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Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Rice Blanks Charlotte 6-0 In Rain-Shortened Series Finale
5/16/2021 3:03:00 PM | Baseball
Owls Close Out Season Tuesday Night At Texas
HOUSTON, Texas — After the Rice baseball team jumped on the scoreboard for six runs in the bottom of the first inning, inclement weather in the Houston area forced an early conclusion to Sunday's Conference USA contest vs. Charlotte making the 6-0 score after 4.5 innings stand as the final outcome.
Official Game
The game entered a lightning/weather delay in the bottom of the fifth inning with the Owls batting and holding a 6-0 lead. The teams were not able to return to the field for the remainder of the day. Charlotte completed its five offensive innings, making it an official league game.
For The Record
Rice improved to 23-29-1 overall and 11-20-1 in C-USA games. Charlotte is now 37-18 on the season and 24-8 in conference.
'Rice' & Shine
Keeping a watchful eye that an inclement weather system was approaching the Houston area, Rice dutifully moved the game from its originally scheduled 12 noon start and had the first pitch at 10:33 am. The game went into the weather delay at 12:17 pm.
A Grand Slam Breakfast!
Early morning hours or not, Rice was quick to light up the scoreboard. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning freshman designated hitter Nathan Becker beat a shifting Charlotte defense with a hard single to an open left side of the infield.
Two runs were in, but the Owls weren't quite finished. Freshman Guy Garibay drew a walk to reload the bases, this time for graduate transfer Hal Hughes. Hughes launched the first pitch he saw over the wall in left for a grand slam home run. His third round-tripper of the year extended the Rice lead to 6-0 after just one inning.
Alex The Great
Though not as flashy as the grand slam blast, senior pitcher Alex DeLeon ended up posting a sound and solid outing in his first start of the year. The right-hander from Lago Vista, Texas, scattered three singles and a walk and struck out two while pitching a season-long 5.0 scoreless innings. A reward for the steady mound work when his team needed him is that DeLeon officially gets credit for a pitching complete game shutout.
News & Notes
* Rice and the No. 18 ranked 49ers split the four-game weekend series 2-2.
* As a team the Owls hit .304 with five home runs for the four games. Senior Braden Comeaux went 6-for-13 (.462) with a .588 on-base percentage.
* The Owls' pitching staff has posted six shutouts this season.
* Rice is now 12-7 in its all-time series vs. Charlotte.
* A total of 14 Rice seniors, including some who did not get to have a game day presentation a year ago when the season was canceled due to Covid-19, were recognized in a pregame ceremony.
Official Game
The game entered a lightning/weather delay in the bottom of the fifth inning with the Owls batting and holding a 6-0 lead. The teams were not able to return to the field for the remainder of the day. Charlotte completed its five offensive innings, making it an official league game.
For The Record
Rice improved to 23-29-1 overall and 11-20-1 in C-USA games. Charlotte is now 37-18 on the season and 24-8 in conference.
'Rice' & Shine
Keeping a watchful eye that an inclement weather system was approaching the Houston area, Rice dutifully moved the game from its originally scheduled 12 noon start and had the first pitch at 10:33 am. The game went into the weather delay at 12:17 pm.
A Grand Slam Breakfast!
Early morning hours or not, Rice was quick to light up the scoreboard. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning freshman designated hitter Nathan Becker beat a shifting Charlotte defense with a hard single to an open left side of the infield.
Two runs were in, but the Owls weren't quite finished. Freshman Guy Garibay drew a walk to reload the bases, this time for graduate transfer Hal Hughes. Hughes launched the first pitch he saw over the wall in left for a grand slam home run. His third round-tripper of the year extended the Rice lead to 6-0 after just one inning.
Alex The Great
Though not as flashy as the grand slam blast, senior pitcher Alex DeLeon ended up posting a sound and solid outing in his first start of the year. The right-hander from Lago Vista, Texas, scattered three singles and a walk and struck out two while pitching a season-long 5.0 scoreless innings. A reward for the steady mound work when his team needed him is that DeLeon officially gets credit for a pitching complete game shutout.
News & Notes
* Rice and the No. 18 ranked 49ers split the four-game weekend series 2-2.
* As a team the Owls hit .304 with five home runs for the four games. Senior Braden Comeaux went 6-for-13 (.462) with a .588 on-base percentage.
* The Owls' pitching staff has posted six shutouts this season.
* Rice is now 12-7 in its all-time series vs. Charlotte.
* A total of 14 Rice seniors, including some who did not get to have a game day presentation a year ago when the season was canceled due to Covid-19, were recognized in a pregame ceremony.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DeLeon, Alex (2-0)
L: Trae Starnes (3-2)
Base Running:
PO: LuJames Groover III 1
Batting:
2B: Becker, Nathan 1
HR: Hughes, Hal 1
RBI: Becker, Nathan 2 ; Hughes, Hal 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Gneiting, Bradley 1 ; Bulman, Austin 1 ; Karp, Will 1 ; Becker, Nathan 1 ; Garibay Jr., Guy 1 ; Hughes, Hal 1
SB: Karp, Will 1
HBP: Garibay Jr., Guy 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
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R
1
H
1
RBI
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