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Houston Baseball: Week 1 Report
2/21/2021 7:49:00 PM | Baseball
Gasser, Rivas among Opening Weekend highlights
Houston Baseball: Week 1 Report
Overall Record: 3-0
Streak: Won 3
Last Week's Results (3-0)
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Texas Southern (Game 1) – Won, 6-1
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Texas Southern (Game 2) – Won, 10-4
Sunday, Feb. 21 vs. Texas Southern – Won, 14-4
This Week (Times Central)
Tuesday, Feb. 23 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi – 3 p.m. [ESPN+]
Friday, Feb. 26 at A&M-Corpus Christi – 6 p.m. [FloBaseball.tv]
Saturday, Feb. 27 at A&M-Corpus Christi – 6 p.m. [FloBaseball.tv]
Sunday, Feb. 28 at A&M-Corpus Christi – 1 p.m. [FloBaseball.tv]
Player of the Week Nominee
Steven Rivas – OF – 6-1 – 208 – Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Weekly totals: 3 G/3 GS, .700 AVG, 1.700 SLG, 10 AB, 7 H, 7 R, 5 RBI, 4 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 1 SB
– Crushed two home runs and four doubles – both tied for the most in the AAC
– AAC leader in slugging (1.700), runs (7) and total bases (17)
– Accounted for five RBIs in three games
– Second home run, coming in Game 3, traveled 460 feet
– Reached base 11 times, scoring seven runs in three contests
– Contributed a team-best four doubles and 17 total bases
– Recorded three multi-hit games and three runs in consecutive games
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Robert Gasser – LHP – 6-1 – 190 – El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Weekly totals: 1 G/1 GS, 1-0, 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
– Permitted just one hit in 5.0 innings to earn Opening Day win
– Held Texas Southern hitters to 1-for-16 (.063) including 0-for-6 (.000) with runners
– His .063 opponent average is second in AAC behind only teammate Layne Looney
– Struck out a career high seven batters (tied for third in AAC) to just one walk
Houston Notes
Houston swept Texas Southern, outscoring the Tigers, 30-9 on Opening Weekend … with the sweep, Houston improved to 32-0 all-time against Texas Southern while head coach Todd Whitting moved to 10-0 against the Tigers … the Cougars batted .354 as a team highlighted by 10 doubles, five home runs and 60 total bases … Ten student-athletes chipped in at least one hit including seven from Steven Rivas and six from Ryan Hernandez who each added two home runs … Cougar pitching limited Texas Southern to a .183 average (17-for-93) alongside a 2.33 ERA … Robert Gasser and Jaycob Deese each permitted just one hit and fanned seven with Gasser tossing five frames and Deese adding four … Blake Schultz fanned five in as many innings and earned the Game 3 victory … Thirteen student-athletes made their Cougar debuts.
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Overall Record: 3-0
Streak: Won 3
Last Week's Results (3-0)
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Texas Southern (Game 1) – Won, 6-1
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Texas Southern (Game 2) – Won, 10-4
Sunday, Feb. 21 vs. Texas Southern – Won, 14-4
This Week (Times Central)
Tuesday, Feb. 23 vs. A&M-Corpus Christi – 3 p.m. [ESPN+]
Friday, Feb. 26 at A&M-Corpus Christi – 6 p.m. [FloBaseball.tv]
Saturday, Feb. 27 at A&M-Corpus Christi – 6 p.m. [FloBaseball.tv]
Sunday, Feb. 28 at A&M-Corpus Christi – 1 p.m. [FloBaseball.tv]
Player of the Week Nominee
Steven Rivas – OF – 6-1 – 208 – Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Weekly totals: 3 G/3 GS, .700 AVG, 1.700 SLG, 10 AB, 7 H, 7 R, 5 RBI, 4 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 1 SB
– Crushed two home runs and four doubles – both tied for the most in the AAC
– AAC leader in slugging (1.700), runs (7) and total bases (17)
– Accounted for five RBIs in three games
– Second home run, coming in Game 3, traveled 460 feet
– Reached base 11 times, scoring seven runs in three contests
– Contributed a team-best four doubles and 17 total bases
– Recorded three multi-hit games and three runs in consecutive games
OH MY, @stevenrivas08! 😲
— Houston Baseball (@UHCougarBB) February 21, 2021
A 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 460-foot blast. 🌒#M64 x #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/5c6Jk6Q593
Pitcher of the Week Nominee
Robert Gasser – LHP – 6-1 – 190 – El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Weekly totals: 1 G/1 GS, 1-0, 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
– Permitted just one hit in 5.0 innings to earn Opening Day win
– Held Texas Southern hitters to 1-for-16 (.063) including 0-for-6 (.000) with runners
– His .063 opponent average is second in AAC behind only teammate Layne Looney
– Struck out a career high seven batters (tied for third in AAC) to just one walk
Final line for @robertgasser5 »
— Houston Baseball (@UHCougarBB) February 20, 2021
5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K#M64 x #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/OvH2stz8yS
Houston Notes
Houston swept Texas Southern, outscoring the Tigers, 30-9 on Opening Weekend … with the sweep, Houston improved to 32-0 all-time against Texas Southern while head coach Todd Whitting moved to 10-0 against the Tigers … the Cougars batted .354 as a team highlighted by 10 doubles, five home runs and 60 total bases … Ten student-athletes chipped in at least one hit including seven from Steven Rivas and six from Ryan Hernandez who each added two home runs … Cougar pitching limited Texas Southern to a .183 average (17-for-93) alongside a 2.33 ERA … Robert Gasser and Jaycob Deese each permitted just one hit and fanned seven with Gasser tossing five frames and Deese adding four … Blake Schultz fanned five in as many innings and earned the Game 3 victory … Thirteen student-athletes made their Cougar debuts.
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Follow Houston Baseball on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarBB, and "Like" Houston Cougar Baseball on Facebook.
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