Houston Cougars baseball statistical leaders

The Houston Cougars baseball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Houston Cougars baseball program in various categories, including batting average, home runs, runs batted in, runs, hits, stolen bases, ERA, and Strikeouts. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Cougars represent the University of Houston in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference. ^[1]

Houston began competing in intercollegiate baseball in 1947. ^[1] These lists are updated through the end of the 2025 season.

Batting Average

Career (min. 2 years played, 2 AB for each team game) Rk Player AVG Seasons 1 Corky Swindell .3753 1982 1983 2 Tom Paciorek .3746 1966 1967 1968 3 Keith Darter .372 1989 1990 4 Jarrod Bitter .368 1998 1999 2000 5 Ike Lucas .359 1965 1966 1967 6 Shane Buteaux .357 1993 1994 7 Ricky Freeman .354 1991 1992 1993 1994 8 Justin Murray .353 [2] 2023 2024 9 Mark Grimes .352 1984 1985 10 Fred Hinojosa .349 1987 1988 1989 1990

Season (min. 2 AB for each team game) Rk Player AVG Season 1 Tom Paciorek .435 1967 2 Goefrey Tomlinson .427 1997 3 Corky Swindell .422 1983 4 Fred Hinojosa .412 1988 5 Mike Minturn .408 1981 6 Steve Kovar .404 1977 7 Jerry Willeford .403 1976 8 Dustin Carr .399 1997 9 Ike Lucas .398 1965 10 J.J. Matzke .397 1993

Home Runs

Career Rk Player HR Seasons 1 Joe Davis 53 2016 2017 2018 2019 2 Pat Hewes 31 1985 1986 3 Ryan Hernandez 30 [3] 2020 2021 2022 J.P. Woodward 30 1999 2000 5 Chris Snyder 29 2000 2001 2002 6 Jarrod Bitter 27 1998 1999 2000 7 Brett Cooley 25 2002 2003 2004 Bruce Rios 25 1996 1997 1998 1999 9 Zach Arnold 23 [4] 2022 2023 Connor Wong 23 2015 2016 2017 Jake Stewart 23 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Season Rk Player HR Season 1 Pat Hewes 23 1986 2 Jake Scheiner 18 2017 Brett Cooley 18 2002 J.P. Woodward 18 1999 Joe Davis 18 2019 6 Cary Arbolida 17 [5] 2024 7 Matt Weston 16 2006 Omar Brewer 16 1987 Goefrey Tomlinson 16 1997 Mark Grimes 16 1985

Single Game Rk Player HR Season Opponent 1 Ryan Hernandez 3 [6] 2021 UTA Connor Wong 3 2017 Tulane Jake Scheiner 3 2017 Alabama State Austin Gracey 3 2010 UTSA Jake Stewart 3 2008 UAB J.P. Woodward 3 1999 Louisville Mark Grimes 3 1985 Trinity

Runs Batted In

Career Rk Player RBI Seasons 1 Joe Davis 223 2016 2017 2018 2019 2 Bruce Rios 160 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 Jarrod Bitter 150 1998 1999 2000 4 Caleb Ramsey 144 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Brandon Caraway 143 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Dustin Kingsbury 137 2004 2005 2006 2007 Fred Hinojosa 137 1987 1988 1989 1990 8 Eric Lee 132 1997 1998 1999 2000 9 Hyung Cho 130 2001 2002 2003 10 Chris Snyder 129 2000 2001 2002

Season Rk Player RBI Season 1 Chris Snyder 71 2002 2 Bryan Pounds 67 2008 Goefrey Tomlinson 67 1997 Lonnie Walker 67 1987 5 Hyung Cho 66 2003 J.P. Woodward 66 1999 7 Jake Scheiner 64 2017 8 Joe Davis 62 2018 Pat Hewes 62 1986 10 Tyson Schweitzer 61 2000

Single Game Rk Player RBI Season Opponent 1 Bobby Hollas 9 1979 Northwestern State

Runs

Career Rk Player R Seasons 1 Brandon Caraway 238 1997 1998 1999 2000 2 Eric Lee 179 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Michael Bourn 167 2001 2002 2003 4 Jake Stewart 164 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 5 Dustin Carr 161 1994 1995 1996 1997 6 Phil Lewis 154 1990 1991 1992 1993 7 Connor Wong 152 2015 2016 2017 8 Zak Presley 149 2007 2008 2009 2010 9 Josh Vidales 148 2013 2014 2015 2016 Blake Kelso 148 2008 2009 2010

Season Rk Player R Season 1 Dustin Carr 80 1997 2 Jake Stewart 74 2008 Brandon Caraway 74 1998 Goefrey Tomlinson 74 1997 5 Brandon Caraway 72 1999 6 Michael Bourn 68 2002 John Altobelli 68 1985 8 Dominic Hernandez 62 1996 9 Connor Wong 61 2017 Scott Keithley 61 1997

Single Game Rk Player R Season Opponent 1 8 players 5 Most recent: Kenneth Jimenez, 2025 vs. UT Arlington [7]

