Houston Takes Down #2 Texas

Tuesday, March 24

Houston, Texas

6:30 p.m.

University of Houston

13-11

Texas

20-4

Texas

Houston

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Cougars score nine unanswered runs to clinch first Top 2 win since 2009

HOUSTON – Battling back from a seven-run deficit, Houston Baseball stunned #2 Texas, scoring nine unanswered runs to win 9-7 on Tuesday night at Don Sanders Field at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park.

The win marked Houston's first win against a Top 2 opponent since the Cougars defeated #2 Rice, 7-4, on May 1, 2009. Houston now has 15 wins against Top 2 opponents while Head Coach Todd Whitting collected his 69^th victory against a ranked opponent while at the helm of the Cougars.

Senior Harrison Boushele (1-0) earned the win on the mound in relief, tossing 3.2 shutout innings where he allowed just two hits while striking out four. Senior Ryne Rodriguez (2) picked up the save for Houston (13-11), throwing a perfect last inning to secure the win. Cal Higgins (0-1) took the loss for Texas (20-4), ceding two runs on two hits in 0.1 innings.

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Harrison Boushele: 3.2 IP, W, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Ryne Rodriguez: 1.0 IP, Sv, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Easton Winfield: 3-4, HR, RBI, 3 R
Tyler Cox: 2-3, 2 RBI, R, BB
Riley Jackson: 1-4, HR, RBI, R

NOTABLES

Houston won after erasing at least a five-run deficit against a Top 25 opponent for the first time since defeating #11 TCU, 7-6, on March 25, 2011.
The Cougars came from behind to win for the sixth time this season and tied its largest comeback of the season at seven runs.
Houston has won at least two games against ranked opponents in 14 of Whitting's 16 seasons as head coach. The win over #2 is the highest-ranked victory for Whitting, topping his previous bests of #4 LSU (2014) and #4 Arkansas (2012).
The Cougars hit multiple homers for the eighth time this season.
Texas entered the game ranking sixth in the nation with 12.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Houston struck out just six times, tying the fewest punchouts recorded by Texas this season.
Houston's nine runs are tied for the most allowed by Texas this season.

GAME SUMMARY
After the Longhorns earned a 1-0 lead in the first, Texas went on to add three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take a 7-0 edge.

The Cougars started their comeback in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded, senior Tyler Cox grounded out to drive home junior Easton Winfield. Both sophomore Jackson LaLima and senior Cade Climie scored in the next at-bat when junior Tre Broussard laced a single into center, cutting the deficit to four.

After a scoreless sixth, Houston added another three runs in the seventh. Winfield led off the inning with a home run against his former team, making the score 7-4. After LaLima doubled and Cox walked to put a pair of runners on base, Broussard forced a defensive miscue from the Longhorns to drive home LaLima. Cox scored during the next batter as Broussard forced yet another Longhorn error as he swiped second.

The rally was completed during the eighth. Junior Riley Jackson hit his team-leading sixth homer of the season to tie the game while Cox picked up his second RBI of the game as he singled home Winfield, who scored his third run of the contest to take an 8-7 lead. After Broussard drew a walk to load the bases, freshman Blake Fields drew a second consecutive walk for Houston to force home Climie, solidifying the scoring at 9-7.

Rodriguez entered the game in the ninth, striking out two of the three Longhorns he faced to clinch the two-run win for Houston.

UP NEXT
Houston remains at home for a three-game series against Baylor. The series starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday before continuing at 1 p.m. Saturday with a 1 p.m. Sunday conclusion.

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