Tuesday, March 5
Reckling Park
6:30 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Prairie View A&M
Owls Close Homestand Against Panthers
3/4/2024 7:18:00 PM | Baseball
First pitch at 6:30 p.m.
Owls Wrap Homestand with Prairie View
Rice concludes its current five-game homestand by welcoming Prairie View A&M to Reckling on Tuesday evening. The following morning, the Owls will fly to Honolulu to renew their series with Hawai'i for the first time since 2013.
Watch ESPN+
Listen: Online / Varsity Network
Live Stats: SideArm
Full Game Notes: RiceOwls.com
On the Air
All Rice games are available over the internet at RiceOwls.com and on the Varsity Network app. J.P. Heath is back for his 16th season calling games unless there are conflicts with men's basketball. Jason Metko will handle the call for Tuesday's game which will also be simulcast on ESPN+ as well.
Owls and the Panthers
This will be the 15th meeting between the schools, the 12th in the regular season, with all 15 games taking place on the Rice campus. The schools first met in 1986 in a three-game series at Cameron Field and met twice in 1993 and 1994. The Panthers made their Reckling Park debut on June 2, 2006 in the opening game of the NCAA Regional as the Owls, who were the national #2 seed in the tournament needed to overcome an early 5-1 deficit. The schools met both in the regular and postseason in 2007 and again in the first round of the regional in 2012. The series resumed in 2019 followed by games in 2021 and last season.
Pitching Matchup
RHP Robert Fernandez (0-1 7.36/1.91) vs. TBA
Owl on the Hill
#53 Robert Fernandez
6-0 200 Jr. Miami, Florida (Belen Jesuit/Miami Dade)
In the Stats
Davion Hickson leads the AAC and is 15th nationally allowing just 3.18 hits per nine innings so far this year (4 in 11.1 IP) and his .114 opponents' batting average also leads the league while J.D. McCracken is eighth at .188... Hickson is second in the conference with an 0.79 ERA through his first four appearances as an Owl... McCracken is eighth with 19 strikeouts and third with 20 innings pitched... Jack Riedel is tied for 3rd in the AAC with four home runs and Nathan Becker is tied for fifth with four doubles... Treyton Rank is tied for eighth with nine walks.. Manny Garza is tied for the AAC lead with five runners caught stealing.
Rice concludes its current five-game homestand by welcoming Prairie View A&M to Reckling on Tuesday evening. The following morning, the Owls will fly to Honolulu to renew their series with Hawai'i for the first time since 2013.
Watch ESPN+
Listen: Online / Varsity Network
Live Stats: SideArm
Full Game Notes: RiceOwls.com
On the Air
All Rice games are available over the internet at RiceOwls.com and on the Varsity Network app. J.P. Heath is back for his 16th season calling games unless there are conflicts with men's basketball. Jason Metko will handle the call for Tuesday's game which will also be simulcast on ESPN+ as well.
Owls and the Panthers
This will be the 15th meeting between the schools, the 12th in the regular season, with all 15 games taking place on the Rice campus. The schools first met in 1986 in a three-game series at Cameron Field and met twice in 1993 and 1994. The Panthers made their Reckling Park debut on June 2, 2006 in the opening game of the NCAA Regional as the Owls, who were the national #2 seed in the tournament needed to overcome an early 5-1 deficit. The schools met both in the regular and postseason in 2007 and again in the first round of the regional in 2012. The series resumed in 2019 followed by games in 2021 and last season.
Pitching Matchup
RHP Robert Fernandez (0-1 7.36/1.91) vs. TBA
Owl on the Hill
#53 Robert Fernandez
6-0 200 Jr. Miami, Florida (Belen Jesuit/Miami Dade)
- Making his second consecutive midweek start.
- Faced #2 LSU last Wednesday and gave up three runs in 1.2 innings after facing the minimum in the first thanks to a strikeout and a double play.
- Made his Rice debut with two innings of relief vs. Sam Houston on 2/20 (2,3,2,0,0,2)
- Struck out 22 in 20 innings as a freshman at Miami Dade, but was limited to only a pair of appearances last year after moving into the #2 starter spot.
In the Stats
Davion Hickson leads the AAC and is 15th nationally allowing just 3.18 hits per nine innings so far this year (4 in 11.1 IP) and his .114 opponents' batting average also leads the league while J.D. McCracken is eighth at .188... Hickson is second in the conference with an 0.79 ERA through his first four appearances as an Owl... McCracken is eighth with 19 strikeouts and third with 20 innings pitched... Jack Riedel is tied for 3rd in the AAC with four home runs and Nathan Becker is tied for fifth with four doubles... Treyton Rank is tied for eighth with nine walks.. Manny Garza is tied for the AAC lead with five runners caught stealing.
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