{"id":800035,"date":"2026-05-16T07:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/800035\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T07:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:06:19","slug":"houston-downs-22-arizona-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/800035\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Downs #22 Arizona State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HOUSTON \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Less than an hour after he was recognized for his contributions as a Cougar during Senior Weekend, senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/harrison-boushele\/9590\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9590\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Boushele<\/a> shut down #22 Arizona State and led the way to a 5-3 victory on Friday night at Schroeder Park.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBoushele (2-1) threw the final five shutout innings in relief for Houston (24-30, 7-22 Big 12), allowing just two hits from a Sun Devils team that averaged 11.4 per game entering the weekend. Alex Overbay (1-3) took the loss for Arizona State (35-18, 18-11 Big 12), giving up the go-ahead homer in the seventh inning.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cade-climie\/9593\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9593\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Climie<\/a>: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/blake-fields\/9694\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9694\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Fields<\/a>: 1-2, HR, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/irvin-weems-iii\/9709\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9709\" target=\"_blank\">Irvin Weems III<\/a>: 1-2, 2B, R, SB<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/antonelli-savattere\/9710\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9710\" target=\"_blank\">Antonelli Savattere<\/a>: 2-3, BB<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/harrison-boushele\/9590\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9590\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Boushele<\/a>: 5.0 IP, W, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>NOTABLES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Houston earned its fourth win over a ranked opponent this season, its most since 2019 when it won five against ranked foes. Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/coaches\/todd-whitting\/1642\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1642\" target=\"_blank\">Todd Whitting<\/a> has won 71 games against ranked opponents and earned four-or-more victories in eight of his 16 seasons at the helm.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Cougars have outscored their opponents 57-41 over its last 10 games, posting a 3.29 ERA over that span.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>With five runs in the game, Houston surpassed 300 on the year and now have 302.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/antonelli-savattere\/9710\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9710\" target=\"_blank\">Antonelli Savattere<\/a> extended his hitting streak to 11 games.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/blake-fields\/9694\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9694\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Fields<\/a> hit his third homer of the season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cade-climie\/9593\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9593\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Climie<\/a> has reached base safely in 12 straight games.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/paul-schmitz\/9604\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9604\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Schmitz<\/a> recorded his fifth appearance of the year with five-or-more strikeouts.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Climie posted his 57th\u00a0multi-hit game of his career. He&#8217;s tallied multiple hits in over 60 percent of his career games (57 of 89).\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Houston has held Arizona State, which entered the weekend with a scoring offense averaging 8.6 runs per game and ranked in the Top 15 nationally, to four or fewer runs in back-to-back games. The last time the Sun Devils failed to score at least five runs in back-to-back games was March 15 and 17 (4 vs. Grand Canyon; 4 vs. TCU).\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>GAME SUMMARY<\/strong><br \/>\nArizona State opened the game with back-to-back homers, taking a 2-0 lead after two batters. The Sun Devils added another run in the top of the third before Houston took control in the bottom of the inning.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/blake-fields\/9694\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9694\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Fields<\/a> drew a walk to open the home half of the third, senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tyler-cox\/9594\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9594\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Cox<\/a> laced a single to right-center to drive in the freshman. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tre-broussard\/9591\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9591\" target=\"_blank\">Tre Broussard<\/a> then used an infield single to score Cox, bringing Houston within one and setting the table for <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cade-climie\/9593\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9593\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Climie<\/a>, who doubled home the tying run with a double to even the score after three.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFollowing three scoreless innings, Fields broke the stalemate with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the seventh. Houston went on to score another as junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/riley-jackson\/9597\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9597\" target=\"_blank\">Riley Jackson<\/a> was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give the Cougars a two-run lead. Boushele continued to dominate in the top of the ninth, sitting the Sun Devils down in order to secure the win for Houston.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>UP NEXT<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Cougars play their final game of the regular season in the rubber match against Arizona State at 1 p.m. Saturday.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>SUPPORT THE COUGARS\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nFans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Baseball by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.uhcougars.com\/UH25PartnerWSA\" title=\"https:\/\/app.uhcougars.com\/UH25PartnerWSA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>providing NIL opportunities<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougarpride.com\/membership-center\/giving-opportunities\/sport-specific-clubs\/dugout-club\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>joining the Dugout Club<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which provides financial support directly to Houston Baseball for needs beyond its operating budget.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>STAY CONNECTED\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nFans can receive updates by following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UHCougarBB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@UHCougarBB<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team&#8217;s Facebook page at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UHCougarBB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Houston Cougar Baseball<\/strong><\/a>. 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