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PO S T S E A S ON
2015 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
• Two College World Series Appearances • Four NCAA Super Regional Berths - last in 2014 • 20 NCAA Regional Appearances • Eight Conference Titles • Five Conference Tournament Titles • 13 seasons of 40 wins or more (2014 & 2015)
SUCCESS
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• 11 USA Baseball National Team members • 144 Selections in MLB Draft • 23 NCAA All-America Honorees • 17 FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA HONOREES • Four Conference Player of the Year Selections • One National Player of the Year - Brad Lincoln
IN T HE DR A F T
C OUG A R S
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PLAYERS TAKEN IN FIRST ROUND
OF LAST 18 YEARS A COUGAR HAS BEEN SELECTED
COUGARS IN MAJOR LEAGUES COUGARS SELECTED IN MLB’S TOP 10 ROUNDS
144
COUGARS TAKEN ALL-TIME IN MLB DRAFT
Michael Bourn ‘03
HOUSTON BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUERS Brad Lincoln Garrett Mock Rob Johnson Ryan Wagner Michael Bourn Jesse Crain Chris Snyder Jeff Banister Steve Cummings Mike Walker Anthony Young Shane Nance Matt Beech Jason McDonald Chris Tremie
Vaughn Eshelman Scott Sheldon Ben Weber Woody Williams Tom Paciorek Gary Weiss Doug Drabek Donnie Joseph
2015 SUCCESS
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• 43-20 overall record … Back-to-back 40-win seasons (2015 - 43; 2014 - 48) • Finished year ranked No. 18 in the nation - second straight Top 20 finish for Houston • Won the American Athletic Conference regular-season title - first league title since 2002 • Was honored as the No. 1 seed and hosted an NCAA Regional at Cougar Field - first since 2000 • 26-8 home record at Cougar Field … most home wins since the current Cougar Field was established in 1995 • Notched a 16-8 conference record - most conference wins since 2006 • Cougar Field notched program-record attendance numbers, averaging 1,832 fans per game.
2015 SUCCESS
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• Won the Silver Glove Series for the second straight year over Rice - first ever back-to-back wins • Tallied eight shutouts, five weekend sweeps and won its final six conference series of the year • Freshman Seth Romero was tabbed the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and a Freshman All-American • Seven Cougars were named to the American Athletic Conference Teams • Pitching staff finished Top 10 in the nation in four categories (ERA, WHIP, shutouts, K-BB ratio) • Eight Cougars were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft - the most since 11 in 2000 • Seth Romero led the conference with a 1.94 ERA, while Andrew Lantrip led in strikeouts at 115 and innings pitching with 113.1 logged
2014 SUCCESS
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• 48-18 overall record … 48 wins ties the program win record (last coming 2002, 2000) • Won its first conference tournament title (American Athletic Conference Championship) with win over Louisville since 2008 • Won the Baton Rouge Regional with back-to-back wins on the road at LSU … fourth NCAA Regional Championship win in program history – first since 2003 • 25-8 home record at Cougar Field … most home wins since the current Cougar Field was established in 1995 • 27-5 non-conference, regular-season record … most non-conf, reg.-season wins since 27 in 2002 • Opened 2014 with a 9-0 mark – best start since a 10-0 mark in 1993 • Swept the first four weekend home series – a first in program history to accomplish that feat
2014 SUCCESS
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• No. 1 non-conference RPI in the nation • Swept Rice in three games for the first time since 1991 – Claimed the Silver Glove trophy … first since 2000 • 40-0 this season when leading after the eighth inning • 9 shutouts as a pitching staff – most since 12 in 1991 • Ranked among the nation’s Top 15 during the final 11 weeks of the season, polling in as high as No. 5 (week before Super Regional by NCBWA) … No. 5 ranking is the highest ranking by any poll since March 26, 2002 at No. 5 • Led the nation in ERA (2.04) and WHIP (1.00) following regular-season play • Nine Cougars earned All-Conference honors, led by freshman Andrew Lantrip with Rookie of the Year honors and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors • Sophomores Josh Vidales (American Championship Most Outstanding Player) and Kyle Survance (Baton Rouge Regional Most Outstanding Player) earned postseason accolades • Senior Chase Wellbrock broke Houston all-time saves record … totaling 12 in 2014 for 24 in his career
C OUG A R F IELD
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C OUG A R F IELD
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B ULLPEN
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With a Major League style look, the Houston home bullpen is equipped with three dirt mounds and field turf surface throughout. The bullpen area provides the Cougars with a short-game practice area, while being fully lit for night time practice and workouts.
INDOOR HI T T ING
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The Cougars can take advantage of one of the region’s top indoor hitting facilities, located along the west end of the stadium. The practice facility is designed to allow hitting, pitching and infield practice.
