Sam Houston vs HCU (Feb 17, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Sam Houston at HCU
Feb 17, 2026 at Houston, Texas (Husky Field)

Sam Houston 4 (3-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Jeric Curtis cf 
Hunter Alvord ss 
Nathan Fink dh 
Cade Corcoran 1b 
Jace Martinez 2b/rf 
Caleb Cotton lf 
Ty Marthiljohni c 
   Ryan Franden ph 
   Wes Baker pr/c 
Parker Blackman rf 
   Addison Smith ph/2b 
Blake Brown 3b 
Jakob Holzer p 
   Gabe Winans p 
   Easton Ballard p 
   Zak Johnson p 
   Kade Neuenschwander p 
Totals  32  10  10  27 
  

HCU 3 (0-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Jackson Walker lf 
Jeremy Rader 3b 
Katcher Halligan 1b 
Rhett Hendricks dh 
Preston Curtis rf 
Anthony Avalos 2b 
Tyree Jackson cf 
Zach Munton c  10 
Graham Laxton ss 
Jett Feltman p 
   Jackson Kendall p 
   Louis Castano p 
   Trent Barnes p 
   Chase Davis p 
   Ben Norton p 
Totals  36  27  10 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Sam Houston......... 100 101 010 -  4 10  2
HCU................. 100 000 200 -  3  9  0
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E - Alvord, H. 2(2). DP - Bearkats 1; Huskies 1. LOB - Bearkats 8; Huskies 10. 2B - Martinez, J.(1); Halligan; Hendricks; Avalos. 3B - Curtis, J.(1). HBP - Curtis, J.; Corcoran, C.; Walker; Laxton. SF - Cotton, C.(1). SB - Curtis, J.(4); Alvord, H.(3); Blackman, P. 2(3); Curtis. CS - Curtis, J.(2).

Sam Houston   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Jakob Holzer   4.0  17  17  65 
Gabe Winans   2.0  36 
Easton Ballard   0.1  22 
Zak Johnson W,1-0  1.2  31 
Kade Neuenschwander S,1  1.0  14 
  
HCU   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Jett Feltman   4.0  15  16  72 
Jackson Kendall   1.2  28 
Louis Castano   1.1  20 
Trent Barnes L,0-1  0.1  18 
Chase Davis   0.2 
Ben Norton   1.0  12 

Win - Johnson, Z. (1-0). Loss - Barnes (0-1). Save - Neuenschwand (1). WP - Winans, G.; Ballard, E.. HBP - by Winans, G. (Laxton); by Kendall (Corcoran, C.); by Castano (Curtis, J.); by Neuenschwand (Walker). Pitches/strikes: Holzer, J. 65/46; Winans, G. 36/19; Ballard, E. 22/10; Johnson, Z. 31/20; Neuenschwand 14/10; Feltman 72/47; Kendall 28/15; Castano 20/11; Barnes 18/9; Davis 3/3; Norton 12/7.

Umpires - HP: Shawn Elliott 1B: Brandon Tipton 3B: Benjamin Wood
Start: 6:36 pm Time: 3:04 Attendance: 408
Weather: 76 deg, part cloudy, SSE 16mph

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Sam Houston at HCU
Feb 17, 2026 at Houston, Texas (Husky Field)

Sam Houston starters: 13/cf Curtis, J.; 9/ss Alvord, H.; 25/dh Fink, N.; 14/1b Corcoran, C.; 8/2b Martinez, J.; 4/lf Cotton, C.; 12/c Marthilj, T.; 3/rf Blackman, P.; 1/3b Brown, B.; 20/p Holzer, J.;

HCU starters: 15/lf Walker; 5/3b Rader; 12/1b Halligan; 24/dh Hendricks; 9/rf Curtis; 2/2b Avalos; 14/cf Jackson; 4/c Munton; 11/ss Laxton; 19/p Feltman;

Sam Houston 1st - Curtis, J. tripled to right center (2-2 BSBF). Alvord, H. singled up the middle, RBI (2-1 BBK); Curtis, J. scored. Fink, N. struck out swinging (2-2 FSBBS). Alvord, H. stole second. Alvord steals 2B on 0-2 pitch. Corcoran, C. flied out to lf (1-2 FKBFF). Martinez, J. struck out looking (1-2 KKBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

HCU 1st - Walker grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). Rader singled down the lf line (1-1 BK). Halligan lined out to cf (1-2 KSB). Hendricks doubled down the rf line, RBI (3-2 BBBKSF); Rader scored. Curtis struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 2nd - Cotton, C. flied out to cf (3-2 KBFBB). Marthilj, T. flied out to rf (1-2 KSB). Blackman, P. singled up the middle (1-1 BF). Blackman, P. stole second. Blackman steals 2B on first pitch of AB to Brown. Brown, B. flied out to lf (2-2 KBSB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

HCU 2nd - Avalos doubled down the rf line (0-0). Jackson struck out swinging (0-2 FFFS). Munton grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 SB). Laxton struck out looking (1-2 KSBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 3rd - Curtis, J. struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). Alvord, H. struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKSS). Fink, N. struck out swinging (2-2 BBSFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

