University of Houston
36-22
Tulane
16-40
Cougars’ Tournament Run Ends Against Tulane
5/27/2023 11:21:00 PM | Baseball
Houston split a double header; falls in semi-finals
With the loss in the second game to the Green Wave, the Cougars were officially eliminated from the tournament.
GAME ONE
Each time the Green Wave (16-40) scored, the Cougars (36-22) responded with at least one run and took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning on a Zach Arnold solo home run and a Tulane fielding error that scored junior utility player Justin Murray.
In the sixth, graduate transfer Drew Bianco homered and Murray added an RBI single to push the lead to three. Brennan Lambert hit a 2-run home run in the seventh to pull Tulane within one, but that was as close as the Green Wave would get, as junior reliever Brendan O'Donnell came on for a 7-out save.
Senior outfielder Brandon Uhse recorded three hits and scored three times for the Cougars, while Lambert had three hits and drove in three for Tulane.
Sophomore pitcher Kyle Ayers (4-1) took the win for the Cougars, while Ricky Castro (4-6) suffered the defeat for the Green Wave.
GAME TWO
Teo Banks hit a pair of home runs for Tulane and finished 3-for-5 with six RBI. The Green Wave scored five in the third to break open the game. The Cougars (36-23) pulled within two at 6-4, but Tulane scored three in the top of the seventh and added two insurance runs in the eighth.
Four Green Wave players scored multiple runs, including Banks and Gavin Schulz, who scored three times each.
Murray hit two home runs for Houston, going 4-for-5, while also pitching three scoreless innings from the mound.
Michael Fowler (1-3) earned the win for the Green Wave, allowing one run with six strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work. Sophomore relief pitcher Dan Wright (2-3) took the loss for the Cougars.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ayers, Kyle (4-1)
L: Ricky Castro (4-6)
S: O'Donnell, Brendan (1)
Batting:
2B: Teo Banks 1 ; Simon Baumgardt 1 ; Brennan Lambert 1
HR: Brennan Lambert 1 ; Gavin Schulz 1
RBI: Simon Baumgardt 1 ; Brennan Lambert 3 ; Seth Beckstead 1 ; Gavin Schulz 1
SH: Seth Beckstead 1 ; James Agabedis III 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brady Hebert 2 ; Teo Banks 1 ; Simon Baumgardt 1 ; Brennan Lambert 2 ; Gavin Schulz 2
HBP: Teo Banks 1
Batting:
2B: Uhse, Brandon 2 ; Arnold, Zach 1 ; Nickens, Cameron 1
3B: Tulimero, Anthony 1
HR: Arnold, Zach 1 ; Lopez, Alex 1 ; Bianco, Drew 1
RBI: Uhse, Brandon 2 ; Arnold, Zach 1 ; Murray, Justin 2 ; Lopez, Alex 1 ; McMillan, Ian 1 ; Bianco, Drew 1
SH: Burckel, Brandon 1
SF: Murray, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Uhse, Brandon 3 ; Arnold, Zach 1 ; Murray, Justin 1 ; Lopez, Alex 1 ; Tulimero, Anthony 2 ; Burckel, Brandon 1 ; Bianco, Drew 2
SB: Uhse, Brandon 1 ; Arnold, Zach 1 ; Murray, Justin 1
