CLEARWATER, Florida – Santiago Garcia drove home Brandon Burckel to earn the walk-off win for No. 3 Houston against No. 7 Memphis, 8-7, Thursday evening at the 2022 TicketSmarter American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship at BayCare Ballpark.
With the win, Houston (36-22) will face the winner of Friday’s game between UCF and Memphis on Saturday at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+. Memphis (26-28) will take on the Knights on Friday at approximately 4:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
Houston struck first with Brandon Uhse hitting his second lead-off home run of the season.