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.
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.
With the game tied at 2-2, the Cougars broke the game open with a seven-run third.
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.
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.
Jared Robinson earned the win after pitching 6 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Andrew Lantrip.
Parker Bugg took the loss after giving up four runs over 2 1/3 innings in relief of Alden Cartwright.
The Cougars will play Texas in a three-game series with a trip to the College World Series on the line.
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