University of Houston Athletics

Houston Falls to #10 Texas A&M
4/14/2026 9:22:00 PM | Baseball
Cougars strike first but Aggies rally to claim midweek victory
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Junior Alex Solis (2-2) took the loss for Houston (16-19) after allowing the go-ahead homer while Texas A&M's (28-7) Grant Cunningham (3-1) secured the win after tossing 3.0 innings where he allowed four hits.
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PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
- Tyler Cox: 3-4, R, BB
- Xavier Perez: 2-4, 2B, RBI
- Cade Climie: 2-4, RBI
- Caleb Kimble: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K
NOTABLES
- Senior Harrison Boushele earned his 10th career walkless outing.Â
- Junior Riley Jackson has reached base safely in his last 12 games. The streak is the second longest of the season for a Cougar (and longest active), behind junior Tre Broussard's 14-game streak.Â
- Senior Tyler Cox recorded his 50th career multi-hit game.Â
- The game was the 177th in the all-time series dating back to 1949.
GAME SUMMARY
Houston struck first in the midweek tilt, plating a pair of runs in the opening frame. Cox led off the game with an infield single and Broussard reached on a walk to put a pair of Cougars on base. Redshirt sophomore Xavier Perez drove home the first run of the contest with a single to center while senior Cade Climie singled to left field to plate Broussard.
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The Aggies tied the game with a two-run homer in the second then claimed the lead with another two-run shot in the third. Texas A&M would go on to add six in the fifth to claim the 10-2 win.Â
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UP NEXT
Houston heads to Morgantown, W. Va., for a three-game series against the #15 Mountaineers. The weekend starts at 5:30 p.m. CT, Friday, and continues at 3 p.m. CT, Saturday, before concluding at noon CT, Sunday.Â
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The Cougars then head back to Houston to battle crosstown rival Rice in the second game of the Silver Glove Series at 6:30 p.m. on April 21. Houston won the first meeting in the series 13-1 in eight innings on March 10 and could clinch its fifth consecutive title with a win.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Grant Cunningham (3-1)
L: Solis, Alex (2-2)

Batting:
2B: Perez, Xavier 1
RBI: Perez, Xavier 1 ; Climie, Cade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cox, Tyler 1 ; Broussard, Tre 1
HBP: Savattere, Antonelli 1

Batting:
2B: Jorian Wilson 1
3B: Jake Duer 1
HR: Gavin Grahovac 1 ; Nico Partida 1 ; Jorian Wilson 1
RBI: Gavin Grahovac 3 ; Nico Partida 3 ; Jorian Wilson 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Gavin Grahovac 1 ; Chris Hacopian 1 ; Jake Duer 1 ; Nico Partida 3 ; Terrence Kiel II 1 ; Jorian Wilson 2 ; Bear Harrison 1
SB: Jorian Wilson 1
HBP: Gavin Grahovac 1 ; Caden Sorrell 1 ; Bear Harrison 1




















