RICE FALL BALL 2008
Rice vs. McNeese State 11/1 Exh Game Recap
By Roger Tower

 

There was no suspense today as to the team that was going to win.  The only suspense was how long the Owls could hold the Cowboys scoreless.  The answer was 9.2 innings.  Rice pitching struck out sixteen for the second straight week.  There were four walks and a hit batter.  McNeese had eleven hits (one double and ten singles). 

 

Rice scored 1 in the first, 1 in the second, 2 in the third, 2 in the fourth, 2 in the fifth, 1 in the seventh, 5 in the ninth, 5 more in the tenth, and 2 in the eleventh.  I ran out of fingers and toes.

 

Ojala pitched three innings of shut out ball.  He struck out five, walked one and allowed one hit.  Great stuff. 

 

Taylor Wall pitched a perfect fourth.  He gave  up three straight singles in the fifth On the second single he got a great throw from Mozingo to nail the runner trying to go to third.  Taylor then picked the runner off first off.  The third single came with no one on base.  A strike out closed the inning.

 

Jordan Rogers gave up a single and a walk with two out.  His only strike out ended the sixth.  Harwood pitched a perfect seventh.

 

Evers pitched the eight and ninth.  A lead-off walk, a fielders choice and a nice double play turned in by Brock Holy fielding the ground ball stepping on second and firing to first ended the eight.  A two out single was all that happened in the ninth.  Two strike outs by Evers.

 

Benak was greeted by two singles in the tenth.  A bunt moved the runners along.  A sac fly to left scored their first run of the game.  A grounder to third ended the inning with a tag of the runner moving to third.

 

Doug Simmons struck out the side in the eleventh.

 

Fazio pitched the twelfth.  The lead-off man reached third on a ball that the Owls couldn't come up with at least twice.  A pop foul to third kept the runner at third.  A ground out to the rightside plated the second McNeese run.  Haynes pitched  the thirteenth.  A single to center; a hit batter got him in trouble.  Two strike outs followed but he then walked the bases loaded.  A pop to short ended the inning.

 

Jay Rogers pitched the fourteenth.   A two out single was all the only runner.

 

Trying to keep track of the batting order got a little tough.  Jimmy Comerota was batting in the two hole to start the game. He wound up in the lead-off spot at some point.  This didn't keep Jimmy form getting a season's worth of hits for the afternoon including a HR.  I had him going 7 for 8, 3 runs, 5 RBI.

 

Other offensive players:  Holt was 3 for 5.  Three infield hits.  Two runs.

 

Mozingo was 1 for 6 with a double and a walk.

 

Rendon crushed the ball in each of his first two at bats but the balls went just foul. The first down the third base line into the corner and the second over the fence but foul.  He was still 3 for 6 with 3 runs, an RBI, and a walk.

 

Seastrunk was 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI.  Manuel was 0 for 2 with a run scored.  Hale was 1 for 2 with a run.

 

Sultzbaugh hit some shots to right-center.  He wound up going 3 for 6 with a double, 3 runs, and an RBI.

 

Peterson was 2 for 7, 2 runs, 3 RBI. 

 

Rathjen was 3 for 5 with 1 run, 2 RBI.

 

Fuda was 2 for 5 with 2 runs, 4 RBI, HR.

 

Crain was 0 for 3 with a walk and a run.

 

G-Luna was 1 for 5 with an RBI.

 

Buenger had a single. 

 

DeBiasse a walk and a hit by pitch.  One run scored.

 

Simmons walked in his only AB.

 

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