Rice University
3-6
Prairie View A&M
1-7
Owls Defeat Prairie View 25-5
2/27/2019 11:41:00 PM | Baseball
Four Home Runs, With Two Grand Slams, Highlight 25-Hit Night
Rice was out of the starting gate early on the way to the program's biggest single-game run total since 2010. In the bottom of the first inning designated hitter Rodrigo Duluc made his first at bat of the season a memorable one by blasting a grand slam homer for his first collegiate hit. After a four-run first, the Owls added two in both the second and third innings with single runs in the fourth and fifth to build a 10-2 advantage.
The Owls then sent 17 men to the plate in the seventh for an eye-opening 13 runs, tying for the most Rice has ever scored in one inning in school history. The inning featured the team's second grand slam of the night, by Trei Cruz which was already his second slam of the young season. Senior Andrew Dunlap knocked a three-run homer to go along with a three-run double for six RBI in the inning. Dunlap and Bradley Gneiting shared the team lead with five hits. Seven different Owls had two or more hits in the contest.
Almost lost in all the offensive fireworks was a sound and solid starting pitching performance by sophomore Kel Bordwine. The right-hander fired a career-long 5.0 innings while allowing just five singles and no walks and tying a career-high with three strikeouts. He was charged with two runs, but both were unearned. A freshman trio Brandon Deskins, Dalton Wood and A.C. Plum also saw action on the night over the final four frames.
Rice's season opening nine-game homestand has come to a close, but the Owls are not leaving town just yet. The Owls next play three games downtown at Minute Maid Park in the annual Shriner's College Classic this weekend. The Blue & Gray meet longtime foes Texas State, Baylor and TCU, respectively, March 1-3. Rice and Texas State open the tournament action Friday at 11 a.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bordwine, Kel (1-1)
L: Brian Williams (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Tracy Warren 1
RBI: Mark Kirkland 1 ; Josh Wells 2 ; Tracy Warren 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Caleb Gilder 2 ; Xavier Jefferson 1 ; Evan McDonald 1 ; Josh Wells 1
SB: Caleb Gilder 1
Batting:
2B: Dunlap, Andrew 3 ; Beaulaurier, Aaron 1
HR: Cruz, Trei 1 ; Gneiting, Bradley 1 ; Dunlap, Andrew 1 ; Duluc, Rodrigo 1
RBI: Cruz, Trei 4 ; Gneiting, Bradley 3 ; Comeaux, Braden 1 ; Russell, Daniel 1 ; Collins, Justin 1 ; Dunlap, Andrew 7 ; Duluc, Rodrigo 5 ; DiCaprio, Dominic 1 ; Beaulaurier, Aaron 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cruz, Trei 3 ; Gneiting, Bradley 2 ; Brewer, Khevin 1 ; Comeaux, Braden 3 ; Russell, Daniel 1 ; Collins, Justin 3 ; Dunlap, Andrew 4 ; Duluc, Rodrigo 2 ; DiCaprio, Dominic 1 ; Edwards, Cade 2 ; Beaulaurier, Aaron 3
SB: Gneiting, Bradley 1 ; Comeaux, Braden 1
HBP: Comeaux, Braden 1 ; Beaulaurier, Aaron 2
