University of Louisville
at Houston *
Houston Tops Cardinal Nine 8-3
May 02, 2003 | Baseball
May 2, 2003
HOUSTON, TX - Houston third baseman Hyung Cho drove in four runs to lead Houston to a 8-3 win over the University of Louisville at Cougar Stadium Friday night.
The Cougars struck first with a pair of runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Cho and a double off the bat of Thanos Papavasiliou.
Houston (27-20, 15-7) added a run in the second on a run-scoring single by Stuart Musselwhite for a 3-0 advantage.
The Cards (27-16, 10-11) plated a run in the top of the third when Nick Haley hit an infield single and advanced to third on a throwing error by pitcher Brad Sullivan. Dave Williams Jr. walked and as he stole second, the throw from Houston catcher Nick Bott sailed into center field allowing Haley to score from third to make it 3-1 UH.
A sacrifice fly off the bat of Cho in the third extended the lead to 4-1 Cougars.
Matt Farrington walked with two down in the sixth, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Gabe Lucas for a 5-1 lead.
In the Cardinal half of the seventh inning Ryan McKinnon and Haley reached on back-to-back singles, and as Williams bunted for a base hit, Cho's throw went down the right field line, allowing McKinnon to score.
Whiting grounded out to second, scoring Haley and putting the Cards to within 5-3, but the Cougars responded with three in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Michael Bourn and a two-run double by Cho to close the scoring.
Houston starter Brad Sullivan (6-4), C-USA Pitcher of the Year last season, picked up the win tossing eight innings and allowing two earned runs on nine hits and four walks. He struck out 12.
Scott Barber (7-3) was the losing pitcher, surrendering eight runs on 11 hits and three walks while fanning three.
Mike Eilers tossed the final inning and two-thirds, giving up a pair of hits and striking out one.
Williams extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a bunt single in the seventh and drew three walks.
Haley was 3 for 4 with two of the Cardinal runs.
Houston had seven stolen bases in the win.
The same two teams will match up Saturday at 8:00 p.m. ET for game two of the series.
