PREVIEW: Final Non-Conference Home Game Brings Nicholls to H-Town

Tuesday, May 7

Houston, Texas

6:30 p.m.

University of Houston

Nicholls

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Photo by: Juan DeLeon

PREVIEW: Final Non-Conference Home Game Brings Nicholls to H-Town

5/6/2024 2:36:00 PM | Baseball

Cougars host Colonels in final non-conference home midweek

HOUSTON – The final $2 Tuesday at Don Sanders Field at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park pits the Houston baseball team against Nicholls on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

HOUSTON (23-24) vs Nicholls (30-17)
Date \| Time	Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Opponents	Nicholls (30-17)
Location	Schroeder Park \| Houston, Texas
Watch	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Nicholls
Media Center	Notes, media guide/record book, rosters, box scores, photos
Promotions	Check out all the fun at the ballpark

PROMOTIONS

Tuesday
- $2 Tuesday
  - $2 tickets at the box office
  - $2 sodas at the concession stands
  - First 50 students get a free hot dog

THE MATCHUP

This is the first meeting against Nicholls since 2017.
The Cougars were ranked 20th nationally the last time the two faced off, with Houston winning 5-3 during Opening Weekend of the 2017 season.
Houston is 4-0 against Nicholls in the Todd Whitting era.

QUICK HITTERS

Second baseman Harold Coll hit the team's third grand slam of the season, tying Saturday's game at 4-4 in the 6th inning.
Right fielder Cary Arbolida has hit multiple home runs in three different games this season (vs Texas, 4/12; 2x vs UT Arlington, 4/26 & 4/28).
The Cougars scored five or more runs in 13 games in April and hit multiple home runs in 12 games during April.
Left fielder Ace Reese recorded his first-career three-hit game at Texas A&M with two opposite field hits including an opposite field home run. Reese is now third among Big 12 Conference freshmen in homers (six).
The Cougars have scored 20+ runs in two games this year after beating Southern 25-0 on Wednesday. It marks the first time Houston has scored 20+ in multiple games in the same season.
Houston hit more home runs in the month of April (37) than it did in both February and March combined (26). Houston averaged 2.18 home runs per game across 17 games in April compared to 0.96 in February and March, combined, across 16 games.
Three different Cougars have hit 10+ home runs in 2024, marking the third-straight year a trio of Cougars have hit 10+ homers in the same season.
Houston is on pace to hit more home runs then its opponents for the first time in a full season since 2019. The Cougars pitchers have given up just 37 home runs in 2024 while hitting 66 thus far.
Freshman Anthony Avalos recorded his first career hit on a pinch-hit two-run home run at #1 Texas A&M on Tuesday.
Third baseman Anthoy Tulimero is the first Cougar to eclipse 100 RBI in their Houston career since Ryan Hernandez (107) did so from 2020-22. Tulimero has 139 career RBI from his time at Houston and Kansas.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston erased a five-run deficit by scoring five runs in the seventh inning to force extra innings before walking off McNeese via a wild pitch in the 10th inning.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs UCF                                     32-13
Last meeting                                                            W, 5-3, 2/18/17, Home
Streak                                                                           Houston, W6

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