Rice University Athletics
Friday, February 20
Los Angeles, CA
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Owls Blanked in Series Opener
2/21/2026 12:27:00 AM | Baseball
Game two set for 8:05 Saturday
Los Angeles-USC's Mason Edwards held Rice hitless over six innings and his Trojan teammates broke open a tight contest with three runs in the seventh to down the Owls 5-0 in the series opener at Dedeaux Field on Friday night.
How it Happened: Edwards walked Rice's Hiram Bocachica Jr. to open the game and then retired 17 consecutive Owls before Bocachica worked him for a second walk in the sixth. Rice's Brayden Sharp held the hot-hitting Trojans, who came into the game hitting .468 in their first four games, to just a pair of runs in 4.1 innings. Cole Green extended his career-best hitting streak to six games with a single in the seventh to pick up the Owls' first hit of the game, but Rice could not advance a runner to second and was shut out for the second time this season.
Next Up: Rice and USC will be back in action on Saturday at 8:05 before wrapping the series at 2:05 on Sunday. The Owls return to Reckling next Tuesday to host HCU at 6:35.
Notes
How it Happened: Edwards walked Rice's Hiram Bocachica Jr. to open the game and then retired 17 consecutive Owls before Bocachica worked him for a second walk in the sixth. Rice's Brayden Sharp held the hot-hitting Trojans, who came into the game hitting .468 in their first four games, to just a pair of runs in 4.1 innings. Cole Green extended his career-best hitting streak to six games with a single in the seventh to pick up the Owls' first hit of the game, but Rice could not advance a runner to second and was shut out for the second time this season.
Next Up: Rice and USC will be back in action on Saturday at 8:05 before wrapping the series at 2:05 on Sunday. The Owls return to Reckling next Tuesday to host HCU at 6:35.
Notes
- Rice fell to 3-2 on the season, 5-2 all-time vs. USC, and 46-24 against the current members of the Big Ten.
- Zachary Fechtel made his Rice debut by pitching a scoreless eighth inning.
- Green (.409, 9x22) has hit in each of the first five games of the year, a career-best hitting streak.
- JC Davis singled in his final at-bat and has hit in five of his first six games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Edwards, Mason (2-0)
L: Sharp, Brayden (1-1)
S: Lauridsen, Gavin (1)
Batting:
2B: Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 1 ; Stickney, Will 1 ; Ibarra, Isaiah 1
HR: Stickney, Will 1
RBI: Lopez, Adrian 2 ; Takeuchi, Kevin 1 ; Stickney, Will 1
SH: Stickney, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Covarrubias, Abbrie 1 ; Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Carpentier, Dean 1 ; Stickney, Will 1 ; Ibarra, Isaiah 1
CS: Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1
HBP: Carpentier, Dean 1
PO: Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1
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