On Tuesday night, the Cougars fell to the McNeese State Cowboys (8-6, 0-0 SLC), 10-2.

The Cougars could only manage three hits in the game and committed three errors.

They sent four pitchers to the mound, with starter Datota Dill facing nine batters in a mere 1.2 innings, giving up two runs, both earned, and no hits while walking four.

His relief, Taylor Hammack, was not much better, facing 24 batters and giving up six runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings.

In the second game of the brief homestand, they downed Texas Southern, 13-2.

The Cougars had 17 hits, including six doubles and a triple against the Tigers. The hit total was the team's highest since recording 18 hits on opening day.

John Cannon led the way, going 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored. M.P. Cokinos added three hits, while Chase Jensen, Jake Runte and Matt Creel each had two.

In his first career start, Jordan Mannisto pitched 3.2 innings. He gave up two unearned runs on five hits with three strikeouts. Luke Moran improved to 1-0, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.  Chase Wellbrock and Creel each added an inning of relief.

In the three-game series against Texas State, the games will start at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, continue at 2 p.m. Saturday and conclude at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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What follows are shots from the Classic by Darla Tamulitis of La Vita Loca Photography.

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Catcher Michael Williams singled to the left side on a 1-0 pitch to score Braden Kapteyn from third for the winning run.

Utah got on the board first in the bottom of the first when short stop James Brooks scored from third on a sacrifice line out to left field by first baseman C.J. Cron.

Kentucky evened it up in the top of the fourth, when Kaptlen scored his first run of the game on a Brian Adams single down the third base line.

Jordan Cooper got the win for the Wildcats, going seven complete innings, giving up one earned run on three hits and striking out nine.

Trevor Gott, pitching two innings, was crediting with the save.

Josh Chapman, pitching 3.1 innings of relief got the loss.

Kentucky leaves the 2011 Houston College Classic with a 1-2 record and will face Eastern Kentucky at home on Tuesday evening.

Utah posted a 2-1 record in their first appearance at the Classic. They will now head to the West Coast to play UC Davis on Thursday evening at the Jack Gifford Memorial Tournament in Santa Clara, Calif.

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The Cougars came back from a 2-1 deficit in the top of the seventh inning; scoring six runs to take a 6-1 lead.

The Wildcats scored a single run in the bottom of the inning and pulled within two in the bottom of the eighth, scoring two more runs.

Houston scored another run in the top of the ninth to ensure the three-run victory.

UH drew blood first in the top of the first inning on a single by Caleb Ramsey which scored London Appling from second.

Kentucky came back with a two-run inning in the bottom of the fourth, scoring Chad Wright on a Luke Maile home run.

Maile took a 1-0 pitch from Houston pitcher Jordan Lewis, knocking it in the deep left field for the two RBI round trip.

Houston then uncorked the bats in the top of the seventh, scoring six runs on seven hits; leaving two men on base after the hitting exhibition was over.

Jake Runte led off the inning with a single, and advanced to second on a fielder’s choice.

M. P. Cokinos was called in to pinch hit for Travis Trial. He quickly singled up the middle scoring Runte from second. Joel Ansley was then substituted as a pinch runner for Cokinos.

John Cannon then tripled to right field, scoring Ansley, followed by Landon Appling reaching first on a fielder’s choice.

After Cannon was thrown out at home by Wildcat shortstop Taylor Black, Appling stole second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch.

Ryan Still also advanced to second on the wild pitch after being walked.

Ramsey then singled through the right side, scoring both Appling and Still.

Matt Creel got in on the assault with a single, advancing Ramsey to second. Chase Jensen also hit a single, advancing Creel to second and scoring Ramsey.

Runte got his second hit of the inning; connecting for an RBI single to scoring Creel to compete the scoring explosion.

Kentucky scored one run in the seventh and two more in the eighth to cut the Cougars' lead to two, followed by a Houston insurance run in the ninth.

Creel, who came into the game in relief of starter Jordan Lewis got the win, throwing two complete innings—giving up two runs on four hits while striking out one.

Lewis went five complete innings, giving up two earned runs and three hits.

Dakota Dill was credited with the save.

For the Wildcats, Alex Meyer got the loss, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out six.

The Cougars will next face Texas A&M in a 6:00pm start on Sunday evening to close out the Houston College Classic.

Kentucky is slated for a 11:00am start against Utah on Sunday morning.

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Utah (2-5, 0-0 MWC) will face Kentucky in their final game of the Classic at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.

First baseman C.J. Cron went 2-for-5, knocking in two runs, with shortstop James Brooks scoring two runs on two hits in five at-bats.

Baylor jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when center fielder Brooks Pinckard scored on a RBI triple by left fielder Logan Vick.

Pinckard got on base with a leadoff single, advancing to second and third on two wild pitches.

Vick scored the Bears’ second run of the inning on a Max Muncy RBI.

Utah evened the score at 2-all when Brooks and second baseman Michael Beltron scored in the top of the fourth.

Baylor answered with a single run in the bottom of the fourth, to take the score to 3-2 in favor of the Bears.

