University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston vs. UConn at Home
5/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| #20 HOUSTON (28-16, 9-6) vs. UCONN (24-18, 9-6) | |
| WEEKEND BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Schroeder Park | Houston, Texas |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | UHCougars.com/allaccess |
| GAMETRACKER | | | |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and UConn have met 11 times. |
| SERIES RECORD | Cougars own series, 6-5. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON â€" Houston Baseball will play two of its final three American Athletic Conference series at home and the first of two begins this weekend when the Cougars host UConn in a three-game set, beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and wrap at 1 p.m. Sunday. Houston and UConn are two of the five teams tied atop the American standings at 9-6 with nine games to play.
FOLLOW ALONG
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GAMEDAY Central: UHCougars.com/gameday
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS / GIVEAWAYS
REMINDER … GATES OPEN TWO HOURS PRIOR TO FIRST PITCH.
Friday
- Friday Frenzy | $1 popcorn, $2 hot dogs, $3 soda, $4 beer* (must be 21 years of age)
- Friday Night Fireworks | Enjoy postgame fireworks at Schroeder Park approximately five minutes following the conclusion of the game.
- GIVEAWAY | Phone Wallet for the first 250 fans in attendance
Saturday
- Shasta's Kids Club Day | FREE admission for Shasta's Kids Club members with ID; parents can purchase tickets for just $3 using promo code: KIDSCLUB
- GIVEAWAY | Trading Cards (Pack 3 of 4) for the first 500 fans in attendance
Sunday
- Bark in the Park | Bring your pup to the Park on Sunday | HELPFUL HINTS (PLEASE READ)
- GIVEAWAY | Dog Toy to fans who have a dog in attendance
- Kids Day | Inflatables, Anthem Buddies, Run the Bases after the Game, Postgame autographs from the team.
QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
- Houston enters the weekend with a 28-16 overall record and a 9-6 mark in league play.
- Houston is led offensively by Jake Scheiner's .362 clip, 59 hits, 13 home runs and 42 RBI.
- Connor Wong follows with a .310 clip and nine home runs, while leading the team with 41 runs scored and Joe Davis owns a .293 clip with six home runs and 35 RBI for second-most on the team.
- The Cougars are 51-of-65 on the base paths, led by Connor Wong â€" who has a team-leading 20 stolen bases.
- Houston's pitching owns a 3.28 ERA with 319 strikeouts to just 96 walks in 384.2 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.
- Junior Seth Romero has struck out 79 in 46.2 innings.
- 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 236-166-1 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 returns to action after falling in another one-run heartbreaker. The Cougars fell 3-2 in Huntsville Tuesday at Sam Houston State.
- Freshman Carter Henry showed well, tossing a career-long 5.2 innings and striking out a career-high seven in the no-decision.
- Connor Wong and Lael Lockhart Jr. each had an RBI.
- Cougar pitching combined to strikeout 10 and issued no walks.
QUICK HITS ON UCONN
- UConn enters the weekend series vs. the Cougars with a 24-18 overall record and a 9-6 mark in league play.
- The Huskies swept East Carolina and Memphis, won a series over Cincinnati, lost a series at UCF and were swept by Tulane.
- UConn's starting pitching is the key to its success, led by the arms of LHP Tim Cate, LHP Mason Feole and RHP Wills Montgomerie.
- As a staff, the Huskies own a 3.85 ERA with 14 saves three shutouts. UConn has fanned 429 hitters and walked 171 in 369.2 innings thus far.
- Cate will throw Friday and is 3-3 with a 3.50 ERA in eight starts. He has fanned 67 in 46.1 innings.
- Feole owns the most wins on the team at 6-1 and owns a 2.93 ERA in 11 appearances and 10 starts. He has fanned 56 in 58.1 innings.
- Montgomerie leads the league in strikeouts with 90 in 64.1 innings and is 5-2 with a 3.78 ERA in 11 starts.
- Offensively, UConn is hitting .264 and slugging .361 with 13 home runs, 12 triples and 75 doubles.
- Leading the way is Willy Yahn, who is hitting .323 with 43 hits and 15 RBI. Zac Susi paces the team with 52 hits and 35 RBI, while hitting .321.
SERIES HISTORY VS. UCONN
- Houston and UConn have met just 11 times since the Huskies joined The American back in 2014.
- The Cougars own a slight 6-5 edge over UConn, but dropped all four games to the Huskies in 2016.
- Houston swept the 2015 series at home, but UConn took all three in Storrs, CT last year as well as upset the Cougars, 7-2 in the American Championship game on May 29 in Clearwater, Fla.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
ON DECK
Following the weekend series vs. UConn, the Cougars will play the first of their two final midweek games in Sugar Land, Texas at Constellation Field vs. Rice. The game is the series finale of the Silver Glove and first pitch is slated for 7 p.m. For tickets, visit SugarLandSkeeters.com.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets can be purchased at UHCougars.com/tickets or by calling 713-GO-COOGS.
SUNDAY FAMILY PACK
A Family Pack for Four for just $30 to the remaining Sunday game at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park this season.
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.
STAY CONNECTED
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