Tag: Jared Triolo

Cougars Notebook – April 8, 2024

Houston went 1-3 last week . . . The Cougars are now 16-15 overall and 4-11 in Big 12 play.

. . .

Houston beat Rice 4-3 last Tuesday night to sweep the 2024 Silver Glove Series.

. . .

The Cougars were swept in Lubbock over the weekend despite scoring 9, 12, and 8 runs.

. . .

Harold Coll had five hits over the weekend, three of them home runs, including two on Friday night . . . Cary Arbolida and Jonathan French each scattered five hits over the weekend and hit two home runs apiece.

. . .

Cade Citelli turned in quite possibly the best outing on the mound over the weekend . . . Citelli pitched 3 1/3 innings perfect innings striking out six Red Raiders along the way . . . When Citelli took the mound in the bottom of the fifth inning, not only were the bases loaded, but there was an 0-2 count on the batter that Cade inherited . . . Citelli not only came from way behind to get the strikeout, but he struck out the first four batters he faced . . . When he inherited the 0-2 count, Citelli needed four pitches to get the strikeout, all four were strikes (one was fouled off).

. . .

Houston will welcome the Texas Longhorns to town this weekend for the one and only Big 12 matchup between the two teams . . . Texas is coming off a Big 12 series loss in Austin against BYU.

The series will run Friday to Sunday and will have the usual start times, 6:30pm Friday and Saturday and 1pm on Sunday at Schroeder Park.

. . .

Right-hander Duncan Hunter made his return to the rotation on Sunday having not appeared in a game in exactly three weeks and one day . . . Hunter struggled through three innings, to be expected after such a long layoff, and it is tough to make a return to action in Lubbock of all places . . . Either way, it was good to see Hunter back out there for the Cougars, if Houston is going to rally and make a go of it the rest of the way, having Hunter in the rotation will be key.

. . .

Jared Triolo has a base hit in six-straight games and in seven of his eight games played so far this season . . . Triolo hit a home run against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday afternoon at PNC Park, it was his first home run of the season.

. . .

Left-handed John King made his second appearance of the season on Sunday in St. Louis against the Miami Marlins . . . King tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out two Marlins batters.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – April 1, 2024

Houston was 1-3 last week and is now 15-12 overall and 4-8 in the Big 12.

. . .

The Cougars topped Lamar 6-4 in their only midweek game last week . . . The victory was the 2,000th in the history of the Houston baseball program and also ended Lamar’s nation-leading 12 game winning streak.

Lamar then traveled north to Oklahoma and swept the Sooners in Norman to start a new streak.

. . .

Houston then traveled to Ft. Worth to face TCU in Big 12 play . . . The Horned Frogs swept the weekend series thanks in part to dominant pitching efforts of 8 innings and 8 2/3 innings in the first two games . . . The Cougars got a great outing from Jaxon Jelkin in the final game, and TCU only had two base hits in the game, but Houston errors led to a late four-run inning in which the Horned Frogs took the lead and held on for the win.

. . .

Houston will take on Rice at Schroeder Park on Tuesday to conclude the 2024 Silver Glove Series, which the Cougars have already claimed by winning the first two matchups last month . . . First pitch is set for 6:30pm as the Cougars look to sweep the Series this year.

. . .

The Cougars will be in Lubbock this weekend to take on Texas Tech in Big 12 action . . . The Red Raiders are coming off a series loss on the road against UCF.

. . .

The MLB season got underway on Thursday with Jared Triolo and Connor Wong the only two former Cougars on opening day rosters, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox, respectively.

Triolo was 1-for-6 on opening day in Miami and drove in the winning run in the top of the 12th inning on a single into right-center field for a 6-5 Pirates victory . . . Triolo went 2-for-3 in Sunday’s finale with the Marlins.

Wong was 2-for-4 with one RBI in Thursday’s opener in Seattle, a 6-4 Red Sox win, and he was 1-for-3 in Saturday’s third of four games in the series . . . Wong is batting .429 and has hit in both games played in to open the season.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – March 25, 2024

Houston went 2-3 last week and played five games in six days . . . The Cougars are now 14-9 overall and 4-5 in the Big 12.

. . .

Houston defeated Rice in back-to-back midweek games on Tuesday and Wednesday to retain the Silver Glove trophy for another year . . . Houston won 4-1 Tuesday at Schroeder Park and 4-2 Wednesday at Reckling Park . . . Though the series is decided for 2024, the two teams will play one more midweek game at Schroeder Park on Tuesday, April 2.

The Cougars then hosted the Kansas State Wildcats in Big 12 action . . . The Wildcats swept the series, with two closely played games Friday and Saturday (5-3 and 4-3), and then one that got away from on Sunday, 9-3.

Jaxon Jelkin had originally been scheduled to pitch Friday but was scratched mid-week, but was said to possibly be available for the weekend . . . Antoine Jean moved from his usual Saturday role to the Friday start, and Kyle LaCalameto made the Saturday start . . . Jelkin returned Sunday to pitch four innings in a week when the Cougars needed pitchers to eat innings.

