Tag: Houston Cougars

Baylor gave Houston a merciless beatdown in the men’s Final Four

No. 1 Baylor held a stunning 25-point lead at the half.

No. 2 Houston had absolutely no answers for No. 1 Baylor in the first Final Four match on Saturday, as the Bears put on an absolute clinic against the Cougars to advance to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament final in a 78-59 win.

The biggest margin of the game came at the end of the first half, with Baylor leading 45-20 after the first 20 minutes of play. The 45 points scored by the Bears was the most points the Cougars gave up in a half all season long, as Houston capped off a miserable opening 20 minutes with a field goal percent of 26.9 and a three point percent of 35.7.

Baylor’s best moment of the game came on an absolutely savage three-pointer from Davion Mitchell as the buzzer sounded to end the first half.

Even though Houston put up a better fight in the second half of the game, the match was all but over, much to the delight of Twitter.

Baylor is set to face the winner of No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 11 UCLA in the tournament final on Monday, April 5.

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Oklahoma moves win streak to five straight with 19-1 domination of Houston

Oklahoma baseball moved their win streak to five straight on Saturday with a 19-1 domination of Houston.

Oklahoma baseball has seemingly started to find their stride recently as they entered Saturday’s game against Houston on a four-game winning streak. Offensively, the Sooners have been firing on all cylinders and that continued in a major way in the second matchup of the three-game set with the Cougars.

Skip Johnson’s club put up a ridiculous 19 runs on 20 hits to crush their way to a fifth consecutive win and take the series. Not only was the offense superb, but left-handed starter Jake Bennett was sensational as well. He tossed six shutout innings allowing only two hits and striking out six. He picked up the win to keep his strong season going to move to 3-1 on the year.

After a scoreless first inning for Oklahoma, they would strike for the first time in the second on a sacrifice fly by right fielder Breydon Daniel. The next three innings would be where the Sooners would do the vast majority of their damage.

They put up four in the third highlighted by an RBI double by center fielder Tanner Tredaway and a two-RBI two-bagger by shortstop Brandon Zaragoza. They would score five more runs in the next frame started by a towering shot by third baseman Peyton Graham off the scoreboard in left center. Then, finally, they would tack on six (!) more in the fifth frame highlighted by a two-RBI double by second baseman Conor McKenna and three-run triple by Daniel.

Jace Bohrofen would enter as a pinch hitter in the seventh and tack on a three-run bomb to right field to bring the total up to 19 runs. It was yet another humongous offensive display put on by Oklahoma to keep the good times rolling.

Houston would pick up a run on a single in the eighth inning for their lone run of the day off of Carson Atwood. The run went in as unearned, so the Sooners as a staff didn’t give up a single earned run on the day. Braxton Webb would pick up the final three outs to finish things off in the ninth.

The win moves Oklahoma to 11-7 on the season as they continue to stack wins and build momentum. It sure seems like the team has found something at the perfect time with Big 12 play beginning next weekend.

The Sooners will look for a sixth straight win and a series sweep in the finale against the Cougars tomorrow at noon CT.

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Oklahoma knocks off Houston 7-2, raises win streak to four straight

Oklahoma baseball returned to L. Dale Mitchell Park on Friday and knocked off Houston 7-2 to move their win streak to four straight games.

Oklahoma baseball has returned to home soil after an ultra brief road trip for a three game home series with Houston. The Sooners got things started off on the right foot with a 7-2 win over the Cougars on Friday night.

The storyline of the game was the resurgence of No. 1 starter Wyatt Olds, who had a sorely-needed good outing after some tough trips to the mound in recent weeks. He tossed six very solid innings allowing just one run and racking up ten strikeouts. He earned his first win of the season for his efforts.

After the teams traded runs in the second inning, catcher Jimmy Crooks gave Oklahoma the lead in the third on a solo home run down the right field line. The score would stick at 2-1 through the fifth inning.

In the sixth, the Sooners would plate three key runs to give themselves some much appreciated breathing room. Shortstop Brandon Zaragoza knocked in two on a single and Crooks tacked on an other RBI with a single through the right side.

Second baseman Conor McKenna would provide some insurance in the bottom of the eighth with a two-run single of his own, with Jason Ruffcorn coming in in a non-save situation to lock things down in the ninth.

The win moves Oklahoma to 10-7 on the season as it really feels like the team is starting to gain some serious momentum. The Olds outing is obviously hugely welcomed as it feels instrumental that he get himself going for the team to reach their full potential. This was a really good sign from him.

Offensively, the team continued to consistently find ways to put runs on the board. More often than not, seven runs is going to win you baseball games. The bats have been working for awhile now with no signs of stopping.

Game two of the series will be tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. CT back at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

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Texas Baseball: Review of the three-game series vs. Houston

A review of the three-game series between the Texas Longhorns and Houston Cougars.

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The No. 21 Texas Longhorns (7-5) played a three-game series against the Houston Cougars (7-4) this past weekend, where Texas won two of three contests.

The first two games were split between both schools and were fairly low scoring. The Longhorns won game one by a score of 1-0 behind a stellar performance by Texas pitcher Ty Madden. The Cougars stole game two with a walk-off in extra innings to end the game 3-2. Game three, however, not only gave the Longhorns a series win, but they defeated Houston in dominant fashion 8-2.

In game one, the lone run for Texas came from a bases-loaded walk in the top of the eighth inning. The star of the game was pitcher Ty Madden (2-1) who pitched a complete game, giving up only two hits and a career-high 14 strikeouts.

