PREVIEW: Baseball Set to Battle Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Houston Baseball opens its Big 12 Conference road schedule as it heads to Kansas for a three-game series starting at 6 p.m., Friday. The series then continues at 2 p.m. Saturday before a noon Sunday conclusion.

KANSAS
Friday	Friday, March 20 at 6 p.m. Lawrence, Kansas ESPN+ \| Stats \| Tickets
Saturday	Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. Lawrence, Kansas ESPN+ \| Stats \| Tickets
Sunday	Sunday, March 22 at noon Lawrence, Kansas ESPN+ \| Stats \| Tickets
Game Notes	Houston
Media Center	Notes, Record Book, Rosters, Box Scores

Probable Starters
Friday

Houston: LHP Chris Scinta (5.60 ERA, 1-3, 17.2 IP, 15 K)
Kansas: RHP Mason Cook (4.24 ERA, 0-1, 17.0 IP, 15 K)

Saturday

Houston: RHP Kendall Hoffman (3.77 ERA, 1-2, 28.2 IP, 19 K)
Kansas: RHP Mathis Nayral (5.48 ERA, 2-1, 23.0 IP, 25 K)

Sunday

Houston: TBD
Kansas: RHP Dominic Voegele (10.23 ERA, 2-2, 22.0 IP, 22 K)

Quick Hitters

Houston fell in its latest outing, a 6-3, extra-inning loss to #25 Louisiana in the team's third game against a ranked opponent this season.
The Cougars play 11 different conferences including all of the Power 4 leagues. Houston has secured a win against an opponent from every Power 4 conference.
Houston started the season with a 4-0 showing at the Puerto Rico Challenge, defeating No. 21 Wake Forest in the first NCAA Division I Baseball game of the season. The showing propelled the Cougars into the national spotlight, with the team receiving votes in the NCBWA Poll for the next four weeks.
Junior Tre Broussard has been highly ranked on MLB Draft prospects lists. MLB.com put him at No. 46 on their first 2026 Top 100 Draft prospects list while FloBaseball tabbed him at 79^th, and D1Baseball placed him at No. 65.
Richie Roman, Paul Schmitz and Alex Solis were named to the 2026 Pitcher of the Year watchlist last Wednesday.
The Cougars face a loaded schedule in 2026, battling five teams that finished 2025 in the Top 25 of RPI. The team will play 29 of its 55 games against teams that finished in the Top 50 of the NCAA's RPI and 25 games against teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

THE SERIES
Houston vs. Kansas

Overall: Series tied 4-4
At Kansas: Kansas leads 2-1
Streak: Kansas, 2 games
Last UH Win: May 10, 2024 | Lawrence | 13-4
Last KU Win: May 12, 2024 | Lawrence | 9-6
Under Whitting: 1-2
Last 5: LLWWL (2-3)
Last 10: LLWWLWLW (4-4)
Longest UH Win Streak: 2
Longest KU Win Streak: 2
First Meeting: 1958

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