FALL BALL (September 29 - November 12, 2014)
Unofficial Recaps by Roger Tower or Bruce Chase
November 12, 2014 - Gray 1, Blue 0 (4 innings)
Gray beat Blue 1-0 as Glenn Otto continued his no-hit inning with 4 more shut-out innings without a hit. That gave him 9 straight no hit innings. He struck out 7. Otto walked the first batter. He then picked him off. After that, he retired everyone else in his 4 innings.
Austin Orewiler gave up an unearned run in the second. Kevin McCanna reached second on an infield throwing error. He would score the games only run on Blake Fox's single to center. Austin struck out two and walked one in his three innings.
Fox had the only hit of the day.
John Williamson pitched a perfect inning in relief, striking out two.
See you in the spring.
November 10, 2014 - Blue 5, Gray 1 (4 innings)
The weather continued to hold for the next to last scrimmage of the fall. Blue scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth to take today's scrimmage 5-1.
Dane Myers pitched for the Blue team. Michael Rodgers pitched for the Gray team. Each pitcher went four innings.
Myers gave up an infield single and one run in the first inning and then held on for the 5-1 win.
Gray started the top of the first with Ryan Chandler drawing a full count walk. Several pick-off throws to first nearly caught Chandler but he managed to avoid getting picked-off.
Dane Wunderlich hit a ball to deep short between shortstop and third baseman. Leon Byrd made a valiant effort to get the ball. With no hope of getting Wunderlich at first, Leon attempted to force Chandler at second. Chandler just beat throw. When the throw skipped away from Kevin McCanna at second, Chandler scampered to third. Connor Teykl's sac-fly to center scored Chandler. Two ground-outs to second ended the inning.
In the bottom of the first with one out, John Williamson doubled to center. Williamson ran hard as he attempted to stretch the hit into a triple. Out at third. A strike-out ended the inning.
Myers retired the side in order in the second.
Gray tied the game at one as Byrd tripled to deep center-field. Grayson Lewis drove Byrd home with a sac-fly to deep right. Kevin McCanna singled to second. Reached second on a balk. Blake Fox walked but the inning ended on a fly-out.
Neither side scored in the third. Myers ran his consecutive retired batters to eight before Wunderlich reached on a HBP. Wunderlich stole second but was stranded as a pop-out to left ended the frame.
Rodgers retired the first two hitters on fly-outs to center. Byrd singled to right and stole second and took third on a passed ball. The third fly-out to center followed.
In the top of the fourth, Myers retired the side in order. He retired twelve of the last thirteen batters he faced on the day.
In the fourth, McCanna got his second hit of the day with a single to right. Fox advanced McCanna to second with a grounder to the right side. Fox was out second to pitcher at first.
Myers drew a full count walk. McCanna and Myers each advanced a base as the ball got by the catcher. Andrew Dunlap crushed a ball to deep center that probably leaves the Reck if the wind hadn't been blowing in today. The sac-fly put Blue on top.
Williamson reached on an infield single. Myers scored. Hunter Kopycinski singled to left. Williamson moved to second. A wild pitched moved each runner up a base. Byrd then drove home the final two runs with his third hit of the day. This was a hard smash past the first baseman to the right-field corner. Leon had a double.
A grounder to third ended today's scrimmage.
Golf tomorrow. Another scrimmage on Wednesday weather pending.
November 7, 2014 - Gray 3, Blue 2 (6 innings)
Today, the Gray team scored 3 runs in the fifth and held on for a 3-2 win in six innings.
Ryan McCarthy opened for Blue posting four shut-out innings. Ryan Chandler singled up the middle to lead-off. Chandler was erased with one out on a fielder's choice. McCarthy registered a strike out for the final out.
In the second, Kevin McCanna singled up the middle. A double play grounder to short was followed by a ground out to second to end the inning.
Blake Fox led off with a walk in the third. Fox was forced at second on a grounder to second putting Sanjiv Gopalkrishnan on first. Chandler forced Gopalkrishnan at second. Chandler stole second. The throw from the catcher ticked off the shortstop's glove. Chandler attempted to go to third but was cut-down on the throw from center to third.
