HOUSTON, TEXAS – McNeese baseball dropped its final midweek game of the season, falling 4-2 to Houston on Wednesday at Don Sanders Field at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park.
With the loss, the Cowboys fall to 23-22 overall (11-13 Southland Conference), while the Cougars improve to 19-25 overall (4-17 Big 12). McNeese returns to action Friday as it travels to Stephen F. Austin for a three-game conference series, with first pitch set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
Houston struck first in the opening inning when Cade Climie singled down the left field line to score Tre Broussard and give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.
The Cougars added to their advantage in the third inning on a solo home run by Jackson LaLima, extending the lead to 2-0.
Houston pushed its lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning when Carsten Sabathia delivered an RBI and added another run in the seventh on an RBI single by Climie to make it 4-0.
McNeese got on the board in the ninth inning as Isaiah Keller launched a two-run home run to deep right field—his sixth of the season and third in the last five games—to cut the deficit to 4-2.
Houston reliever Connor Udland earned the win, improving to 3-3 after tossing three scoreless, hitless innings with four strikeouts.
McNeese starter Garrett Blanchard took the loss after allowing one run on two hits over two innings while striking out one.
Up Next
May 1 – at SFA
May 2 – at SFA
May 3 – at SFA
May 7 – vs Northwestern State
May 8 – vs Northwestern State
May 9 – vs Northwestern State
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