University of Houston
16-13
FIU
11-8
Bielamowicz, Houston Walk Off FIU, 5-4
4/3/2019 11:45:00 PM | Baseball
Bielamowicz hits walk-off single with two outs, full count in bottom of ninth
HOUSTON -- Junior left fielder Tyler Bielamowicz hit a walk-off single to lift the University of Houston Baseball team to a 5-4 victory over FIU on Wednesday night at Don Sanders Field at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park.
With the win, the Cougars improve to 16-13 on the season, while the Panthers move to 11-8.
KEY INNINGS
1st | Junior designated hitter Lael Lockhart Jr. gave Houston an early lead with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning.
2nd | The Panthers scored four runs in the top of the second. In the bottom frame, the Cougars scored again via a sacrifice fly, this time from junior shortstop Jared Triolo, to make it 4-2.
4th | Houston plated two runs in the fourth to tie the game. After junior third baseman Brett Esau doubled down the left-field line to open the bottom frame, freshman second baseman Brad Burckel singled to third base to put runners at the corners. In the next at-bat, Burckel stole second, and a cross up on the on the pitch allowed Esau to come home on a passed ball. Following a pop out, Burckel moved up 90 feet with another stolen base. Sophomore catcher Kyle Lovelace followed with a sacrifice bunt to tie the game.
9th | In the bottom of the ninth, junior shortstop Kobe Hyland reached on a one out, pinch-hit hit by pitch. Two batters later, Hyland stole second and Bielamowicz lined a two-out, 3-2 pitch to left center to deliver him to walk things off.
HOUSTON NOTES
Offense:
• The walk-off victory for the Cougars is their fourth of the season.
• Bielamowicz finished 2-for-3 with a career-high three stolen bases. His three stolen bases marked a first for Houston since Connor Wong swiped three bags in a 16-3 win over Texas Southern on March 22, 2017, at Schroeder Park.
• Making his first career start at third base, Esau finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored, all career highs. His two doubles marked the first time a Cougar had accomplished the feat since Burckel did so in Houston's series finale with UConn on March 24.
• Burckel went 2-for-4 with a career-high two stolen bases.
• Outfielders Rey Fuentes III and freshman Johnathon Thomas each singled, respectively.
Pitching:
• For a second straight game, seven Cougars threw in the win.
• Junior right-handed pitcher Fred Villarreal (3-1) picked up the win in relief. Villarreal retired all three batters faced, striking out one, in a scoreless ninth inning. The appearance marked his fourth straight and team-leading 17th overall of the season.
• Sophomore Jared Pettitte tossed one and one-third innings in a no-decision. Pettitte retires the side, striking out two, in the opening frame before taking a line drive off his throwing arm in the second inning.
• Sophomores Ron Brown and Spencer Hynes combined to finish the second inning. In total, Hynes worked three innings going into the fifth.
• Junior Carter Henry recorded a strikeout in his lone batter faced to close the fifth.
• Junior Brayson Hurdsman tossed a scoreless sixth and retired the first batter of the seventh before the Cougars went back to the pen. Â
• Junior Devon Roedahl kept the Panthers at bay through the eighth.
ON DECK
After two midweek tilts, Houston returns to American Athletic Conference play with a three-game series against ECU starting Friday.
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: Villarreal, Fred (3-1)
L: Dearman, Christian (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Allen, Logan 1
HR: Fernandez, Adan 1
RBI: Shenton, Austin 2 ; Fernandez, Adan 1 ; Rog, Kaeber 1
SH: Hampton Jr., Lorenzo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fernandez, Adan 1 ; Allen, Logan 1 ; Teixeira, Juan 1 ; Rog, Kaeber 1
SB: Fernandez, Adan 1
PO: Allen, Logan 1
Batting:
2B: Esau, Brett 2
RBI: Triolo, Jared 1 ; Bielamowicz, Tyler 1 ; Lockhart Jr., Lael 1 ; Lovelace, Kyle 1
SH: Lovelace, Kyle 1
SF: Triolo, Jared 1 ; Lockhart Jr., Lael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Triolo, Jared 1 ; Esau, Brett 2 ; Burckel, Brad 1 ; Hyland, Kobe 1
SB: Triolo, Jared 1 ; Bielamowicz, Tyler 3 ; Burckel, Brad 2 ; Hyland, Kobe 1
CS: Bielamowicz, Tyler 1
HBP: Hyland, Kobe 1
