(03-20-2020 12:38 PM)ausowl Wrote: (03-20-2020 11:05 AM)MJY Wrote: (03-19-2020 04:41 PM)ausowl Wrote: (03-19-2020 03:29 PM)WestGrayStreetOwl Wrote: (03-19-2020 12:46 PM)Hambone10 Wrote: Sigh... okay Jonathan lol... Students (on campus) watching the game (in Lubbock).
I was trying to make the cool (to me) point that the game wasn't even in our stadium, but the students (at home, watching on TV) decided to tear down OUR goal posts (in Houston)
I recall someone complaining about the cost and Watson saying he'd pay for it every time... so the story goes anyway
Wow, I would have guessed earlier than 84. For some reason I remember Ty Washington TORCHING (H)Akeem (at least relatively) and I thought Ty graduated before then. Thanks for the update
According to sports-reference.com, in 1982 Rice lost to UH 61-63 at Hofheintz Pavilion and 69-75 at what sports-reference calls "Tudor Fieldhouse", so both games were pretty close.
Is there an online resource for Rice baseball rosters, results in the 80s? I poked around sports reference and a few other sites yesterday, couldn't find anything.
A favorite, if hazy memory: the improbable but heroic home run against UT circa 1988 to win the game (or maybe just a late inning) by Chuck Weiss (sp?). Pretty sure Bud and Alex were calling the game. Pretty sure it was a Friday night game.
Would be fun to find the box score for that game to test my memory against reality.
In 1988, UT came to Cameron Field ranked very high, like #2 or #3. IIRC, we won one game (the middle one?) something like 6-4 on a HR by Jay Knoblauh. But I'm pretty sure it was an afternoon game. I remember thinking, sometime during our great baseball run, that that one relatively meaningless game in a series loss was probably the biggest win for the baseball program in my 4 years at Rice.
That's probably the game I'm thinking of - will continue my search to track down a box score. But I swear there was a night game circa 87 or 88 that Chuck W hit a home run to win or tie the game. Onward through the fog.
Found a Neal Farmer article on the dbl header, not crystal clear, but looks like we're thinking of the same games - I must have mashed up the dbl header into one game, assigned CW's solo shot to the wrong game:
Owls, Longhorns split
NEAL FARMER Staff
PUBLICATION: Houston Chronicle
SECTION: SPORTSDATE: APRIL 10, 1988
EDITION: 3 STAR
Page: 5
Texas rode two home runs to rally past Rice 11-9 and gain a split Saturday against the Owls.
Rice beat No 2-ranked Texas 6-4 in the first game on Saturday, while Texas took the Friday game 15-2. The Owls drew sellout crowds of 2,200 both days.
Longhorn first baseman Brian Cisarik of Westchester popped a two-run homer in the second inning of the nightcap and designated hitter Mike Patrick slammed a three-run homer in the fourth. The homer for Patrick, who started his collegiate career at Rice, sailed over the scoreboard in the right-field power alley.
Rice countered with a three-run homer by Ben Mathews in the second and a solo shot by Charlie Weese in the ninth. Rice scored three runs in the third inning on five walks issued by UT pitchers Mike Bradley and Trent Turner. Texas pitchers finished the game giving up a season-high 11 walks.
Rice's victory allowed Texas A&M, which swept Baylor this weekend, to move into a share of the Southwest Conference lead with Texas.
``When I first projected our schedule at the first of the year,'' said Texas Coach Cliff Gustafson, ``I thought we could win five out of six (road games), and that's what we've done. If we can play well next week in Lubbock, we'll be in decent shape because most of our road games will be behind us.
``The fact we're tied with the Aggies ought to be something we can be proud of.''
In Saturday's first game, Owl left-handed curveballer John Pope handed the Longhorns their first SWC loss.
The Westbury product threw a six-hitter, struck out eight and walked six. He was aided by left fielder Jay Knoblauh's 11th home run of the season, a three-run shot in the fifth inning.
``When you grow up in Texas, you want to go play at Texas,'' said an excited Pope. `If you don't go there, then you really want to beat Texas.''
``That victory gives us a little more momentum,'' said Rice Coach David Hall. ``We feel we could go to College Station next weekend and win a few.''