Tuesday, March 26
Huntsville, TX
6:30 p.m.
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Sam Houston Downs Rice, 6-2
3/26/2024 11:32:00 PM | Baseball
Owls open at Wichita State on Thursday
Huntsville: Sam Houston made the most of four singles, scoring six times in the middle three innings to take a 6-2 win over Rice and end the Owls' five-game winning streak in the series on Tuesday night.
The Details: Rice starter Robert Fernandez breezed through the hot-hitting Bearkat lineup, retiring the first 11 in a row after his teammates gave him a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Kyte McDonald led off the game with a single and Jack Riedel followed with a walk. They moved up 90 feet on a sacrifice bunt and McDonald came home on a ground out by Nathan Becker. Sam Houston tied it in the bottom of the fourth without the benefit of a hit. Fernandez allowed a two-out walk to Malachi Lott, who advanced to second on a stolen base. Fernandez struck out David Jeffery but he reached first when the strike was dropped and advanced to second on a wild throw to first that also allowed Lott to tie the game. The Bearkats took the lead with a pair of unearned runs in the fifth and added three in the sixth. Rice ended the scoring on an RBI single by Brendan Cumming in the ninth.
Up Next: With the upcoming Easter weekend, the Owls head to north tomorrow to open their first AAC road series at Wichita State. The series opens at 6 p.m. Thursday night, followed by an 11 a.m. Kids Day game on Friday and a noon finale on Saturday.
Notes:
The Details: Rice starter Robert Fernandez breezed through the hot-hitting Bearkat lineup, retiring the first 11 in a row after his teammates gave him a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Kyte McDonald led off the game with a single and Jack Riedel followed with a walk. They moved up 90 feet on a sacrifice bunt and McDonald came home on a ground out by Nathan Becker. Sam Houston tied it in the bottom of the fourth without the benefit of a hit. Fernandez allowed a two-out walk to Malachi Lott, who advanced to second on a stolen base. Fernandez struck out David Jeffery but he reached first when the strike was dropped and advanced to second on a wild throw to first that also allowed Lott to tie the game. The Bearkats took the lead with a pair of unearned runs in the fifth and added three in the sixth. Rice ended the scoring on an RBI single by Brendan Cumming in the ninth.
Up Next: With the upcoming Easter weekend, the Owls head to north tomorrow to open their first AAC road series at Wichita State. The series opens at 6 p.m. Thursday night, followed by an 11 a.m. Kids Day game on Friday and a noon finale on Saturday.
Notes:
- Rice fell to 9-16, 3-6 on the road, 11-6 at Don Sanders Stadium and 2-2 on Tuesdays.
- Sam Houston came into the game hitting .288 but the Owls hurlers held them to four singles in 28 at-bats (.143).
- Fernandez streak of retiring the first 11 gave him a streak of 20 of his last 22 hitters retired dating back to his last start at Houston on March 19.
- Treyton Rank extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a single in the eighth. He is hitting .402 (17x42) during his streak.
- Kyte McDonald collected a pair of hits to give him a team-leading nine multi-hit games this year.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ryan Peterson (1-0)
L: Fernandez, Robert (0-3)
Batting:
RBI: Becker, Nathan 1 ; Cumming, Brendan 1
SH: Rank, Treyton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McDonald, Kyte 1 ; Devenny, Jacob 1
Batting:
RBI: Jake Tatom 1 ; Lane Brewster 1 ; Blake Brown 2
SF: Blake Brown 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Malachi Lott 1 ; Jeffrey David 1 ; Hunter Autrey 1 ; Jake Tatom 2 ; Lane Brewster 1
SB: Malachi Lott 1 ; Jake Tatom 1 ; Lane Brewster 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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