USA NCAA DIVISION I
HOUSTON COUGARS AT RICE OWLS
04/25/2028
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
HOUSTON COUGARS AT RICE OWLS
GAME ID: 8643 - TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Cougars (11-14) 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 10 1
Rice Owls (10-16) 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 11 0
Ashe, Cougars Beat Owls, 8-6
Houston designated hitter Ed Ashe was a significant contributor in his team's 8-6 triumph over the Rice Owls. He belted 2 home runs for Houston. The winner was Ronald Allen in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Jack Smith took the loss. Reynaldo Santos picked up the save, his 2nd.

Jim Unknown found himself in a pressure situation in the top of the eighth. Facing Rice hurler Jack Smith, the 18-year-old pinch hitter hit a sacrifice fly. His 1st RBI of the season put the Cougars on top, 7-6.

"Scoring runs is scoring runs," said Houston skipper José Alonzo. "It's important to have different ways to do it."

The Cougars raised their record to 11-14.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES RICE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McClendon 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .298 2 5
D. Murphy 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .232 5 17
D. Cummings CF 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 .274 1 20
   a-G. Carlson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
   c-J. Unknown CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Miller 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .271 2 19
H. King C 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .256 2 11
E. Ashe DH 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .247 7 21
E. Simon RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 6 19
   b-J. Unknown PH, CF, RF 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
B. Barnes LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .231 0 11
Q. Ross SS 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 .295 2 16
Totals 33 8 10 8 4 13 14      
a - G. Carlson pinch hit for D. Cummings in the 8th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for E. Simon in the 8th
c - J. Unknown substituted for G. Carlson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. Ross (7, 3rd Inning off J. Erlam, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McClendon (2, 7th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Ashe 2 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Erlam, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Erlam, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Barnes , H. King , Q. Ross 3 , M. McClendon 5 , D. Murphy , E. Ashe 8 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: B. Barnes , M. McClendon , E. Ashe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Ross , J. Miller 3
GIDP: E. Simon
Sac Fly: D. Cummings , J. Unknown
Hit by Pitch: G. Carlson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McClendon (11)
CS: D. Murphy (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Miller (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Moser SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .263 6 12
R. Payne 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .290 1 6
K. Owen C 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .404 2 15
J. Ellis RF 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 .143 2 12
R. Walker CF 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .213 3 11
R. Patrick DH 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .250 1 2
Á. Bermúdez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 1 5
   a-J. Nichols PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 0 1
J. Unknown LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .800 1 2
C. O'Halloran 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .253 5 22
Totals 37 6 11 6 6 9 21      
a - J. Nichols pinch hit for Á. Bermúdez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 2nd Inning off P. Marrero, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Walker (3, 3rd Inning off P. Marrero, 2 on, 1 out) R. Patrick (1, 7th Inning off V. Carpenter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 7 , C. O'Halloran , R. Walker 4 , R. Patrick 6 , K. Owen , R. Payne
2-out RBI: , J. Unknown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , C. O'Halloran 2 , R. Walker , B. Moser
Hit by Pitch: R. Payne
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Unknown (1) , R. Payne (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Payne-Moser-Bermúdez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES RICE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Marrero 4.1 7 5 5 3 5 2 80 49 8.89
V. Carpenter BS (1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 44 30 4.50
R. Allen W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 12 1.93
N. Rucker H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1.42
R. Santos SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 15 9.00
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Marrero 31
Batters Faced: P. Marrero 23, V. Carpenter 10, R. Allen 5, N. Rucker 1, R. Santos 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Marrero 1-6, V. Carpenter 2-1, R. Allen 0-2, N. Rucker 0-1, R. Santos 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Marrero 80-49, V. Carpenter 44-30, R. Allen 20-12, N. Rucker 5-3, R. Santos 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Carpenter 1-1 , N. Rucker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Marrero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Erlam 4.2 5 5 5 2 7 2 79 52 4.46
J. Smith L (3-2) 3.0 2 3 3 2 3 1 48 24 2.77
B. Tunnell 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 4.22
J. Unknown 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Erlam 39
Batters Faced: J. Erlam 21, J. Smith 13, B. Tunnell 2, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Erlam 4-3, J. Smith 3-2, B. Tunnell 0-0, J. Unknown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Erlam 79-52, J. Smith 48-24, B. Tunnell 8-6, J. Unknown 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Smith 1-0 , B. Tunnell 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Ashe
Ballpark: Toughkenamon College Fields
Weather: Partly Cloudy (41 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 24179
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