Duncan Hunter did not make a start this weekend as he is dealing with an injury.

. . .

The Cougars will play one midweek game this week when they host the Lamar Cardinals at Schroeder Park on Tuesday . . . First pitch is set for 6:30pm.

. . .

Houston will hit the road again for another Big 12 series after the game with Lamar . . . The Cougars will be in Ft. Worth to play TCU for a weekend series which begins on Thursday and runs through Saturday so that everyone involved is off on Easter Sunday . . . Thursday’s first pitch is slated for 6pm, with Friday getting underway at 6:30pm, and first pitch Saturday set for 1pm.

. . .

Many local professional scouts were at the ballpark this weekend, many of them wanted to watch the team from out of town to get a read on some players they have not seen before . . . One scout told Cougars Beat he was glad to be able to get a good look at Jelkin and did not know until the last minute that Jelkin would actually be pitching on Sunday.

. . .

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their opening day roster on Monday, and former Cougars third baseman is breaking camp with the big club for opening day.

. . .

Pittsburgh Pirates beat writer Kevin Gorman, writing for TRIBLIVE, formerly the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, was previewing the projected Pirates infield for this season as spring training nears its conclusion . . . Gorman wrote in his March 24 piece about former Cougars third baseman Jared Triolo and his likely place on the opening day roster and his overall place in the Pittsburgh infield . . . Gorman quoted Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on Triolo:

“Last year, when I went down, he fit right in at third base. Whenever I came back, he was able to go to second and to first and still play Gold Glove defense,” Hayes said in the piece. “And he always gives you a good at-bat and was really clutch at the end of games last year. He’s great. He’s a lot like me: not always the loudest one in the room, but he plays the game the right way, and you need guys like that. It was great for him to be able to debut last year and build on that confidence going into this year because he’s going to be a guy that can help us win.”

. . .

If there is any solace to be taken from a sweep in conference play, it is that with the sweep, Kansas State (17-6, 5-1)

moved into the new College Baseball Nation Top 25 at No. 23 . . . Sweeping the series against what is considered to be a quality opponent in Houston, was good enough to move the Wildcats out of the unranked.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – October 2, 2023

Jared Triolo played in six games the final week of the season . . . Triolo had hits in four straight games, he had two hits in three of the four games before going hitless in the season finale on Sunday . . . Triolo finished the season with a .298 batting average, a .786 OPS, three home runs, and 21 RBI over two stints with the Pirates . . . Defensively, Triolo played games at at first base, second base, and third base.

. . .

Connor Wong completed the 2023 season having been on the Boston Red Sox active roster the entire season, never making a trip to the injured list or missing any time . . . Wong played in 121 games, four of them at second base, Wong started at catcher in 105 games . . . Defensively, Wong finished in the top 10 in catching 18 runners trying to steal . . . Offensively, Wong finished with nine home runs on the season.

. . .

Former Cougars left-hander John King finished his 2023 campaign with two scoreless outings of one inning each, September 30 and October 1, both against the Cincinnati Reds in St. Louis . . . In Sunday’s outing, King recorded three outs, two of them by strikeout . . . King ended the season with a 3.62 ERA and compiled 20 strike outs in 37 1/3 innings pitched . . . It is worth mentioning once again that King’s numbers reflect part of his season with the Texas Rangers before being traded near the trade deadline in late July.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – September 25, 2023

As the season winds down, and the minor leagues have completed their regular seasons, there are fewer and fewer things to report.

. . .

Jared Triolo played in four games for the Pirates last week . . . In the last three games of the week, Triolo was 2-for-3 with a solo home run, 4-for-5 with a double, and 2-for-3 with another double . . . Triolo enters this week with a three game hitting streak.

. . .

John King tossed a scoreless frame in San Diego against the Padres on September 23 . . . King lowered his ERA this season to 3.82, split between his time with Rangers and Cardinals.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – September 18, 2023

Former Cougars right-hander Nick Hernandez was promoted to the San Diego Padres on September 11 . . . Hernandez made his MLB debut on September 12 in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium where he pitched two innings in relief.

. . .

Jared Triolo played in three games last week, and he made appearances at various positions in addition to third base . . . Triolo spent time at first base and second base defensively . . Triolo went 2-for-3 Sunday against the Yankees in a 3-2 Pirates victory.

. . .

John King made three relief appearances last week, all of them one inning . . . The September 12 and September 13 outings were scoreless.

. . .

Former Cougars Jake Scheiner and Austin Pruitt both remain sidelined with injuries.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – September 11, 2023

Connor Wong played in four games over the last week and he had a hit in three of those games . . . Wong hit a triple to right field in Tampa Bay against the Rays on September 6 and homered against the Baltimore Orioles on September 8 . . . Wong has hit in each of his last three games, five hits total in that span, and he has one RBI in each of those three games, he carries both streaks into this new week.

. . .

