Preview: vs. Texas State

HOUSTON -- The University of Houston Baseball team takes on Texas State in a three-game series at Don Sanders Field at Schroeder Park starting Friday night.

Friday's action gets underway with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch, while Saturday's and Sunday's contests start at 6:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. The Cougars lead the all-time series, 31-18.

Gates open two hours prior to first pitch. Tickets are available here.

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday: Houston LHP Lael Lockhart Jr. (1-0, 1.93) vs. Texas State RHP Zachary Lee (0-1, 1.50)
Saturday: Houston LHP Clay Aguilar (0-0, 1.64) vs. Texas State RHP Trevis Sundgren (1-0, 1.42)
Sunday: Houston TBD vs. Texas State LHP Wes Engle (0-0, 9.53)

SINGLES
• Houston dropped its fourth extra-inning game of the season on Tuesday, falling to UTRGV, 6-5, in 12 innings.
• Junior first baseman Ryan Hernandez paced the Cougars last weekend, going 5-for-13 with one double, two home runs, four RBI and six runs scored.
• Hernandez (2), Kobe Hyland, Steven Rivas, and Blake Way all homered against the Penguins. Through seven games, Houston is tied for 28th in the nation, while Hernandez and Rivas are tied for 25th.
• Senior southpaws Brayson Hurdsman and Tristen Bayless recorded standout performances out of the bullpen. Hurdsman tossed four innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win on Opening Day, while Bayless fanned eight batters over 4.1 innings, both career marks.
• Houston is batting .198 as a team and has a 4.13 ERA, compared to opponents' .242 average and 4.10 ERA.
• On Feb. 3, the program announced it would pay tribute to the Altobelli family by wearing a decal "JKA ALTO" with each of their initials on their batting helmets throughout the 2020 season.
• Houston was picked second in The American 2020 Preseason Poll released on Dec. 30. The Cougars finished with 54 points and three first-place votes, second only to ECU, which garnered 62 points and six total votes.
• Houston returns 18 letterwinners and welcomes 17 newcomers to the fold on its 2020 squad. Of those, five offensive starters and two weekend starting pitchers are back from a season ago.

ON TEXAS STATE
• Texas State enters the weekend with a 6-3 record after defeating Rice, 9-2, on Wednesday night in San Marcos.
• The Bobcats won their last weekend series over Lamar, winning the final two games of the series.
• Houston is batting .233 as a team and has a 3.15 ERA, compared to opponents' .215 average and 4.78 ERA.
• Senior designated hitter Will Hollis was selected to the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Team.
• The Bobcats were picked to finish third in the Sun Belt West Division behind UT-Arlington and Louisiana-Lafayette.
• The Bobcats are led by first-year head coach Steven Trout.

ON DECK
Following the three-game series against Texas State, Houston travels to Rice on Wednesday to take on the Owls in the Silver Glove Series. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. from Reckling Park.

SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for the 2020 University of Houston Baseball season are on sale, and fans have the opportunity to renew and/or purchase tickets to games Don Sanders Field at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park starting for $100.

Those interested in purchasing their season tickets can do so by visiting UHCougars.com/Tickets, calling Houston Athletics Ticketing at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647), or visiting the Ticket Office located just outside of Gate 1 (northeast corner) of TDECU Stadium. For more, click HERE.

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