Houston
Midweek Preview: vs Houston
5/13/2024 5:37:00 PM | Baseball
Sam Houston (30-21, 10-11 CUSA) vs Houston (25-26, 7-19 Big 12)Â
Constellation Field (Sugar Land)Â
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Tuesday, May 14 | 6:30 PMÂ
Projected StartersÂ
SHSU: LHP Gavi Coldiron (3-5, 6.04 ERA, 50.2 IP, 34 K, 13 BB)Â
HOU: RHP Richie Roman (2-0, 11.57 ERA, 7.9 IP, 6 K, 7 BB)Â
HUNTSVILLE – The Sam Houston Bearkats will close non-conference play and look to regain the Don Sanders Cup on Tuesday when they take on Houston for the third time this season at Constellation Field in Sugar Land. Â
The game can be heard with Carlos Zimmermann and Colin Neil on the call from Constellation Field on the Bearkat Sports Network. It can also be followed on Statbroadcast. Â
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SERIES NOTES vs HOUSTONÂ
- Tuesday will be the 177th all-time meeting between the Kats and Cougars. Â
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- The Kats are looking to reclaim the Don Sanders Cup for the first time since 2018.  Â
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- Sam Houston is 2-2 in Don Sanders Cup games played at Constellation Field, last winning in 2018.Â
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BEARKAT QUICK HITTERSÂ
- The Kats are 15-13 all-time in games played at Constellation Field, including 13-11 in games played there as part of the Southland Conference Tournament from 2013 to 2019.Â
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- Sam Houston is riding a 6-game winning streak after consecutive weekend sweeps of Tarleton and at FIU, its longest winning streak of the season.Â
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- The Kats will be looking to pick up their first midweek win away from Don Sanders Stadium this year. The Kats are 6-0 in home midweek games in 2024, but 0-6 in road midweeks.Â
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- The Kats clinched a spot in next week's Conference USA Tournament on Sunday with its third straight win at FIU. Sam Houston's seeding in the 8-team field will be determined following its series this weekend vs Jax State with the Kats able to be anywhere from seeds 4-7.Â
- Jeffrey David enters Tuesday with a team-best, 22-game hitting streak and has reached in 25 games overall. It is the second-longest hit streak by a Kat this year, only behind the 23-gamer put together by Walker Janek to open the season.Â
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- Walker Janek homered in all three games at FIU over the weekend, marking the third time this year he has homered in at least three games in a row. He twice had streaks of homers in four straight games earlier in the season.