HCU 3rd - Walker grounded out to p (2-2 KFFBFB). Rader popped up to 1b (1-2 FKFB). Halligan singled to left field (3-2 FBBFB). Hendricks flied out to rf (3-2 KFBBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 4th - Corcoran, C. flied out to rf (1-2 BSK). Martinez, J. doubled to left field (1-1 BK). Cotton, C. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-2 KK); Martinez, J. scored. Marthilj, T. struck out swinging (2-2 SBSBS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

HCU 4th - Curtis flied out to rf (1-0 B). Avalos singled up the middle (0-0). Jackson flied out to rf (1-1 BS). Munton grounded out to 2b (0-2 KF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 5th - Kendall to p for Feltman. Blackman, P. struck out swinging (3-2 FBFBBFS). Brown, B. grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). Curtis, J. singled down the rf line (0-0). Curtis, J. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

HCU 5th - Winans, G. to p for Holzer, J.. Laxton hit by pitch (0-1 S). Walker grounded into double play 2b to 1b (0-1 F); Laxton out on the play. Rader reached on a fielding error by ss (3-2 FBBBK). Halligan grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 6th - Alvord, H. singled through the right side (2-1 KBB). Alvord, H. out at first c to 1b, picked off. Fink, N. walked (3-1 KBBBB). Corcoran, C. hit by pitch (2-2 BFSB); Fink, N. advanced to second. HCU mound visit - Coach (1). Martinez, J. flied out to rf (0-1 K); Corcoran, C. advanced to second; Fink, N. advanced to third. Castano to p for Kendall. Cotton, C. singled to first base, RBI (1-2 KFB); Corcoran, C. advanced to third, out at third 2b to 3b; Fink, N. scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

HCU 6th - Hendricks flied out to cf (2-2 KFBB). Curtis singled to third base (2-0 BB). Avalos flied out to lf (2-0 BB). Jackson walked (3-2 BFBBSFB); Curtis advanced to second. SHSU mound visit - Coach (1). Jackson advanced to second on a wild pitch; Curtis advanced to third. Munton flied out to cf (3-2 FBBBSF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sam Houston 7th - Marthilj, T. fouled out to 1b (0-0). Blackman, P. walked (3-2 BKBFBB). Blackman, P. stole second. Brown, B. grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB); Blackman, P. advanced to third. HCU mound visit - Coach (2). Curtis, J. hit by pitch (0-0). Curtis, J. stole second. Alvord, H. struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

HCU 7th - Ballard, E. to p for Winans, G.. Laxton walked (3-2 BKBBKB). Laxton advanced to second on a wild pitch. Walker struck out swinging (3-2 BFBBFS). Rader singled up the middle, RBI (3-1 KBBB); Laxton scored. Pitch clock violation on P prior to first pitch to Halligan. Halligan doubled down the rf line, RBI (2-2 BKKB); Rader scored. Johnson, Z. to p for Ballard, E.. Hendricks struck out swinging (2-2 KBSBS). Curtis singled to shortstop (3-2 BBFKBF); Halligan advanced to third. Curtis stole second. Curtis steals 2B on 0-1 pitch. Avalos grounded out to 3b (1-1 SB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sam Houston 8th - Barnes to p for Castano. Fink, N. singled up the middle (0-0). Corcoran, C. singled to second base (2-2 FFBB); Fink, N. advanced to second. Martinez, J. flied out to cf (3-2 SBFBFB); Fink, N. advanced to third. Cotton, C. singled to pitcher, bunt (0-0); Corcoran, C. advanced to second. Franden, R. pinch hit for Marthilj, T.. Franden, R. walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Cotton, C. advanced to second; Corcoran, C. advanced to third; Fink, N. scored. Baker, W. pinch ran for Franden, R.. Davis to p for Barnes. Smith, A. pinch hit for Blackman, P.. Smith, A. grounded into double play 3b to 1b (0-2 KF); Baker, W. advanced to second; Cotton, C. out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

HCU 8th - Martinez, J. to rf. Baker, W. to c. Smith, A. to 2b. Jackson struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Munton struck out swinging (2-2 FKBBFFS). Laxton struck out swinging (2-2 SBBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 9th - Norton to p for Davis. Brown, B. struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). Curtis, J. flied out to cf (1-0 B). Alvord, H. walked (3-0 BBBB). Fink, N. struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

HCU 9th - Neuenschwand to p for Johnson, Z.. Walker hit by pitch (1-2 FFB). HCU offensive timeout (1). Rader struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS). Halligan reached on a fielder's choice to second base, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss (0-1 S); Walker out at second 2b to ss. Hendricks grounded out to ss (0-2 KK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


Sam Houston 4, HCU 3 (Feb 17, 2026 at Houston, Texas)
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Sam Houston......... 100 101 010  -  4 10  2      (3-1)
HCU................. 100 000 200  -  3  9  0      (0-5)
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Pitchers: Sam Houston - Jakob Holzer; Gabe Winans(5); Easton Ballard(7); Zak Johnson(7);
Kade Neuenschwander(9) and Ty Marthiljohni; Wes Baker. HCU - Jett Feltman; Jackson Kendall(5);
Louis Castano(6); Trent Barnes(8); Chase Davis(8); Ben Norton(9) and Zach Munton.
Win-Zak Johnson(1-0)  Save-Kade Neuenschwander(1)  Loss-Trent Barnes(0-1)  T-3:04  A-408
Weather: 76 deg, part cloudy, SSE 16mph