University of Houston Athletics
This Week in Houston Athletics
4/23/2018 12:00:00 AM | General
BASEBALL
Last Week
Houston Baseball went 4-1 last week, splitting a home-and-home with Sam Houston State before sweeping No. 24 Wichita State at Schroeder Park to improve to 25-15 overall and 10-5 in The American.
This Week
Houston at Texas | Tuesday | 6:30 p.m. | Austin, Texas
Houston at ECU* | Friday | 5:30 p.m. CT | Greenville, N.C.
Houston at ECU* | Saturday | 3 p.m. CT | Greenville, N.C.
Houston at ECU* | Sunday | 10:30 a.m. CT | Greenville, N.C.
Notes
Against SHSU, won 9-4 at Schroeder Park before dropping a 8-3 decision in Huntsville, Texas, to even the best-of-three-game Don Sanders Cup … In the Tuesday tilt, the Cougars recorded six extra-base hits including five doubles … Sophomore Lael Lockhart Jr. tossed a career-long four and on-third innings and fanned career-high five hitters en route to his first career win … Prior to Houston's host series against WSU, Aaron Fletcher was named to the College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year Watch List … Against the Shockers, the Cougars won the series opener, 3-1 … Junior southpaw Trey Cumbie tossed eight innings, surrendering just one run on five hits with one walk and nine strikeouts … Sophomore Tyler Bielamowicz provided all the offense needed with a two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the first … After the game, it was decided Saturday's game would be moved to Sunday as part of doubleheader … In the first game on Sunday, which was an agreed upon seven-inning affair, the Cougars won 6-5, as junior Grayson Padgett, who went 3-for-3, walked it off with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh … In the finale, senior Cooper Coldiron finished with two doubles and drove in two runs, the eventual game-winners … Senior Kyle Ott improved to 3-0 with the win in relief, while sophomore Carter Henry picked up the three-inning save, his second of the weekend and fifth of the year … For his efforts, Padgett was named The American Player of the Week.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
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Coming off one of the program's best seasons in decades, Houston Men's Basketball fans can begin preparing for the 2018-19 season when the Cougars compete in the $60-million Fertitta Center for the first time with the announcement of season-ticket pricing … Fans now have the opportunity to take their first steps toward the 2018-19 season by placing a $30 deposit on 2018-19 season tickets at UHCougars.com/mbbdeposit or by calling 713-462-6647 … For the seating map and more info, click here.
FOOTBALL
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Former Houston quarterback Kyle Allen will be featured on ESPN's Draft Academy, an eight-episode ESPN original series featuring top prospects in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft available exclusively on ESPN+ … The first six episodes are available now on ESPN+ … Additional episodes will debut each Thursday through May 3 … Houston fans looking to join the #HTownTakeover and become new season ticket holders can do so now with new season tickets now available for purchase at UHCougars.com/tickets … 2018 season tickets for the six-game home slate start as low as $100 with any seat not sold to season ticket holders in 2017 available for purchase … A full map of the 2018 season ticket price breakdown can be found at UHCougars.com/map … The 2018 Major Applewhite Golf Tournament will take place on Monday, June 18, at the Wildcat Golf Club … The event, which benefits the Houston Football restricted fund, is set for a 12 p.m. shotgun start with registration and lunch opening at 10:30 a.m. … For more information, click here.
MEN'S GOLF
This Week
Houston at The American Championships | Sunday â€" Tuesday | Palm Harbor, Fla.
Notes
Houston Men's Golf finished with three Cougars among the Top-30 after the First Round on Sunday … Reigning The American Individual Champion Michael Perras, George Gardner and Papito Gonzalez each turned in 4-over 75 rounds … On Monday, the Cougars cut 12 strokes off their opening-round 17-over 301 with a 289 to move up to eighth place … Perras and sophomore Zach Tracy each fired 1-under 70s to lead the team in the Second Round … The three-day, 54-hole tournament wraps up with the final 18 holes Tuesday … For live scoring, click here.
WOMEN'S GOLF
Last Week
For the second time in three years, the No. 23 Houston Women's Golf Team captured the American Athletic Conference Championship.
