Memphis Series - Starts Thursday (W 13-3)

http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041317aaa.html

Top Offensive Players
Joe Davis | 3x5, 2 R, 4 RBI, GS
Lael Lockhart Jr. | 4x5, 3 R, 3 2B
Jake Scheiner | 3x4, 2 R, RBI, HR, 2B
Connor Wong | 2x5, R, RBI, HR
Corey Julks | 1x4, R
Connor Hollis | 1x4, 2 R
Landon Etzel | 0x2, R, RBI
Wendell Champion II | 0x2, RBI, SF

Houston had another big offensive night, outhitting Memphis, 14-11 and out scoring the Tigers by 10 runs. Davis led the offense with four RBI on a grand slam and accompanied that long ball with two more base hits for a 3-for-5 effort.

Lael Lockhart Jr. had a career-ngiht at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three doubles and three runs scored. He was accompanied with a multi-hit game by Jake Scheiner, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, thanks to his 12th home run of the year and Connor Wong, who was 2-for-5 with a run and RBI on a home run.

Adding RBI in the win were Landon Etzel on a grounder and Wendell Champion II and Jared Triolo, each with a sacrifice fly.

Pitching Breakdown:
Trey Cumbie | 8.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 6 K
Nolan Bond | 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R

Houston starter Trey Cumbie was lights out in his final 7.0 innings of work as the sophomore moved to 6-0 on the year following his win on Thursday.

Cumbie allowed three runs on nine hits, but that was all in an 8.0 inning performance, which featured six strikeouts.

The Lufkin, Texas native retired 14 straight Memphis hitters from the final out of the second until the second batter in the seventh, which included five strikeouts and a third inning where he struck out the side. The three runs came on six hits in the first inning.

Cumbie handed the ball over to sophomore Nolan Bond in the ninth and he kept the Tigers off the scoreboard, limiting them to just two hits in the final frame.

https://twitter.com/toddwhitting/status/852714297708998657
https://twitter.com/UHCougarBB/status/852715636191088642
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https://twitter.com/UHCougarBB/status/852726253853573121

Video:

https://twitter.com/BigLael/status/852717814045708288