{"id":134580,"date":"2026-02-15T19:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/134580\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T19:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:19:07","slug":"baseball-remains-undefeated-with-late-surge-over-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/134580\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Remains Undefeated with Late Surge over Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

PONCE, Puerto Rico \u2013\u00a0A trio of Cougars shined on the mound while a pair of runs in the eighth inning served as the difference-maker as Houston Baseball defeated Manhattan, 4-2, on Sunday morning at Estadio Paquito Montaner.\u00a0
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\nWhile junior Alex Solis<\/a> (1-0) claimed the win on the mound with 3.0 innings where he allowed one run on three hits and striking out four, both senior Ryne Rodriguez<\/a> (1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 R) and starter junior Richie Roman<\/a> (5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K) excelled on the bump for the Cougars (3-0). Redshirt senior Jacob Smoot (0-1) took the loss for Manhattan (0-3) after ceding two runs on two hits and three walks in 2.2 innings of work.\u00a0
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\nPLAYER HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n

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\nNOTABLES<\/p>\n


\n\tSenior Cade Climie<\/a> has hit triples in both of his seasons at Houston.
\n\tHouston has allowed just five runs through its first three games, its fewest ceded to open a season since giving up four in an opening weekend series against Villanova in 2016.\u00a0
\n\tEighteen players saw action today for the Cougars.
\n\tRoman posted his sixth career outing with 5-or-more strikeouts.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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\nKEY INNINGS
\n3rd\u00a0| While Manhattan struck first with a run in the top of the first, Houston answered in the third. Senior Carter Sintek<\/a> singled then advanced to second on a balk before sophomore McClane Helton<\/a> used an automatic double to drive him home, tying the game at one. Redshirt sophomore Xavier Perez<\/a> singled in the next at-bat to put runners on the corners and a wild pitch allowed Helton to score the go-ahead run.
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\n7th\u00a0| The Jaspers retied the game in the seventh. A leadoff double off the bat of Colin Baseshore set the table for an RBI single later in the inning, evening the game at 2-2.\u00a0
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\n8th\u00a0| Houston went ahead for good in the eighth with a leadoff walk from junior Tre Broussard<\/a> starting the inning. After Peyton Dickens<\/a> entered as a pinch runner, a sac-bunt advanced him to second before the freshman stole third and scored on a single from sophomore Jackson LaLima<\/a>. The Bradenton, Fla., native swiped second for the Cougars’ second stolen base of the frame and came around to score on a pinch-hit triple off the bat of senior Cade Climie<\/a>, giving Houston the 4-2 win.\u00a0
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\nUP NEXT
\nHouston closes play at the Puerto Rico Challenge with a noon CT, Monday, tilt against Washington. Washington, who plays tonight at 5:30 p.m. CT, has started the season 0-2 with losses to #21 Wake Forest, who the Cougars defeated 8-2 on Opening Day, and #17 NC State.
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