University of Houston
5-1
A&M-Corpus Christi
4-2
Home Run Record Established
2/27/2021 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
The Cougars (5-1) bested their previous mark of seven, set against Cincinnati on May 2, 1999. Junior Steven Rivas and freshman Will Pendergrass contributed two homers each. The long balls were the first for Pendergrass while Rivas upped his season total to six in as many contests.
Six Cougars connected for a home run including sophomore Brad Burckel who swatted a leadoff homer over the left field fence. Sophomore Brandon Uhse, senior Tyler Bielamowicz and freshman Samuel Benjamin added one each. The homer was the first of Benjamin's collegiate career.
The home run barrage came four days after Houston clubbed five homers against the Islanders (4-2) at Schroeder Park. The Cougars, who have now totaled 18 on the season, hit at least one homer in each of the first five innings. Houston has scored double-digit runs in five of its last five contests.
Houston right-hander Ben Sears (1-0) picked up his first victory, holding A&M-Corpus Christi to one run on four hits in 7.0 inning. Offensively, the Cougars posted 13 hits and drew 11 walks.
Houston looks for the series win in Sunday's 1 p.m. rubber match. The Cougars send right-hander Ben Schultz (1-0, 2.08 ERA) to the mound against A&M-Corpus Christi right-hander Hayden Thomas (1-0, 0.00 ERA). The finale can be seen on FloBaseball.tv and heard on Stretch Live.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sears, Ben (1-0)
L: Bird, Henry (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Uhse, Brandon 1
HR: Burckel, Brad 1 ; Uhse, Brandon 1 ; Rivas, Steven 2 ; Bielamowicz, Tyler 1 ; Benjamin, Samuel 1 ; Pendergrass, Will 2
RBI: Burckel, Brad 1 ; Uhse, Brandon 2 ; Rivas, Steven 4 ; Becker, Adam 1 ; Bielamowicz, Tyler 2 ; Benjamin, Samuel 1 ; Pendergrass, Will 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Burckel, Brad 1 ; Uhse, Brandon 4 ; Rivas, Steven 3 ; Bielamowicz, Tyler 1 ; Benjamin, Samuel 1 ; McMillan, Ian 1 ; Pendergrass, Will 2 ; Post, Dylan 1
SB: Uhse, Brandon 1 ; Rivas, Steven 1
HBP: Pendergrass, Will 1
Batting:
2B: Petkoff, Brandon 1 ; Taylor, Justin 1
RBI: Hastings, Scott 1
SF: Hastings, Scott 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rivera, Steven 1
HBP: Rivera, Steven 1
PO: Markotic, Leo 1 ; Rivera, Steven 1 ; Hastings, Scott 1
