PREVIEW: Houston Opens Big 12 Play vs Baylor

HOUSTON – After nearly 30 years from being left out of the original Big 12 Conference, the Houston baseball team will play its first Big 12 series against Baylor Friday-Sunday at Don Sanders Field at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park.

HOUSTON (8-4, 0-0 Big 12) vs BAYLOR (4-8, 0-0 Big 12) presented by Stewart J Guss
Date \| Time	Friday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m.
Opponents	Baylor (4-8, 0-0 Big 12)
Location	Sanders Field at Schroeder Park \| Houston, Texas
Watch	Big 12 Now on ESPN+ \| Gerald Sanchez (pxp), Kyle Rogers (analyst)
Listen	The Varsity Network \| Jeremy Branham
Live Stats	UHStats.com
Game Notes	Houston \| Baylor
Media Center	Notes, media guide/record book, rosters, box scores, photos
Promotions	Check out all the fun at the ballpark

THE PROMOTIONS

Friday
- 2 tickets for $12 – click here
- Free UH ceramic mug for first 200 fans
Saturday
- Free entry with valid ticket to men's basketball game vs. Kansas
- $4 UH Faculty and Staff tickets
Sunday
- Sunday Funday Four Pack for $40
  - 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 drinks = $40
- T-shirt giveaway to first 50 youth fans
- Kids run the bases postgame and postgame autographs

PARKING INFORMATION

Friday
- Normal baseball game day parking – Lot 16B and Elgin Garage
Saturday
- Paid parking in lot 16B along with limited text-to-pay in 15G (front of Athletics Alumni Center) – Elgin Garage is NOT available for baseball parking
Sunday
- Normal baseball game day parking – Lot 16B and Elgin Garage

THE MATCHUP

This is Houston's first Big 12 Conference series.
Houston lost the regular season series to Baylor in 2017 but walloped the Bears in the NCAA Regional 17-3 which featured three future MLB Coogs.
Houston recorded 20 hits in the last meeting, including a six RBI game by Jake Scheiner.
This is the fourth-longest meeting among Houston opponents.

QUICK HITTERS

Freshman Ace Reese is on a 10-game hit streak after his walk-off double against Sam Houston on Tuesday night.
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.
First baseman Justin 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.
The Cougars have won 11 series in a row (three-game series).
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.
Houston was picked to finish ninth in the Big 12 Conference in its inaugural season – picked to finish above the three other newcomers and Baylor.
Houston brought in SEC experienced coaches Sean Kenny (pitching) and Matt Reida (recruiting coordinator) to the 2024 staff. Kenny brings a wealth of experience from Georgia while Reida joins the Cougars from Alabama.
Cougar legend Woody Williams returns to Houston as the Director of Pitching Strategy and Development to work closely with pitching coach Sean Kenny in what head coach Whitting describes as his "best pitching staff on paper" during his 14-year tenure.

LAST TIME OUT

Freshman Ace Reese hit a two-run double off the wall to walk-off the Sam Houston Bearkats in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Cougar pitchers struck out 17 Bearkats batters.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Baylor 69-90
Last meeting W, 17-3, 6/3/2017
Streak Houston, W2

BUY TICKETS
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