Sam Houston (30-21, 10-11 CUSA) vs Houston (25-26, 7-19 Big 12)
Constellation Field (Sugar Land)
Tuesday, May 14 | 6:30 PM
Projected Starters
SHSU: LHP Gavi Coldiron (3-5, 6.04 ERA, 50.2 IP, 34 K, 13 BB)
HOU: RHP Richie Roman (2-0, 11.57 ERA, 7.9 IP, 6 K, 7 BB)
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.
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.
SERIES NOTES vs HOUSTON
- Tuesday will be the 177th all-time meeting between the Kats and Cougars.
- The Kats are looking to reclaim the Don Sanders Cup for the first time since 2018.
- Sam Houston is 2-2 in Don Sanders Cup games played at Constellation Field, last winning in 2018.
BEARKAT QUICK HITTERS
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
