A Little Unorthodox, But a Win
Owls Big Burst in Sixth Propels Owls to Victory
By Mark Anderson
The opening game for the Rice Owls in the C-USA tournament can best be described as ”unorthodox.” It’s not every afternoon that Eddie Degerman walks seven hitters (four in an inning), and throws three wild pitches to boot. It’s not every day that you see a three run homer turn into a two run single because a runner passes another, as Greg Buchanan did. But that’s just some of what took place at Reckling this afternoon.
The Owls started it off in rather ordinary fashion in the second inning when Savery walked with one out. Aaron Luna followed that with a single to left. Savery then scored from second on Zornes’ single to left. After Dodson struck out, Zornes stole second and Luna stole third. A wild pitch scored Luna to make it 2-0 in favor of the Owls.
In the fourth, consecutive singles by Savery, Luna, and Zornes scored the Owls’ third run. Sounds pretty ordinary, right?
In the UAB sixth, Gutierrez walked to open the inning, After a strikeout, Gutierrez advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sawyer homered on a 2-2 count to make the score 3-2.
But Rice answered back in the bottom of the frame, and in a big way. Rodriguez opened the inning with a walk, and stole second. Savery then walked on a 3-2 pitch. But things got a little wacky at this point, because Jacob Legg began paying particular attention to Rodriguez at second. A pickoff attempt hit Rodriguez in the hip, and both runners moved up a base. Zornes’ single plated both runners. Dodson and Lehmann were walked, and Henley’s single scored two more. This is where it got truly unorthodox, as Buchanan stepped up and hit what might have been a three run homer—but passed the runner in front of him. Instead, it turned into a two run single. The Owls now had a 9-2 advantage.
But this is where it got really unorthodox for the Owls. With one out, Metcalf walked on a 3-1 pitch. After a wild pitch sent him to second, Turner walked. . . and Gutierrez walked. Metcalf then scored on a wild pitch. After Patmon struck out, Sawyer walked. At this point, Degerman was replaced by Bobby Bramhall on the mound. Bramhall got two quick grounders to end the threat—and close out the scoring for UAB.
Rice will play at 7:30 tomorrow evening, playing the winner of Southern Mississippi and Memphis (game underway at this writing).
By Mark Anderson
The opening game for the Rice Owls in the C-USA tournament can best be described as ”unorthodox.” It’s not every afternoon that Eddie Degerman walks seven hitters (four in an inning), and throws three wild pitches to boot. It’s not every day that you see a three run homer turn into a two run single because a runner passes another, as Greg Buchanan did. But that’s just some of what took place at Reckling this afternoon.
The Owls started it off in rather ordinary fashion in the second inning when Savery walked with one out. Aaron Luna followed that with a single to left. Savery then scored from second on Zornes’ single to left. After Dodson struck out, Zornes stole second and Luna stole third. A wild pitch scored Luna to make it 2-0 in favor of the Owls.
In the fourth, consecutive singles by Savery, Luna, and Zornes scored the Owls’ third run. Sounds pretty ordinary, right?
In the UAB sixth, Gutierrez walked to open the inning, After a strikeout, Gutierrez advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sawyer homered on a 2-2 count to make the score 3-2.
But Rice answered back in the bottom of the frame, and in a big way. Rodriguez opened the inning with a walk, and stole second. Savery then walked on a 3-2 pitch. But things got a little wacky at this point, because Jacob Legg began paying particular attention to Rodriguez at second. A pickoff attempt hit Rodriguez in the hip, and both runners moved up a base. Zornes’ single plated both runners. Dodson and Lehmann were walked, and Henley’s single scored two more. This is where it got truly unorthodox, as Buchanan stepped up and hit what might have been a three run homer—but passed the runner in front of him. Instead, it turned into a two run single. The Owls now had a 9-2 advantage.
But this is where it got really unorthodox for the Owls. With one out, Metcalf walked on a 3-1 pitch. After a wild pitch sent him to second, Turner walked. . . and Gutierrez walked. Metcalf then scored on a wild pitch. After Patmon struck out, Sawyer walked. At this point, Degerman was replaced by Bobby Bramhall on the mound. Bramhall got two quick grounders to end the threat—and close out the scoring for UAB.
Rice will play at 7:30 tomorrow evening, playing the winner of Southern Mississippi and Memphis (game underway at this writing).
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