Houston Falls in 4-3 Heartbreaker at Rice

March 27, 2018

HOUSTON -- The Houston offense tallied 10 hits and the bullpen didn't surrender a hit, but it wasn't enough as Rice took advantage of seven free passes en route to a 4-3 win over the Cougars at Reckling Park in Game 1 of the Silver Glove Series on Tuesday.

Houston's eight-game win streak was snapped as it fell to 16-9 on the year, while Rice improved to 11-16.

HOUSTON HITS

Jared Triolo has reached base in 24 straight games.
Joe Davis has reached in 22 straight games and has a hit in 15 straight.
Connor Hollis has reached base in 13 straight games.
Clay Aguilar struck out a career-high six in a career-long 3.1 innings in relief.
Rice took advantage of six walks and one HBP from the Houston pitching staff.

Houston out hit Rice, 10-5. Joe Davis led the Houston offense with two hits and two RBI, while Cooper Coldiron had a two-hit night with one RBI and Tyler Bielamowicz and Connor Hollis added a pair of hits.

PITCHING BREAKDOWN
[L] Brayson Hurdsman | 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 K
Kyle Ott | 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Clay Aguilar | 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K

Houston starter Brayson Hurdsman tossed 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts, but would suffer the loss, falling to 1-4 on the year.

Senior Kyle Ott retired one hitter and allowed two walks with one strikeout, before handing the ball over to freshman Clay Aguilar, who tossed a career-long relief outing of 3.1 innings, striking out a career-high six without allowing a hit or run with just one walk.

KEY INNINGS
2nd | Houston jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a Cooper Coldiron RBI-single, scoring Lael Lockhart Jr., who opened the frame with a walk, moved to second on a Jared Triolo single and to third on a sac bunt by Landon Etzel.

Rice responded with a run of its own in the latter half of the frame, tallying a two-hit inning, highlighted by an RBI-single into left field.

3rd | The Cougars retook the lead (2-1) in the third on a Joe Davis' RBI-single up the middle, plating Grayson Padgett, who reached on a throwing error by the Rice shortstop.

5th | Rice scored three runs in the fifth on just two hits, but two costly wild pitches, allowed the Owls to take their first lead of the game at 4-2.

7th | Houston trimmed Rice's lead by a run (4-3) when Davis drove in his second RBI of the game, plating Tyler Bielamowicz, who opened the frame with a single.

ON DECK
The Cougars will travel to Cincinnati to face off against the Bearcats in a three-game American Athletic Conference series, Thursday, March 29 -- Saturday, March 31.

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Connor Hollis

Joe Davis

Cooper Coldiron

Tyler Bielamowicz

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Cooper Coldiron

Joe Davis

Landon Etzel

Connor Hollis

Brayson Hurdsman

Lael Lockhart Jr.

Grayson Padgett

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