Down to 30th in the RPI
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HOUSTON NOTES
Jake Scheiner belted his conference-leading 13th home run of the year – a one-out solo shot to left center in the sixth.
Landon Etzel hit his first career home run in the ninth.
Houston now has 36 home runs with 18 coming in American Athletic Conference play.
Top Offensive Players
Jake Scheiner | 1x4, R, RBI, HR
Landon Etzel | 1x2, R, RBI, HR
Houston was held to just three hits, two of which were home runs. Junior Jake Scheiner belted his 13th long ball of the season, while freshman Landon Etzel cranked out his first career home run.
Pitching Breakdown:
Brayson Hurdsman | 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Fred Villarreal | 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Nolan Bond | 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 0 K
David Kanada | 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Carter Henry | 2.0 IP | 1 H, 0 R, 4 K
Houston pitching struck out 10 Sam Houston State hitters, but would suffer the loss after allowing 11 earned runs on 14 hits. Freshman Brayson Hurdsman allowed three runs on one hit and one walk with two strikeouts, but fell to 2-2 on the year.
Freshman Fred Villarreal tossed 4.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with one walk in four strikeouts. He was relieved by sophomore Nolan Bond, who allowed three runs on four hits in 0.2 innings and freshman David Kanada, who allowed three runs on three hits in 0.1 innings.
Freshman Carter Henry was solid out of the bullpen, surrendering just one hit in 2.0 shutout innings with four strikeouts.