New Stream up:
Bottom 8th
Villarreal on to pitch. Interesting, guessing they want to get him some work.
K#1
Single to left
6U-3 double play
T9…UH leads 8-0
Cumbie goes 7IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 7K
Hats off to Cumbie yet again. What a beast.
Top 9th
Trevor Holmes on to pitch for UCONN
Davis flies out to center
Coldiron singles to right center and is thrown out at 2nd
Triolo doubles down the 3rd base line
Lockhart walks
Bielamowicz bloops a hit to center, Triolo scores, Lockhart to 2nd…Coogs lead 9-0
Wong walks, bases loaded
That’s it for Holmes, Dan Rajkowski on to pitch
Hollis walks on 4 pitches, Lockhart scores…Coogs lead 10-0
Wild pitch scores Bielamowicz, Hollis and Wong move up…Coogs lead 11-0
Scheiner walks to load the bases again
Julks singles to the shortstop, 2 runs score, Scheiner to 3rd…Coogs lead 13-0
Davis Ks swinging
M9…UH leads 13-0
Every Cougar has scored today.
Only Wong doesn’t have a hit.
Is Jim Penders related to Tom?
Yep, Jim is Tom’s nephew
Man UCONN cannot get this last out.
So King goes tomorrow correct?
Yep, and everyone in the pen is rested
Bottom 9th
Infield Single and a throwing error puts a runner on 2nd
Bloop single up the middle puts runners on the corners
Passed Ball scores a run, runner to 2nd…Coogs lead 13-1
Frank Anderson out to chew some butt
Another infield single puts runners on the corners
Groundout to 3rd, run scores, runner to 2nd…Coogs lead 13-2
Groundout to short, Runner to 3rd
Error on Coldiron allows the run to score…Coogs lead 13-3
Single to left, runner to 2nd
K Looking - Ball Game!
Coogs win 13-3!
Yep Wong very lackadaisical getting to pass ball.
Now we wait until tomorrow. UCF has to win 2 against ECU today.
Hopefully UCF can win game 1, then ECU wins game 2 in extras.
http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/052717aaa.html
HOUSTON NOTES
Corey Julks has reached base in 20 straight games and Joe Davis in 18 straight.
Houston has hit 54 home runs – the most since 71 in 2006.
Trey Cumbie improves to 10-1 on the year with the win.
Cumbie becomes first Cougar since Austin Pruitt in 2013 to win 10 games in one season.
Houston has advanced to the American Championship title game for the fourth straight year.
Cougars have now won five straight games.
Houston has tallied at least 10 hits in four of the last five games.
Top Offensive Players
Corey Julks | 2x4, R, 4 RBI, HR (7)
Jake Scheiner | 2x5, R, RBI, 2B
Connor Hollis | 2x4, 3 R, 3 RBI
Lael Lockhart Jr. | 2x3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Tyler Bielamowicz | 2x4, R, RBI
Houston out hit UConn, 14-7 en route to its third straight 10+ hit game – all coming in this week’s tournament. The Cougars were led offensively by junior Corey Julks, who drove in four RBI on two hits, which included his seventh home run of the season. Junior Connor Hollis drove in three RBI on two hits and freshman Lael Lockhart Jr. plated a pair of RBI on two hits.
Also adding a two-hit day and driving in a run in the win was junior Jake Scheiner and freshman Tyler Bielamowicz.
Pitching Breakdown:
(W) Trey Cumbie | 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Fred Villarreal | 2.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
American Pitcher of the Year Trey Cumbie proved why he is one of the best arms in the league, tossing 7.0 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and one walk with seven strikeouts en route to his 10th win of the year in just his 14th start. He is now 10-1 in 2017.
Freshman Fred Villarreal worked the final 2.0 innings in relief, allowing two earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts.