The Houston baseball team is 0-for-3 in opportunities for coach Brent Hall’s 300th career win.
The Tigers were shut out 8-0 at home Monday by Seymour. It was the first time they were blanked this season.
HHS (3-3) managed just two hits – a double from Alex Castleman and single by Devin Wallander – and five total baserunners.
Junior Jacob Koch, who was 2-0, suffered his first loss of the season. He gave up seven hits and five runs – four earned – in five innings. He struck out six and walked five.
Houston, which started the season 3-0, has lost three consecutive games. The Tigers play again Thursday at Salem.
BOX SCORE
| Seymour | 002 | 030 | 3 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston | 000 | 000 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 |
HOUSTON (ab-r-h-bi) – Alex Castleman 2b 3-0-1-0. Sterling Jackson 1b 3-0-0-0. Connor Wilson ss 3-0-0-0. Cody Allen c 2-0-0-0. Jacob Koch p 3-0-0-0. Trevor Mitchell dh 0-0-0-0. Devin Wallander lf 3-0-1-0. Braedin Groff 3b 2-0-0-0. Hunter Stilley cf 2-0-0-0. Totals 21-0-2-0.
2B: Castleman. SB: Mitchell.
| HOUSTON | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Koch, L (2-1) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |