Rice starts off season hot at the plate
Junior Skyler Ewing waits for a pitch against Stanford over the weekend in Palo Alto, Calif. Ewing had two home runs on top of eight RBIs. Rice took two out of three from the Cardinals to win its first series of the year. The Owls play at Reckling Park this week against the University of Houston and Purdue University. After winning his 1,000th game, Head Coach Wayne Graham will be honored on Wednesday, Feb. 19 before the game against UH.
The Rice University baseball team opened its 2014 season against No. 25 Stanford University this weekend with a strong showing at the plate. Rice earned a total of 29 hits and 18 runs in their three days at Palo Alto, Calif.
The Rice University baseball team opened its 2014 season against No. 25 Stanford University this weekend with a strong showing at the plate. Rice earned a total of 29 hits and 18 runs in their three days at Palo Alto, Calif.
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