Houston Holds Off Memphis, Advances to Semi-Finals

CLEARWATER, Florida – With five shutout innings, junior reliever Owen Woodward and the Houston baseball team held off Memphis 6-5 on Friday night at BayCare Ballpark to advance to the American Athletic Conference Tournament semi-finals.

With the win, Houston (35-22) advances to play Tulane in the semifinals on Saturday, May 27 following the first game of the day. Houston will have to defeat the Green Wave twice on Saturday to move on to the Championship final on Sunday, May 28.

After the Tigers (29-28) opened the scoring in the first, the Cougars struck for four in the second inning. Junior catcher Anthony Tulimero hit a solo home run in the third to push the lead to four, but the Tigers responded with four in the top of the fourth.

Senior outfielder Brandon Uhse hit a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth inning that ended up being the winning run.

Owen Woodward (4-0) pitched 4.2 innings of scoreless relief and seven strikeouts to earn the win for Houston. Justin Murray came in from first base to pitch the final three outs for his 10th save of the season.

Caden Robinson (0-2) took the loss for the Tigers before closer Dalton Kendrick threw the last 4.1 innings with four strikeouts and no runs allowed.

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The Cougars will face Tulane on Saturday 47 minutes following the first game of the day. Due to the double-elimination rule, Houston will need to defeat Tulane twice to advance. The game can be seen on ESPN+ with a live radio broadcast on The Varsity Network. More information about the tournament can be found here.

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