http://www.CougarsBeat.comenBaseballCopyright Cougars Beat Podcasthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2282ab2ca47347ce6d7a109ad7384d43.jpghttp://www.CougarsBeat.comMon, 24 Mar 2025 23:03:10 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastCougars Beat Podcaststeveparkhurst@gmail.comCougars Beat Podcast is a series of conversations about Houston Cougars baseball, past, present, and future. The podcast is hosted by Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-2022-media-day--48776580https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48776580Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:20:15 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHouston Athletics hosted a baseball media availability this week with head coach Todd Whitting, along with student-athletes Ryan Hernandez and Ian McMillan, to take questions from media members. Episode 37 of the podcast is a discussion of some...11952022,collegebaseball,gocoogs,houstoncougars,ianmcmillan,m64,mediaday,ncaa,ryanhernandez,toddwhittingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-36-tony-altobelli--48457808
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In the 1967 College World Series in Omaha, Rick went 2-0 on the mound, the last two victories for the Cougars program...16261966,1967,astrodome,baseball,collegebaseball,collegeworldseries,cws,gocoogs,houstoncougars,lovettehill,m64,ncaa,rhp,rickbrewerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-rayner-noble--46607210https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46607210Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:55:10 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Steve Parkhurst and Gerald Sanchez sat down in October of 2020 with Rayner Noble, former Houston Cougars player and Head Coach, and 2021 inductee into the University of Houston Hall of Honor. This wide-ranging conversation covers Noble's career...3907baseball,collegebaseball,cougars,cougarsbeat,geraldsanchez,gocoogs,hallofhonor,houston,m64,raynernoble,steveparkhurst,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-ben-sears--43937015https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43937015Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:25:07 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastCougars right-handed pitcher Ben Sears joins host Steve Parkhurst to discuss playing baseball for The Community College of Rhode Island, how he chose to attend UH, and how he pitched against the Longhorns. Ben also talks about his early baseball...1119baseball,bensears,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,gocoogs,houstoncougars,m64,pitcher,pitchingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-tyler-bielamowicz--43889000https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43889000Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:50:02 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHouston Cougars slugger Tyler Bielamowicz talks with host Steve Parkhurst about the 2020 and 2021 baseball seasons, including what went into preparing for 2021 after the shortened 2020 season. The two discuss how the local Cy Ranch kid decided to stay...798baseball,collegebaseball,cyranch,gocoogs,houstoncougars,m64,ncaa,tylerbielamowiczfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-steven-rivas--43862472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43862472Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:50:09 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHost Steve Parkhurst is joined by Steven Rivas, Houston Cougars outfielder. Steven talks about growing up around baseball in California, starting his college career at Long Beach State playing for the Dirtbags, then transferring to Southern Nevada. He...1041baseball,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,dirtbags,gocoogs,houston,houstoncougars,longbeachstate,m64,stevenrivasfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-devon-roedahl--43851611https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43851611Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:50:13 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHost Steve Parkhurst talks with Devon Roedahl, former Houston Cougars pitcher, and current pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Devon is about to begin his second spring training to prepare for his first full year of professional baseball. He...1649baseball,bostonredsox,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,devonroedahl,gocoogs,houston,houstoncougars,m64,mlb,ncaa,podcastfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28-derrick-cherry--43236532https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43236532Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:20:09 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHost Steve Parkhurst talks with Cougars pitcher and designated hitter, Derrick Cherry. Derrick is entering his third season at UH and is already in the 9th spot according to Perfect Game on their AAC MLB Draft Prospect list, along with being...16502019,2020,2021,baseball,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,derrickcherry,gocoogs,houston,houstoncougars,m64,ncaa,pitcher,steveparkhurstfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-27-2021-media-day--43169443https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43169443Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:12:00 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHouston Athletics hosted a baseball media availability Thursday for head coach Todd Whitting, along with student-athletes Ryan Hernandez and Derrick Cherry, to take questions from media members. Episode 27 of the podcast is a discussion of some...9552021,baseball,collegebaseball,derrickcherry,gocoogs,houston,m64,ncaa,ryanhernandez,schedule,toddwhittingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-ryan-hernandez--42890699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42890699Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:50:09 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHost Steve Parkhurst kicks off 2021 in an interview with Ryan Hernandez. Ryan returns to UH after a great campaign in 2020, stopped short because of the pandemic. Ryan has been selected for the American Athletic Conference Pre-Season All-Conference...15202021,aac,baseball,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,gocoogs,houston,houstoncougars,ncaa,ryanhernandez,steveparkhurst,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-brandon-caraway--41229145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41229145Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:30:16 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHost Gerald Sanchez talks with former Cougars INF/OF Brandon Caraway about his career at UH, including the 2000 Super Regional team.28452000,baseball,brandoncaraway,collegebaseball,cougarsbeatpodcast,gocoogs,houstoncougars,m64,stthomashighschool,superregional,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-joe-davis--40973648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40973648Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:40:16 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Steve Parkhurst and Gerald Sanchez talk with Joe Davis about his Cougars career. Joe is the all-time UH leader in home runs, extra-base hits, total bases, and RBI. Joe was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and