University of Houston Athletics
University of Houston
Prairie View A&M
Five Game Homestand Starts with PVAMU
3/6/2023 4:25:00 PM | Baseball
Cougars host PVAMU, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
| PRAIRE VIEW A&M | ||||
| Date | Time | Tuesday, March 7 | 6:30 p.m. CT | |||
| Location | Schroeder Park | Houston, Texas | |||
| TV | ESPN+ | Matt Pedersen (pxp), Kyle Rogers (analyst) | |||
| Radio | The Varsity Network | TBA | |||
| Live Results | StatBroadcast | |||
| Game Notes | Houston | Praire View A&M | |||
SERIES HISTORY
In the last nine years, the Cougars and PVAMU have met five times with Houston holding a 5-0 advantage. All five games have been played at the University of Houston with the biggest win margin coming last season when the Cougars won 13-1.
LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars finished their weekend series with a 1-2 record including a 13 inning contest on Friday and a 1-0 pitchers duel on Sunday.
STRIKEOUT STAMINA
Last week the Houston pitching staff tallied 37 strikeouts in four games. Josh Ekness led the charge retiring 12 in three appearances including five against Texas Southern and UTRGV. Travis Phelps also tallied five strikeouts against the Tigers on Tuesday
TWO-WAY. Houston currently has two players who play on both sides. Starting pitcher Malachi Lott is also a regular in Houston's batting lineup in the outfield. As well, first baseman Justin Murray can also pitch. He made his debut on the mound for the Cougars on Sunday against UTRGV.
RELIABLE STARTERS. Through eight games, Houston has relied on familiar faces to lead the charge. Ian McMillan, Anthony Tulimero, Zach Arnold, Brandon Burckel and Alex Lopez have been in the starting lineup in all eight games.
400 WIN WATCH
Houston head coach Todd Whitting is nearing his 400th career win. He is currently at 386.
14 RETIRED. Against Texas Southern, the Houston pitchers retired 14 batters. Both Travis Phelps and Josh Ekness struck out five batters each while Malachi Lott tallied two and Maddux Miller and Paul Schmitz knocked out one a piece.
SPORTS CENTER TOP 10
One Sunday afternoon against Incarnate Word, graduate transfer Drew Bianco made an over-the-wall catch, robbing a home run. The play was picked up by ESPN, Sports Center and the MLB among others. It was the second week in a row that Bianco had a play on the Sport Center's Top 10 list. The week previous Bianco stole a home run against the Golden Bears Caleb Lomavita.
RELIABLE STARTERS. Through eight games, Houston has relied on familiar faces to lead the charge. Ian McMillan, Anthony Tulimero, Zach Arnold, Brandon Burckel and Alex Lopez have been in the starting lineup in all eight games.
NEW FACES
The Cougars have added a multitude of new faces to their roster for the 2023 season. Six of the new players comes to Houston with previous Division I experience including from Power 5 schools LSU, Ole Miss and Baylor.
TULIMERO TIME. Houston standout Anthony Tulimero returns for his junior season with the Cougars. The Kansas transfer led the team in both batting average and hits. He was named a 2022 Buster Posey National Catcher of the Year semifinalist as well as an all-conference honoree. He led the American Athletic Conference in batters caught stealing at 23 as well as logged 17 multi-hit games including a team-best six three hit contests.
THE BIG THREE. Houston's three standout players, Anthony Tulimero, Ian McMillan and Zach Arnold returned for another season together. All three players were named to a 2022 post season award list including the Gold Glove Award (Zach Arnold - finalist), Buster Posey Award (Anthony Tulimero - semifinalist) and Brooks Wallace Award (Ian McMillan - semifinalist). They also each made appearances on D1Baseball's Top 50 preseason position rankings. Tulimero ranked as the nation's No. 11 catcher while McMillan was tabbed No. 19 among shortstops and Arnold ranked No. 47. Lastly, the trio was named to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team.
TICKETS ON SALE
Houston Baseball season tickets, flex plan packs and single-game tickets are now on sale. Season tickets start at just $150 for 29 home games ($5.17/game) including home matchups against Oklahoma, Texas A&M, East Carolina and Rice, among others.
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