C LU B HOU S E
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C LU B HOU S E
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INDOOR F A C ILI T Y
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• $29.1 million, 220,000-square foot facility • Funds donated by alumni John and Rebecca Moores • Hall of Fame area • 120-yard AstroTurf indoor practice field • Indoor track, four indoor tennis courts, a hardwood basketball/volleyball court and two SportCourts
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Locker rooms for 13 Cougar athletics teams 16,500-square foot weight room State-of-the-art athletic training room Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) Meeting rooms and athletics department offices
S T RENG T H & C ONDI T IONING
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S POR T S MEDI C INE
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E Q UIPMEN T
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• NIKE • RAWLINGS
UNI F ORM S
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MEDI A E X PO S URE
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• Six local television affiliates covering all major networks • Houston Chronicle, largest daily newspaper in Texas; third largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in United States
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A MERI C A N A T HLE T I C C ON F EREN C E
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HOU S T ON C OLLEGE C L A S S I C
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Houston competes in the nation’s top college tournament, the College Classic, held every spring at Minute Maid Park -- home of the Houston Astros.
T R A DI T ION
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C A MPU S LI F E
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C A MPU S LI F E
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HOU S ING
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Everything you want and need in one place makes Cullen Oaks the best on campus. Enjoy the amenities including a state-of-the-art fitness center, basketball court, recreation center, study lounge, billiards table, foosball, barbeque grills, and much more.
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C O A C HING S T A F F
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HEAD COACH: TODD WHITTING
ASSISTANT COACH: TRIP COUCH ASSISTANT COACH: FRANK ANDERSON
HE A D C O A C H T ODD WHI T T ING
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9 @toddwhitting • 2016 will mark sixth year as head coach at Houston • Named head coach on July 1, 2010 • Was associate head coach at TCU for 7 years • Coached at Houston as an assistant for 8 years before going to TCU • Been in 15 NCAA regional tournaments, 6 super regional tournaments and one trip to the College World Series in his 19 years of coaching • Has coached over 80 players that have been drafted • As recruiting coordinator, signed 4 classes that were ranked in the top 10 in the country • Has coached 16 Major League Players
HE A D C O A C H T ODD WHI T T ING
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What they are saying ... “I associate Todd with the greatest period in Houston baseball history, so obviously it made sense that UH went after him. He did a great job building TCU to what it is today with the constraints that it had being a private school. By putting Todd at UH where he doesn’t have those constraints, where he is working at a public school in an urban area with a lot of recruiting possibilities, I believe that Houston can succeed like a Texas or a Cal State Fullerton. Todd’s work in recruiting over the years speaks for itself. It’s an excellent hire for Houston, and it’s the best hire that they could have made.” -Kendall Rogers, D1Baseball “Coach Whitting is a great players’ coach who relates well to all his players. He was the main reason that I came to Houston when he recruited me. He is one of the top recruiters in the country and is going to bring outstanding players to UH.”
-2006 National Player of the Year and current MLB pitcher Brad Lincoln
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A S S T. C O A C H T RIP C OU C H
@TripCouch11
• 2016 will mark 12th Year at the University of Houston • Recruiting Coordinator • Scouted for the Arizona Diamondbacks for nine years • Also has coached at Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas • Member of TEAM USA coaching staff in 1999
A S S T. C O A C H F R A N K A NDER S ON
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• 2016 will mark 4th season at Houston • Coached pitching staff to four Top 10 rankings (ERA, K-BB ratio, shutouts, WHIP) in 2015 • Led nation in ERA during 2014 regular-season • Saw eight pitchers drafted in 2014 and 2015 • Coached American Rookies of the Year Seth Romero & Andrew Lantrip to All-America honors in 2014 and 2015 • Considered one of the top pitching coaches in the country AT OKLAHOMA STATE • Has 9 years of head coaching experience at Oklahoma State • Led Cowboys to 6 Regional appearances • Recorded 3 straight 41-win seasons (2006-08) • Led OSU to first Big 12 crown in program history in 2004 AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS • Served as pitching coach at the University of Texas from 2000-03 • Led UT to the 2002 National Title • Helped the Longhorns to 3 College World Series appearances AT TEXAS TECH • Spent 9 seasons (1990-99) as an assistant at Texas Tech prior to joining UT’s staff
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DIRE C T OR O F PL AYER DEVELOPMEN T RYA N S HO T Z B ERGER
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5th season at the University of Houston in 2016 Named Director of Player Development in 2014 Spent two seasons as assistant coach Coached a Johnny Bench Award winner (Bryan Holaday at TCU)
Has coached over 40 players that have been drafted Coached at TCU for 5 years prior to Houston Coached in Omaha in 2010
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S T RENG T H C O A C H LEE F IO C C HI