he discusses his minor league career to...2873baseball,collegebaseball,houston,houstoncougars,joedavis,m64,ncaa,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-jerret-sykes--40499563https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40499563Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:58:44 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Steve Parkhurst and Gerald Sanchez have a conversation with Jerret Sykes, former Cougars left-hander who pitched from 1997-2000. Jerret was a spot-starter and a midweek starter on the 2000 Super Regional team. Jerret re-lives some of the key...38832000,baseball,collegebaseball,collegeworldseries,gocoogs,houstoncougars,jerretsykes,m64,ncaa,omaha,pitcherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-shane-nance--40436665https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40436665Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:13:27 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Steve Parkhurst and Gerald Sanchez talk with former Cougars pitcher Shane Nance. Nance led the Cougars with the lowest ERA in three of his four seasons. Shane still holds the UH record for career wins (32) and is a decorated Cougar. The lefty...32722000,arizonadiamondbacks,baseball,collegebaseball,collegeworldseries,gocoogs,houstoncougars,losangelesdodgers,m64,milwaukeebrewers,mlb,superregionalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-jarrod-bitter--40320415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40320415Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:25:20 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Steve Parkhurst and Gerald Sanchez talk with former Houston Cougars catcher Jarrod Bitter. Jarrod was behind the plate for the Cougars from 1998-2000, where he caught the great staff during the 2000 Super Regional run. Jarrod was also a big time...3246baseball,catcher,collegebaseball,cougars,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,houston,jarrodbitter,m64,ncaa,padresfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-sean-allen--40132805https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40132805Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:25:08 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst discuss the 2000 Super Regional team with the second baseman from that team, Sean Allen. Allen played at UH from 1998-2001 and was a coach on the team from 2002-2007. He is now coaching at UT under the...2555baseball,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,gocoogs,houstoncougars,m64,ncaa,seanallenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-j-p-woodward--40074227https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40074227Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:36:42 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst talk with former Cougars first baseman J.P. Woodward. On May 26, 2000, J.P. hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth of game 1 of the 2000 regional against Princeton to put the Cougars in the winners...2786baseball,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,gocoogs,houstoncougars,jpwoodward,m64,ncaafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-duncan-mcadoo--39947452https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39947452Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:09:10 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst talk with former Cougars RHP Duncan McAdoo. Duncan began at UH in 1997 and was an integral part of the 2000 super Regional team. McAdoo spent some time in the minors reaching AA. This is another in our series...26572000,baseball,cougars,duncanmcadoo,rhp,superregional,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-kyle-crowell--35672382https://api.spreaker.com/episode/35672382Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:29:23 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst sit down with former Friday night starter, Kyle Crowell. Kyle was a key member of the 1999 and 2000 teams, leading the Cougars to within a game of going to the College World Series in 2000. Kyle talks about his...36422000,baseball,collegebaseball,gocoogs,houston,houstoncougars,kylecrowell,m64,midlandrockhounds,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-todd-bell--35144838https://api.spreaker.com/episode/35144838Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:05:02 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst talk with former Cougars Sports Information Director (SID) Todd Bell. Todd arrived in Houston just in time to be the media contact for Andre Ware during his Heisman Trophy winning season. Todd then handled...1917andreware,baseball,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,gocoogs,houstoncougars,m64,toddbellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-freddy-hinojosa--31878265https://api.spreaker.com/episode/31878265Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:05:45 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst sit down with former Cougars catcher from 1987-1990, Freddy Hinojosa. Freddy held many UH offensive records by the time he left UH, and he remains in the top 10 of many categories 30 years later. Thank you to...2346baseball,collegebaseball,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,gocoogs,houstoncougars,m64,ncaa,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-ralph-rocket-wheeler--31360727https://api.spreaker.com/episode/31360727Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:50:09 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst talk with former Cougars infielder and current manager in the Washington Nationals organization, Ralph "Rocket" Wheeler, the original Rocket.2755baseball,cougars,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,houston,houstoncougars,ncaa,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-09-john-king--29218352https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29218352Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:05:19 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHost Gerald Sanchez talks with former Cougars lefty and current Texas Rangers pitcher, John King. Gerald also takes listeners back to 2002 in a brief recap of past Cougars baseball moments.1996baseball,cougars,cougarsbeat,cougarsbeatpodcast,houstoncougars,lhp,mlb,ncaa,pitcher,texasrangers,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-07-tom-paciorek-part-2--28563804https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28563804Fri, 29 May 2020 12:55:11 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst have a conversation with former Cougar and former major league ballplayer Tom Paciorek. Paciorek led the last Houston Cougars team that went to Omaha with a .435 batting average under coach Lovette Hill....2324baseball,cougars,cougarsbeatpodcast,cws,football,houston,mlb,omaha,paciorek,tompaciorek,uhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-06-tom-paciorek-part-1--28313371https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28313371Tue, 26 May 2020 12:50:14 +0000Cougars Beat PodcastHosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst have a conversation with former Cougar and former major league ballplayer Tom Paciorek. Paciorek led the last Houston Cougars team that went to Omaha with a .435 batting average under coach Lovette Hill....17461967,baseball,collegeworldseries,cougars,cougarsbeatpodcast,houston,ncaa,omaha,paciorek,rosenblattfalsefull