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Top Offensive Players
Jake Scheiner | 5x5, 4 R, 7 RBI, 3 HR
John Grimsley | 2x3, R, RBI, HR
Joe Davis | 4x5, 4 R, 4 RBI
Jared Triolo | 2x5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Corey Julks | 2x3, 3 R, RBI, SF
Connor Wong | 2x6, 2 R, 2 RBI
Houston belted four home runs, led by Scheiner’s three and mustered up 19 hits as six Cougars tallied a multi-hit game and seven with an RBI. Scheiner was a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs, seven RBI on three home runs, while Davis finished 4-for-5 with four runs and four RBI to pace the offense.
Pitching Breakdown:
John King | 5.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Nolan Bond | 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Brayson Hurdsman | 0.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Joey Pulido | 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Senior starter John King was provided early run support in his third win of the year, moving to 3-0 after surrendering five earned runs on 10 hits with no walks and three strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work.
Sophomore Nolan Bond tossed 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no earned runs on five hits with one strikeout.
Bond would hand the ball over to freshman reliever Brayson Hurdman with two outs in the eighth, but Alabama State forced another pitching change and the Cougars went to junior Joey Pulido, who tossed the final 1.1 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk with three strikeouts to close it out.
