1967 Houston Cougars baseball team

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1967 Houston Cougars baseball
University of Houston classic logo.png
District 6 champions
ConferenceIndependent
CB No. 2
Record21–11
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Field
Seasons
 1966
1968 

The 1967 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston in the 1967 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at the original Cougar Field. The team was coached by Lovette Hill in his 18th season at Houston.

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The Cougars lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

Roster

1967 Houston Cougars roster
 

Pitchers

  • 19 Rick Brewer - Senior
  • 17 Bubba Hill - Sophomore
  • 6 Wayne Hill - Junior
  • 16 Carroll Moore - Senior
  • 1 Van Smith - Senior
  • 21 Jim Sparkman - Sophomore
  • 18 Ron Stasny - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 10 Chico Silman - Sophomore
  • 11 Larry Strelau - Junior

Infielders

  • 4 Ronnie Baker - Junior
  • 5 G. J. Cantu - Senior
  • 23 Ken Hebert - Junior
  • 20 Larry Satcher - Junior
  • 12 Art Toombs - Sophomore
  • 14 Wayne Westphal - Junior
  • 2 Trey Williams - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

Schedule and results

Legend
 Houston win
 Houston loss
 Houston tie
1967 Houston Cougars baseball game log
Regular season (16–8)
March (8–4)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
March Nicholls State Cougar Field • Houston, Texas 5–21–0
March Nicholls StateCougar Field • Houston, Texas2–61–2
March St. Mary's (TX) Cougar Field • Houston, Texas9–72–1
March Lamar Cougar Field • Houston, Texas10–43–1
March LamarCougar Field • Houston, Texas12–24–1
March 24at Baylor Unknown • Waco, Texas 4–25–1
March 25at BaylorUnknown • Waco, Texas7–85–2
March 27 Oklahoma State Cougar Field • Houston, Texas5–46–2
March 28Oklahoma StateCougar Field • Houston, Texas5–66–3
March 30 Nebraska Cougar Field • Houston, Texas2–166–4
March 30NebraskaCougar Field • Houston, Texas6–37–4
March 31Oklahoma StateCougar Field • Houston, Texas4–18–4
April (8–4)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
April 1NebraskaCougar Field • Houston, Texas7–49–4
April at St. Mary's (TX)Unknown • San Antonio, Texas 10–110–4
April at Texas Lutheran Unknown • Seguin, Texas 2–510–5
April at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball FieldCollege Station, Texas 4–610–6
April at Texas A&MKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas1–210–7
April St. Thomas (TX) Cougar Field • Houston, Texas12–111–7
April St. Thomas (TX)Cougar Field • Houston, Texas4–312–7
April Sam Houston State Cougar Field • Houston, Texas0–312–8
April Texas LutheranCougar Field • Houston, Texas3–113–8
April Houston Baptist Cougar Field • Houston, Texas6–314–8
April Houston BaptistCougar Field • Houston, Texas5–015–8
April Sam Houston StateCougar Field • Houston, Texas1–016–8
Postseason (5–3)
District 6 playoff (2–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 16 Texas Cougar Field • Houston, Texas11–817–8
May 18at Texas Clark FieldAustin, Texas 1–517–9
May 19TexasCougar Field • Houston, Texas4–318–9
1967 College World Series (3–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 12vs Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–1218–10
June 13vs Ohio State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–619–10
June 14vs Boston College Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–220–10
June 16vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–021–10
June 18vs Arizona StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–1121–11
Schedule source: [1]

Awards and honors

Ike Lucas
Tom Paciorek

References

  1. "2018 Houston Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 16, 2019.