Cougars Cruise to Win over Boston College

Saturday, February 14

Ponce, Puerto Rico

11:30 a.m.

University of Houston

2-0

Boston College

1-1

Houston

Boston College

Kendall Hoffman stares at the batter prior to delivering a pitch,

2/14/2026 5:21:00 PM | Baseball

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Houston remains undefeated behind stellar pitching, contributions from Fields

PONCE, Puerto Rico – Houston Baseball toppled its second ACC foe in as many days, defeating Boston College, 5-1, on Saturday at Estadio Paquito Montaner. The Cougars pitching staff combined for zero earned runs while freshman Blake Fields shined at the plate in the win.

Houston (2-0) fought through intermittent rain throughout the contest, with sophomore Kendall Hoffman standing unphased on the mound with 4.1 innings where he ceded zero earned runs in his first start of the year. Junior Jackson Baker (1-0) picked up the victory with 3.0 shutout innings in relief while senior Tyler Bryan (1) earned his fifth career save. Luke D'Ancona (0-1) took the loss for the Eagles (1-1), allowing three runs on four hits and a walk in two innings of work.

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Blake Fields: 2-2, 2B, R, 2 RBI, HBP, BB, SB
Antonelli Savattere: 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, SB, SF
Jackson Baker: 3.0 IP, W, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Tyler Bryan: 1.2 IP, Sv, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

NOTABLES

Fields recorded his first career multi-hit and -RBI games with a pair each.
Bryan posted his 20^th career scoreless outing.
Houston reclaimed the lead in the all-time series, moving to 2-1 against Boston College in the teams' first meeting since the 1967 College World Series.
The 5-1 win marked Houston's 27^th win in program history by the score.
Junior Riley Jackson turned an unassisted double play for the second consecutive game.

KEY INNINGS
4^th| After the teams traded runs in the third, Houston broke open its lead in the fourth. Senior Antonelli Savattere singled to right field then stole second to reach scoring position. Sophomore McClane Helton drew a walk to put a second runner on before Fields doubled both of them home, putting Houston up 3-1.

6^th | Helton drew a base on balls again to reach in the sixth, then advanced all the way to third on a wild pitch that walked Fields. A double-steal that caught Boston College's defense off-guard allowed Helton to score and extended Houston's lead to three.

9^th | Houston added another run in the ninth. Redshirt senior Irvin Weems III pinch-ran for junior Tre Broussard, who singled to start the inning. The Las Vegas native stole second and advanced to third on a ground out before Savattere allowed him to score with a sac-fly to right.

Bryan continued to deal in the bottom of the inning, sitting down the Eagles in order to secure the win for Houston and the save on the mound.

UP NEXT
Houston plays its third of four games at the Puerto Rico Challenge on Sunday as it battles Manhattan. The game, originally scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. CT first pitch, will now start at 8 a.m. CT.

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