Rice University
2-9
Lamar
10-4
Lamar Pulls Away Late to Down Rice
3/4/2025 11:38:00 PM | Baseball
713 Night features first game of Silver Glove Series on Wednesday
How it Happened: After the Cardinals took an early 4-0 lead in the top of the second, Rice responded with four runs after two were out in the bottom of the inning to draw even. Barrett Eldridge opened the inning with a double, and after two outs, Tobias Motley slammed his second home run of the season over the wall in left to bring him home. Zito and Cole Green each followed with walks, with Zito coming home on an RBI single by Bocachica and then Green tying the game by coming home on a wild pitch. Two innings later, Zito led off with a single and Green walked. Bocachica came through with another RBI single to score Zito and give Rice its first lead of the night, and Green came home with the Owls' sixth run on a fielder's choice by Gunnett Carlson after a rundown saw Bocachica retired at third, but Green went home when Lamar failed to cover the plate. Lamar retook the lead with three runs in the top of the fifth but Rice drew even one last time when Rank scored when the Lamar catcher dropped a throw to the plate on a ground ball by Zito.
Up Next: Tuesday's game was the first of six in seven days for the Owls at Reckling as the Owls will be back in action on Wednesday when they host Houston for the first game of the annual Silver Glove Series at 6:35.
- The Owls started four freshmen in the lineup (Bocachica, Zito, Green, and Blaine Brown), and they combined to go 8x18 with four runs and two RBI in the game.
- Bocachica had a career-best three hits, while Zito collect three hits for the second time this season.
- Bocachica extended his hitting streak to eight games. After opening the season 0x7 in two games in Ponce, Puerto Rice, he is hitting .461 (12x26) during his eight-game hitting streak.
- Motley's homer was his second of the year and gave the Owls at least one in each of their five home games this year.
- Eldridge was 2x5 with a double and is slugging .813 over his last four games (three doubles, one home run) with five RBI.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stallings, Hayden (2-0)
L: Stratton, Garrett (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Ruiz, Damian 1
HR: Ruiz, Damian 1 ; Evans, Brayden 1 ; Spinn, Zane 1
RBI: Ruiz, Damian 2 ; Evans, Brayden 3 ; Spinn, Zane 2 ; Beheler, Reese 1 ; Grizzaffi, Bryce 1 ; Rodriguez, Hector 1
SH: Spinn, Zane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ruiz, Damian 3 ; Evans, Brayden 3 ; Skinner, Zak 1 ; Spinn, Zane 1 ; Beheler, Reese 1 ; Grizzaffi, Bryce 1 ; Castle, Caleb 1
SB: Evans, Brayden 1
HBP: Evans, Brayden 1 ; Beheler, Reese 1 ; Tracy, Tab 1
Batting:
2B: Eldridge, Barrett 1 ; Brown , Blaine 1
HR: Motley, Tobias 1
RBI: Bocachica Jr., Hiram 2 ; Motley, Tobias 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Eldridge, Barrett 1 ; Rank, Treyton 1 ; Motley, Tobias 1 ; Zito, Michael 2 ; Green, Cole 2
HBP: West, Graiden 1
