After a rain delay postponed the game on Wednesday night, the Houston Cougars baseball team narrowly survived the three-seeded Wichita State Shockers on Thursday morning in a bounce-back 4-3 win, continuing UH’s run in the American Athletic Conference championship for another round.
The Cougars got out of the gate in the third inning, when a double from senior outfielder Brandon Uhse brought graduate student utility player Drew Bianco and redshirt senior infielder Ian McMillan to home plate.
Leading 2-0, the Cougars extended their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when a right-side single from junior utility player Alex Lopez brought junior infielder Zach Arnold home for UH’s third run of the game.