HUNTSVILLE, Texas \u2013\u00a0Houston Baseball faces off against Sam Houston in the decisive game of the Don Sanders Cup on Tuesday at Don Sanders Stadium.
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\n\tHouston has wins against #2 (Alabama) and #3 (Texas) in the NCAA’s latest RPI release. The Cougars are the only Big 12 team with even one Top 3 win, one of two with at least one Top 5 win and one of seven with at least four Quad 1 wins.\u00a0
\n\tThree former Cougars were named to MLB Opening Day rosters: John King (Miami), Jared Triolo (Pittsburgh) and Connor Wong (Boston).\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\tThe Cougars turned seven double plays against Texas Tech, tying for the second most in the country last weekend.\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\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:\u00a0Houston leads 93-89
\n\tAt Sam Houston:\u00a0Sam Houston leads 36-30
\n\tStreak:\u00a0Sam Houston, 1 game
\n\tLast UH Win:\u00a0Feb. 24, 2026 | Sam Houston | 5-4
\n\tLast Sam Houston Win:\u00a0March 3, 2026 | Houston | 5-2
\n\tUnder Whitting:\u00a019-15
\n\tLast 5:\u00a0LWLLW (2-3)
\n\tLast 10:\u00a0LWLLWWLWWL (5-5)
\n\tLongest UH Win Streak:\u00a013
\n\tLongest SHSU Win Streak:\u00a09
\n\tFirst Meeting:\u00a01947 \u00a0
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