Senior shortstop Kobe Hyland’s game-tying home run in the eighth inning was not enough to lift UH over Youngstown State, as an 11th inning 3-run home run lifted the Penguins to a 6-3 victory on Saturday at Schroeder Park.
Youngstown State was busy on the basepath early, as the Penguins had two baserunners on in each of the first two innings with one out or less.
Junior pitcher Clay Aguilar worked his way out of the early jams, allowing no earned runs.
Senior right fielder Blake Way got the scoring started for Houston, taking a 1-2 pitch deep over the left-field fence to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning.