Tulane Series Opens on Friday

OWLS HEAD TO NEW ORLEANS FOR WEEK THREE OF AAC PLAY: Rice returns to New Orleans for the first time since 2014 for a three-game AAC series against Tulane.   The series opens on Friday at 6:30 p.m., followed by a 6:30 first pitch on Saturday and then wraps the series on Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch. The Owls will remain on the road for their lone midweek game next week, facing Houston next Tuesday in the second game of the Silver Glove Series.

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PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday, April 4                  RHP Davion Hickson (0-4, 3.48 ERA) vs. LHP Luc Fladda (1-3, 5.45 ERA)
Saturday, April 5             TBA vs. RHP Trey Cehajic (3-1, 4.28 ERA)
Sunday, April 6               TBA vs. TBA

ON THE AIR:   J.P Heath will have the call on RiceOwls.com and the Varsity Network app.

MEMORY LANE: This weekend's series in New Orleans completes a pair of road stops that have taken Bixby Family Head Baseball coach David Pierce back to the two schools where he began his head coaching career (Sam Houston & Tulane). Pierce opened the week with a 9-1 win at Sam Houston State, where he began his head coaching in 2012.   He was named the 23rd head baseball coach at Tulane on June 8, 2014, and posted a 76-46 mark in two seasons.   Pierce is 0-1 in his career as a head coach when facing Tulane. The Green Wave defeated Pierce and Sam Houston State 2-0 on 2/15/13 in their season opener at the Texas State Tournament in San Marcos, Texas

RICE AND TULANE:

Rice leads the overall series 31-10, including a 17-7 record in New Orleans (10-2 vs. Tulane at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium).
Rice is 10-4 overall at Turchin Stadium, including a 0-2 record in the 2008 C-USA Championship.
Bixby Family Head Baseball Coach David Pierce was 76-46 in two seasons as the head coach of the Green Wave (2015 & 2016), including a 44-10 record at home.
The Owls swept the most recent series in New Orleans (in 2014) in New Orleans and bring a four-game winning streak at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium into the weekend.
The schools have met 38 times in the regular season (Rice leads 30-8), 30 times in conference games (Rice leads 24-6), 11 times in non-conference games (Rice leads 7-4) and three times in postseason play (Tulane leads 2-1 after winning the 2005 Super Regional in New Orleans and advance to the College World Series.)
The teams won 12 C-USA tournament titles (Rice 7, Tulane 5) but never faced each other and the conference tournament.

LAST TIME VS. THE GREEN WAVE (3/24/24): Rice picked up its first American Athletic Conference victory, defeating Tulane, 4-2, in the series finale. Rice jumped out to an early lead in the first inning. After Jack Riedel was hit by pitch, Treyton Rank doubled to center field. Riedel then scored the game's first run on a ground ball by Nathan Becker. The Owls added a pair in the second. With one out, Tobias Motley walked and moved to second on a single by Jacob Devenny. Ben Royo then tapped one in front of the plate. Tulane catcher Colin Tuft attempted to force Motley at third, but his throw sailed down the left field line, allowing Motley to score. Kyte McDonald followed with a single to bring in Devenny and stake Rice to a 3-0 lead. Rice added another run in the fifth when Nathan Becker poked a single through the right side to score Rank. Tulane cut the lead in half with runs in the sixth and seventh innings. But Tyler Hamilton, Tom Vincent and Davion Hickson allowed no hits in the final 2.1 innings to preserve Rice's first AAC victory. Ryland Urbanczyk earned his first win of the season. Will Clements took the loss for the Green Wave.

UP NEXT: Rice will remain on the road for its only midweek game next week, taking on Houston in the second game of the 2025 Silver Glove Series before returning home to host South Florida next weekend.

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