The 2021 Houston baseball season came to an end Wednesday night as the Cougars dropped their first two games at the American Athletic Conference Championship in Clearwater, Florida.
The Cougars, who entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed, went toe-to-toe with No. 2 Tulane through the first five innings of Tuesday’s tournament opener powered by a strong start from junior left-hander Robert Gasser, who opened up the game throwing five shutout innings and striking out eight.
The Green Waves’ bats eventually figured out Gasser, as they scored four runs on six hits over the UH ace over the next 2 and 1/3 innings on their way to handing the Cougars a 4-1 loss.