Posted at 6:19 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2003
Rice shuts out Hawai'i in baseball
Advertiser Staff
The University of Hawai'i held Rice to its second-lowest scoring output of the season today, but still fell to the top-ranked Owls, 2-0, in Western Athletic Conference baseball at Reckling Park in Houston.Hawai'i's Ricky Bauer (2-2) held the top offensive team in the WAC to two runs in 6 2/3 innings, spacing nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Guy McDowell retired all four batters he faced.
But Jeff Niemann (8-0) and Wade Townsend combined on a four-hitter to give the Owls (31-1 overall, 11-0 WAC) their 28th consecutive win and 11th in a row against the Rainbows (17-16, 1-10) since last season.
