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Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Aggies Take 13-1 Win on Saturday
3/4/2023 10:22:00 PM | Baseball
Owls wrap up play at Minute Maid vs. TCU on Sunday
Minute Maid Park: Texas A&M jumped on Rice for 11 runs in the first three innings and never looked back on the way to a 13-1 win in seven innings at the Shriners Children's College Classic on Saturday night.
The Details: The 15th-ranked Aggies scored three in the first, added five in the second and three in the third and cruised home to the win. Rice put a pair of runners on in the second and loaded the bases with two outs in the third, but could not break through in the scoring column until down to the final out in the seventh. Christian Salazar, who picked up his first career hit leading off the third, slapped a single to center for his first multi-hit game. He came home to score on Jack Riedel's double off the Minute Maid scoreboard in left field. Reliever Mark Perkins shut out the Aggies over the final two frames.
Notes
• The Aggies and Owls met for only the third time at Minute Maid Park since 2011.
• Rice fell to 33-20 all-time at Minute Maid Park
• With their run in the seventh, the Owls avoided being shutout for the fourth time in their 53 games at Minute Maid.
• Pierce Gallo's first-inning single extended his hitting streak to nine games, the longest streak of his career.
• Riedel's double in the seventh extended his on-base streak to all 10 games this season.
• Drew Holderbach's double to lead off the second extended his on-base streak to 10 games.
• Graiden West made his first appearance of the season and his first start since 3/8/22 vs. Houston.
• Jacob Devenny made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning.
Next Up: The Owls close out the weekend taking on TCU at 3 p.m.
The Details: The 15th-ranked Aggies scored three in the first, added five in the second and three in the third and cruised home to the win. Rice put a pair of runners on in the second and loaded the bases with two outs in the third, but could not break through in the scoring column until down to the final out in the seventh. Christian Salazar, who picked up his first career hit leading off the third, slapped a single to center for his first multi-hit game. He came home to score on Jack Riedel's double off the Minute Maid scoreboard in left field. Reliever Mark Perkins shut out the Aggies over the final two frames.
Notes
• The Aggies and Owls met for only the third time at Minute Maid Park since 2011.
• Rice fell to 33-20 all-time at Minute Maid Park
• With their run in the seventh, the Owls avoided being shutout for the fourth time in their 53 games at Minute Maid.
• Pierce Gallo's first-inning single extended his hitting streak to nine games, the longest streak of his career.
• Riedel's double in the seventh extended his on-base streak to all 10 games this season.
• Drew Holderbach's double to lead off the second extended his on-base streak to 10 games.
• Graiden West made his first appearance of the season and his first start since 3/8/22 vs. Houston.
• Jacob Devenny made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning.
Next Up: The Owls close out the weekend taking on TCU at 3 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Troy Wansing (1-1)
L: Rodriguez, Mauricio (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Riedel, Jack 1 ; Holderbach, Drew 1
RBI: Riedel, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Salazar, Christian 1
Batting:
2B: Hunter Haas 2 ; Austin Bost 2
3B: Ryan Targac 1
RBI: Hunter Haas 2 ; Jack Moss 2 ; Austin Bost 1 ; Ryan Targac 3 ; Jace LaViolette 1 ; Kaeden Kent 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tab Tracy 3 ; Hunter Haas 3 ; Jack Moss 2 ; Austin Bost 3 ; Ryan Targac 1 ; Kasen Wells 1
HBP: Hunter Haas 1
Game Leaders
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