PREVIEW: Cougars Prepared for Islanders

Wednesday, April 2

Houston, Texas

6:30 p.m.

University of Houston

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

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Photo by: Juan DeLeon

4/1/2025 3:48:00 PM | Baseball

Houston set to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for the first time since 2021

HOUSTON – The Houston Baseball team hosts the final game of a five-game home stand on Wednesday against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at 6:30 p.m. from Don Sanders Field at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park.

HOUSTON (15-12) vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10-20)
Date \| Time	Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Opponent	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (10-20)
Location	Don Sanders Field at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park
Watch	ESPN+ \| Tuesday
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Lonnie King
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| A&M-Corpus Christi
Media Center	Notes, media guide/record book, rosters, box scores, photos

PROMOTIONS
Tuesday

$2 general admission tickets.
Student tailgate with 100 free hot dogs for UH students.

THE MATCHUP

This is the first meeting in Houston since 2021.
The Cougars have won the last three meetings in Houston.
Senior Malachi Lott is the lone remaining position player from the last meeting with the Islanders, finishing the 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored.
Senior Graysen Drezek appeared in the last meeting, striking out one batter in 0.2 innings pitched.

QUICK HITTERS

Senior Antoine Jean pitched to a Big 12 best 2.21 ERA in the month of March with 34 strikeouts across 20.1 innings over six appearances. The southpaw pitcher held opponents to a .182 average against while striking out 15.05 per nine innings.
Jean ranks seventh nationally in strikeouts per nine innings pitched with a staggering 14.65 strikeouts per nine (min. 30 IP). Jean's 51 strikeouts ranks 28th nationally.
Sophomore Tre Broussard's wheels are turning, successfully stealing 17 bases in a row this season. The Houston, native is fifth all-time in school history for consecutive stolen bases and has stolen the fourth-most bags in school history. Broussard ranks 28th nationally with 17 stolen bases and is one of six in the country with 17+ stolen bases without being caught.
The Cougars are 3-3 in midweek games this season and have scored 36 runs across the six games.
Houston scored 10+ runs in five consecutive games scoring 10+ for the first time since 1999 scoring 10+ in games at Rice (3/5), vs Grambling (3/7-9) and at Sam Houston (3/12).
Houston did not lose back-to-back games in the first 15 games of the season – the first time since 2013 when Houston did not lose back-to-back games until its 30th game of the year. During that span Houston scored 10+ runs six times and in four consecutive games for the first time since 2002.
Sophomore Xavier Perez drove in the most RBI in a game since Bobby Hollas' nine RBI in 1979 when he drove in eight Cougars at Rice on March 5. The utility man scorched four hits, three doubles and a home run while driving in three runs on two swings of the bat. The eight RBI is fourth-most by any player in Division-I this season.
Houston won its first four series to open the season marking the first time since 2019 the Cougars have opened the season with three series wins against non-conference teams. Houston has won the first three series of the season in back-to-back seasons after opening 2024 with series wins against Binghamton, St. John's and Baylor.
Sophomore Alex Solis worked his first-career quality start on Tuesday against SFA striking out a career-high eight hitters in career-long 6.0 innings of work.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston won the series opener against TCU on Friday 3-2 but dropped the final two games of the series to the Horned Frogs.
Antoine Jean earned the win on Friday night pitching 4.1 scoreless innings in relief while striking out four.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 10-5
Last meeting L, 2-12 (7), 2/25/23, Away
Streak Corpus Christi, W1

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