University of Houston Athletics
Preview: at Lamar, Tuesday
2/25/2019 2:43:00 PM | Baseball
Cougars open road schedule with 6 p.m. tilt in Beaumont, Texas
HOUSTON -- The University of Houston Baseball team opens its 2019 road schedule with a four-game road swing, starting with a trip up Interstate 10 to face Lamar on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Vincent-Beck Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
UP TO THE PLATE
Houston (4-3) at Lamar (4-4)
Feb. 26 | Vincent-Beck Stadium | Beaumont, Texas
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All-Time Series: Houston leads, 53-28
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday: Houston LHP Clay Aguilar (0-1, 2.25) vs. Lamar LHP Taylor Rich (0-0, 0.00)
SINGLES
• A homecoming of sorts, Tuesday's game marks a return home for Beaumont native Devon Roedahl as well for teammates Grayson Padgett (China, Texas) and Carter Henry (Port Neches, Texas).
• Houston is coming off a 2-1 series win over then No. 24 Arizona at Don Sanders Field at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park. The Cougars knocked off the nationally-ranked Wildcats, 2-1 and 9-7, before falling 9-4 in the series finale.
• Senior first baseman Joe Davis was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Monday. Across four games (McNeese, series vs. Arizona), the Austin native went 6-for-17 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks, seven RBI and four runs scored.
• Davis leads the Cougars with a .333/.455/.889 slash, totaling seven extra-base hits, with three doubles and four home runs, across the team's seven games.
• Davis' four home runs and freshman second baseman Brad Burckel's five hit by pitch each rank seventh in the nation, respectively.
• Davis and junior third baseman Jared Triolo have reached base in all seven games to start the season.
• On the mound, Aguliar is slated for his second start of the season. Getting the nod in Houston's midweek opener versus McNeese on Feb. 21, the native of Deer Park, Texas, tossed three scoreless innings, scattering four hits and recording six strikeouts in a no-decision. Aguliar took the hard-luck loss in a 2-1, 11-inning decision to Northwestern State on Feb. 17.
• Junior right-handed pitcher Fred Villarreal is tied for the nation's lead with a 0.00 ERA out of the bullpen. Villarreal has scattered four hits while recording two walks to eight strikeouts across 10 and one-third innings.
• Roedahl leads the team with a 2-0 record. He picked up both victories over Northwestern State, tossing three scoreless innings to co-lead the nation with two wins after Opening Weekend. His two wins currently rank fourth nationally.
• Houston is batting .239 as a team and has a 4.50 ERA, compared to opponents' .217 average and 4.05 ERA.
ON LAMAR
• The Cardinals enter Tuesday with a 4-4 record with three wins over LIU Brooklyn and one against Prairie View A&M.
• Over the weekend, Lamar went 1-2 hosting its Cardinal Classic, falling to Central Michigan, 4-2 and 10-6, and defeating PVAMU, 7-6.
• Freshman outfielder Reese Durand leads Lamar with a .636 batting average. He has gone 7-for-11 on the season and co-leads the nation with two triples.
• Cardinals Avery George (.385, 10-for-26), Cole Corker (.379, 11-for-29) and Robin Adames (.323, 10-for-31) are all hitting over .300, respectively.
•  Tuesday starter Taylor Rich went four and one-third innings in a no-decision against Tulane on Feb. 19.
• Lamar was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference Preseason Poll.
• The Cardinals are batting .272 as a team and have a 5.53 ERA, compared to opponents' .242 average and 4.59 ERA.
• Lamar's bullpen co-leads the SLC with three saves.
Following Tuesday, the Cougars return to Houston for the 2019 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic being held across March 1-3 at Minute Maid Park. There, the Cougars will play TCU, Texas State and Texas A&M. For more on the tournament, click HERE.
PARKING IN 2019
Gameday parking is offered in a different capacity than in prior years. Anyone entering Lot 16B (across the street from right field) will be subjected to paying a third party company employed by campus. This lot will no longer be an option for free parking on gamedays. All other lots surrounding the stadium will be free of charge two hours prior to first pitch.
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