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Sports

Cougars down two in Silver Glove Series

Houston falls to Rice again in 10th-inning loss

Cougar Sports Services

The Houston Cougar baseball team is down 0-2 in the Sterling Silver Bank Series after dropping another one-run extra-inning game to cross town rival Rice Owls.

In a similar scenario from game one, the Owls came through in the 10th frame, this time on the Adam Rodgers RBI-single that brought home pinch runner Matt Moake to give the Owls a 4-3 victory.

The Cougars took their first lead of the game scoring a pair of runs in the fifth inning on an error bringing home Bryan Pounds and an RBI-single from Tully, giving his team a 2-1 advantage.

Roberts then helped his own cause in the sixth as he drove home outfielder Mark McGonigle from second with a center field RBI-single.

UH starter Kevin Roberts put out a strong seven innings, scattering four hits with one run and five strikeouts, leaving the game with a 3-1 lead.

With Roberts out, the wheels came off in the eighth inning as the Owls took advantage of two Cougar errors, tying the game at 3-3.

Rice reliever Bryce Cox (1-0) picked up the win after a scoreless 10th inning, while Cougar reliever Shea Hancock (0-1) took the loss after giving up one run on two hits in the inning.

Junior outfielder Travis Tully was at the helm of the attack for the Cougars, going 2-4 with a RBI in the loss. Sophomore outfielder Jake Stewart's six-game hitting streak was snapped as he went 0-for-5 with an RBI in the contest.

Houston is 2-6 on the season and will host Baseball America College No. 2 Louisiana State in a three-game series at Cougar Field. Play starts at 7 p.m. Friday.
 

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