In the fourth, Hunter Kopycinski singled to center. A strike out followed. Kopycinski moved to second on a ground out to third. A pop-fly to left ended the fourth and McCarthy's outing. McCarthy gave up no runs, 3 hits, struck out 2 and walked one in four innings.
Blake Fox pitched the first three innings for Gray. Blake pitched three solid shutout innings. Blake pitched to a total of 9 batters retiring the side in order in the first and third. In the second, Leon Byrd singled. A fly to center was the second out. Byrd was picked off first for the third out. Fox allowed no runs, one hitand struck out two.
Ricardo Salinas relieved Fox in the fourth. In the fourth, Dane Wunderlich walked with one out. Dane stole second as Salinas struck out the following batter. With two outs, Byrd walked. A fly to center ended the fourth.
John Williamson relieved for Blue in the fifth. Williamson struck out the first and fourth batters of the inning but walked Salinas and Fox in between. Chandler singled to short to load the bases. A wild pitch scored Salinas and moved Fox and Chandler up a bses each. Kopycinski singled to center scoring the two runners. A fly out ended the top of the fifth. Three runs had scored to put Gray up 3-0.
Blue rallied in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Charlie Warren singled to left. Grayson Lewis singled to right on a perfect hit-and-run play with Warren taking third easily. After a strike out, Connor Teykl singled to right. Warren scored. Lewis would score as the throw from right sailed over the third baseman's head.
Connor moved to second. A pop-foul to third ended the fifth.
Each pitcher retired the side in order in the sixth.
Salinas pitched 3 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 ER) on 3 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strike outs.
Williamson pitched 2 innings and allowed 3 runs (3ER), on 2 hits and 2 walks with 4 strike-outs.
Rice plays UTSA at 11:00 AM in FB. Also a men's basketball exhibition at 7:00 PM. It's free!!!
November 6, 2014 - Blue 5, Gray 0 (4 1/2 innings)
Glenn Otto's five inning no hitter leads the Blue to a 5-0 win.
The game began with Otto walking Ryan Chandler on a 3-1 count. Chandler stole second. Otto struck out the second batter. Tristan Gray also walked on a 3-1 count. Chandler advanced to third on a wild pitch during the at bat.
Otto turned the inning around by picking Gray off first. Otto then struck out Myers for the third out of the inning.
That strike out was the first of 10 consecutive outs. Otto would have 2 strike outs in each of the first four innings. A lead-off walk in the fifth broke the string. A grounder to short erased the walk in an infield double-play.
Otto hit Chad Tatum with a pitch. A soft liner to first ended the the fifth and the scrimmage.
Otto's line: No runs. No hits. 8 strike outs. 3 Walks and one HBP.
Austin Orewiler pitched four innings. Orewiler shut out Blue in the first, third and fourth.
In the second, Blue scored five runs. Ricky Salinas and Charlie Warren each singled through the right side. A short fly to left was the first out. John Williamson reached on an infield single to short. Sanjiv Goplakrishnan drew a full count baes loaded walk to score Salinas. After a strike out, Leon Byrd singled to center scoring Warren and Williamson. Grayson Lewis followed with a double to right scoring Gopalkrishnan and Byrd. A come-backer ended the inning. In all 5 runs scored on 5 hits and a walk.
Orewiler allowed 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 strike outs,and 1 walk.
Other hits were by Lewis, Warren and Gopalkrishnan.
November 3, 2014 - Blue 1, Gray 1 (4 innings)
Blue scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to catch Gray for a 1-1 tie in today's 4 inning scrimmage.
Dane Myers pitched four solid innings for Blue. Myers shut-out Gray in the first, second and fourth innings. In the third inning with two outs, Myers battled with Connor Teykl for eight pitches.
On the ninth pitch, Teykl drove the ball over the fence at the power alley in right. Myers allowed one other hit. A first inning single by Hunter Kopycinski. Myers struck out two and walked one.
