Sunday, March 27
Houston, Texas
1 p.m.
University of Houston
16-8
6
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Western Carolina
11-13
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5
6
7
8
9
R
H
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Western Carolina
0
1
0
0
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0
0
0
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7
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Houston
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
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X
6
11
0
Series Clinched in Finale
3/27/2022 3:37:00 PM | Baseball
HOUSTON – Houston Baseball rode a pair of big hits from Ryan Hernandez and a strong start from Kyle LaCalameto to a series-clinching 6-1 win in the three-game series finale Sunday afternoon from Sanders Field at Schroeder Park.
The series win, coming on the final weekend of non-conference play, was the Cougars' fourth in the last five weekends. After producing just four hits in Saturday's loss, Houston totaled 11 Sunday, marking the seventh double-digit tally in the last eight contests.
All nine Houston (16-8) starters notched at least one hit. Offensively, the Cougars struck out a season-low two times (previous: 3, at Sam Houston) against Western Carolina (11-13) pitching. The victory was Houston's 11th at home, matching its entire 2021 total.
Making his fourth start, LaCalameto (2-0) turned in another strong performance. The junior southpaw scattered six hits, allowing one run across a career-high 6.0 innings while lowering his ERA to 3.22. The Cincinnati native fanned seven batters and held the Catamounts to 2-for-10 (.200) with runners aboard.
Hernandez delivered a first-inning RBI-double and clubbed his second home run of the week courtesy of a 367-foot solo shot in the sixth. It marked his first multi-RBI performance since driving in five runs on March 6 against Incarnate Word.
The Cougars added insurance courtesy of a three-run eighth inning. All three runs came with two away as Zach Arnold (double) raced home on a wild pitch and Malachi Lott drove in a pair on an infield single.
Cougar closer Ben Sears locked up his fifth save, tossing the final 3.0 frames while holding the Catamounts to one hit and no runs. The right-hander fanned three without a walk and now owns a 0.39 ERA in 23.1 innings.
Western Carolina starter Gavin Mortenson (1-3) allowed nine hits and three runs across 7.0 innings while striking out two without a walk. The Catamounts' lone run came in the second inning courtesy of a Brandon Butterworth RBI-double.
UP NEXT
Houston continues its eight-game homestand at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against Prairie View. As part of 2-Dollar Tuesday, fans can purchase $2 tickets at the box office on game day and take advantage of $2 nachos at the concession stand.
DUGOUT CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Baseball program directly by joining the Dugout Club. To find out more information about the Dugout Club, text UHBASEBALL to 71777, call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH or visit UHCougarPride.com.
The series win, coming on the final weekend of non-conference play, was the Cougars' fourth in the last five weekends. After producing just four hits in Saturday's loss, Houston totaled 11 Sunday, marking the seventh double-digit tally in the last eight contests.
All nine Houston (16-8) starters notched at least one hit. Offensively, the Cougars struck out a season-low two times (previous: 3, at Sam Houston) against Western Carolina (11-13) pitching. The victory was Houston's 11th at home, matching its entire 2021 total.
Making his fourth start, LaCalameto (2-0) turned in another strong performance. The junior southpaw scattered six hits, allowing one run across a career-high 6.0 innings while lowering his ERA to 3.22. The Cincinnati native fanned seven batters and held the Catamounts to 2-for-10 (.200) with runners aboard.
Hernandez delivered a first-inning RBI-double and clubbed his second home run of the week courtesy of a 367-foot solo shot in the sixth. It marked his first multi-RBI performance since driving in five runs on March 6 against Incarnate Word.
The Cougars added insurance courtesy of a three-run eighth inning. All three runs came with two away as Zach Arnold (double) raced home on a wild pitch and Malachi Lott drove in a pair on an infield single.
Cougar closer Ben Sears locked up his fifth save, tossing the final 3.0 frames while holding the Catamounts to one hit and no runs. The right-hander fanned three without a walk and now owns a 0.39 ERA in 23.1 innings.
Western Carolina starter Gavin Mortenson (1-3) allowed nine hits and three runs across 7.0 innings while striking out two without a walk. The Catamounts' lone run came in the second inning courtesy of a Brandon Butterworth RBI-double.
UP NEXT
Houston continues its eight-game homestand at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against Prairie View. As part of 2-Dollar Tuesday, fans can purchase $2 tickets at the box office on game day and take advantage of $2 nachos at the concession stand.
DUGOUT CLUB
Fans can help support the Houston Baseball program directly by joining the Dugout Club. To find out more information about the Dugout Club, text UHBASEBALL to 71777, call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH or visit UHCougarPride.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LaCalameto, Kyle (2-0)
L: Gavin Mortenson (1-3)
S: Sears, Ben (5)
Batting:
2B: Bryson Parks 1 ; Seth Graves 1 ; Brandon Butterworth 1
RBI: Brandon Butterworth 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Seth Graves 1
SB: Zach Ketterman 1 ; Immanuel Wilder 1 ; Brandon Butterworth 1
CS: Immanuel Wilder 1
Batting:
2B: Arnold, Zach 1 ; Tulimero, Anthony 1 ; Hernandez, Ryan 1
HR: Hernandez, Ryan 1
RBI: Lopez, Alex 1 ; Hernandez, Ryan 2 ; Lott, Malachi 2
SF: Lopez, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Uhse, Brandon 1 ; Arnold, Zach 1 ; Tulimero, Anthony 2 ; Hernandez, Ryan 1 ; Nickens, Cameron 1
SB: Lott, Malachi 1
HBP: Nickens, Cameron 1 ; Burckel, Brandon 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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