UAB 9, at Rice 6

CLEARWATER, Fla. (Interstat) — Mason Steele pitched five hitless innings and UAB rallied in the ninth inning to defeat Rice 9-6 on Friday afternoon in an American Athletic Conference tournament game at Spectrum Field. UAB improved to 32-25 while Rice fell to 35-24. The Blazers had nine hits and the Owls seven. Each team hit three home runs. Steele, the top star for UAB, allowed one earned run on no hits and struck out seven over five innings. He walked two. The right-hander, who had allowed six earned runs in his previous start, left with a 4-1 lead but did… Read more...