The series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and wrap at 1 p.m. 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.
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