(06-01-2014 01:03 AM)jhruzek Wrote:  2 hard hit balls.

Yep:

Need at least one!

Time to step up! LETS GO OWLS!!!!!

Hard to win being outhit14 - 6

Damn. Back at 3.

Tip of the hat to Mr John Curtis.

Well, when you don't get hits, you don't win!

One has to think McDowell gets the start against A&M... Then it gets murky if we are lucky enough to advance.

Home from the game, and what a crushing and disappointing loss.

I know WG's program is sacrosanct around here, but how many important and close games do we have to lose thanks to anemic offense before there's a serious need for change of the hitting coach on staff?

(06-01-2014 01:53 AM)Philoso-Owl Wrote:  Home from the game, and what a crushing and disappointing loss.

I know WG's program is sacrosanct around here, but how many important and close games do we have to lose thanks to anemic offense before there's a serious need for change of the hitting coach on staff?

Or also a change in recruiting. It has been painful to watch and the last couple of innings tonite, especially so. Got home at 1:45 and it will take awhile to settle down to sleep. I will show up tomorrow, but I am not hopeful given our current hitting, but......

Back from the nightmare. Left blake in too long. Tough decision to make I know with their best hitter who is a lefty to lead off the inning. But blake was out of gas. Cost us big.

Injury bug finally caught up to us. Just a tough loss to swallow right now.

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(06-01-2014 01:03 AM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  Great pitching by both sides tonight. Lack of offensive ability is catching up with us. We cannot keep having guys disappear in the clutch like the last 5 plus years. Not smart enough to know if it's a recruiting issue or a coaching issue, but it needs to end now.

We have never had a pitching issue, but the hitting has really pissed me off this year!! I think it both coaching and recruiting! Why can't a premiere program like ours get a better group of hitters?? BSOM!!

In theory, who do we even have left to pitch?

McDowell versus A&M. Have to hope for a complete game.

Who then?

6 hits in 11 innings doesn't deserve to win. Credit to UT's pitching though, they threw strikes and kept us at bay. Unfortunately we have several batters that are just overmatched at the plate when facing top talent.

(06-01-2014 02:15 AM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  In theory, who do we even have left to pitch?

McDowell versus A&M. Have to hope for a complete game.

Who then?

Orweiler

(06-01-2014 02:24 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(06-01-2014 02:15 AM)RiceFootball2K5 Wrote:  In theory, who do we even have left to pitch?

McDowell versus A&M. Have to hope for a complete game.

Who then?

Orweiler

Ryan McCarthy

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(05-31-2014 09:03 PM)Philoso-Owl Wrote:  I can't help but add that it seems to me like fixing the leaky roof of their perfectly fine tennis stadium...

If you think Jake Hess is a perfectly fine Division I college tennis facility, then you don't know college tennis. The Jake is about as adequate for a serious tennis program today as the old Cameron Field would be for a serious baseball program.

Damn. You don't know how much this hurts, but good luck against... I just can't say it. Keep the C-USA flag waving!

I think if we are to win two games today against A&M and UT, Caleb Smith is going to have to figure in the mix somehow. That's assuming he's even on the postseason roster. He has the stuff to get Aggie and Longhorn batters out. He just needs the command and confidence.

Two long droughts with no Rice hits or walks in the 3-5 and 8-11 innings. UT meanwhile was always getting men on base and forcing Rice to get out of jams. The 1st inning was the only time they went 3 up and 3 down.