The Cougars baseball team won a critical weekend series against the Wichita State Shockers at Schroeder Park to take pole position in the American Athletic Conference.
The Cougars and Shockers came into this matchup with an identical 10-5 conference record, each looking to take the top of the standings over East Carolina.
Game 1
Houston won the first game on Friday 5-3 thanks to a furious four-run eighth inning by the Cougars.
Down 3-1, sophomore outfielder Malachi Lott led off the inning with a single, and later ended up scoring on a groundout RBI by graduate centerfielder Drew Bianco.