In game two, Houston took an early 1-0 lead run in the bottom of the second, but Texas would rally behind an Austin Todd single and score a run in both the fifth and sixth innings.

The game stayed tied with two runs each, which forced extra innings until Houston’s Tyler Bielamowicz ended the game with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th.

With the series tied at 1-1, Texas looked to close out the series strong on Sunday. Unlike the first two contests, game three didn’t come down to the wire as the Longhorns blew out the Cougars.

As a team, the Longhorns had seven hits on 31 at-bats (.226) in game three, highlighted by Trey Faltine who was .500 for the day with 2 RBI’s and a one-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the cherry on top.

Kolby Kubichek (2-1) pitched 6.0 innings on Sunday, allowing only two runs on five hits with nine strikeouts.

The Longhorns will host a one-game series against Sam Houston State on Tuesday. They’ll then begin an important three-game series against No. 12 South Carolina on Friday in Austin.

Texas Baseball: Longhorns defeat Houston, win series 2-1

The No. 19 Texas Longhorns beat the Houston Cougars in game three to win the series 2-1.

The No. 19 Texas Longhorns (7-5) finished their three-game series against the Houston Cougars (7-4) on Sunday.

They went into game three with the series tied at one game each, where both games were low-scoring affairs with one point differentials. Texas made sure to end the series on a much different note, winning game three by a score of 8-2 to win the series.

The Longhorns took an early 4-0 lead in the first inning. The Cougars were able to keep them shutout for the next two innings until a three-run fourth inning basically put the game away. Houston was never able to recover.

Trey Faltine had a great game at the plate hitting .500 on four at-bats with two RBI’s. The cherry on top was Faltine’s home run in the ninth inning to put the game away.

Kolby Kubichek (2-1) got the win pitching 6.0 innings and allowing two runs on five hits with an impressive nine strikeouts (99 pitches).

Texas will have a one-game series against Sam Houston State on Tuesday. The game is live from Austin with the first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Longhorn Network.

Texas Baseball: Longhorns lose game two, series tied 1-1

The Texas Longhorns lost game two of their three-game series to the Houston Cougars. Series is tied a one game apiece.

The No. 19 Texas Longhorns (6-5) played their second game of their three-game series vs. the Houston Cougars, winning game one last night 1-0. In another close game, it took extra innings but the Cougars took game two 3-2 to tie the series at one game each.

A pair offreshman Longhorns, Douglas Hoddo III and Trey Faltine, stole the show for Texas. Faltine hit two doubles and an RBI, while Hodo batted .400 with two hits for the game.

Texas held the lead for four and a half innings until a Cougars run in the fifth tied the game at two for the remainder until the last at-bat.

The game remained tied at two through 10 innings until Houston’s Tyler Bielamowicz hit the game-winning walk-off home run in the 11th to tie the series.

Tristan Stevens and Aaron Nixon were the highlighted pitchers today, pitching a combined 7.3 innings for nine strikeouts, with Nixon giving up the game-winner.

Tomorrow is game three with the series win on the line. First pitch is 1:30 pm on ESPN+.

Texas Baseball: Ty Madden dominates, Longhorns defeat Houston

The Texas Longhorns won game one of their three-game series vs. the Houston Cougars thanks to a dominate performance from Ty Madden.

The No. 19 Texas Longhorns (6-4) are coming off of a two-game win streak where they blew out Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas State on consecutive nights. The team began its first of a three-game series against the Houston Cougars (6-3) on Friday night.

In what turned into a fantastic pitching matchup, the Longhorns won game one in a low scoring affair 1-0.

Ty Madden got his second victory of the season in a dominant performance. He pitched a complete game with a career-high 14 strikeouts.

Cougars pitcher Robert Gasser also pitched a good game on the other side. He pitched 7.0 innings, allowing no runs, four hits and five strikeouts.

The lone run in the game came in the top of the eighth inning with bases loaded. Trey Faltine was walked, which advanced Zach Zubia to second, Cam Williams to third, and brought Mike Antico home for the score.

Despite only five hits by the Longhorns, it proved enough to win and take the series lead 1-0.

Game two of the series is tomorrow at 2:00 pm. The game can be seen on ESPN+.

Women’s college golf player of the week: Karen Fredgaard, Houston

Houston” Karen Fredgaard claimed the first title of her college career on Feb. 2 at the UCF Challenge and is Golfweek’s player of the week.

Houston sophomore Karen Fredgaard claimed the first title of her college career on Feb. 2 at the UCF Challenge. On a cold, windy week at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, the Denmark native went 7 under for 54 holes to win the individual title by two shots over Wake Forest’s Lauren Walsh.

Fredgaard pieced together rounds of 70-67-72. He second-round 67 included seven birdies in her first 14 holes before she cooled off with two bogeys to close. Fredgaard closed well on the final day, battling back from 2 over on the front nine with three birdies on her back nine.

Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings: Women’s team | Women’s individual
College golf blog: The Road to Grayhawk

Before the UCF Challenge title, Fredgaard’s previous best finish in a college-golf tournament was a runner-up at the White Sands Invitational in October 2019.

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Former Texas coach changes mind, opts for the NFL

Former Longhorns cornerbacks coach Jay Valai leaves the University of Houston after 12 days.

Former Longhorns cornerbacks coach Jay Valai was expected to join the University of Houston in the same role. Continue reading “Former Texas coach changes mind, opts for the NFL”