PREVIEW: Big Cat Brawl on Deck

HOUSTON – The Houston Baseball team returns to Big 12 Conference action with a three-game series at Kansas State on Friday-Sunday. Friday's series opener is set for 6 p.m. with the Saturday game slated for 4 p.m. and the series finale on Sunday now scheduled for 11 a.m.

HOUSTON (22-18, 6-11 Big 12) at Kansas State (24-17, 10-8 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Friday, April 25 at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at 11 a.m.
Opponent	Kansas State (24-17, 10-8 Big 12)
Location	Manhattan, Kan.
Watch	ESPN+ \| Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Kansas State
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THE MATCHUP

This is Houston's first trip to Manhattan, Kan., all seven meetings have come in Houston with the last six all at Cougar Field or Schroeder Park.
Senior Antoine Jean struck out seven Wildcats in 5.1 innings as the Friday night starter a season ago while not allowing an earned run.
Alex Solis, Paul Schmitz, Michael Benzor and Ryan Dollar each pitched multiple times in the 2024 series.

QUICK HITTERS

Senior Antoine Jean is arguably the nation's best pitcher with a Division-I leading 4.47 hits allowed per nine innings pitched and a nation leading 16.24 strikeouts per nine innings pitched rate while striking out the 11th most hitters in all of college baseball with 80 and allowing a the ninth best WHIP of 0.88.
The Cougars have won two Big 12 Conference series in 2025, all on the road, and have won every road series opener this season.
Houston's 11 road wins is third-most in the Big 12. The Cougars have improved their road win total from 2024 by 175% with seven road games remaining.
Jean's 62.8% whiff rate on his curveball is second among all D-1 pitchers who have thrown at least 100 curveballs. Hi 40.8% whiff rate is fourth-best nationally among pitchers with at least 500 pitches thrown.
Jean and sophomore Tre Broussard lead the team with 1.71 WAR through 39 games this season. Jean's 1.74 pWAR is 14th nationally and tied for best in the Big 12 Conference.
Junior Chris Scinta is tied with Jean for both the team lead in wins (4) and the team lead in appearances (15).
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 10th 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 for the first time since 2019.

LAST TIME OUT

Houston won its fourth-straight Tuesday night game by scoring 10+ runs in its third-straight Tuesday night affair, beating Lamar 11-6.
Three Cougars produced multi-RBI games with all 10 hitters reaching base during the game, working 11 total walks.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Kansas State                2-5
Last meeting      L, 9-3, 3/24/24, Home
Streak                     Kansas State, W3

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