Houston vs Sam Houston (Feb 24, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Houston at Sam Houston
Feb 24, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas (Don Sanders Stadium)

Houston 5 (6-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
McClane Helton lf 
Xavier Perez rf 
Cade Climie dh 
Riley Jackson 1b 
Antonelli Savattere 2b 
Blake Fields cf 
Dylan Maxcey c  15 
Jackson LaLima 3b 
Tyler Cox ss 
Caden Cooper p 
   Alex Solis p 
   Connor Udland p 
   Tyler Bryan p 
Totals  31  27 
  

Sam Houston 4 (4-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Jeric Curtis cf 
Nathan Fink rf 
Cade Corcoran 1b 
Hunter Alvord ss 
Wes Baker c 
Jace Martinez 3b 
Caleb Cotton dh 
Blake Brown 2b 
   Kirby Orth ph 
Parker Blackman lf 
Tate Hickman p 
   Jakob Holzer p 
   Cooper Harris p 
   Connor Zaruba p 
   Gabe Winans p 
Totals  28  15  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Houston............. 000 122 000 -  5  8  0
Sam Houston......... 020 000 020 -  4  4  0
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LOB - Cougars 5; Bearkats 5. 2B - Helton; Climie; Jackson. HR - Maxcey; Alvord, H.(1). SH - Cox 2. SF - Cotton, C.(2); Brown, B.(1). SB - PerezX. CS - Savattere.

Houston   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Caden Cooper   1.0  22 
Alex Solis W,2-0  5.0  13  15  57 
Connor Udland   1.2  11  45 
Tyler Bryan S,3  1.1  15 
  
Sam Houston   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tate Hickman   4.0  14  17  58 
Jakob Holzer L,0-1  1.1  29 
Cooper Harris   1.2  21 
Connor Zaruba   0.1 
Gabe Winans   1.2  17 

Win - Solis (2-0). Loss - Holzer, J. (0-1). Save - Bryan (3). WP - Cooper; Hickman, T.(1). Pitches/strikes: Cooper 22/9; Solis 57/36; Udland 45/24; Bryan 15/12; Hickman, T. 58/33; Holzer, J. 29/15; Harris, C. 21/16; Zaruba, C. 9/3; Winans, G. 17/12.

Umpires - HP: Mike Garcia 1B: Bill Larance 3B: Jett Minton
Start: 6:01 pm Time: 2:47 Attendance: 1190
Weather: 70 deg, clear & sunny, S 12mph
Cooper faced 3 batters in the 2nd.
Hickman, T. faced 1 batter in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Houston at Sam Houston
Feb 24, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas (Don Sanders Stadium)

Houston starters: 18/lf Helton; 7/rf PerezX; 12/dh Climie; 4/1b Jackson; 21/2b Savattere; 24/cf Fields; 26/c Maxcey; 51/3b LaLima; 11/ss Cox; 35/p Cooper;

Sam Houston starters: 13/cf Curtis, J.; 25/rf Fink, N.; 14/1b Corcoran, C.; 9/ss Alvord, H.; 5/c Baker, W.; 8/3b Martinez, J.; 4/dh Cotton, C.; 1/2b Brown, B.; 3/lf Blackman, P.; 32/p Hickman, T.;