Michael Rodgers pitched the first three innings for Gray. Rodgers retired the side in order in the first and third. With two out in the second, Myers reached on a hit-by-pitch. Kevin McCanna lined a single to right-center. A fielder's choice grounder forced McCanna at second to end the inning.
Rodgers gave up 1 hit, 1 HBP and no runs in three innings.
John Williamson relieved Rodgers. Ryan Chandler reached on an infield single and took second on the throwing error on the play. After a strike-out, a deep fly-ball out to right advanced Chandler to third. A ground-ball to short was fumbled allowing the run to score that tied the game.
Williamson struck-out the last batter to end the scrimmage. Williamson allowed one run, no ER, one hit, and struck out two.
Final Gray 1, Blue 1.
October 31, 2014 - Blue 6, Gray 6 (4 1/2 innings)
For 3 1/2 innings, Blake Fox and Glenn Otto battled each other in a great pitcher's duel.
Glenn Otto gave up one run in the fourth inning on a home run to right by Tristan Gray. Through four, Otto struck-out five and walked none. Andrew Dunlap doubled in the first; Khevin Brewer was HBP in the second; Dunlap singled to left in the third.
Gray hit the lead-off HR in the fourth. Ricardo Salinas singled with one out. That was it through four innings for Otto.
Blake Fox held Blue scoreless through three innings. Fox struck out seven and allowed an infield single to Connor Teykl in the second. In the third, John Williamson walked to start the inning. Grayson Lewis reached on an infield single to third. No one scored.
Heading to the bottom of the fourth it was 1-0 Gray.
After that it must have been Halloween madness that took over. Teykl reached on a bad hop grounder to first base. Hunter Kopycinski doubled down the left-field line. Teykl to third. Kevin McCanna reached on a wind-aided pop-fly double to right. Two runs scored.
Williamson reached on catcher's interference. Byrd walked. Lewis singled to center scoring McCanna. Charlie Warren tripled to right-center clearing the bases. The inning was called due to high pitch count.
It was now 6-1 Blue.
In the fifth, the madness continued. Dunlap walked to lead-off. Ryan Chandler singled to right. Dunlap to third. Chandler to second on the throw. Myers singled to right scoring two. Myers took second on the throw home. A wild pitch advanced Myers to third.
Gray drove home Myers with a grounder to the right -side. The throw home failed to get the runner at the plate. Everyone was safe. Brewer hit a hard shot to third that Lewis made a great stop on. Gray took third when the late throw to first bounced away. Two strike-outs followed and it looked as if Otto might hold on for Blue. Blake Fox came to the plate and doubled to deep to left-center. Gray and Brewer scored. Game tied. Fox was stranded as the final out was Otto's eighth strike-out of the day.
6-6.
Enjoy the weekend. Rice women's tennis team plays UH at 1:00 PM tomorrow.
October 30, 2014 - Blue 4, Gray 0 (7 innings)
With the pitching tandem of Austin Orewiler and John Williamson tossing a combined shut-out, the home Blue team beat the visiting Gray team 4-0. It was another absolutely perfect day.
Orewiler went five innings. In the first, Dane Myers reached on an infield single. Khevin Brewer singled up the middle in the second but was stranded at second. Orewiler struck-out the side in the third.
In the fourth, Tristan Gray singled to left with one out. Brewer followed with a single to right. Blue stopped the rally with a very nice Leon Byrd to Connor Teykl to Kevin McCanna double play.
In the fifth, Orewiler retired the side in order. For the night, Orewiler allowed no runs on 4 hits with 4 Ks and no walks in five innings.
Ryan McCarthy started for the Gray. Blue tallied to runs in the first when Byrd singled up the middle. Grayson Lewis followed with a single to right-center. Byrd taking third. Charlie Warren singled to right driving home Byrd. Lewis advancing to third. After a strike-out, Connor Teykl walked to load the bases. Hunter Kopycinski sac-fly to right scored the second run. An unassisted play to first ended the inning.
McCarthy then pitched shut-out innings in the next three frames. Williamson led off the second with a single and stole second. Williamson was stranded as a strike-out, fly-out and infield ground out followed.
