Houston 17 Baylor 3
HOUSTON — The Houston Cougars put on an offensive showcase Saturday afternoon as the Coogs eliminated the Baylor Bears from the Houston Regional with a 17-3 win at Schroeder Park.
The Cougars (41-20) established postseason school records for runs scored (17), hits (20), RBI (17) and margin of victory (14). Jake Scheiner’s six RBI also marked a program record in postseason play.
Texas A&M 3 Iowa 2
HOUSTON, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies used a three-run home run by Cole Bedford and stellar performances on the mound by Corbin Martin, Cason Sherrod and Kaylor Chafin to post a 3-2 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes in NCAA Division I Championship Houston Regional action Saturday evening at Schroeder Park.
With the triumph, Texas A&M (38-21) advanced to the championship of the double-elimination regional. Sunday evening at 8 pm, the Aggies will face the winner of the afternoon elimination game between host Houston and Iowa.
Martin (7-3) battled through 7.0 innings, plus one batter in the eighth, yielding just two runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out nine to earn the win.
