Houston Claims 2008 C-USA Tournament Crown With 3-2 Win Over Marshall
May 25, 2008
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NEW ORLEANS, La. - Cougar left fielder Blake Stewart scored on a one-out fielder's choice ground ball off the bat of second baseman Ryan Lormand as the fourth-seeded University of Houston baseball team won the 2008 Entergy Conference USA Championship with a 3-2 win over sixth-seeded Marshall Sunday afternoon at the new Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
With the score knotted at 2-all after seven innings, Stewart opened the bottom of the eighth by hitting what appeared to be a routine ground ball to shortstop, but Marshall's Adam Yeager's throw to first was off line and Stewart reached via error. Third baseman Bryan Pounds followed with a walk, and Stewart was able to advance to third on a deep fly ball to right by Jimmy Cesario to set up the game-winning play.
From there Cougar reliever Chase Dempsay sat the Thundering Herd down in order in the ninth to spark the Houston celebration. With the win, the Cougars (39-22) earn the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals, which begin on Friday, May 30, at sites which will be announced later today. Marshall, meanwhile, concludes its season 30-30-1.
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