TEXAS LONGHORNS vs. HOUSTON COUGARS
April 12-14, 2024
Where: Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park
Time: Friday at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1 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)
Texas Records Breakouts
- Home: 15-9
- Away: 5-2
- Neutral: 0-3
Houston Records Breakouts
- Home: 13-5
- Away: 2-9
- Neutral: 1-2
RPI / SOS
- Texas: 65 / 41
- Houston: 88 / 34
Texas Quadrant Records:
Q1: 4-4
Q2: 4-2
Q3: 0-1
Q4: 12-7
Houston Quadrants Records:
Q1: 0-11
Q2: 4-3
Q3: 3-2
Q4: 9-0
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
PITCHING MATCHUP
- FRIDAY–Texas RHP Max Grubbs (4-1, 3.00) vs. Houston RHP Owen Woodward (1-1, 6.27)
- SATURDAY–Texas LHP Ace Whitehead (3-0, 3.58) vs. Houston RHP Cade Citelli (1-0, 3.14)
- SUNDAY–Texas TBA vs. Houston TBA
- Horns will likely go with Lebarron Johnson Jr and Houston will likely go with Antoine Jean
Houston Top Relievers:
- Antoine Jean (2-2, 3.37 ERA, 34.2 IP)
- Michael Benzor (1-1, 1.74 ERA, 10.1 IP)
- Dan Wright (1-0, 2.25 ERA, 12 IP)
- Justin Murray (0-2, 3 saves, 2.45 ERA, 11 IP)
Houston Offensive Leaders:
- Justin Murray (.333 avg, .969 OPS, 4 HR, 25 RBI, .525 SLG%, .444 OB%, 4-7 SB)
- Harold Coll (.314 avg, .961 OPS, 6 HR, 29 RBI, .568 SLG%, .393 OB%, 10-12 SB)
- Kenneth Jimenez (.297 avg, .874 OPS, 1 HR, .391 SLG%, .483 OB%, 1-2 SB)
- Tre Jones (.273 avg, .745 OPS, 3 HR, 18 RBI, .432 SLG%, .313 OB%, 12-14 SB)
LOOK AT THE NUMBERS:
| STAT | TEXAS | HOUSTON |
| Batting Average | .298 | .269 |
| OPS | .926 | .820 |
| Doubles | 83 | 56 |
| Triples | 5 | 9 |
| Home Runs | 66 | 39 |
| RBI | 241 | 197 |
| SLG % | .541 | .447 |
| Walks | 138 | 148 |
| Strikeouts | 301 | 287 |
| On-Base % | .385 | .373 |
| Stolen Bases | 26-31 | 53-68 |
| ERA | 4.56 | 4.90 |
| WHIP | 1.45 | 1.51 |
| Bases on Balls | 135 | 139 |
| Strikeouts | 282 | 328 |
| Wild Pitches | 28 | 34 |
| B/Avg Against | .264 | .260 |
| Home Runs Against | 39 | 20 |
| Errors | 29 | 36 |
| Fielding % | .977 | .969 |
| BIG 12 RANKS | TEXAS | HOUSTON |
| Hitting Avg | 4th | 12th |
| Hits | 2nd | 10th |
| Home Runs | 1st | 8th |
| RBI | 2nd | 9th |
| SLG % | 2nd | 8th |
| Base on Balls | 10th | 7th |
| Strikeouts | 11th | 10th |
| Stolen Bases | 10th | 5th |
| Fielding % | 3rd | 8th |
| ERA | 3rd | 5th |
| Walks Allowed | 5th | 8th |
| Strikeouts | 9th | 3rd |
PREDICTION
- Texas beats Houston 2-1
- On the season, I am 24-10 overall with my picks
WEEKEND AHEAD IN THE BIG 12
- Baylor at BYU
- Cincy at Oklahoma State
- Kansas v. Pacific
- Kansas State at Oklahoma
- Texas at Houston
- Texas Tech at TCU
- UCF at West Virginia
BIG RANKINGS
- West Virginia 19-13 (8-4)
- Oklahoma 18-14 (8-4)
- Kansas State 21-10 (7-5)
- Oklahoma State 22-11 (7-5)
- Cincinnati 20-13 (7-5)
- Texas 20-14 (7-5)
- UCF 21-9 (8-7)
- Texas Tech 25-9 (8-7)
- Kansas 16-14 (7-8)
- Baylor 14-18 (6-7)
- BYU 14-16 (6-10)
- TCU 20-11 (5-10)
- Houston 16-16 (4-11)
COLLEGE BASEBALL SERIES TO WATCH
- Miami at #10 Florida State
- #20 Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern
- #6 Vanderbilt at #3 Texas A&M
- LSU at #4 Tennessee
- #22 Mississippi State at Ole Miss
