The 2011 season was the dawning of a new era of Houston Cougar baseball. Long-time skipper Rayner Noble had been let go after 526 wins and eight regional appearances in his 16 seasons at the helm.

In came Todd Whitting. A former assistant under Noble at UH, Whitting had most recently been an assistant under Jim Schlossnagle at TCU.

While few doubt that the future is bright for the program, they took their share of lumps in 2011 in their first season under Whitting. Their final record was 27-32 and often times their lack of depth was a glaring weakness.

It wasn't all bad, though. Faced with a thin pitching staff and an offense whose power was sapped thanks to the BBCOR bats, the Cougars were forced to fight to stay compe...

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