Houston Downs #22 Arizona State

Friday, May 15

Houston, Texas

6:30 p.m.

University of Houston

24-30, 7-22

Arizona State

35-18, 18-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Arizona State	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
Houston	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	X	5	8	2

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Boushele shuts down Arizona State’s Top 5 offense

HOUSTON – Less than an hour after he was recognized for his contributions as a Cougar during Senior Weekend, senior Harrison Boushele shut down #22 Arizona State and led the way to a 5-3 victory on Friday night at Schroeder Park.

Boushele (2-1) threw the final five shutout innings in relief for Houston (24-30, 7-22 Big 12), allowing just two hits from a Sun Devils team that averaged 11.4 per game entering the weekend. Alex Overbay (1-3) took the loss for Arizona State (35-18, 18-11 Big 12), giving up the go-ahead homer in the seventh inning.

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Cade Climie: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
Blake Fields: 1-2, HR, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
Irvin Weems III: 1-2, 2B, R, SB
Antonelli Savattere: 2-3, BB
Harrison Boushele: 5.0 IP, W, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

NOTABLES

Houston earned its fourth win over a ranked opponent this season, its most since 2019 when it won five against ranked foes. Head Coach Todd Whitting has won 71 games against ranked opponents and earned four-or-more victories in eight of his 16 seasons at the helm.
The Cougars have outscored their opponents 57-41 over its last 10 games, posting a 3.29 ERA over that span.
With five runs in the game, Houston surpassed 300 on the year and now have 302.
Senior Antonelli Savattere extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
Freshman Blake Fields hit his third homer of the season.
Senior Cade Climie has reached base safely in 12 straight games.
Senior Paul Schmitz recorded his fifth appearance of the year with five-or-more strikeouts.
Climie posted his 57^th multi-hit game of his career. He's tallied multiple hits in over 60 percent of his career games (57 of 89).
Houston has held Arizona State, which entered the weekend with a scoring offense averaging 8.6 runs per game and ranked in the Top 15 nationally, to four or fewer runs in back-to-back games. The last time the Sun Devils failed to score at least five runs in back-to-back games was March 15 and 17 (4 vs. Grand Canyon; 4 vs. TCU).

GAME SUMMARY
Arizona State opened the game with back-to-back homers, taking a 2-0 lead after two batters. The Sun Devils added another run in the top of the third before Houston took control in the bottom of the inning.

After freshman Blake Fields drew a walk to open the home half of the third, senior Tyler Cox laced a single to right-center to drive in the freshman. Junior Tre Broussard then used an infield single to score Cox, bringing Houston within one and setting the table for Cade Climie, who doubled home the tying run with a double to even the score after three.

Following three scoreless innings, Fields broke the stalemate with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the seventh. Houston went on to score another as junior Riley Jackson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give the Cougars a two-run lead. Boushele continued to dominate in the top of the ninth, sitting the Sun Devils down in order to secure the win for Houston.

UP NEXT
The Cougars play their final game of the regular season in the rubber match against Arizona State at 1 p.m. Saturday.

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