University of Houston
30-17, 11-7
UConn
25-20, 10-8
Houston Falls in Series Finale vs. UConn
5/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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HOUSTON -- Houston Baseball wasn't able to overcome a few defensive miscues as it fell 7-4 to UConn on Sunday in the American Athletic Conference series finale at Schroeder Park.
Despite the loss on Sunday, the Cougars won the weekend series following a 6-5 (10) win on Friday and a 9-1 victory on Saturday. Houston moves to 30-17 overall and 11-7 in American action.
ON DECK
Houston will play Rice in the Silver Glove Series finale at Constellation Field in Sugar Land on Tuesday. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. For tickets, visit SugarLandSkeeters.com.
Top Offensive Players
Joe Davis | 2x4, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR (7)
John Grimsley | 2x4, 2B
Grayson Padgett | 2x5, R, RBI
Joe Davis led the offense, driving in two RBI on two hits, including his seventh home run of the year. Grayson Padgett also had two hits and an RBI.
Pitching Breakdown:
Fred Villarreal | 7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Seth Romero | 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Aaron Fletcher | 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R
Brayson Hurdsman | 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Freshman Fred Villarreal earned his second career start and didn't disappoint as the righty allowed just two earned runs on four hits with no walks in 7.0 innings of work. He handed the ball over to junior Seth Romero in the eighth with the score tied 3-3, but UConn found a way to face two pitchers in Romero and sophomore Aaron Fletcher in the inning, scoring four runs, three earned on four hits and a walk.
Freshman Brayson Hurdsman tossed a scoreless ninth, striking out one.
Romero would suffer the loss, falling to 4-5 on the year after surrendering three earned runs on two hits and a walk with one strikeout in 0.1 innings of work.
KEY INNINGS
2nd | UConn took advantage of a few defensive miscues by the Cougars to plate one run in the top of the second inning to go ahead 1-0.
5th | Houston plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth, all with two outs, to take its first lead of the day. Connor Hollis worked a walk and came around to score on a Padgett, two-out RBI single through the right side. The scoring continued when Davis found the right field line for a bloop double, scoring Connor Wong for the Cougars' second run to make it 2-1.
7th | UConn made it a 3-2 game in the seventh on a two-out, two-run home run that hit off the top of the left field wall.
Houston wouldn't allow the Huskies to hold their second lead for too long as Davis belted his seventh home run of the year -- a solo shot in the seventh with two outs to make it a 3-3 game.
8th | UConn found a way to use four hits and score four runs in the top of the eighth, while taking advantage of a defensive miscue that started the rally. The Huskies led 7-3 following the four-run eighth.
9th | Houston made it interesting in the ninth when it loaded the bases with no outs. A double play scored a run, but with two outs, the Huskies managed to escape by just allowing a single run and win, 7-4.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Houston has three remaining home games left on the 2017 schedule. Single game tickets can be purchased at UHCougars.com/tickets or by calling 713-GO-COOGS.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Radue (2-2)
L: ROMERO, Seth (4-5)
Batting:
HR: Moriarty 1
RBI: Feldstein 1 ; Gnesda 2 ; Stefanski 1 ; Moriarty 2 ; Krueger 1
SH: Toppa 1 ; Krueger 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Prato 1 ; Toppa 1 ; Feldstein 1 ; Yahn 1 ; Stefanski 2 ; Moriarty 1
SB: Toppa 1 ; Feldstein 1
CS: Hill 1
HBP: Feldstein 1 ; Stefanski 1
PO: Gnesda 1
Batting:
2B: Davis, Joe 1 ; Grimsley, John 1
HR: Davis, Joe 1
RBI: Padgett, Grayson 1 ; Davis, Joe 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Wong, Connor 1 ; Padgett, Grayson 1 ; Davis, Joe 1 ; Hollis, Connor 1
SB: Julks, Corey 1
