Surprise: UTSA baseball beats 18th-ranked Houston, 3-2

SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA Roadrunners defeated the nationally-ranked Houston Cougars 3-2 Tuesday night in college baseball.

At Houston, catcher Mason George produced two RBIs for the Roadrunners, who opened a 3-1 lead through their first four at bats.

After that, the UTSA bullpen took over.

Houston, ranked 18th in one national poll and 21st in two others, scored a run in the fifth but couldn’t complete the comeback in its home park.

Coming on in relief of starter Karl Craigie, Andre Shewcraft pitched 2 and 1/3 innings for the victory and Patrick Herbelin blanked UH in the seventh, eighth and ninth for the save.

UH starter Marshall Kasowki was the losing pitcher.