Late offensive explosion powers UH baseball past Texas A&M

UH baseball shortstop Ian McMillan’s bases-clearing triple in the top of the eighth broke the game open in the Cougars’ win over Texas A&M on Tuesday night. | James Mueller/The CougarA five-run eighth inning propelled UH baseball past Texas A&M 8-2 on Tuesday night at Blue Bell Park in College Station.

Down 2-1 entering the eighth, the Cougars rallied as the first two hitters of the inning reached base.

Sophomore right fielder Alex Lopez then stepped to the plate and singled on the second pitch he saw to drive in the tying run.

A few batters later, sophomore center fielder Samuel Benjamin entered the batter’s box with the bases loaded and two outs. On a 3-2 pitch, Benjamin hit a weak ground…