McCarthy looked to be in trouble in the third as Warren reached on an infield single to start the inning. Dane Wunderlich was HBP. The Gray team then turned a perfect first to short to pitcher double play (Fox to Gray to McCarthy). A strike-out ended the third.
In the fourth, a two out walk to Lewis was stranded. McCarthy's line was 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 2 BB, and 1 HBP for 4 innings.
Ricardo Salinas relived McCarthy in the fifth. Salinas retired the side in order on three infield ground-outs.
In the sixth, John Williamson took over for Orewiler. Williamson pitched two shut-out innings. He struck-out the side in the sixth with a two out single to right by Gray.
Salinas allowed one run in the sixth on a lead-off triple to deep right-center by Kevin McCanna. Byrd walked on the ninth pitch of his at-bat. A strike-out followed. Sanjiv Gopalkrishnan drove home McCanna with a ground-out to first. Byrd taking second. A come-backer to Salinas ended the inning.
Williamson escaped getting scored on in the seventh. Fox was HBP. Two outs followed. Andrew Dunlap drew a full count walk. Fox to second. Ryan Chandler lined a single to right. The throw home nailed Fox at the plate.
Williamson pitched two innings with no runs. 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB, and 1 HBP.
Salinas pitched the bottom of the seventh. After two quick outs, Kopycinski walked. McCanna was HBP. Williamson singled to right sending Kopycinski home. A strike ended the scrimmage for the day.
Salinas pitched 3 innings allowing 2 R, 2ER, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, and 1 HBP.
Blue 4, Gray 0.
Same time tomorrow.
October 26, 2014 - Blue 5, Gray 0 (3 innings)
In a short 3 inning scrimmage, Blue tallied 5 runs in the bottom of the first to beat Gray, 5-0.
Michael Rodgers pitched three shutout innings for Blue. He gave up an infield single to Leon Byrd in the first and a Texas-League single to left by Brandt Frazier in the second. He struck-out two and walked none.
Dane Myers pitched for the Grey. After giving up five runs on four hits in the first, Myers pitched consecutive shut-out innings with only a two-out walk to Connor Teykl in the third. He struck out none and walked three.
In the bottom of the first, Blue started their rally as Ryan Chandler dropped a ball into left and stretched it into a double by running hard all the way to second base. A fly to center was the first out. Tristan Gray doubled to left scoring Chandler.
Ricky Salinas advanced Gray to third with a ground-out to first. Connor Teykl walked. Kevin McCanna doubled to left scoring Gray. Teykl moved to third. Dane Wunderlich homered to the hill behind the fence in left. Three runs scored. Charlie Warren walked but was picked-off first for the final out of the first inning.
October 24, 2014 - Gray 4, Blue 2 (6 1/2 innings)
The Gray team scored a 4-2 win over Blue in 6 1/2 innings. Blake Fox started for Blue. Ryan McCarthy started for Gray. Each pitched 4 hours.
Fox gave up 2 runs in the second inning. Connor Teykl doubled to center. After a strike-out, John Williamson walked. Another strike-out followed. A double steal put the runners on 2nd and 3rd. Kevin McCanna walked to fill the bases. Sanjiv singled to right, scoring two. A throwing error moved McCanna and Sanjiv up a base. The inning ended on a strike-out.
Blue answered with one run. Ricardo Salinas walked. After a strike-out, Blake Fox doubled Salinas home. Two ground-outs followed.
Fox would pitch two more shut-out innings.
Blue would tie it up at 2 with a run in the third. With two outs, Tristan Gray reached on a wild pitch strike-out. He stole second and later scored on a single to center by Salinas. A fly out to center ended the inning.
McCarthy didn't allow a run in the fourth inning.
Glenn Otto relieved Fox and John Williamson took over for McCarthy.
Gr1y scored one in the fifth after a lead-off walk and a run scoring double by Grayson Lewis. Otto retired the next three. Otto held Gray scoreless in the sixth.
John Williamson pitched two scoreless innings.
October 23, 2014 - Gray 1, Blue 0 (4 innings)
Today's scrimmage saw Austin Orewiler out-pitch Ricardo Salinas 1-0. Each pitcher going 4 innings in the 1 hour and 8 minute scrimmage.
