Houston Cougars
American (36-23, 16-8)
Big Wins: 4/7 South Florida (1-0), 4/28 at East Carolina (3-1), 5/11 at Connecticut (10-1)
Bad Losses: 2/16 Holy Cross (2-3), 3/6 Houston Baptist (1-3), 3/13 at McNeese (6-7)
Coach: Todd Whitting
Key Field Players:
Jared Triolo, Sophomore, IF, .343 BA, 26 RBI, 17 SB
Joe Davis, Junior, IF, .308 BA, 10 HR, 52 RBI
Lael Lockhart, Sophomore, UTL, .294 BA, 41 RBI
Connor Hollis, Senior, IF, .291 BA, 23 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Aaron Fletcher, Junior, P, 2.43 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 2 CG, 85.1 IP, 76 SO
Trey Cumbie, Junior, P, 3.44 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 2 CG, 96.2 IP, 101 SO
Ryan Randel, Junior, P, 4.54 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 69.1 IP, 52 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .256 (219th in nation, 8th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.89 (43, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.61 (159, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.37 (21, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (35, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.44 (238, 8)
Scoring Offense: 4.8 (224, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .352 (243, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.46 (41, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (229, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 | Regional | lost to Iowa, defeated Baylor, defeated Iowa, eliminated by Texas A&M |
2015 | Regional | defeated Houston Baptist, lost to Louisiana Lafayette, eliminated by Rice |
2014 | Regional | defeated Bryant, lost to LSU, defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated LSU, defeated LSU |
2014 | Super Regional | lost to Texas, eliminated by Texas |
2008 | Regional | defeated Dallas Baptist, lost to Texas A&M, defeated Illinois Chicago, defeated Texas A&M, eliminated by Texas A&M |
2006 | Regional | lost to Wichita State, eliminated by Oklahoma |
2003 | Regional | lost to Alabama, defeated Oral Roberts, defeated Alabama, defeated Texas A&M, defeated Texas A&M |
2003 | Super Regional | eliminated by Rice |
2002 | Regional | defeated New Mexico State, defeated Arizona State, defeated Arizona State |
2002 | Super Regional | eliminated by Texas |
2001 | Regional | lost to Baylor, eliminated by Texas Arlington |
*all team stats through 5/20