Baton Rouge, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Ashford Fulmer went 3-for-3 with two RBI and Houston advanced in the NCAA Baseball Tournament with a 12-2 drubbing over LSU on Monday.<\/p>\n
Houston forced the winner-take-all game with a 5-4 win in 11 innings on Sunday and wasted little time jumping all over the Tigers with a Super Regional spot on the line.<\/p>\n
With the game tied at 2-2, the Cougars broke the game open with a seven-run third.<\/p>\n
Landon Appling started the scoring in the inning after he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Connor Hollis followed with a two-run double, then Fullmer added a run-scoring single to make it 6-2.<\/p>\n
Michael Pyeatt and Frankie Ratcliff each knocked in runs in the inning, and Houston added three more in the eighth as it won going away.<\/p>\n
Jared Robinson earned the win after pitching 6 1\/3 scoreless innings in relief of Andrew Lantrip.<\/p>\n
Parker Bugg took the loss after giving up four runs over 2 1\/3 innings in relief of Alden Cartwright.<\/p>\n
The Cougars will play Texas in a three-game series with a trip to the College World Series on the line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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