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• 4th year working with the Houston Baseball program • Certifications: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) & USA Weightlifting (USAW) • Founder and Director of Dynamic Sports Training • Worked under world-renowned performance specialist Pete Bommaritoat at Perfect Competition in Davie, Florida • Became the Director of Major League Baseball off-season training • Worked with numerous MLB stars including most notably Magglio Ordonez, Michael Bourn, Carl Crawford, Trevor Bauer • Also worked the 2007 & 2008 NFL Combine Prep strength program • Has trained over 30 MLB players, over 100 NFL players, and prepared over 100 for the NFL Combine • Graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a B.S. in physical education • Played football at EIU and helped team to bowl and conference championship wins as well as the program’s highest national ranking in 2001
MEN T A L T R A INING C O A C H B RI A N C A IN
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• Has been working with Houston Baseball since Fall 2010 • One of the world’s most sought after mental conditioning and peak performance coaches. • One of the top young motivational speakers and a #1 best selling inspirational author • Former high school teacher, coach and athletic director as well as college baseball coach and college adjunct professor of sport psychology • Cain works with over 40 NCAA schools all over the country helping them to become NCAA Champions • Comes to campus and trains coaches and athletes to specifically apply the most beneficial mental toughness training techniques and peak performance coaching to baseball • Spends anywhere from one to four full days at a time and comes to campus one to five times a year depending on your commitment to the mental conditioning program
T E A M NU T RIONI S T GLEND A B L A S K EY
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• Glenda Blaskey joined the University of Houston Department of Intercollegiate Athletics as its performance nutritionist in January 2014. • In that role, she is involved in nutrition education and program operations for all 17 athletics teams. She also assists with menu planning, food service operations, catering for team travel and pregame meals and assists with body composition testing and assessment for all student-athletes. • Before joining Houston, Blaskey worked for four years as a registered dietitian with NASA/Johnson Space Center. There, she planned and implemented wellness and health programs and events for employees and contractor personnel. • She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Angelo State in 2001, and earned her master’s degree in nutrition with a special concentration in sport/exercise nutrition and exercise physiology from Texas A&M in 2005.
OUR C I T Y
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• Fourth largest city in the nation
OUR C I T Y
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• Top attractions include Space Center Houston, the Houston Zoo, Downtown Aquarium, The Galleria, Moody Gardens • Home to the Houston Astros, Houston Texans and Houston Rockets • Leading city in energy, medicine and aerospace industries • More than 300 days of sunshine annually • Average high temperature in winter- 66 degrees
OUR UNIVER S I T Y
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• Tier One University, placing UH among institutions known for worldclass research, academic excellence, exceptional student body and the highest levels of innovation, creativity and scholastic achievement. • 560-acre campus abounds with parks, fountains, plazas, sculptures, trees and recreational fields. • Faculty members who hold the Nobel Peace Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, the National Medal of Science • More than 41,000 students attend 12 academic colleges and the multidisciplinary Honors College. • Offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors. • Awarded more than 250,000 degrees with approx. 80 percent of alumni remaining in the Houston metropolitan area. • Founded in 1927
OUR UNIVER S I T Y
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• In January 2011, the University of Houston joined the ranks of the top research universities in the nation with the announcement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that placed UH in its top category of research universities. • The designation makes the University of Houston one of only three public Carnegie-designated Tier One research universities in Texas, along with the University of Texas and Texas A&M. • A Tier One university provides a nationally competitive learning environment for its students. We know that even though our graduates work in the Houston region, they compete in the global marketplace and, therefore, their skill set needs to be globally competitive. A Tier One university provides greater opportunities for students to work with world-class faculty in nationally ranked programs and engage in cutting-edge research and learning. Consequently, their degrees have a brand that is nationally recognized and globally respected.
TIER ONE UNIVERSITY
A C A DEMI C S
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• Achieved highest cumulative GPA in program history in 2014-15 with a 3.09 grade point average as a team. • 24 student athletes carried a 3.0 or higher overall gpa (as of Spring ‘15). • Notched a 2.97 in spring 2015 - fourth highest in-season GPA ever. • 100% of the 2015 team landed in good academic standing. • Tutors provided for all players when needed • Full time academic support staff led by Lori Selzer • Tier One University - only three in Texas • Cougar Pride Leadership Program • Academic Center includes student-athlete only computer labs, large classroom and breakout study rooms for small group projects
S UMMER B A LL
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Houston has been well represented on Team USA: Seth Romero (2015 - Collegiate), Jake Lemoine (2014 - Collegiate), Michael Bourn (2006 – Olympic), Rob Johnson (2005 – World Cup), Jesse Crain (2003 – Olympic), Brad Sullivan (2002 – Collegiate), Chris Snyder (2001 – Collegiate), Shane Nance (1999 – Collegiate), Kyle Crowell (1999 – Collegiate), Shane Nance (1998 – Collegiate), while current Houston assistant coach Trip Couch was a part of the Collegiate National Team coaching staff in 1999.
University of Houston players play summer ball all across the country in some of the nation’s top leagues: Cape Cod, Coastal Plain, Northwoods and Alaska.
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