Houston Rallies Past Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Doubleheader Opener

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Antonelli Savattere hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday, lifting Houston to a 6-5 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Cougars, who improved to 10-5, erased a four-run deficit. Xavier Perez went 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Starter Kendall Hoffman allowed three hits and two earned runs over seven innings for Houston.

The Golden Lions fell to 5-12 despite home runs from Konner Giddley and Zach Wieder, who each drove in two runs. Houston collected 11 hits to Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s six.