University of Houston
15-8, 2-0
Memphis
8-15, 0-2
Houston Wins 3-0 Behind Fletcher's CG Shutout
3/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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HOUSTON -- For the second straight night, Houston Baseball's starter delivers a masterful complete game shutout as Aaron Fletcher notched a career performance to help the Cougars to a 3-0 shutout win over Memphis at Schroeder Park.
The win lifted Houston to a 15-8 overall record and a 2-0 start in American Athletic Conference action, while the Tigers fell to 8-15 overall and 0-2. Houston has won seven straight games.
HOUSTON HITS
- Jared Triolo has reached base in 22 straight games.
- Triolo tallied his fourth straight 2+ hit game with three on Saturday.
- Joe Davis has reached in 20 straight games and has a hit in 13 straight.
- Connor Hollis has reached base in 12 straight games.
- Aaron Fletcher notched a career-high X strikeouts.
- Fletcher tossed his first career complete game shutout, pitching a career-long 9.0 innings.
- Fletcher also added a career-high nine strikeouts in his four-hit shutout with no walks to move to 4-0 on the year.
- Houston improves to 13-3 at home with the win.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Jared Triolo | 3x4, 2 RBI, 2B
Lael Lockhart Jr. | 2x4, R
Joe Davis | 1x4
Connor Hollis | 1x3, R
Jared Triolo, once again, led the Houston offense with a three-hit night, highlighted by his first, a two-out, two-run double in the first inning to put Houston on top for good.
Teammate Lael Lockhart Jr. also had a two-hit night and scored a run, while Joe Davis and Connor Hollis extended their on-base streaks with base hits.
PITCHING BREAKDOWN
[W] Aaron Fletcher | 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K
Junior starter Aaron Fletcher was stellar in his sixth start of 2018. He tossed a career-long 9.0 innings en route to his first career complete game.
The southpaw fanned a career-high nine, surpassing his previous high of six, which has happened twice, last coming vs. Mississippi State. Fletcher only allowed four hits and did not surrender a walk to move to 4-0 on the year and lower his ERA to a program-best 0.95.
Fletcher and Friday starter Trey Cumbie went back-to-back with complete game shutouts for the Cougars to open American Athletic Conference play.
KEY INNINGS
1st | Jared Triolo, for the second straight game, put Houston on the scoreboard first as he plated Connor Hollis and Lael Lockhart Jr. with a two-out, two-run double into left center for the 2-0 lead. Hollis and Lockhart each singled to reach.
5th | Houston extends its lead to 3-0 following a Memphis defensive miscue, scoring Tyler Bielamowicz, who led off the frame with a pinch hit walk.
ON DECK
Houston and Memphis will wrap up the weekend American series at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday is Kids Day, which means all kids 12 & under receive FREE admission and have the opportunity to run the bases postgame and receive autographs from the Cougars.
BRUNCH AT THE BALLPARK PROMOTION: First 100 fans thru Schroeder Park gates on Sunday (gates open at 11 am), will receive a FREE waffle cone filled with mashed potatoes and popcorn chicken with a side of gravy.
FOLLOW ALONG
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TICKET INFORMATION
Single game tickets and the Flex 20 plan are all still available for purchase.
The Flex 20 Plan allows fans to use 20 undated vouchers in any combination for just $120.
- The Baseball Flex 20 will provide you with flexibility to attend any games played at Schroeder Park. You will receive 20 vouchers, which can be redeemed for General Admission tickets to any home Baseball game played at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park.
This is NOT a Season Ticket. Vouchers must be claimed prior to game day, and inventory to each game is subject to availability. To purchase the Flex Plan, CLICK HERE.
To purchase tickets, visit uhcougars.com/tickets or call 713-GO-COOGS.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fletcher, Aaron (4-0)
L: BOWLAN, Jonathan (0-4)
Base Running:
SB: STEPTER, Keith 1
Batting:
2B: Triolo, Jared 2
RBI: Triolo, Jared 2
SH: Padgett, Grayson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hollis, Connor 1 ; Lockhart Jr., Lael 1 ; Bielamowicz, Tyler 1
SB: Triolo, Jared 1
HBP: Hollis, Connor 1 ; Coldiron, Cooper 1
PO: Triolo, Jared 1
