USA NCAA DIVISION I
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS AT HOUSTON COUGARS
04/08/2062
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS AT HOUSTON COUGARS
GAME ID: 8218 - SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California Golden Bears (8-11) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 12 0
Houston Cougars (8-11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 X 8 9 1
Cougars Come Back Late to Top Golden Bears, 8-5
Nick Spurlin was a vital contributor to the 8-5 Houston victory over California. The Cougars designated hitter was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2. Houston is now 8-11.

Houston took the lead, 8-5, on Mike Hess's 10th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off California pitcher Eric Huberman in the bottom of the eighth.

"Nick raked," said Houston manager Derrick Cable.
CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wallace CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .250 1 4
C. May 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .404 5 12
N. Scott RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .265 4 14
   a-G. Russell LF, RF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 3 9
C. Taylor DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .267 4 9
C. Day C 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .203 1 4
M. Keene 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 5 9
   b-R. Weinstein RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
S. Walsh SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .318 4 11
T. Travis 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .133 0 0
A. Shrout LF 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .273 1 3
Totals 36 5 12 5 4 11 20      
a - G. Russell substituted for N. Scott in the 8th
b - R. Weinstein substituted for M. Keene in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Shrout (1, 6th Inning off R. Spradlin, 1 on, 1 out) , C. May (5, 6th Inning off R. Spradlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wallace 2 , C. May 5 , C. Taylor , C. Day , M. Keene 2 , R. Weinstein , S. Walsh , A. Shrout 5
2-out RBI: , C. May 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Scott 2 , C. Taylor , S. Walsh , T. Travis
GIDP: C. May
Sac Bunt: A. Shrout
Sac Fly: S. Walsh
Hit by Pitch: C. May , T. Travis
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Taylor (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cortez 3B 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 .267 8 28
J. Vasquez LF, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .356 5 20
N. Spurlin DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .320 4 13
K. Morris RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .258 3 13
E. Evans C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .204 2 8
M. Hess 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .290 10 25
V. Ney 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .302 3 13
R. Case SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .353 2 10
   a-N. Kraemer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-E. Wade SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
A. Whittaker CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .204 1 5
   c-T. Bess PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 5 17
   d-A. Caskey CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 5
Totals 32 8 9 8 4 10 10      
a - N. Kraemer pinch hit for R. Case in the 7th
b - E. Wade substituted for N. Kraemer in the 8th
c - T. Bess pinch hit for A. Whittaker in the 8th
d - A. Caskey substituted for T. Bess in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Morris (4, 8th Inning off E. Huberman, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Spurlin (4, 1st Inning off M. Holton, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Cortez (8, 6th Inning off M. Holton, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hess (10, 8th Inning off E. Huberman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Cortez 4 , J. Vasquez , N. Spurlin 5 , K. Morris 2 , E. Evans , M. Hess 4 , V. Ney , A. Whittaker
2-out RBI: N. Spurlin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Cortez
Hit by Pitch: E. Evans
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Whittaker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Evans (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Case-Ney-Hess)
PB: E. Evans
CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Holton 5.1 3 2 2 1 9 2 79 2.35   
J. Martinez H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 9.35   
E. Huberman L (1-2), BS (2) 0.0 4 6 6 2 0 1 26 27.00   
M. Brooks 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Holton 62
Batters Faced: M. Holton 19, J. Martinez 8, E. Huberman 6, M. Brooks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Holton 5-1, J. Martinez 2-3, E. Huberman 0-0, M. Brooks 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Holton 79-53, J. Martinez 30-19, E. Huberman 26-13, M. Brooks 16-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Handy 4.0 6 2 2 3 4 0 76 12.41   
R. Spradlin 1.2 2 3 3 0 2 2 27 7.15   
T. Stanley 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 36 7.94   
P. Pease W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8.22   
M. Sikon SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 23 8.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Handy 43
Batters Faced: D. Handy 21, R. Spradlin 8, T. Stanley 9, P. Pease 1, M. Sikon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Handy 3-4, R. Spradlin 1-2, T. Stanley 3-1, P. Pease 1-0, M. Sikon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Handy 76-45, R. Spradlin 27-17, T. Stanley 36-21, P. Pease 3-2, M. Sikon 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Pease 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Handy , R. Spradlin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Spurlin
Ballpark: Suns Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 19165
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