Rice 5, at Abilene Christian 4

ABILENE, Texas (Interstat) — Anthony Diaz delivered a dominant relief performance, and the Rice Owls survived a chaotic ninth-inning rally by Abilene Christian to edge the Wildcats 5-4 on Friday night at Kimbrell Arena. The most important part of the game was the immediate and game-altering impact of Diaz. Entering with no outs and two runners on in the bottom of the third inning with Rice clinging to a 5-0 lead, Diaz inherited a precarious situation. He allowed both inherited runners to score on a double by Diego Cardenas and an RBI single, which cut the lead to 5-3, but… Read more...