University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston at SHSU, Tuesday
5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| HOUSTON (28-15) vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE (29-15) | |
| MIDWEEK BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Don Sanders Stadium | Huntsville, Texas |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | ESPN3.com |
| GAMETRACKER | |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and Sam Houston State have met 162 previous times. |
| SERIES RECORD | The series is tied, 81-81. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON â€" Houston Baseball returns to action with a road midweek matchup at Sam Houston State Tuesday in Huntsville for the third and final game of the Don Sanders Cup. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.
FOLLOW ALONG FROM HUNTSVILLE
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QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston enters the week with a 28-15 overall record and a 10-8 mark on the road.
- Houston is led offensively by Jake Scheiner's .365 clip, 58 hits, 13 home runs and 42 RBI.
- Connor Wong follows with a .304 clip and nine home runs, while leading the team with 40 runs scored and Joe Davis owns a .298 clip with six home runs and 35 RBI for second-most on the team.
- The Cougars are 51-of-63 on the base paths, led by Connor Wong â€" who has a team-leading 20 stolen bases.
- Houston's pitching owns a 3.27 ERA with 309 strikeouts to just 96 walks in 376.2 innings.
- Trey Cumbie paces the starting pitching staff with a 2.61 ERA and is 6-1 in 10 starts.
- Sophomore Mitch Ullom is 6-2, while owning a 3.34 ERA in 11 starts.
- Senior John King is 5-1 and owns a 3.26 ERA with three complete games to his name.
- Sophomore reliever Aaron Fletcher has a team-high six saves in 13 appearances and owns a 0.64 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 28.0 innings out of the bullpen.
- Head coach Todd Whitting begins his seventh season. He owns a Houston record of 236-165-1 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 1-3 week, which saw them drop a series on the road at USF.
- Houston won the opener, 7-3, but would see its leads disappear in Game 2 and Game 3, falling 7-4 and 5-4.
- Mitch Ullom earned the lone win for Houston, tossing 8.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits.
QUICK HITS ON SAM HOUSTON STATE
- Sam Houston State enters Tuesday's game with a 29-15 overall record.
- The Bearkats are coming off a Southland Conference series win over McNeese State at home.
- As a team, SHSU is hitting .309 with 20 home runs and 74 doubles to accompany its .432 slugging percentage.
- Leading the way offensively for the Bearkats is Bryce Johnson with a .350 average and a team-high 62 hits. Three SHSU offensive players own the team lead with 33 RBI.
- The pitching staff owns a 3.81 ERA with 13 saves. SHSU pitching has fanned 341 hitters, while walking 132 in 392.0 innings.
- Hayden Wesneski (3.64 ERA, 7-2) and Heath Donica (2.06, 7-1) share the team lead with seven wins in nine and 10 starts, respectively. Donica has fanned 72 hitters in 70.0 innings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. SAM HOUSTON STATE
- Houston and Sam Houston State have met 162 previous times, dating back to 1947.
- The all-time series between the Cougars and the Bearkats is tied at 81-81.
- The Bearkats have clinched the 2017 Inaugural Don Sanders Cup with two wins over Houston thus far, 5-4, at Constellation Field in Sugar Land on April 18 and 12-2 at Schroeder Park on April 25.
- Houston and SHSU split its matchups in 2016 with the Cougars winning 4-3 at Schroeder Park and the Bearkats winning 4-0 at Don Sanders Stadium.
- The overall series between Houston and SHSU is the second-longest series played in the Cougars' program history behind 183 games vs. Rice.
ON DECK
Following Tuesday's midweek game, the Cougars will return home to host reigning American Athletic Conference tournament champions UConn in a three-game set at Schroeder Park. The series is set to begin on Friday at 6:30 p.m., continue with Game 2 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and wrap at 1 p.m. Sunday.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets can be purchased at UHCougars.com/tickets or by calling 713-GO-COOGS.
SUNDAY FAMILY PACK
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