University of Houston
7-3
No. 19 Texas
6-5
Bielamowicz Walks Off No. 19 Texas in Extras
3/6/2021 6:24:00 PM | Baseball
HOUSTON -- Houston Baseball received stellar pitching and timely hitting including a walk-off home run from senior Tyler Bielamowicz to defeat No. 19 Texas, 3-2 in 11 innings on Saturday afternoon from Don Sanders Field at Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park.
With the win, the Cougars (7-3) evened the weekend series. Prior to his extra innings heroics, Bielamowicz had reached base via a pair of walks, but his lone hit of the game was the decisive one.
The Longhorns tied the game in the fifth inning before taking the lead in the next frame, both on RBI-singles.
The Cougars clawed back in the sixth as freshmen tandem Benjamin and Will Pendergrass (3-for-5) smashed back-to-back extra base hits to even the game at 2-2. The Cougars' first two runs were scored with two outs while Bielamowicz's round-tripper came with one out.
Ben Sears (2-0) excelled on the mound as he tossed 5.1 innings with six strikeouts alongside a pair of walks. Sears has three starts under his belt this with at least 5.0 innings pitched, three or less earned runs and no more than two walks.
After Sears' exit, the Cougars turned to several arms out of the bullpen including Layne Looney, Ryne Huggins, Jaycob Deese, and Blake Schultz. As a unit, the relievers tossed 5.2 innings with seven strikeouts and only allowed five total baserunners. After keeping Texas in check to start the 11th, Schultz (2-0) earned the victory.The 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐨𝐟𝐟 winner. 🙌
— Houston Baseball (@UHCougarBB) March 7, 2021
Houston 3, Texas 2 (11 inn.)#M64 x #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/nhzn68yu1t
For Texas, Tristan Stevens lasted 5.2 innings before the team turned to the bullpen. Aaron Nixon (0-1) drew the loss after his 2.1 innings of work ended with the walk-off home run.
With a walk in the second inning, center fielder Brandon Uhse extended his on-base streak to eight games.
The three-game series concludes on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Kolby Kubichek (1-1, 2.25 ERA) will take the ball for the Longhorns while the Cougars' starter has yet to be announced. The game can be watched on ESPN+ and heard on Stretch Live.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schultz, Blake (2-0)
L: Nixon, Aaron (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Faltine, Trey 2 ; Kennedy, Eric 1
RBI: Todd, Austin 1 ; Kennedy, Eric 1
SH: Hodo III, Douglas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Faltine, Trey 1 ; Kennedy, Eric 1
CS: Antico, Mike 1
Batting:
2B: Benjamin, Samuel 1
3B: Pendergrass, Will 1
HR: Bielamowicz, Tyler 1
RBI: Bielamowicz, Tyler 1 ; Pendergrass, Will 1 ; Lovelace, Kyle 1
SH: McMillan, Ian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bielamowicz, Tyler 1 ; Benjamin, Samuel 2
SB: Benjamin, Samuel 1