Hits

Career Rk Player H Seasons 1 Brandon Caraway 324 1997 1998 1999 2000 2 Joe Davis 288 2016 2017 2018 2019 3 Eric Lee 253 1997 1998 1999 2000 4 Zak Presley 244 2007 2008 2009 2010 Blake Kelso 244 2008 2009 2010 6 Caleb Ramsey 241 2008 2009 2010 2011 7 Phil Lewis 234 1990 1991 1992 1993 Justin Montemayor 234 2013 2014 2015 2016 9 Jake Stewart 232 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 Josh Vidales 230 2013 2014 2015 2016

Season Rk Player H Season 1 Dustin Carr 108 1997 2 Goefrey Tomlinson 106 1997 3 Brandon Caraway 97 1999 4 Hyung Cho 94 2003 5 Keith Darter 93 1990 6 Bryan Pounds 91 2008 7 Ryan Lormand 89 2008 8 Jarrod Bitter 88 1999 9 Jared Triolo 85 2018 Blake Kelso 85 2009 Jake Stewart 85 2008

Single Game Rk Player H Season Opponent 1 Frankie Ratcliff 6 2014 A&M-Corpus Christi

Stolen Bases

Career Rk Player SB Seasons 1 Brandon Caraway 94 1997 1998 1999 2000 2 Michael Bourn 90 2001 2002 2003 3 Kyle Survance 82 2013 2014 2015 4 David Vinson 71 1971 1972 1973 1974 5 Eric Lee 65 1997 1998 1999 2000 Zak Presley 65 2007 2008 2009 2010 7 Jake Stewart 57 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Phil Lewis 56 1990 1991 1992 1993 9 Dustin Carr 54 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Ryan Lormand 52 2007 2008 Landon Appling 52 2011 2012 2013 2014

Season Rk Player SB Season 1 Trey Williams 36 1969 2 Michael Bourn 35 2001 3 Shaun Skrehot 33 1997 4 Michael Bourn 32 2002 Thad Altman 32 1976 6 Kyle Survance 31 2015 Kyle Survance 31 2014 Tre Broussard 31 [8] 2025 9 Ryan Lormand 29 2008 10 Brandon Caraway 27 1999 Shane Buteaux 27 1994

Single Game Rk Player SB Season Opponent 1 David Vinson 6 1971 Northwestern State

Earned Run Average

Career (min. 2 years played, 1 IP for each team game) Rk Player ERA Seasons 1 Bob Peters 1.86 1959 1960 1961 1962 2 Rick Brewer 2.00 1966 1967 3 Aaron Fletcher 2.06 2015 2016 2017 2018 4 Jimmy McGee 2.13 1962 1963 1964 5 Dickie Thompson 2.23 1956 1957 1958 6 Tom Wenmoth 2.27 1964 1965 7 Trey Cumbie 2.45 2016 2017 2018 8 Jody Supak 2.46 1986 1987 9 Wayne Hill 2.55 1966 1967 1968

Season (min. 1 IP for each team game) Rk Player ERA Season 1 Tom Wenmoth 1.15 1964 2 Chase Wellbrock 1.1713 2014 3 Tyler Ford 1.1739 2014 4 Rayner Noble 1.31 1983 5 Bob Peters 1.39 1960 6 Dickie Thompson 1.54 1956 7 Larry Satcher 1.67 1966 8 Brad Lincoln 1.69 2006 9 Ronnie Zeller 1.70 1955 10 Rick Brewer 1.80 1967

Strikeouts

Career Rk Player K Seasons 1 Brad Sullivan 409 2001 2002 2003 2 Shane Nance 388 1997 1998 1999 2000 3 Brad Lincoln 293 2004 2005 2006 4 Seth Romero 290 2015 2016 2017 5 Kyle Crowell 238 1998 1999 2000 6 Johnny Hatcher 235 1970 1971 1972 1973 7 Trey Cumbie 234 2016 2017 2018 8 Andrew Lantrip 232 2014 2015 2016 9 Wes Musick 219 2006 2007 2008 2009 10 Tom Lukish 214 1977 1978 1979 1980

Season Rk Player K Season 1 Brad Sullivan 157 2002 2 Brad Sullivan 154 2003 3 Brad Lincoln 152 2006 4 Ryan Wagner 148 2003 5 Shane Nance 119 1999 6 Kyle Crowell 117 2000 7 Andrew Lantrip 115 2015 8 Seth Romero 113 2016 9 Trey Cumbie 110 2018 Antoine Jean 110 [9] 2025

Single Game Rk Player K Season Opponent 1 Brad Sullivan 16 2002 Memphis Brad Sullivan 16 2003 Saint Louis

References

1. "UH Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Houston. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
2. "Justin Murray". d1baseball.com.
3. "Ryan Hernandez". d1baseball.com.
4. "Zach Arnold". d1baseball.com.
5. "Cary Arbolida". d1baseball.com.
6. "UTA vs. Houston Box Score". utamavs.com. March 27, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
7. "Houston vs. UT Arlington Box Score". uhcougars.com. March 2, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
8. "Tre Broussard". d1baseball.com.
9. "Antoine Jean". d1baseball.com.