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TEXAS LONGHORNS vs. HOUSTON COUGARS
April 12
Where: Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park
Time: Friday at 6:30 p.m
TV: ESPN+
Radio: The Zone AM-1300/103.1 FM
RECORDS:
- Texas 20-14 (7-5 Big 12)
- Houston 16-16 (4-11 Big 12)
SERIES MATCHUP:
- The Longhorns head back on the road for a Big 12 Conference series at Houston.
- The Longhorns lead the all-time series against the Cougars 97-33-2 with the first meeting back in 1958.
- Texas also holds a 36-17-1 advantage in games played in Houston.
- The teams last met in 2022 in Houston with the Longhorns winning the series.
- Houston is currently on a 4 game losing streak
- Houston is currently on an 11 game losing streak in Big 12 play, having last won a game on March 14th against BYU
- David Pierce is 3-1 against his alma mater all-time
PITCHING MATCHUP
- FRIDAY–Texas RHP Max Grubbs (4-1, 3.00) vs. Houston RHP Owen Woodward (1-1, 6.27)
Texas LINEUP:
| 1 | 1b | 9 Thomas, Jared | L | .403 | |
| 2 | 3b | 15 Powell, Peyton | L | .317 | |
| 3 | ss | 1 Flores, Jalin | R | .365 | |
| 4 | rf | 44 Belyeu, Max | L | .354 | |
| 5 | cf | 8 Gasparino, Will | R | .257 | |
| 6 | lf | 4 Brown, Porter | L | .228 | |
| 7 | c | 6 Galvan, Rylan | R | .315 | |
| 8 | dh | 27 O'Dowd, Jack | L | .193 | |
| 9 | 2b | 30 Kennedy, Dee | R | .240 |
Houston Lineup:
| 1 | ss | 3 DeJesus, Coby | R | .281 | |
| 2 | 1b | 13 Murray, Justin | R | .333 | |
| 3 | 3b | 5 Tulimero, Anthony | R | .281 | |
| 4 | 2b | 0 Coll, Harold | R | .314 | |
| 5 | lf | 1 Reese, Ace | L | .265 | |
| 6 | rf | 10 Arbolida, Cary | R | .326 | |
| 7 | dh | 31 Jimenez, Kenneth | R | .297 | |
| 8 | c | 29 French, Jonathan | R | .253 | |
| 9 | cf | 48 Schoenvogel, Jacob | L | .355 |
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