UH takes down A&M 4-3 to stay alive in regional

[KFDM COOP]

UH takes down A&M 4-3 to stay alive in regional

COLLEGE STATION – The Houston Cougars needed 11 innings to deliver the knockout punch to Illinois-Chicago on Sunday afternoon.

Fittingly, they went down to the wire in the nightcap against Texas A&M.

Jake Stewart hit a RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the No. 3 seed Cougars to a 4-3 victory over the top-seeded Aggies, setting up a winner-take-all game Monday in the College Station Regional.

The Cougars (42-23) will play the Aggies (45-17) at 6:30 p.m. at Olsen Field. The winner will play at Rice, which beat Texas 7-4 in the Houston Regional, in next weekend’s best-of-three super regional at Reckling Park.

UH beat UIC 14-11 in 11 innings in Sunday's first elimination game.

In the ninth, Caleb Ramsey drew a one-out walk off Travis Starling and advanced to second on a single by Blake Kelso. Stewart ripped the first pitch from Starling up the middle for the game-winner.

UH freshman righthander Jared Ray, who picked up the save in Sunday’s early game, tossed his first career complete game. He allowed only five hits.

[lonestar]

Nice comeback by Houston after last night's game.

It is sad that A&M is the only Big XII team still alive.  Very poor showing.  If A&M doesn't come through tomorrow there will beno Big XII team in the Supers.  Has that ever happened before?

[KFDM COOP]

Good question..

[TradinUp BH]

I don't have stats, but super regionals have only been around for maybe 10 years (not sure). I don't remember a big 12 team not being in atleast one. Big 12 way down this year. people going to other schools away from Texas I think.

[TradinUp BH]

I like the old system where 8 teams went to a regional and the winner of the regional went to Omaha, this super regional stuff is kind of pointless.

[JoeBuck111]

go cougs