Texas Tech University Athletics
Baseball Falls to Rice, 15-11
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
May 30, 1999
LUBBOCK (AP) - Rice's 10 run third inning was too much for Texas Tech as the Owl's defeated the Red Raiders 15-11 to advance to next week's NCAA super regionals.
The Owl's (56-12) forced a second championship game with Texas Tech (42-17) by defeating the Red Raiders 3-1 on a two run homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Rice started off the game with a two run second inning and added 10 more runs in the third to take an early 12-0 advantage and what seemed like a blowout of the home team Texas Tech. But, the Red Raiders didn't die easily by recording 11 straight runs to bring the game within four.
It was a night of many pitchers, as both team accounted for nine pitching changes on the evening but the biggest change came for Rice in the bottom of the ninth with two Tech runners on base and one out, the Owl's brought in ace Mario Ramos for the save.
"That is as tough as it gets," said Rice Head Coach Wayne Graham. "Our kids did a great job with the bats early and Mario Ramos did it for us again on the mound."
Both teams accounted for 31 hits in the offensive explosion and five errors.
RICE 02(10) 030 000 15 15 3 TEXAS TECH 000 131 600 11 16 2
2B - Gray (11), Berg (18), Lukin (5), Ruiz (8), Burns (3), Durham (6)HR - Ford (11), Huth (2)
W. Nichols (14-3);L. Allison (4-2)
BatteryTech: Allison;p Bard;c
Rice: Nichols;p Lukin;c
Rice 15 Texas Tech 11
Dan Law Field, Lubbock, TX, May 30, 1999
Eliminated: #3 Rutgers, #4 UW-Milwaukee, #2 Texas Tech
Championship: #2 Texas Tech vs. #1 Rice; 6:00 p.m.
RICE ADVANCES TO NCAA SUPER REGIONAL
All-Tournament Team
catcher Josh Bard, Texas Techfirst base Jacob Baker, Ricesecond base Scott Holzhauer, Texas Techshortstop Damon Thames, Ricethird base Jason Huth, Texas Techoutfielders Charles Williams, Rice Will Ford, Rice Marco Cunningham, Texas TechDH Chad Sadowski, UW-Milwaukeepitcher Mario Ramos, Ricepitcher Kenny Baugh, Rice
Most Outstanding Player Will Ford, Rice
Total attendace at Regional: 21, 171attendance at Tech games: 19,361
Avg. attendance: 3,024Tech avg. attendace: 4,840
