PREVIEW: Houston Travels to Stillwater

STILLWATER, Okla. – Houston Baseball begins the first of two back-to-back road Big 12 Conference series with the first at Oklahoma State Friday-Sunday marking the first trip for the Cougars to Stillwater since 2012.

HOUSTON (20-17, 5-10 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (16-18, 5-8 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Friday, April 18 at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 20 at Noon
Opponent	Oklahoma State (16-18, 5-8 Big 12)
Location	O'Brate Stadium \| Stillwater, Okla.
Watch	ESPN+ \| Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Lonnie King
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Oklahoma State
Media Center	Notes, media guide/record book, rosters, box scores, photos

THE MATCHUP

Houston won the last series meeting in Stillwater, winning the second and third games of the series in 2012.
The Cougars have won three of the last four meetings in Stillwater.
This is Michael Benzor's return to Stillwater after playing for the Cowboys in 2023.
Only two of the three games in 2024 were played due to weather issues in the final weekend of the season.

QUICK HITTERS

Houston has won two Big 12 Conference series in 2025, all on the road and has won every road series this season.
Senior Antoine Jean struck out 13 in 5.0 innings across two games of relief work against Baylor allowing just three base runners. The left-handed pitcher ranks second nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (16.47) and seventh nationally in hits allowed per nine (4.81) and 10th in total strikeouts (72) while his 0.44 ERA in Big 12 game paces the league.
Jean has allowed just one run over his last 20.1 innings pitched for a 0.44 ERA with just nine hits allowed and four walks. During that span, Jean has struck out 40. Jean has struck out five or more in five of his last seven appearances. His 72 strikeouts this season ranks 10th nationally and second in the Big 12.
Junior Chris Scinta leads the team in wins with four and is tied for the team lead in appearances (14) and leads all Cougar pitchers with a 2.66 ERA in 20.1 innings pitched.
Sophomore Tre Broussard's wheels are turning, successfully stealing 21 bases in a row this season before being caught against Rice on April 8. The Houston native is tied for second all-time in school history for consecutive stolen bases. Broussard's 28 stolen bases ranks ninth in program history. Broussard is chasing the school record of 36 stolen bases in a single season set by Trey Williams in 1969.
Broussard's 28 stolen bases ranks fifth nationally and first in the Big 12.
Sophomore Xavier Perez recorded his second four-hit game of the season, both in midweek games, driving in three on two doubles and a home run against A&M Corpus Christi. 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.
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.
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 won its first four series to open the season marking the first time since 2019.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston won its sixth straight game against Rice, its second-longest winning streak over the Owls since winning nine in a row in the 1980's.
The Cougars scored 15 runs, capping a 43-run outburst over the Owls in 2025, the most runs scored by Houston against Rice in a three-game series.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Oklahoma State         41-47-1
Last meeting      L, 9-2, 5/18/24, Home
Streak   Oklahoma State, W2
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