Orewiler struck out five and walked one. Orewiler gave up a lead-off single to Kevin McCanna in the third and a two out single to Khevin Brewer in the fourth.
Salinas struck out four and walked one. Salinas issued a lead-off walk to Dane Wunderlich in the second. Blake Fox singled to center. Wunderlich advanced to third on a wild-pitch. Dane Myers drove him home with a ground-out to the right-side. Salinas retired the next two hitters.
In the third, Hunter Kopycinski tripled to left-center with one out. He was stranded as Salinas struck-out the next batter. The final out of the inning was a fly-out to center.
In the fourth inning, Fox singled through the left-side. A deep fly to center was the first out. A grounder to the right-side resulted in an error with Chad Tatum reaching base and Fox moving to second. A slow high-hop grounder to third moved the runners up a base but was the second out. The scrimmage ended on a called third strike.
October 21, 2014 - Blue 12, Gray 1 (2 1/2 innings)
The Blue team tallied eight runs in the second inning and one in the third after scoring three in the first to cruise to a twelve to one win over the Gray team.
Michael Rodgers started for the Gray (Home) team. Dane Myers opposed for the Blue (Visitors) team.
In the first for Blue, Dane Wunderlich was HBP. His fourth HBP in his last five ABs. Leon Byrd continued his hot hitting with a single to left. Connor Teykl drove them home with a one out double to right. Hunter Kopycinski drove Connor home. An infield grounder and a strike-out ended the inning.
Gray answered with one run. Ricky Salinas dropped a single into center. Tristan Gray forced Salinas but took second on a throwing error on the attempted double-play. A wild pitch moved him to third. He scored on Andrew Dunlap's single to left. A walk to Kevin McCanna was followed by a force out at second.
After one inning, it was 3-1.
Blue then started the merry-go-round of hitting. Dane Myers tripled to center. An infield grounder to first-base kept Myers on third. Wunderlich singled to left. Myers scored. Byrd doubled to center. Wunderlich scored from first.
Grayson Lewis dropped a double into short left. Byrd scored. Teykl singled to left. Lewis scored. Kopycinski tripled. Teykl scored. Blake Fox singled Kopycinski home. John Williamson reached on an infield single. Fox and Williamson scored on an infield trhowing error. A strike out followed and the inning was called.
Gray had a one out triple by Khevin Brewer. Chandler walked. Chandler attempted to steal second. Myers threw to first. Brewer broke for home. Teykl fired to Kopycinski. Brewer retreated to third. The throw from catcher to third just got Brewer. Chandler took second. A ground-out to pitcher ended the frame.
John Williamson relived Rodgers in the top of the third. Wunderlich walked and then stole second. Wunderlich advanced to third on a deep fly to right. He scored on a wild-pitch. An unassisted ground-out to first ended the scrimmage.
The final was 12 -1 in favor of Blue.
October 18, 2014 - Rice 12, Lamar 10 (14 innings)
On a beautiful mid-October afternoon, Rice and Lamar battled through the scheduled fourteen innings with the Owls rallying for a hard fought 12-10 win.
On the day, Lamar had 10 runs, 14 hits and 1 error. Rice had 12 runs, 11 hits and 2 errors.
In their first three at bats, Lamar got out to a 7-2 lead by scoring 3 in the first and 4 more in the third. The Owls would get solid relief pitching holding Lamar scoreless from the fifth through the eleventh. Rice eventually took the lead in the tenth.
The Owls answered with 2 in the bottom of the first when Ryan Chandler reached on an infield single with one out. Leon Byrd followed with a double to center. Chandler scored when Connor Teykl grounded to first. The throw home was too late. Byrd took third. Tristan Gray drove home Byrd on a sac-fly to center. An infield out ended the first.
In the third, the Owls scored another 2 runs. Again it was the top of the order doing the damage. Charlie Warren got things started with an infield single. Warren advanced to second on a balk. Chandler singled to center to score Warren. Byrd singled to left. Chandler moving to second. Teykl forced Byrd at second with Chandler taking third. Gray got his second straight sac-fly RBI to close the gap to 7-4.
