PREVIEW: Don Sanders Cup Resumes

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Don Sanders Cup resumes on Tuesday as the Houston Baseball team travels north to face Sam Houston at Don Sanders Stadium at 6:30 p.m.

HOUSTON (16-15) at Sam Houston (19-13)
Date \| Time	Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Opponents	Sam Houston (19-13)
Location	Huntsville, Texas
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THE SERIES

This is the 176th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Bearkats.
Freshman Ace Reese hit a walk-off two-run double with the Cougars down 1-0 in the ninth inning in the March 5 meeting at Schroeder Park.
Houston has won each of the last two full-three game series between the two schools (2022, 2019).

QUICK HITTERS

Seniors Jonathan French, Cary Arbolida and Harold Coll all hit multiple home runs in Lubbock.
Catcher Anthony Tulimero sprayed nine hits around the ballpark last week with a three-hit game against Rice and multiple hits in all four games.
French hit his team-leading seventh and eighth home runs of the season at Texas Tech. French has tied his single season-high for home runs (8) from the 2022 season when he was at Clemson.
Houston's 10-game stretch not allowing a home run was snapped on Friday night at Texas Tech. The 10-game stretch is the second-longest in program history in the metal bat era.
The Cougars snapped Lamar's Division I-leading 13-game winning streak with a 6-4 win on Tuesday. The Cardinals went on to sweep then #20 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., over the weekend.
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.
Right-handed pitcher Duncan Howard gave up his first walk of the season in his fifth start on Sunday. He currently does not qualify for the NCAA lead in walks-per-nine innings after missing two starts.
The Cougars' conference opening sweep of Baylor was just the fourth conference opening series sweep by a Todd Whitting team (2024, 2018, 2013, 2011).
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 and tied for the second-most runs scored in a game in program history.

LAST TIME OUT

The Cougars dropped all three games at Texas Tech after leading by multiple runs in all three games.
Seniors Jonathan French, Cary Arbolida and Harold Coll all hit multiple home runs in Lubbock.

SERIES HISTORY
Houston record vs Sam Houston 90-85
Last meeting W, 2-1, 3/5/24, Home
Streak Houston, W2

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