The Houston baseball team dropped the first of three matchups against Sam Houston this season after a 9-3 loss on the road on Tuesday night.
After no runs in the first inning, Sam Houston loaded the bases and got hot at the plate, bringing in six runs and taking a 6-0 lead at the end of the second.
In the third inning, the Cougars opened the scoring after junior utility player Alex Lopez tacked on UH’s first run of the day on and RBI base hit to right field.
In the seventh inning with a hit from Ian McMillan Houston scored 3-6 ending the game with a loss.