This Week
NCAA Selection Show | Wednesday | 4:30 p.m. | Golf Channel
Notes
Houston held a 2-stroke team advantage after the First Round on Sunday before doubling its lead to four strokes entering the Final Round … Saving their best round for last, the Cougars posted the lowest round of the tournament with an 11-under 277 to finished with a 6-over 870 and win by a 14-stroke margin … The American Championship is the second for the Cougars in three years and in the fourth year with a full team … Megan Thothong (3-under 213), Leonie Harm (214) and Courtney Tibiletti (219) finished third, fourth and seventh, respectively … A day after wining the title, Thothong, Allie Anderson, Tibiletti and Harm were all named to the All-American Athletic Conference Team … With four honorees, Houston topped its previous record of three for most All-Conference performers in a single season … Adding to the postseason awards, Harm and Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell collected the top individual awards from The American … Harm was chosen by the league's head coaches as the Player of the Year for the first time in her career, while Chadwell received the league's Coach of the Year honor for the second time in the last three years … Following the American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars aware their NCAA postseason fate … The NCAA Selection Show will air at 4:30 p.m., April 25 on the Golf Channel.
SOFTBALL
Last Week
Houston Softball won its series over Tulsa, 2-1, last week, to improve to 29-17 overall and 8-7 in The American.
This Week
Houston vs. Baylor | Tuesday | 4/6:30 p.m. | Cougar Softball Stadium
Houston at UConn* | Friday | 3 p.m. CT | Storrs, Conn.
Houston at UConn* | Saturday | 1 p.m. CT | Storrs, Conn.
Houston at UConn* | Sunday | 11 a.m. CT | Storrs, Conn.
Notes
Houston opened its series with a 2-0 shutout of Tulsa … Sophomore third baseman Sarah Queen finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-out, two-run shot over the wall in left center in the bottom of the third inning … In the circle, junior Savannah Heebner tossed a three-hitter to record her ninth shutout of the season and 18th overall of her career … On Saturday, the Cougars edged the Golden Hurricane, 3-2, to clinch the series … Queen hit a go-ahead, leadoff home run in the bottom of the fifth inning … The home run was her team-leading eight of the season and second of the series .. Houston fell 7-2 in the series finale … For her efforts, Queen was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll.
TENNIS
Last Week
Houston Tennis closed its season with a 1-1 showing at the American Athletic Conference Championship to finish the year with a 20-4 overall record.
Notes
The Cougars swept 11-seeded UConn before falling 4-2 to three-seeded Wichita State … Against UConn, the tandems of Lauren Alter and Alison Mills, and Ana Glumac and Constandena Nicolaou clinched the doubles point … In singles, Alter, Nicolaou and Glumac all posted victories … Against WSU, Sveva Mazzari and Tsveta Dimitrova recorded wins in singles.
TRACK & FIELD
Last Week
Houston Track & Field continued its outdoor season with its participation between the Mt. SAC Relays, J. Fred Puckett Twilight and Long Beach Invite.
This Week
Houston at Penn Relays | Thursday â€" Saturday | Philadelphia
Notes
Prior to the weekend meets, sprinter Elijah Hall was named to the Men's Mid-Outdoor Watch List for The Bowerman by the USTFCCCA … Away from the rest of the team, sophomore Nathaniel Mechler competed in the decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. … Mechler tallied a total of 7,722 points throughout the 10-event competition to finish second overall and first among collegiate competitors … Mechler's total is the third-best decathlon in program history and moves him to No. 6 on the NCAA list this season … Senior distance runner Brian Barraza broke his own school record in the 5,000-meter run, finishing the 12.5-lap race in 13:38.71, shaving more than 13 seconds off his personal-best mark of 13:52.52 set in 2016 … Barraza finished the race in fourth overall and third among collegiates, giving him the third-best time in the NCAA this season … Barraza now holds two of the nation's top-3 times after running the third-fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase earlier this season, while also setting the school-record in that event … In his career, Barraza owns six program distance records … Kahmari Montgomery turned in a record-setting performance in just his second outdoor 400-meter dash of the season … Montgomery raced one lap around the track in 44.91 to set the school record, breaking Chris Jones' 1997 mark of 44.92 … Montgomery finished the race third among collegiates, moving him to third in the NCAA this season and seventh in the world … For complete results from the Mt. SAC Relays, click here … For complete results from the J. Fred Puckett Twilight, click here … For complete results from the Long Beach Invite, click here … Houston's men's track team was ranked sixth in the latest rankings by USTFCCCA.
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