LUBBOCK, Texas \u2013\u00a0Houston Baseball starts the month of April with a three-game road trip at Texas Tech. The series starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday before continuing at 2 p.m. Friday and wrapping up at noon Saturday.\u00a0
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\nProbable Starters
\nThursday<\/p>\n
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\n\tHouston:\u00a0RHP Connor Udland<\/a> (5.25 ERA, 1-2, 24.0 IP, 30 K)
\n\tTexas Tech:\u00a0RHP Lukas Pirko (6.12 ERA, 3-2, 32.1 IP, 30 K)
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\nFriday<\/p>\n
\n\tHouston:\u00a0\u00a0RHP Kendall Hoffman<\/a> (4.58 ERA, 1-3, 35.1 IP, 25 K)
\n\tTexas Tech:\u00a0RHP Connor Mohan (8.57 ERA, 0-2, 21.0 IP, 18K)
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\nSaturday<\/p>\n
\n\tHouston:\u00a0RHP Paul Schmitz<\/a> (7.27 ERA, 2-2, 26.0 IP, 21 K)
\n\tTexas Tech:\u00a0RHP Jackson Burns (7.80 ERA, 1-2, 30.0, 32 K)
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\nQuick Hitters<\/p>\n
\n\tThree former Cougars were named to MLB Opening Day rosters: John King (Miami), Jared Triolo (Pittsburgh) and Connor Wong (Boston).\u00a0
\n\tDespite so far playing just 49 percent of last year’s total games, Houston’s offense is well ahead of pace to top last year’s output. The team has already posted 54 doubles, over 62 percent of last year’s 87. Houston has also hit 32 homers, nearly 63 percent of last year’s 51.\u00a0
\n\tThe Cougars play 11 different conferences including all of the Power 4 leagues. Houston has secured a win against an opponent from every Power 4 conference.\u00a0
\n\tHouston started the season with a 4-0 showing at the Puerto Rico Challenge, defeating No. 21 Wake Forest in the first NCAA Division I Baseball game of the season. The showing propelled the Cougars into the national spotlight, with the team receiving votes in the NCBWA Poll for the next four weeks.\u00a0
\n\tHouston captured its highest ranked win under Head Coach Todd Whitting<\/a> as it downed #2 Texas on March 24.
\n\tJunior Tre Broussard<\/a> has been highly ranked on MLB Draft prospects lists.\u00a0MLB.com\u00a0put him at No. 46 on their first 2026 Top 100 Draft prospects list while\u00a0FloBaseball\u00a0tabbed him at 79th, and\u00a0D1Baseball\u00a0placed him at No. 65.
\n\tRichie Roman<\/a>, Paul Schmitz<\/a> and Alex Solis<\/a> were named to the 2026 Pitcher of the Year watchlist.\u00a0
\n\tThe Cougars face a loaded schedule in 2026, battling five teams that finished 2025 in the Top 25 of RPI. The team will play 29 of its 55 games against teams that finished in the Top 50 of the NCAA’s RPI and 25 games against teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
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\nTHE SERIES
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\n\tOverall:\u00a0Texas Tech leads 50-45
\n\tAt Texas Tech:\u00a0Texas Tech leads 28-15
\n\tStreak:\u00a0Texas Tech, 8 games
\n\tLast UH Win:\u00a0Feb. 28, 2014 | Neutral | 9-0
\n\tLast TTU Win:\u00a0March 16, 2025 | Houston | 11-1
\n\tUnder Whitting:\u00a01-12
\n\tLast 5:\u00a0LLLLL (0-5)
\n\tLast 10:\u00a0LLLLLLLLWL (1-9)
\n\tLongest UH Win Streak:\u00a07
\n\tLongest UT Win Streak:\u00a08
\n\tFirst Meeting:\u00a0April 21, 1973
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