USA NCAA DIVISION I
HOUSTON COUGARS AT SOUTH MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES
04/30/2062
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
HOUSTON COUGARS AT SOUTH MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES
GAME ID: 8650 - SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Cougars (15-22) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
South Mississippi Golden Eagles (24-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 X 8 11 0
Thrilling Victory Pushes Golden Eagles Win Streak to 6
The South Mississippi Golden Eagles took Houston pitcher Sam Herring's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Ballpark of Storm Lake College. The final score had South Mississippi getting past the Cougars, 8-3. Herring went 5 innings and allowed no runs, striking out 5. South Mississippi's record now stands at 24-13, placing them 4th in the Cliff Gustafson.

John Crabtree was 1 for 4 with a walk against the Cougars. With the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run that put South Mississippi in front, 4-3.

"Hitting is contagious. And when you have a lineup that's going to throw out competitive at-bats one through nine, it makes you want to join in," said Crabtree.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cortez DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280 15 45
K. Morris RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .327 9 25
T. Bess 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .318 9 31
B. Stephens 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .235 1 2
E. Evans C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .275 6 24
J. Vasquez CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .336 9 31
B. Battaglia LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .253 10 27
R. Case 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .388 4 23
E. Wade SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 0 4
Totals 33 3 11 3 5 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Evans (7, 4th Inning off C. Bryant, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Morris (6, 5th Inning off C. Bryant, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Cortez , K. Morris 3 , T. Bess , B. Stephens , E. Evans 3 , J. Vasquez 2 , B. Battaglia , R. Case
2-out RBI: E. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Stephens 2 , J. Vasquez
GIDP: K. Morris , J. Vasquez , E. Wade
Sac Bunt: E. Wade
Hit by Pitch: F. Cortez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Bess (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hopwood DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .289 1 12
P. Griffith 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .418 18 59
J. Pryor LF 4 1 0 1 1 0 5 .331 16 46
J. Crabtree RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .362 10 39
E. Tapps C 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 .350 6 29
K. Cox SS 5 1 3 0 0 2 3 .373 12 40
B. Rambo 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .276 17 55
R. Hansen CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .313 13 31
J. McGarity 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .212 5 21
Totals 35 8 11 8 8 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hansen (6, 7th Inning off M. Sikon, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Cox (9, 8th Inning off P. Pease, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Tapps (6, 8th Inning off T. Stanley, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hopwood , P. Griffith 2 , J. Crabtree , E. Tapps 4 , K. Cox 4 , R. Hansen 3 , J. McGarity
2-out RBI: J. Crabtree , E. Tapps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Tapps , K. Cox , B. Rambo
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Cox-McGarity-Griffith, Cox-McGarity-Griffith, McGarity-Cox-Griffith)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Herring 5.0 3 0 0 3 5 0 80 9.98   
M. Sikon H (2) 2.1 4 2 2 2 4 0 57 4.86   
T. Stanley L (0-2), BS (2) 0.1 3 6 6 3 0 1 30 18.69   
P. Pease 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 12.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Herring 63
Batters Faced: S. Herring 21, M. Sikon 13, T. Stanley 7, P. Pease 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Herring 5-5, M. Sikon 1-2, T. Stanley 1-0, P. Pease 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Herring 80-45, M. Sikon 57-31, T. Stanley 30-15, P. Pease 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stanley 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bryant 4.2 8 2 2 3 1 0 79 4.11   
T. Walters 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 46 8.38   
K. Walczak W (1-1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 33 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bryant 38
Batters Faced: C. Bryant 21, T. Walters 11, K. Walczak 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bryant 5-4, T. Walters 1-2, K. Walczak 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bryant 79-44, T. Walters 46-27, K. Walczak 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Walters 1-0 , K. Walczak 3-0
WP: C. Bryant
Hit Batsmen: T. Walters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Herring
Ballpark: Ballpark of Storm Lake College
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 21553
Thursday, May 8th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104