PREVIEW: Houston Welcomes K-State, First Meeting Since 2009

HOUSTON – For the first time since 2009, the Houston baseball team will host Kansas State – now in a Big 12 Conference series – as the pair face off Friday-Sunday at Schroeder Park.

HOUSTON (14-6, 4-2 Big 12) vs Kansas State (14-6, 2-1 Big 12)
Date \| Time	Friday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24 at 1 p.m.
Opponents	Kansas State (14-6, 2-1 Big 12)
Location	Don Sanders Field at Schroeder Park \| Houston, Texas
Watch	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Lonnie King
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Kansas State
Media Center	Notes, media guide/record book, rosters, box scores, photos
Promotions	Check out all the fun at the ballpark

PROMOTIONS

Friday
- $7 tickets every Friday
- First 250 fans receive UH Cougar Pit Viper sunglasses
Saturday
- $4 UH Faculty and Staff tickets
Sunday
- Sunday 4-Pack for $40 (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 drinks for $40)
- Kids 12-under get in free with youth jersey
- First 50 kids get a t-shirt
- Postgame run the bases/autographs

THE SERIES

This is the first meeting since 2009.
Houston won the final game of the season-opening series in 2009 in extra innings.
The Cougars won the first-ever meeting in 2004.
Houston is 0-1 in three game series' against Kansas State (2-1 KSU in 2009).
Associate Head Coach Ross Kivett is a Wildcat graduate (2014).

QUICK HITTERS

With a win, Houston will have won its 2,000th game in program history.
Second baseman Harold Coll set a career-best with five RBI on Saturday against BYU, driving in two on a home run and then a three-RBI double in the eighth inning.
Houston's 5,547 fans over the three-game series against Baylor was the seventh-largest three-game series crowd in program history.
Right-handed pitcher Duncan Howard has not allowed a walk in four starts this season. He is the only pitcher in Division I that has not allowed a walk this season.
The Cougars' conference opening sweep of Baylor was just the fourth conference opening series sweep by a Todd Whitting team (2024, 2018, 2013, 2011).
Houston was perfect in extra-inning games in 2023 (6-0) and is 1-1 so far this year after playing two extra-inning games at the Astros Foundation College Classic.
Murray's three-double performance against Louisiana was the first three-double game by a Cougar since Lael Lockhart Jr. at Memphis on 4/13/17.
Second baseman Harold Coll broke the Astros Foundation College Classic record for stolen bases in a game when he swiped a career-high three bags against Louisiana.
Right-handed pitcher Jaxon Jelkin was named to the Astros Foundation College Classic All-Tournament team after striking out eight hitters in 5.1 innings.
Houston's 27 runs against Prairie View were the most since 1993 when the Cougars scored 27 against Illinois State.
The Cougars' 27 runs against Prairie View are tied for the second-most runs scored in a game in program history.
First baseman Justin Murray had his 22-game hitting streak snapped against UTSA. It matched Brett Cooley's 22-game hit streak back in 2002.
Murray and shortstop Jake Rainess were named NCBWA Preseason All-Americans. Murray was named Second Team Utility while Rainess was tabbed Third Team Shortstop.
The Cougars have won 1,999 games in program history.

LAST TIME OUT

A two-run eighth inning propelled Houston to the Silver Glove Series win over Rice on Wednesday.
Over the first two games of the series, the Cougar pitchers held the Owls to just three runs on six total hits.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Kansas State 2-2
Last meeting W, 3-2 (10), 2/22/09
Streak Houston, W1

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