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Relievers Shut Down Sam Houston
4/12/2022 9:44:00 PM | Baseball
Owls sweep series for the first time since 2016
Huntsville: Four Rice relievers combined to toss 6.1 shutout innings while striking out 10 to lead Rice to a 5-1 win over Sam Houston on Tuesday night and give the Owls the first sweep of the season series since 2016.
The Details: Rice gave starter Mark Perkins an early lead as the Owls struck for a pair of runs in the opening frame as Aaron Smigelski drove in Jack Riedel and Guy Garibay Jr. with a one-out double. Riedel doubled to open the game and extend his hitting streak to nine games and Garibay followed with a walk. Perkins escaped a jam in the second when he loaded the bases with one out. Smigelski fielded a ground ball to retire the batter and then threw to Hal Hughes for an inning-ending double play. David Shaw came on in relief of Perkins with two outs in the third after Sam Houston halved the Owls lead on a double by Justin Wishkoski. Facing Carlos Contreras, who leads the nation with 59 RBI and is third with a .440 average with the tying run at second, Shaw worked ahead in the count and then retired him on a fly to center. Becker doubled in the fourth and scored on a wild pitch to give the Owls some breathing room while Shaw and Roel Garcia held the Bearkats off the board. Hal Hughes gave the Owls insurance with a two-run double in the top of the eighth and Brandon Deskins worked a scoreless eighth to turn the game over to Matthew Linskey, who struck out the side in the ninth.
Notable:
The Details: Rice gave starter Mark Perkins an early lead as the Owls struck for a pair of runs in the opening frame as Aaron Smigelski drove in Jack Riedel and Guy Garibay Jr. with a one-out double. Riedel doubled to open the game and extend his hitting streak to nine games and Garibay followed with a walk. Perkins escaped a jam in the second when he loaded the bases with one out. Smigelski fielded a ground ball to retire the batter and then threw to Hal Hughes for an inning-ending double play. David Shaw came on in relief of Perkins with two outs in the third after Sam Houston halved the Owls lead on a double by Justin Wishkoski. Facing Carlos Contreras, who leads the nation with 59 RBI and is third with a .440 average with the tying run at second, Shaw worked ahead in the count and then retired him on a fly to center. Becker doubled in the fourth and scored on a wild pitch to give the Owls some breathing room while Shaw and Roel Garcia held the Bearkats off the board. Hal Hughes gave the Owls insurance with a two-run double in the top of the eighth and Brandon Deskins worked a scoreless eighth to turn the game over to Matthew Linskey, who struck out the side in the ninth.
Notable:
- Rice swept the season series from Sam Houston for the first time since 2016 and improved to 5-4 in midweek games this season.
- The win snapped a four-game losing streak on the road for the Owls.
- Shaw was credited with his first career win, striking out a career-high four over a career- best 2.1 innings.
- Linskey has now struck out 37 batters in his first 14 appearances (15.2 innings).
- Becker tied his career-high with three hits.
- Smigelski's first-inning double was his fourth two-bagger in the last five games.
- Jack Riedel's leadoff double extended his hitting streak to nine games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shaw, David (1-0)
L: Hewitt, Logan (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Riedel, Jack 1 ; Smigelski, Aaron 1 ; Becker, Nathan 1 ; Hughes, Hal 1
RBI: Smigelski, Aaron 2 ; Hughes, Hal 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Riedel, Jack 1 ; Garibay Jr., Guy 1 ; Bulman, Austin 1 ; Becker, Nathan 2
HBP: Bulman, Austin 1
Batting:
2B: Wishkoski, Justin 1
RBI: Wishkoski, Justin 1
SH: Autrey, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brewster, Lane 1
SB: Jefferson, Myles 1
Game Leaders
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