UH topples No. 7 Cal State Fullerton

Seth Romero keeps throwing strikes. And opposing teams keep swinging and missing.

Romero struck out 10 over eight innings Friday night, and was backed by early run support in a 7-4 win over No. 7 Cal State Fullerton at Schroeder Park.

“His mound presence was as good as I’ve ever seen him have,” UH coach Todd Whitting said.

Romero, a junior lefthander projected as a first round pick in this summer’s MLB draft, notched his third consecutive start with double-digit strikeouts. He entered the game fifth nationally in strikeouts and increased his total to 34 in just 192⁄3 innings.

The Nos. 6-9 spot in the UH lineup accounted for five of the Cougars’ seven hits. Freshman Landon Etzel went 2-for-3.

HOUSTON BAPTIST SPLITS

Houston Baptist’s Spencer Halloran went a combined 7-for-9 as the Huskies overpowered LIU-Brooklyn 11-5 in the second game of a nonconference doubleheader at Husky Field after losing the opener 4-2 in 10 innings.

TEXAS 4, STANFORD 0

Nolan Kingham tossed seven scoreless innings and teamed up with reliever Beau Ridgeway on a three-hitter, Zane Gurwitz went 2-for-4 with a home run, and the Longhorns (7-2) earned their first shutout of the season en route to defeating the No. 22 Cardinal in Palo Alto, Calif.

TEXAS SOUTHERN 11 SOUTHERN 1

O.J. Oloruntimi had a grand slam and drove in five runs to power the Tigers TSU (1-9, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) to an easy seven-inning victory over the Jaguars at MacGregor Park.