University of Houston
9-7
Dallas Baptist
13-4
Houston Clips DBU, 8-6, in Series Opener
3/15/2019 11:55:00 AM | Baseball
Cougars score all eight runs over final three innings
DALLAS -- The University of Houston Baseball team defeated DBU, 8-6, in a late-night affair on Friday at Horner Ballpark.
With the decision, the Cougars pick up their fifth straight victory and improve to 9-7 on the season, while the Patriots fall to 13-4.
KEY INNINGS
3rd | DBU scored two runs in the bottom of the third.
7th | Houston scored three runs in the top of the seventh. Cougars Grayson Padgett (walk), Tyler Bielamowicz (hit by pitch), Brad Burckel (walk) and Jared Triolo (walk, RBI) all drew free passes to get Houston on the board. Senior first baseman Joe Davis scored freshman Johnathon Thomas, who pinch ran for Bielamowicz, with a sacrifice fly to left field, before junior left fielder Blake Way delivered Burckel with a suicide squeeze to take a 3-2 edge. The lead was short lived however, as DBU scored three runs in the bottom frame.
8th | The Cougars scored four unearned runs with two outs the top of the eighth. Burckel went down swinging for what should've been the final out of the frame, but a passed ball allowed him to reach and junior right fielder Wendell Champion II, who led off the inning with a walk, to score. With a runner on first, the Cougars went walk, single, walk, single to score three more runs. Davis recorded a two-RBI single to center field, while junior shortstop Kobe Hyland singled up the middle to make it 7-5. The Patriots scored one run in the bottom frame.
9th | Houston added an insurance run in the ninth. Champion II again led off the frame with a walk. During the next at-bat, he stole second base and moved up to third on a throwing error. Padgett singled home Champion II two batters later for the 8-6 final.
HOUSTON NOTES
Offense:
• Davis finished 2-for-4 with three RBI.
• Senior designated hitter Rey Fuentes III, Hyland, sophomore catcher Kyle Lovelace, Padgett and Way all singled, respectively.
• Champion II, Triolo and Way each drew two walks.
Pitching:
• Junior right-handed pitcher Carter Henry (1-0) picked up his first win of the season, recording the final out of the seventh before Houston's four-run eighth inning.
• Junior Lael Lockhart Jr. tossed six innings in the start. He issued four runs (three earned) on seven hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in the no-decision.
• Juniors Fred Villarreall, Tristen Bayless and Henry each recorded one out in the seventh.
• Junior Devon Roedahl tossed the final two innings to record his second save of his career.
The Cougars go for the series win at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Henry, Carter (1-0)
L: Hines, MacGregor (1-1)
S: Roedahl, Devon (2)
Batting:
RBI: Triolo, Jared 1 ; Davis, Joe 3 ; Way, Blake 1 ; Hyland, Kobe 1 ; Padgett, Grayson 1
SH: Way, Blake 1
SF: Davis, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burckel, Brad 2 ; Triolo, Jared 1 ; Champion II, Wendell 2 ; Padgett, Grayson 1 ; Thomas, Johnathon 1 ; Etzel, Landon 1
SB: Champion II, Wendell 1 ; Padgett, Grayson 1
CS: Champion II, Wendell 1
HBP: Triolo, Jared 1 ; Champion II, Wendell 1 ; Bielamowicz, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: Ball, Bryce 1
RBI: Glenn, Jackson 2 ; Isaacson, Augie 1 ; Jones, Blayne 1
SH: Sandmann, Evan 1
SF: Glenn, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sandmann, Evan 1 ; Bandy, Luke 2 ; Iser, Herbert 3
CS: Ball, Bryce 1
HBP: Glowenke, Jimmy 1 ; Ball, Bryce 1
