Good afternoon from Baton Rouge. For the first time, we are not expecting any rain today. Expected forecast at game time is 90 degrees and sunny, with zero percent chance of rain!
The Owls will spend their fifth and final day in town at Alex Box Stadium in a winner-take-all game against LSU at 4 p.m. If the Owls win they will be on the road for the Super Regional.
There is a Houston watch party for today’s game. Join us at at the Gorgeous Gael in Rice Village.
If you aren’t in Houston, or can’t make it to the Village, be sure to post a photo of you watching the game on one of our social media platforms: Twitter: @RiceOwlsBSB; Instagram: @RiceAthletics; SnapChat: RiceAthletics; as well as Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiceUniversityBaseball or send an email to cpool@rice.edu.
As promised, here’s a photo gallery from last night’s game. Click play below to see Tommy LaVergne’s shots. To enlarge the gallery, click here.
Baseball is a stats game, and our media relations team is no different. We ran the numbers a few hours ago, and the Owls’ run at the Baton Rouge Regional has generated more than 1,000 media citations in print, online, wire and broadcast reports since Thursday.
Below are a just a few of the stories.
Rice beats LSU to force decisive game in Baton Rouge Regional
Rice baseball defeated Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University June 6. Head coach Wayne Graham and players Hunter Kopycinski, Connor Teykl, Tristan Gray, Dane Myers, Evan Kravetz, Zach Esquivel, Glenn Otto, Ford Proctor, Charlie Warren, Grayson Lewis, Dominic DiCaprio and Ryan Chandler are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. Similar articles appeared in 44 other media outlets.)
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Rice forces deciding game with 10-6 win over LSU
Houston Chronicle (This also appeared in Austin American-Statesman and The Brownsville Herald.)
http://bit.ly/24w6bdI
Arizona, Gauchos, Texas Tech advancing to super regionals
Houston Chronicle (Similar articles appeared in 168 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1rbqdgf
Rice blanks SE Louisiana 15-0 in Baton Rouge Regional
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This also appeared in The Brownsville Herald and Austin American-Statesman.)
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Scott Rabalais: Tigers pushed to uncomfortable position for game 7
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
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Jared Poché ‘possibly’ an option for LSU against Rice on Tuesday
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
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Scott Rabalais: NCAA policy for home teams needs revisiting
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/1Y65BTL
‘We just couldn’t stop them’: Rice reliever Glenn Otto quiets LSU, 10-6, forcing winner-take-all Baton Rouge regional rematch at 4 pm Tuesday
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/1ZuJLrR
Southeastern season ends with 15-0 loss to Rice — but also with plenty to enjoy
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate.)
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Scott Rabalais: LSU baseball pushed to uncomfortable position for ‘game 7’ versus Rice when ‘anything can happen’
The Advocate (This also appeared in The New Orleans Advocate and The Acadiana Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/1UDzt7o
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KRGV (This also appeared in KZTV, KTBS, KXXV and KRIS.)
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LSU forced into deciding game in Baton Rouge Regional with 10-6 loss to Rice
WTVM (This article also appeared in 19 other media outlets.)
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