PREVIEW: Baseball Hosts Final Game of Silver Glove Series

HOUSTON – Houston Baseball returns to Schroeder Park for its last homestand of the season, hosting Rice for the final game of the Silver Glove Series at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The game is presented by Little Woodrow's.

The game is the team's final Baseball Bingo of the season, with fans able to win exclusive prizes by picking up a bingo card at the marketing table.

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Tuesday	Tuesday, May 12 \| 6:30 p.m. Houston \| Schroeder Park ESPN+ \| Stats \| Tickets
Game Notes	Houston
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Probable Pitchers

Houston: LHP Chris Scinta (7.99 ERA, 1-3, 23.2 IP, 20 K)
Rice: RHP Jeremiah Arnett (5.33 ERA, 2-1, 25.1 IP, 11 K)

Quick Hitters

Houston is coming off a series win in its penultimate weekend of the regular season. The Cougars took the first two games of a three-game set at Arizona, including a 13-inning victory where Houston tallied 23 hits.
Houston has wins against #4 (Texas) and #6 (Alabama) in the NCAA's latest RPI release. The Cougars are one of two Big 12 teams with at least one Top 6 win and one of six with at least five Quad 1 wins.
Houston has three wins against ranked opponents this year, including significant wins against #2 Texas on March 24, #15 West Virginia on April 17 and #21 Wake Forest on Feb. 13. The schedule is the 31^st most difficult among Division I teams with 34 games so far against Top 100 teams and 18 against Quad One foes.
Three former Cougars were named to MLB Opening Day rosters: John King (Miami), Jared Triolo (Pittsburgh) and Connor Wong (Boston) while Josh Ekness, a 2023 graduate of the program, made his MLB Debut on May 3. Overall, Houston has 15 alumni playing in MLB or MiLB.
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.
Houston captured its highest ranked win under Head Coach Todd Whitting as it downed #2 Texas on March 24.
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. Rice

Overall: Rice leads 110-95
At Houston: Houston leads 50-48
At Rice: Rice leads 58-35
At Neutral Site: Houston leads 7-4
Streak: Houston, 8 games
Last UH Win: April 21, 2026 | Rice | 4-3
Last Rice Win: May 10, 2023 | Rice | 13-7
Under Whitting: 26-22
Last 5: WWWWW (5-0)
Last 10: WWWWWWWWLW (9-1)
Longest UH Win Streak: 9
Longest Rice Win Streak: 16
First Meeting: 1948

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