Houston's Ethan Williamson is congratulated by teammates, from left, Quinton Alston (3), Lucas Cooperman (9) and Eli Smith (10) after scoring in the second inning Monday.

Senior Eli Smith struck out a career-best 13 batters, including the final four he faced, to lead the Houston Tigers to a 3-1 season-opening victory Monday against Salem.

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