Cougars Beat Podcast

Hosts 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 leadership of another former Cougar, David Pierce.

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Hosts 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 bracket with a 7-6 win. Listen, 20 years later, to recollections about that game, but also that great season in Cougars history.

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Hosts 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 honoring the 2000 team.

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Hosts 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 baseball life, that 2000 team from top to bottom, his experience in professional baseball, and more. Thank you to Nick's Place on Westheimer at Rocky Ridge for hosting us and allowing us plenty of space to record with Kyle.

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Hosts 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 baseball communications duties and he shares his memories from Houston at that time.

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Host Gerald Sanchez talks with Trip Couch, long time assistant/recruiting coordinator for the Cougars. Couch also spent time as a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks and was instrumental in the team drafting and signing Paul Goldschmidt. Couch is currently an assistant coach at South Carolina.

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Host Gerald Sanchez talks with Butch Ghutzman, former Houston Cougars assistant baseball coach and also the recruiting coordinator for Bill Yeoman and the football team, 1975-1980.

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Hosts 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 Roegels Barbecue for allowing us the time and space to record with Freddy.

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Hosts Gerald Sanchez and Steve Parkhurst talk with former Cougars infielder and current manager in the Washington Nationals organization, Ralph "Rocket" Wheeler, the original Rocket.

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Host Gerald Sanchez talks with former Cougars pitcher Mo Wiley about his days as a Cougar and his time in the Cincinnati Reds system.

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