University of Houston Athletics
American Champ: (2) Houston vs. (3) UConn
5/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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CLEARWATER, Fla. â€" (2) Houston Baseball will look to advance to its fourth straight American Baseball Championship title game when it meets No. 3 seed UConn at 9 a.m. CT Saturday at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Fla.
Houston advanced in the winner's bracket with back-to-back wins, earning a 6-5 Game 1 win over (7) Memphis and a 7-6 victory over (3) UConn Thursday. The Cougars need just one win to advance to Sunday's Championship title game. UConn must beat Houston twice on Saturday to advance.
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QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston enters Saturday's semifinal game with a 38-19 overall record and a 2-0 mark in this week's tournament.
- Houston is hitting .287 as a team and slugging .441 with 53 home runs â€" the most since 71 in 2006.
- American Player of the Year Jake Scheiner leads the team .335 and a conference-best 16 home runs.
- Corey Julks follows with a .317 clip, six home runs and 14 stolen bases.
- Connor Wong paces the team with 55 runs, 74 hits and 23 stolen bases, while also belting 11 home runs.
- The Houston pitching staff owns a 3.46 ERA with 10 saves and seven complete games.
- The staff has struck out 409 and walked just 132 in 502.2 innings.
- American Pitcher of the Year Trey Cumbie leads the league with a 2.02 ERA and is 9-1 on the year, while entering the week having thrown three straight complete games.
- Senior John King is 6-1 with a 3.28 ERA and has tallied three complete games.
- Sophomore Aaron Fletcher owns a team-high eight saves in 19 appearances and is 2-1 with a 2.19 ERA.
QUICK HITS ON UCONN
- UConn owns a 33-24 overall record and is playing as the No. 3 seed this week.
- The Huskies are hitting .258 as a team, led by Willy Yahn's .319 average, while Issac Feldstein has a team-high 43 RBI.
- The UConn pitching staff owns a 3.69 ERA with 17 saves and four shutouts.
- The staff has fanned 568 hitters, while walking 231 in 504.2 innings.
- American Freshman Pitcher of the Year Mason Feole is 7-3 with a 3.10 ERA. He has fanned 72 and walked 28 in 14 appearances and 13 starts.
SERIES HISTORY VS. UCONN
- Houston and UConn have met just 15 times since the Huskies joined The American back in 2014.
- The Cougars own a slight 9-6 edge over UConn, and won the 2017 regular-season series, 2-1 at Schroeder Park.
- Houston and UConn met Friday with the Cougars edging the Huskies, 7-6, to advance to Saturday's semifinal round.
- The Cougars saw offensive production from a core group of freshmen that went a combined 5-for-9 with three RBI and five runs at the bottom of the order. Corey Julks and Tyler Bielamowicz each homered in the win.
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