Houston's fourth head baseball coach, Lovette Hill broke this trend when taking over for the 1950 season.

The 1953 season was one of the team's most historic and winningest years as they made their first College World Series appearance.

Appearing in the finals of the 1967 College World Series against the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Cougars finished runner-up and with a #2 national ranking.

The team also began playing their home games at nearby Buffalo Stadium, before moving into an on-campus facility.

In 1987, the University of Houston hired Bragg Stockton[4] as head coach, and appeared in another NCAA Regional the same year.

After a brief stint of playing in Minor League Baseball, Noble returned to the University of Houston as an assistant coach under Stockton.

In 2004, the Cougars played San Diego State at Petco Park in front of 40,106, the largest college baseball crowd to date.

In March 2013, for the first time in seven years, with Whitting at the helm, the Cougars were ranked in the top twenty by Baseball America.

Houston's Cougar Field (now Schroeder Park) received substantial renovations at the end of the 2013 calendar year thanks to major donations from alumni and former players.

FieldTurf was installed to replace the natural grass and bullpens were upgraded, giving the stadium a nice makeover.

Riding the momentum of the 2013 season, the Cougars continued their success into 2014 and won the inaugural AAC conference tournament.