University of Houston Athletics
Houston Hosts New Mexico, Columbia
3/15/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| HOUSTON (8-8) vs. NEW MEXICO (6-10-1) and COLUMBIA (3-11) | |
| WEEKEND BREAKDOWN |
| LOCATION | Schroeder Park | Houston, Texas |
| GAMEDAY CENTRAL | GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
| LISTEN LIVE | UHCougars.com/baseradio |
| WATCH LIVE | UHCougars.com/allaccess (FEE) |
| GAMETRACKER | | | |
| SERIES HISTORY | Houston vs. New Mexico, 4th meeting | Houston vs. Columbia, 5th meeting |
| SERIES RECORD | Houston owns series 3-0 over New Mexico | Houston and Columbia tied at 2-2 in all-time series |
| GAME NOTES | Game Notes |
HOUSTON -- Houston Baseball returns home to begin an eight-game homestand, beginning this weekend with games against New Mexico and Columbia at Schroeder Park.
Along with Houston's three games over the weekend, the Cougars will also play host to two non-Houston games as New Mexico and Columbia are set to face off at 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday against one another.
Fans will be able to take in two games on Friday and two games on Saturday (2 pm / 6:30 pm) with one purchased ticket. The stadium will not be cleared between each game.
Gates will open at Noon on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
2 pm: New Mexico vs. Columbia |
6:30 pm: Houston vs. New Mexico | Gameday Central
SATURDAY
2 pm: New Mexico vs. Columbia |
6:30 pm: Houston vs. Columbia | Gameday Central
SUNDAY
1 pm: Houston vs. Columbia | Gameday Central
TICKET INFORMATION
Single game tickets and the Flex 20 plan are all still available for purchase. To purchase tickets, visit uhcougars.com/tickets or call 713-GO-COOGS.
- $2 TUESDAYS | $2 tickets every Tuesday home game
- SEASON LONG PROMOTIONS
- FRIDAY FRENZY | Every Friday night at Schroeder Park ($1 popcorn, $2 hot dogs, $3 sodas, $4 beer)
- SUNDAY KIDS DAY | Every Sunday at Schroeder Park, kids will be able to run the bases following the game and enjoy postgame autographs
FOLLOW ALONG
Listen Live: UHCougars.com/baseradio (Houston games only)
Watch Live: UHCougars.com/allaccess (Houston games only)
GAMEDAY Central: UHCougars.com/gameday (Houston games only)
HOUSTON HITS
- Houston is 8-8 on the season and is coming off a midweek loss at McNeese, 7-6, on Tuessday.
- The Cougars won their third weekend series last weekend at home vs. San Diego.
- Landon Etzel leads the offense with a .341 average, while Joe Davis is hitting .339. Both Etzel and Davis pace the team with two home runs.
- Cooper Coldiron leads the team with 17 RBI and is coming off a career-best four-RBI game at McNeese, while Connor Hollis has scored a team-best 13 runs.
- Jared Triolo is hitting .297 and has reached base in 15 straight games.
- The pitching staff owns a 3.61 ERA and has fanned 153 in 152.0 innings.
- Weekend starter Aaron Fletcher leads the staff with a 1.16 ERA and is 3-0 with 19 strikeouts in 23.1 innings through four starts.
- Sophomore reliever Carter Henry has made a team-high eight appearances and owns a 1.50 ERA and is 1-0. He has held opponents to a .203 average.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Jared Triolo | Sophomore | 3B
- Has reached base in 15 straight games.
- Tallied five multi-hit games.
- Hitting .297 with a team-high 19 hits.
Carter Henry | Sophomore | RHP
- Owns a 1.50 ERA as a reliever in eight appearances.
- Tossed a career-long relief outing of 4.2 innings in walk off win vs. San Diego to improve to 1-0 this season.
- Hasn't allowed an earned run in last three appearances and since March 3.
NEW MEXICO
- New Mexico will meet Houston and Columbia this weekend with a 6-10-1 overall record.
- The Lobos have dropped four straight, including a pair of midweek losses vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine.
- New Mexico opened Mountain West Conference play last weekend, falling in a series, 2-1, at Fresno State.
- As a team, New Mexico is hitting .276 with five home runs and 83 RBI, led by Hayden Schilling's .414 average and 12 runs scored.
- Danny Collier and Schilling pace the club with 11 RBI, while Collier is hitting .351 with a team-high 26 hits.
- The pitching staff owns a 5.48 ERA with 136 strikeouts to 66 walks in 149.1 innings.
- Opponents are hitting .274 against the Lobos.
- Weekend starter LHP Robert Gasser leads the club with a 2.95 ERA and is 1-1 in five appearances and four starts. RHP Justin Slaten is 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA and RHP Cody Dye is 0-3 with an 8.53 ERA in four starts.
- Reliever RHP Christian Tripp has a team-high three saves in five relief appearances and owns a 2.35 ERA and is 1-1 with 13 strikeouts in 7.2 innings.
SERIES HISTORY vs. NEW MEXICO
- Houston and New Mexico have met three previous times, back in a three-game series in Albuquerque in 2015.
- The Cougars swept the weekend series out there to own the all-time series at 3-0 over the Lobos.
- All three wins for Houston were one-run wins (6-5, 6-5, 8-7).
COLUMBIA
- Columbia enters the weekend with a 3-11 record and has played all 14 games on the road thus far.
- The Lions have lost four straight games to Texas schools, including a pair of midweek games at Texas A&M-CC (3-6) and at Rice (5-14) Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Columbia is hitting .228 as a team with four home runs and 47 RBI.
- Leading the way offensively is Liam McGill with a .353 average, two home runs and 13 runs scored, while teammate Joe Engel follows with a .346 clip and 18 hits.
- The pitching staff owns an 8.02 ERA and has fanned 75 and walked 47 in 113.1 innings. Teams are hitting .344 against the Lions.
- RHP Ty Wiest is 1-2 with a 6.06 ERA. He has 13 strikeouts n 16.1 innings.
- RHP Harrisen Egly is 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA in three starts with 12.1 innings pitched.
- LHP Ben Wereski is 0-1 with an 8.56 ERA through three starts and has fanned 12 in 13.2 innings.
SERIES HISTORY vs. COLUMBIA
- Houston and Columbia have met four previous times in a four-game series at then, Cougar Field, in 2015.
- The Cougars and Lions split the four-game set with Houston winning Game 1 (3-0) and Game 3 (8-7) and Columbia winning Game 2 (4-5) and Game 4 (7-12).
ON DECK
Following the weekend round robin between New Mexico and Columbia, Houston will remain at home for five games next week, beginning with midweek games vs. Lamar (Tuesday at 6:30 pm) and Prairie View A&M (Wednesday at 6:30 pm) before opening American Athletic Conference play by hosting Memphis in a three-game series next weekend.
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