University of Houston Athletics
Preview: Houston at Cal State Fullerton
2/21/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| #19 HOUSTON (2-1) at #13 CAL STATE FULLERTON (0-4) | |
| WEEKEND BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Goodwin Field | Fullerton, Calif. |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | No Video |
| GAMETRACKER | | | |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston and Cal State Fullerton have met 13 previous times, dating back to 1982. |
| SERIES RECORD | Cal State Fullerton leads all-time series, 10-3. |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON -- After having its Tuesday midweek game rained out, Houston Baseball will return to action this weekend when it travels to Cal State Fullerton for a three-game series, beginning Friday at 9 p.m. CT.
The series will continue with a Saturday game at 6 p.m. CT and wrap at 2 p.m. CT Sunday.
Houston (2-1) is coming off an Opening Weekend series win over Holy Cross, while the Titans, of the Big West, are 0-4, having dropped an Opening Weekend series at Stanford and a midweek matchup vs. Nevada.
FOLLOW ALONG
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HOUSTON HITS
- Houston is 2-1 on the year with a series win over Holy Cross in its last outing.
- Trey Cumbie was tabbed National Pitcher of the Week by Collegiate Baseball after striking out a career-high 12 in 5.1 innings of work.
- Cougar pitching struck out 46 Holy Cross hitters during Opening Weekend, while only walking four in three games.
- Cooper Coldiron has reached base in 12 straight games (dating back to 2017). He belted the game-tying home run and tallied the game-winning RBI in the walk off win on Sunday.
- 20 Cougars saw action in Sunday's finale and three true freshmen appeared in the starting lineup.
- Lael Lockhart leads the offense after three games with a .400 average (4x10), 2 RBI, 2 walks
- Junior LHP Aaron Fletcher made his first career start on Saturday, striking out a career-high six in a career-long 5.0 innings of work for the win.
- Junior RHP Ryan Randel made his Houston debut as the Sunday starter, fanning eight in 5.2 innings.
- The pitching staff owns a 1.61 ERA and held Holy Cross hitters to a .162 average.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Cooper Coldiron | Senior | SS
- Hit first career home run vs. Holy Cross
- Drove in game-winning RBI in Sunday's walkoff win
- Walked three times
- Has reached base in 12 straight games, dating back to the 2017 season
Trey Cumbie | Junior | LHP
- Struck out a career-high 12 on Opening Night
- Was Named National Pitcher of the Week for that outing
- Allowed just one free pass and held opponents to a .158 average
CAL STATE FULLERTON HITS
- Cal State Fullerton sits 0-4 on the year after dropping its Opening Weekend series on the road at Stanford and its midweek vs. Nevada.
- The Titans were 2017 College World Series participants.
- As a team, CSF is hitting .213 with one home run, four doubles and nine RBI.
- Chris Prescott is leading the way with a .429 average (6x14), one run and one RBI.
- The pitching staff owns a 4.36 ERA and has struck out 18 and walked 15 in 33.0 innings
- Golden Spikes Preseason Award Watch List pitcher Colton Eastman will get the ball Friday. He is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA with three strikeouts in 4.1 innings.
- Preseason All-American Brett Conine will hold down the back end of the bullpen, and in 1.0 inning pitched, he owns a 9.00 ERA.
SERIES HISTORY
- Houston and Cal State Fullerton will meet for the 14-16th times in program history, dating back to 1982.
- The Titans own the all-time series, 10-3.
- The two teams split the 2017 season series at Schroeder Park (W, 7-4; L, 1-4) with Sunday's finale rained out.
- Houston will make its first trip back to Fullerton, California since 1999, where the Cougars were swept in three games.
WEEKEND ROTATION
Friday
Houston: LHP Trey Cumbie (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 5.1 IP, 12 K, 1 BB)
Cal State Fullerton: RHP Colton Eastman (0-1, 8.31 ERA, 4.1 IP, 3 K, 3 BB)
Saturday
Houston: LHP Aaron Fletcher (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP, 6 K, 1 BB)
Cal State Fullerton: RHP Andrew Quezada (0-1, 8.44 ERA, 5.1 IP, 4 K, 0 BB)
Sunday
Houston: RHP Ryan Randel (0-0, 3.18 ERA, 5.2 IP, 8 K, 0 BB)
Cal State Fullerton: TBA
ON DECK
Following the weekend series out west, Houston will return to Houston and meet Texas Southern at Schroeder Park on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. before competing in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park, March 2-4.
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