Houston 1st - Helton singled to left center (2-2 BBKKF). PerezX struck out looking (1-2 KFBFK). Climie lined out to cf (0-0). Jackson fouled out to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 1st - Curtis, J. grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). Fink, N. struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS). Corcoran, C. singled to right field, out at second rf to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston 2nd - Savattere singled up the middle, out at second cf to 2b (2-0 BB). Fields flied out to cf (2-2 BKFB). Maxcey grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 2nd - Alvord, H. walked (3-1 FBBBB). Alvord, H. advanced to second on a wild pitch. Alvord advances on WP on 2-1 pitch. Baker, W. walked (3-1 BSBBB). HOU mound visit - Coach (1). HOU mound visit - catcher (1) after 3-0 pitch. Martinez, J. walked (3-1 BBBKB); Baker, W. advanced to second; Alvord, H. advanced to third. Solis to p for Cooper. Cotton, C. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Martinez, J. advanced to second; Baker, W. advanced to third; Alvord, H. scored. Brown, B. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2 BSKB); Martinez, J. advanced to third; Baker, W. scored. Blackman, P. grounded out to 2b (0-2 KF). 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Houston 3rd - LaLima singled through the left side (1-2 KBKF). Cox grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (0-0); LaLima advanced to second. Helton walked (3-1 FBBBB). PerezX struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). Climie struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sam Houston 3rd - Curtis, J. struck out swinging (1-2 FBSS). Fink, N. grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). Corcoran, C. popped up to ss (1-2 KBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston 4th - Jackson doubled down the lf line (1-0 B). Jackson advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jackson advances on WP on 2-0 pitch. Savattere grounded out to ss, RBI (3-1 BBBK); Jackson scored. Fields flied out to lf (2-0 BB). Maxcey flied out to cf (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 4th - Alvord, H. struck out looking (3-2 BBSBFK). Baker, W. grounded out to 2b (0-0). Martinez, J. struck out looking (3-2 BBKSBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston 5th - LaLima walked (3-0 BBBB). Holzer, J. to p for Hickman, T.. Cox grounded out to c, bunt, SAC (1-0 B); LaLima advanced to second. Helton struck out looking (2-2 KBKBK). PerezX singled to right field, RBI (0-1 K); LaLima scored. PerezX stole second. Perez steals 2B on 0-2 pitch. Climie doubled to left field, ground-rule, RBI (2-2 FFBB); PerezX scored. Jackson grounded out to ss (2-0 BB). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 5th - Cotton, C. grounded out to 2b (0-0). Brown, B. struck out looking (1-2 KBSK). Blackman, P. lined out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston 6th - Savattere struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). Fields walked (3-1 BFBBB). Maxcey homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Fields scored. Distance:372 ft Exit velo:98 mph. Harris, C. to p for Holzer, J.. LaLima grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). Cox popped up to 2b (1-2 BKF). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 6th - Curtis, J. struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). Fink, N. struck out looking (2-2 BFSBK). Corcoran, C. flied out to cf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston 7th - Helton doubled down the lf line (1-2 KBS). PerezX flied out to rf (0-1 S); Helton advanced to third. Climie lined out to ss (1-2 KBS). Jackson flied out to cf (2-2 KBBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 7th - Udland to p for Solis. Alvord, H. singled to third base (1-1 BF). Baker, W. struck out swinging (1-2 BKFFS). Martinez, J. singled through the left side (1-0 B); Alvord, H. advanced to second. Cotton, C. walked (3-0 BBBB); Martinez, J. advanced to second; Alvord, H. advanced to third. HOU mound visit - coach (2). Brown, B. struck out looking (1-2 BFKFK). Blackman, P. struck out swinging (1-2 KSFBS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Houston 8th - Zaruba, C. to p for Harris, C.. Savattere walked (3-2 KBSBBB). Fields flied out to cf (2-0 BB). Winans, G. to p for Zaruba, C.. Maxcey flied out to rf (0-1 K). Savattere out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 8th - Curtis, J. struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSS). Fink, N. grounded out to ss (0-1 F). Corcoran, C. walked (3-0 BBBB). HOU mound visit - catcher (2). Alvord, H. homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-2 SFB); Corcoran, C. scored. Distance:383 ft Exit velo:103 mph. Baker, W. walked (3-2 KSBBBB). Bryan to p for Udland. Martinez, J. struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Houston 9th - LaLima struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBS). Cox fouled out to c (3-1 BBKB). Helton struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 9th - Cotton, C. struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Orth, K. pinch hit for Brown, B.. Orth, K. struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). Blackman, P. struck out looking (0-2 KFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


Houston 5, Sam Houston 4 (Feb 24, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas)
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Houston............. 000 122 000  -  5  8  0      (6-2)
Sam Houston......... 020 000 020  -  4  4  0      (4-4)
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Pitchers: Houston - Caden Cooper; Alex Solis(2); Connor Udland(7); Tyler Bryan(8) and
Dylan Maxcey. Sam Houston - Tate Hickman; Jakob Holzer(5); Cooper Harris(6); Connor Zaruba(8);
Gabe Winans(8) and Wes Baker.
Win-Alex Solis(2-0)  Save-Tyler Bryan(3)  Loss-Jakob Holzer(0-1)  T-2:47  A-1190
HR HOU - Dylan Maxcey.
HR SHSU - Hunter Alvord (1).
Weather: 70 deg, clear & sunny, S 12mph

Cooper faced 3 batters in the 2nd.
Hickman, T. faced 1 batter in the 5th.