A web gem of a catch followed by a moonshot over the right-centerfield scoreboard was not enough for the Cougars to complete a comeback win as Houston fell to Texas-Rio Grande Valley 6-5 in 12 innings on Tuesday evening at Schroeder Park.
Down 5-1 with only three hits through seven innings it appeared as if the Cougars would drop their third game in a row, but things quickly changed.
Freshman Rey Mendoza, who came in to pinch-hit with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, was just the spark Houston needed.