Trey Cumbie, Houston (UH photo)

Fall Report: Houston

Houston knows how to host a regional. Now, the Cougars hope to soon take the next step after falling just short of a super-regional appearance last season.

The Cougars put together an impressive regular season campaign that ended with an American Athletic Conference championship. Unfortunately, they hosted arguably the most difficult regional with red-hot Iowa, Baylor and Texas A&M as opponents. The Cougars dropped the first game of the regional against Iowa, but stormed back to reach the tournament title game, where they dropped a late-inning heartbreaker to the Aggies.

That setback has set the stage for a charged fall[…]