Just no explanation for it. He’s been a top notch player at every level he’s played and did well in the fall. For some reason, it just hasn’t clicked for him this year.
Top 5th
Hurdsman’s night is done; Bond on in relief
Single to the pitcher to lead off the inning as no one was covering 1st
Hit and Run single to right puts runners on the corners
K#1 looking for Bond
Single to center scores another, runners still on the corners…Bearkats lead 4-0
Single to right scores another, runners still on the corners…Bearkats lead 5-0
Runner picked off 3rd
Walk puts runners on 1st/2nd
Groundout to 3rd
M5…SHSU leads 5-0
Hurdsman: 4IP 5H 3R 0ER 1BB 2K - Threw 57 pitches
Defense did him no favors
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Bottom 5th
Fuentes grounds out to 3rd
Monacy walks on 4 pitches
Slaughter Ks swinging
Wong grounds out to 1st
T6…SHSU leads 5-0
Top 6th
Single to right and that will be the end for Bond tonight; Fletcher on in relief
Fielder’s Choice gets the 1st out
Wild pitch moves the runners to 2nd
Coogs have the runner in a rundown, but he makes it back to 2nd 
Groundout to 2nd gets the second out, runner to 3rd
Groundout to short ends the inning
M6…SHSU leads 5-0
Bond: 1+IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 1K
Bottom 6th
Hollis singles
SHSU goes to the bullpen
Julks flies out to center, Hollis tags and goes to 2nd, but Hollis left early so he’s out
Scheiner walks
Scheiner goes to 2nd on a wild pitch
Lockhart hit by pitch
Triolo again swings on the 1st pitch and pops out
T7…SHSU leads 5-0
Looks like we are sleepwalking through another Tuesday game? Leaving early on a tag play, no excuse.
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Yep, and the mistakes aren’t being made by just the freshmen.
Top 7th
Walk, Popout, single through the right side on a hit and run puts runners on the corners
Hit by pitch loads the bases
Popout to short
Groundout to Triolo ends the inning
M7…SHSU leads 5-0
SHSU is really good at hitting and running; punched a number of balls through the right side with the runner going. Really well coached.
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Bottom 7th
Fuentes doubles to right center
Champion pinch hitting for Monacy
Champion triples to right center, Fuentes scores…Bearkats lead 5-1
Slaughter pops out to short
Wong walks, runners on the corners
SHSU going to the pen
Hollis grounds into a Fielder’s Choice, Wong out at 2nd, Champion scores…Bearkats lead 5-2
Julks triples to right on an 0-2 count, Hollis scores…Bearkats lead 5-3
Scheiner singles to right, Julks scores….Bearkats lead 5-4
Scheiner to 2nd on a wild pitch
Lockhart fouls out to 1st
T8…SHSU leads 5-4
Top 8th
Carter Henry on to pitch, Champion to RF, Lockhart to 1B
Single to right
Wong bobbles an easy double play and only gets the out at 2nd
Hit by pitch, runners on 1st/2nd
Fielder’s Choice grounder to 3rd, runner out at 2nd, runners on the corners
Grounder off Henry’s glove, Hollis grabs it and throws the batter out
M8…SHSU leads 5-4
Fletcher: 2IP 1H 0R 0ER 1BB 0K
Nice to see Henry have some success
Bottom 8th
Triolo grounds out to short
Fuentes grounds out to 2nd
Champion singles to 2nd - speed
Davis pinch hits for Slaughter
SHSU going to the pen
Davis grounds out to 3rd
T9…SHSU leads 5-4
Top 9th
Coogs burn the DH, Scheiner to SS, Wong to C, Henry to the 9th spot
Walk
Popout to 3rd on a bunt
Wild pitch moves the runner to 2nd
Walk on 4 pitches
That’s it for Henry, Bielamowicz on
Runner caught stealing at 2nd, runner to 3rd
Lineout to short ends the inning
B9…SHSU leads 5-4
Henry 1.1IP 1H 0R 0ER 2BB 0K
Bottom 9th
Wong flies out to center
Hollis Ks swinging
Julks grounds out to short
Ball game, SHSU wins 5-4
Too many mistakes in the first 7 innings, couldn’t make up for it. 0-3 in mid-week games since the Romero suspension.
Tulane at home this weekend. Need a big series.
And the Cougars found different ways to dig a hole. Back-to- back fielding errors led to two runs in the first inning. A misplay of a ball in the left-field corner pushed across another. There was the miscommunication on an infield hit with nobody covering first, and the Sam Houston State runner caught in a rundown that slid safely back into second. UH even had a base runner thrown out at first base for tagging up early.
http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041817aaa.html
Top Offensive Players
Corey Julks | 2x5, R, RBI, 3B
Connor Hollis | 2x5, R, RBI
Rey Fuentes III | 1x4, R, 2B
Wendell Champion II | 2x2, R, RBI, 3B
Jake Scheiner | 1x2, RBI
Houston was led offensively by redshirt freshman Wendell Champion II with a 2-for-2 day, driving in a run on his first career triple. Corey Julks and Connor Hollis each had a two-hit day with an RBI and Jake Scheiner plated a run on a single.
Pitching Breakdown:
Brayson Hurdsman | 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Nolan Bond | 1.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Aaron Fletcher | 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Carter Henry | 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
Tyler Bielamowicz | 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R
Freshman starter Brayson Hurdsman, in just his second career start, didn’t allow an earned run, but surrendered five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 4.0 innings of work.
Nolan Bond took over in the fifth inning, but would allow two run on five hits with one walk and one strikeout. After a leadoff base runner in the sixth, Aaron Fletcher took over and tossed 2.0 shutout innings, allowing just one hit and one walk.
Freshman Carter Henry entered the eighth and tossed 1.1 innings, allowing one hit with two walks.
Fellow freshman Tyler Bielamowicz came in and shut the door, retiring the two hitters he faced in the ninth.
This team’s baseball IQ is lacking. Too many mistakes for this late in the season, much less after playing baseball most of their lives.
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It’s a little frustrating to watch them make so many mental mistakes. I’d chalk it up to youth, but the mistakes were mostly from upperclassmen last night.
On the other hand, SHSU was very well coached and executed time and time again. Why they were able to win.
This was probably the worst game I’ve seen in terms of defensive and other mental miscues. I also did not like starting Fuentes and Monacy. Neither guy has proven they have the chops to be in the line-up or the field, even with lots of guys out.
Time to accept our 2 or maybe even 3 seed. Maybe one year we’ll learn to not take weekdays off.