Tuesday, March 19
Houston, TX
6:30 p.m.
Rice University
at
Houston
Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
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Teams meet Tuesday and Wednesday
Closer to Home
After traveling nearly 5,000 miles to play four games, Rice is in the midst of an eight-game stretch of games within the city of Houston that will involve less than 25 miles of travel. The Owls opened the slate with a three-game series against Houston Christian, followed by a home-and-home with Houston to open the 2024 Silver Glove series. It concludes with the Owls AAC debut by hosting Tulane on March 22-24.
Watch ESPN+
Listen: Online / Varsity Network
Live Stats: Tuesday: StatBroadcast / Wednesday: Sidearm
Full Game Notes: RiceOwls.com
On the Air
J.P. Heath returns for his 16th season behind the mic full-time with the conclusion of the men's basketball season. Tuesday's game at Houston will be on BigXII/ESPN+ Now with Garrett Jones and Chris Kelley calling the action. Wednesday's home game on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen and Enrique Cruz in the booth.
Pitching Matchups
Tuesday: RHP Robert Fernandez (0-1, 6.30/1.60) vs. TBA
Wednesday: RHP Tucker Alch (0-0, 0.00/1.00) vs. TBA
Silver Glove Series
Rice and Houston began competing for the Silver Glove in 1998 and Rice has won the series in 18 of the previous 25 seasons while posting 62-33 record. The series has seen 34 of the 95 games decided by two runs or less, with Rice holding a 22-12 advantage. There have been 14 Silver Glove shutouts (Rice 9, Houston 4) with the most recent a 1-0 Cougar win at home on 4/10/18. After Houston left Conference USA prior to 2014, the three-game series had been played with home games on each campus and the final game at Constellation Field through 2019. The series returned solely to each campus in 2022 when the Houston Astros purchased the Sugarland Skeeters franchise to use as the home base for their Triple-A team.
All-Silver Glovers
Five current Owls have been named to the All-Silver Glove team in their careers, including Jack Riedel, who has been named in each of the last two years. Parker Smith and Manny Garza joined Riedel on the team in 2022 while Pierce Gallo and Ben Royo join him are returners from the 2023 team. The team is selected in a vote by members of the media after the series.
Doubling Up the Outs
The Owls lead the AAC and rank fifth nationally with 22 double plays in the first 19 games. They rank seventh nationally with 1.16 per game. They finished 199th in the nation last year with 33 twin killings and 230th overall with an average of .57 per game. The last time the Owls averaged more than a double play per game was 2013 when they turned 69 in 66 games (1.08). They ranked sixth nationally in total double plays that year and 10th in average per game.
In the AAC Stats
Jack Riedel is tied for 3rd in the AAC with six home runs, ranks fourth with .32 homers per game, and is fifth with 49 total bases... Nathan Becker tied for fourth with 17 walks and seven doubles and is fifth with .89 walks per game... J.D. McCracken is third with 30 innings and ninth with 31 strikeouts... Davion Hickson is tied for fourth with three saves... Manny Garza leads the AAC with seven runners caught stealing and is third with 166 total chances... Treyton Rank leads the AAC with 18 double plays.
After traveling nearly 5,000 miles to play four games, Rice is in the midst of an eight-game stretch of games within the city of Houston that will involve less than 25 miles of travel. The Owls opened the slate with a three-game series against Houston Christian, followed by a home-and-home with Houston to open the 2024 Silver Glove series. It concludes with the Owls AAC debut by hosting Tulane on March 22-24.
Watch ESPN+
Listen: Online / Varsity Network
Live Stats: Tuesday: StatBroadcast / Wednesday: Sidearm
Full Game Notes: RiceOwls.com
On the Air
J.P. Heath returns for his 16th season behind the mic full-time with the conclusion of the men's basketball season. Tuesday's game at Houston will be on BigXII/ESPN+ Now with Garrett Jones and Chris Kelley calling the action. Wednesday's home game on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen and Enrique Cruz in the booth.
Pitching Matchups
Tuesday: RHP Robert Fernandez (0-1, 6.30/1.60) vs. TBA
Wednesday: RHP Tucker Alch (0-0, 0.00/1.00) vs. TBA
Silver Glove Series
Rice and Houston began competing for the Silver Glove in 1998 and Rice has won the series in 18 of the previous 25 seasons while posting 62-33 record. The series has seen 34 of the 95 games decided by two runs or less, with Rice holding a 22-12 advantage. There have been 14 Silver Glove shutouts (Rice 9, Houston 4) with the most recent a 1-0 Cougar win at home on 4/10/18. After Houston left Conference USA prior to 2014, the three-game series had been played with home games on each campus and the final game at Constellation Field through 2019. The series returned solely to each campus in 2022 when the Houston Astros purchased the Sugarland Skeeters franchise to use as the home base for their Triple-A team.
All-Silver Glovers
Five current Owls have been named to the All-Silver Glove team in their careers, including Jack Riedel, who has been named in each of the last two years. Parker Smith and Manny Garza joined Riedel on the team in 2022 while Pierce Gallo and Ben Royo join him are returners from the 2023 team. The team is selected in a vote by members of the media after the series.
Doubling Up the Outs
The Owls lead the AAC and rank fifth nationally with 22 double plays in the first 19 games. They rank seventh nationally with 1.16 per game. They finished 199th in the nation last year with 33 twin killings and 230th overall with an average of .57 per game. The last time the Owls averaged more than a double play per game was 2013 when they turned 69 in 66 games (1.08). They ranked sixth nationally in total double plays that year and 10th in average per game.
In the AAC Stats
Jack Riedel is tied for 3rd in the AAC with six home runs, ranks fourth with .32 homers per game, and is fifth with 49 total bases... Nathan Becker tied for fourth with 17 walks and seven doubles and is fifth with .89 walks per game... J.D. McCracken is third with 30 innings and ninth with 31 strikeouts... Davion Hickson is tied for fourth with three saves... Manny Garza leads the AAC with seven runners caught stealing and is third with 166 total chances... Treyton Rank leads the AAC with 18 double plays.
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