April 18, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - With the threat of rain in the area growing later in the evening, the University of Houston baseball team's starting time for Friday's series opener at Conference USA rival UAB was moved up to 5 p.m., head coach Rayner Noble announced Friday morning.

The game was originally scheduled for 7 p.m., but heavy rain was expected to hit the Birmingham area later in the evening, prompting Noble, UAB head coach Brian Shoop and the three-man umpiring crew to move the game up two hours.

Sophomore southpaw Wes Musick will start Friday's game for the Cougars and be opposed by UAB junior righthander James Oliver.

As of 11:20 a.m., Friday, the starting times for the final two games of the series remains the same. The series continues at 2 p.m, Saturday before wrapping up at noon, Sunday.

Fans should check UHCougars.com for further changes due to the weather.

Cougar Baseball games can be heard live on UHCougars.com with Jeremy Branham and Pat Cauley calling all the action. The pregame show is slated to begin about 15 minutes before first pitch.

Fans always can follow live stats by clicking on the "Gametracker" link on the front page of UHCougars.com or on the "Schedule and Results" page off the Baseball main page.