The Utes came right back, scoring two more runs in the top of the fifth to make the score 4-3.

Zach Adams (1-0, 2.25 ERA) received the win for Utah with Ben Wagner getting the save.

Baylor starting pitcher Trent Blank (1-1, 4.61 ERA) got the loss.

The Bears will face off against Rice in the 3:30 p.m. game on Sunday.

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In the 12 PM game, Utah (1-5, 0-0 MWC) will face off against Baylor (5-2, 0-0 Big 12).

Right-handed pitcher Zach Adams (0-0, 2.70 ERA) will start for the Utes, while right-handed pitcher Trent Blank (1-0, 3.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Bears.

Houston (5-4, 0-0 C-USA) and Kentucky (4-5, 0-0 SEC) will meet in the 3:30 PM game.

Right-hander Alex Meyer (1-1, 3.00 ERA) will start for the Wildcats, while left-handed pitcher Jordan Lewis (1-0, 1.64 ERA) will handle the duties for the Cougars.

In the nightcap, Texas A&M (8-2, 0-0 Big 12) will meet Rice (7-4, 0-0 C-USA).

Right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha (2-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for the Aggies, while right-handed pitcher Austin Kubitza (0-1, 3.86 ERA) will handle the duties for the Owls.

On Friday, Baylor downed Houston 5-2, Utah got its first win of the season, 2-1 over Texas A&M and Rice beat Kentucky 8-7.

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They left the field at Minute Maid Park after 2.5 hours and came away with their first win of the season; a 2-1 victory over No. 9 Texas A&M.

The Utes (1-5, 0-0 MWC) took the lead in the top of the seventh inning on an RBI single by outfielder Shaun Cooper, driving in outfielder Galvin Green.

Utah took the early lead in the top of the first when shortstop James Brooks led off the game with a double.

First baseman C.J. Cron then drove him in with an RBI single.

The Aggie came back in the fifth inning to tie the game with a sacrifice bunt by center fielder Krey Bratsen, which scored third baseman Adam Smith.

Rick Anton received the win for Utah, going seven complete innings giving up five hits and one earned run while striking out eight.

In one inning of relief, Nick Fleece was charged with the loss.

Utah will next face Baylor at the 12 noon Saturday game while the Aggies will face Rice at 7 pm. 

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The Bears scored their five runs on nine hits, while the Cougars could manage only two runs on eight hits.

The game saw a total of six errors committed—two by Baylor and four by Houston.

Pitcher Logan Verrett allowed only one earned run in 6.2 innings in the Baylor win. 

Third baseman Jake Miller went 3-for-4, along with scoring a run.

For the Cougars, left fielder Jake Runte went 3-for-4 and scored both of Houston's runs. Trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Runte got his first hit of the game, a single down the left field line. He stole second base before scoring on Ryan Still's RBI single down the left side.

Baylor then took advantage of two Cougar errors in the sixth inning, allowing two runners to score to give the Bears a 5-1 lead.

Runte scored his second run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a John Cannon sacrifice fly to center field.

The Bears will next face Utah in a 12 p.m. game on Saturday, while the Cougars will take on Kentucky in the 3:30 p.m. game.

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The Classic will feature three days of games, with three games being played each day.

Baylor and Houston will play at noon in the first game on Friday, followed by Utah and Texas A&M at 3:30 p.m. Kentucky will face Rice at 7:00 p.m. in the nightcap.

Saturday will see Utah and Baylor at noon, followed by the Houston-Kentucky game at 3:30 p.m. and Texas A&M-Rice at 7:00 p.m.

Kentucky and Utah will play at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, with Rice playing Baylor at 2:30 p.m. and Texas A&M and Houston at 6:00 p.m.

Let’s look at the teams involved in the Houston College Classic.

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Ole Miss downed the Cougars 4-2 in front of 1233 fans.

The Rebels got on the scoreboard first when Alex Yarbrough doubled down the left field line, scoring Tanner Mathis from second, making the score 1-0.

They scored again in the second inning when Mathis hit a sacrifice fly to left field allowing Zack Kirksey to score on the throw.

Ole Miss added another run in the fourth when Mathis got on base on a fielders choice, advancing Preston Overbey from third to home.

The Cougars finally got on the board in the bottom of the sixth when Chase Jensen singled to the third base side, allowing John Cannon to score from third.

They added another run on a bases-loaded walk by Caleb Ramsey, scoring Landon Appling.

Ole Miss got back their two-run lead in the top of the seventh when Yarborough singled to left center field, scoring Blake Newalu from second.

The Cougars never could get their bats connecting, recording seven hits in the game while committing two errors.

Appling went 2 for 3 with one run for the Cougars while Newalu went 3 for 4 for Ole Miss.

Matt Crouse got the win, giving up six hits, striking out eight while walking a single batter. He is now 2-0 on the season.

Codey Morehouse took the loss, giving up three runs on five hits. He goes to 1-1 on the season.

Both teams will face off again in game two of the three-game series on Saturday evening with a 7:00pm start.

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