Baseball Final: Louisiana (4) vs. Houston (6)
This is directly from the UH athletic website. Nice to see UH finally call us Louisiana.
PREVIEW: Baseball to Host Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns on Tuesday
Houston and Louisiana to play at 6:30 p.m. at Cougar Field
April 29, 2013
HOUSTON - University of Houston Baseball will return home for one midweek game to host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Cougar Field Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in non-conference action.
Houston will look to return to winning ways as it spent its last four games on the road, dropping its overall record to 27-17. The Cougars are 18-7 at Cougar Field this season.
AT A GLANCE SERIES HISTORY
Houston
(27-17)
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Houston, Texas
Louisiana
(31-14)
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Schedule All-Time: Houston and Louisiana have met 49 previous times.
Series History: Houston owns the all-time series record at 36-12-1.
Last Meeting: Houston and Louisiana met once in 2012 with the Ragin' Cajuns earning a 3-1 win at home.
Tuesday, April 30 6:30 pm CT // TV: None
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QUICK HITS ON HOUSTON
· Houston will play its final home non-conference midweek game on Tuesday and holds a record of 27-17, having lost its last six games.
· The Cougars will play just its only home game in a stretch of nine contests.
· Houston is hitting .261 as a team, led by freshman Justin Montemayor's .308 clip and team-leading 52 hits.
· Sophomore Michael Pyeatt has come on strong of late, upping his average to .294, while freshman Kyle Survance continues to remain consistent with a .284 clip, reaching base safely in 12 straight games currently.
· Junior Frankie Ratcliff leads C-USA with 36 RBI, while junior Caleb Barker has 32 for second-best on the team.
· Freshman Josh Vidales ranks first among C-USA players with 37 walks and 13 stolen bases, while Ratcliff is one walk shy at 36 for second-most.
· Houston has stolen 60-of-72 bases.
· Cougar pitching holds a 3.81 ERA with 27 wins and nine saves.
· Senior Austin Pruitt leads the team with a 7-4 record and 2.56 ERA, a league-best four complete games, a team-high 84.1 innings and 73 strikeouts.
· Junior Chase Wellbrock has made a team-leading 16 appearances and has six saves this season.
· Houston has fanned 286 hitters and walked just 121.
QUICK HITS ON LOUISIANA
· Louisiana is 31-14 overall and 10-9 away from home.
· Has won five of its last six games, including a Sun Belt league series win over Florida International last weekend, 2-1.
· Ragin' Cajuns are hitting .318 as a team with 102 doubles and 51 homeruns for a slugging percentage of .496.
· Tyler Girouard leads the team with a .390 clip and a .686 slugging percentage and 33 RBI, while Dex Kjerstad is hitting .376 with 65 hits and 30 RBI.
· The team is 53-of-81 in stolen bases and holds a .968 fielding percentage with 57 errors.
· Louisiana pitching ERA is 4.20 with 31 wins and 16 saves.
· Tuesday starter RHP Matt Plitt is 3-0 in two starts and 10 appearances with a 3.55 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched.
· The staff has fanned 293 hitters and walked 127.
· Closer RHP Matt Hicks has 10 saves and a 3-1 record with a 4.19 ERA.
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