Como se dice, "must win game"?

and the lineup...

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Rice lineup: Byrd CF, Stringer 2B, Stainback SS, Ratterree RF, Cook LF, Hoelscher 3B, Aquino DH, Perrott C, Fox 1B, Kubitza P. 12:30 start.

Gotta wonder whether Aquino's foot/shin (whereever his foul tip hit off of on Tuesday) is still bothering him. The fact that he's still in the lineup would indicate x-rays were negative, BUT he could still be in significant pain...and that's the front leg/foot which is the one a batter uses for both timing and planting for power.

On TV in Houston. Fox Sports SW Comcast 637.

Channel 77 on Time-Warner Austin.

Catch the fever.

Ratt with a fortunate single, tries to pull a fastball away, perfectly placed grounder the SS can't make a play on.

Cook first pitch swinging easy ground out to second.

1-0 rice through 3.5

Kubitza slider overpowering early, K strands the runner at 3rd.

1-2-3 for Rice in the fifth.

Error by Stringer starts off the 5th for UH. Just making it tough on the pitchers.

Stringer E4 to start the 5th.

Hoelscher falls on his butt on the SAC attempt, but recovers to get the out.

That slider is just ridiculous.

K strands another RISP.

Rice finally hits a ball hard, but the liner goes right to SS. 1-2-3 in the 6th.

Thru 6: 1-0 Rice

Both Austin's dealing so far.

9 Ks through 6

Watching on Austin TWC.

Stands at Cougar field pretty empty

1-2-3 weakly hit balls for the Owls in the 7th.

94 pitcher for AK.

Incredible block of a slider in the dirt by Perrott.

Great pitch by Austin.

7 dynamite innings from Austin. To the 8th looking for some cushion.

Time for an offensive explosion!

#2 with a lead off hit

Another infield hit for the Owls as Shane chops one to the hole.

Looking to bunt him over.