John King made one appearance last week for the Cardinals . . . King tossed a scoreless inning and recorded two of his three outs by strikeout against the Cincinnati Reds . . . King threw 12 total pitches, 9 of them for strikes.

. . .

Jared Triolo was recalled from AAA back to the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 6 . . . Triolo has appeared in two games since being recalled.

. . .

This Thursday two former Cougars baseball players will be inducted into the University if Houston Hall of Honor . . . Michael Bourn and Rick Brewer will be a part of the induction class that includes former quarterback Case Keenum.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – September 4, 2023

John King made three appearances in the last week for the St. Louis Cardinals . . . Two of King’s outings were scoreless, with his appearance September 2 against the Pirates being his strongest . . . King threw 1 1/3 innings against Pittsburgh on just 17 pitches, 11 of them for strikes.

. . .

Catcher Connor Wong played in four games last week, two against the Astros and two against the Royals . . . Wong had hits in three of the of the games and one RBI on two of the games.

. . .

Jake Scheiner carried a one game hit streak into last week before Tacoma took on Sugar Land . . . Scheiner hit in the first five games of the week before his hit streak ended at six games on Sunday . . . Scheiner had eights base hits, three home runs, and 12 RBI against the Space Cowboys.

Scheiner leads the Pacific Coast League with 30 home runs and 105 RBI . . . The 105 RBI leads all of AAA baseball.

. . .

Zach Arnold played in three games last week for Single-A Clearwater . . . Arnold had a hit and an RBI in each of the three games.

. . .

Jared Triolo played in six games last week for AAA Indianapolis . . . Triolo hit in four straight games last week, extending his hit streak to five games . . . Three of the hits were doubles for Triolo.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – August 21, 2023

Two Cougars appeared in the same game although for opposing teams on August 15 . . . Austin Pruitt threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning for the Athletics against the St. Louis Cardinals . . . John King matched Pruitt with his own scoreless 2/3 of an inning for the Cardinals.

. . . 

John King then tossed a scoreless 1 1/3 innings on Sunday in a Cardinals victory over the New York Mets . . . King struck out two of his four recorded outs and allowed no hits or walks.

. . .

Connor Wong delivered a two-run home run at Yankee Stadium and scored twice for the Red Sox in a Boston 8-1 victory over the Yankees on Saturday . . . For Wong it was his seventh home run of the season and came off of Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.

. . .

Triolo went 1-for-3 on August 15 at Citi Field against the Mets . . . Triolo picked up an RBI on a bases loaded hit by pitch and he also reached base on a fielding error by Francisco Lindor in the Pirates 7-4 road win.

Triolo was optioned back to AAA Indianapolis on Friday with the Pirates team in Minneapolis.

. . .

Corey Julks was called back up by the Astros from AAA Sugar Land on Saturday and delivered a pinch hit in his only at-bat in a 10-3 Houston loss to Seattle.

. . .

Zach Arnold went 3-for-4 with an RBI on August 15 for the Clearwater Threshers . . . The RBI came when Arnold hit his first home run as a professional.

Through his first eleven games for Clearwater, Arnold has hit in nine of them and has multiple hits in four games . . . He is batting .382.

. . .

Robert Gasser struck out ten batters and allowed no walks on Friday night for the AAA Nashville Sounds . . . Gasser threw six innings allowing just one run on seven hits.

. . .

Jake Scheiner is tied for the home run lead in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and leads the league with 92 RBI.

. . .

Cougars Notebook – August 14, 2023

Jared Triolo did not start in game one of Sunday’s doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds, but he did finish the game . . . With the Pirates trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning, Triolo pinch hit with runners on first and second base and he delivered a three-run go ahead home run, his first home run in the major leagues . . . Pittsburgh went on to win the game 4-2.

Triolo opened the week going 2-for-3 with one RBI against the Atlanta Braves . . . Triolo picked up a hit two days later, but only saw playing time in four/five games last week as the Pirates are trying to figure out playing time and proper rest with their lineup.

. . . 

John King scoreless inning against Tampa Bay Rays August 9 in Tampa . . . King did not allow a hit or a walk In his outing as the Cardinals took the 6-4 victory.

. . .

Austin Pruitt got the start in a bullpen game on August 9 against the first place Texas Rangers . . . Pruitt threw two hitless, scoreless innings with two strike outs to open the game before giving way to the rest of the bullpen . . . The Athletics shutout the Rangers 2-0.

Pruitt recorded two outs for the Athletics against the Washington Nationals on Saturday night . . . Pruitt walked one batter and struck out another in his outing to get Oakland out of the sixth inning.

. . .

Connor Wong had a base hit in four of his five games played last week . . . Wong also had an RBI in each of those four games . . . Wong went 2-for-4 Friday night with an RBI in a Red Sox 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.

. . .

Former Cougars left-hander Lael Lockhart Jr. pitched 11 innings last week  without allowing an earned run for the Erie SeaWolves, the AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers . . . Lockhart Jr. threw five scoreless frames on Sunday allowing just two base hits and striking out five batters.

. . .