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| Corey Julks got on base in 23 consecutive games for the Houston Cougars. Photo by Darla Tamulitiis, La Vita Loca Photography Copyright 2017, All Rights Reserved |
Copyright 2017 TexSport Publications
HOUSTON, TEXAS (June 3, 2017) The No.
1 Houston Cougars kept their baseball season alive for at least one more day,
as they dropped the No. 2 Baylor Bears by the score of 17-3 in the third game
of the NCAA Houston Regional. The loss eliminated Baylor, who fell to Texas
A&M on Friday by the score of 8-5. Houston also dropped their first game on
the regional with a 6-3 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Houston dominated Baylor, scoring
eight runs in the first six innings, before the Bears could get on the
scoreboard. They responded in the bottom of the sixth with three runs, cutting
the Cougar lead to 8-3. At that point, Houston unleased their bats, tallying
eight runs on seven hits, with 14 batters coming to the plate. The Red and
White added an insurance run in the eighth innings to close out the scoring.
Houston sent three batters to the plate in the top of the ninth inning, and
were quickly sent packing by Baylor. With the Bears coming to the plate in the
bottom of the ninth inning; hoping to salvage anything from the game, the
heavens opened up and the rain came down; forcing a one-hour, 27-minute game
delay. After the resumption of the game, Houston dispatched Baylor’s final
three batters to advance to another elimination game on Sunday, June 3 against
the loser of No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 Iowa.
You can view a slideshow from the game, by Darla Tamulitis, La Vita Loca Photography, by clicking here.
Cougar center fielder Corey Julks
continued his phenomenal post-season performance against the Bears. He was
2-of-5 with two runs, 2 RBI; along with a double and a home run. Against Iowa
on Friday evening, he was 2-of-4 and scored a run. With his two hits against
Baylor, the 6-1 junior from Friendswood, Texas, has reached based in 23
consecutive games.
Starter John King, tossing 5.2
inning while giving up three runs on eight hits received the win, his eighth of
the season. The left-hander faced 24 batters while striking out five. He threw
90 pitches, 61 of them strikes. Freshman Fred Villarreal, throwing 3.1 inning
in relief picked up his second save of the season. Baylor starter Alex Phillips
receive the loss and finished his season with a 4-3 record.