Lamar scored a single run in the fourth. The Owls went scoreless.
After four, it was 8-4.
With Austin Orewiler (2.2 innings), Dane Myers (1.0 inning) and Ricky Salinas (3.0 innings) each holding Lamar scoreless, the Owls kept fighting back.
The score was still 8-4 after 8.
In the ninth, Rice closed the gap to 2 runs. Once again it was the top of the order coming through. With one out, Warren walked. He stole second. Chandler drove him home again with a single to left. Byrd drew a full count walk. Teykl grounded to first. The throw to second was wild. Chandler scored on the error. Two infield outs followed.
After 9 innings, it was Lamar up 8-4.
After Salinas held Lamar scoreless in the tenth, the Owls rallied past the Cardinals.
McCanna walked to lead-off the inning. Hunter Kopycinski also walked. A pop-fly to right was the first out. Warren and Chandler each walked. Chandler getting his third RBI of the day. Byrd lined a ball to deep left-centerfield wall scoring three and winding up with a triple. Teykl would drive home Byrd with an infield out. Gray walked but was stranded on a ground-out to first.
After 10, it was Rice up 11-8.
John Williamson continued the scoreless relief pitching for the Owls firing two more scoreless frames. The Owls failed to score in the eleventh through the thirteenth.
Lamar hit consecutive solo home-runs to lead off the thirteenth to tighten the score to 11-10. Glenn Otto retired the final three the batters on a fly, infield ground-out and a pop-out to left.
In the fourteenth, the Cardinals led off with a walk. A deep fly to center followed for the first out. The Owls then turned their first double play of the day on a strike-em-out-throw-em-out double play to end the fourteenth.
Andrew Dunlap pinch-hit to lead-off the fourteenth. His HR to right-center would be the last run of the game. Warren got an infield single with one out but was stranded after two more outs.
The final was Rice 12, Lamar 10.
This was the last of the Owl's games against other schools for the fall. More fall ball scrimmages will follow however. Come out and see them scrimmage themselves.
October 15, 2014 - Gray 1, Blue 0 (3 innings)
In today's scrimmage, each of the six pitchers tossed one inning as preparation for the fall ball game versus Lamar. Be sure to come out and enjoy this great weather and see the Owls battle the Cardinals. Game time is 1:00 PM Saturday.
Blake Fox opened today's match versus the Gray team with a shut-out inning. Connor Teykl had the only hit as he lined a double to the left-field corner with two outs. Leon Byrd followed with a walk. The inning ended on a fielder's choice grounder to second.
Fox walked one, struck-out one and allowed one hit.
Austin Orewiler also pitched a shut-out inning in the bottom of the first. although it didn't appear that was going to be the case after the first two batters reached base. Andrew Dunlap started the inning with a single to center. Charlie Warren followed with a bunt single.
Austin then retired the next two batters on a fly to left followed by a strike-out. Dunlap attempted to take third on a pitch that appeared to get away from the catcher. Brandt Frazier recovered and made the throw to third to nail Dunlap.
Orewiler allowed two hits and struck-out one.
Glenn Otto pitched the top of the second. Otto struck-out the first batter. Dane Wunderlich walked. Otto struck-out the following batter. This brought Sanjiv to the plate. Sanjiv is a Rice Club Baseball player who is helping with catching duties in the fall. Dane stole second. After taking the count full, Sanjiv lined a single to center sending Dane home for the only run of the game. His team gave him a big cheer. Otto had his third strike-out to end the inning.
Otto allowed one run, one hit and one walk with three strike-outs.
John Williamson pitched the bottom of the second for Gray. With one out, Fox reached on an infield error. An around-the-horn double play erased the runner and ended the inning. Williamson allowed no runs, no hits, no walks with no strike-outs.
Ricky Salinas pitched a shut-out third for Blue. He retired the first two batters. Leon Byrd dropped a single into left on a 1-2 count. Grayson Lewis walked after Leon stole second. A fly to right ended the rally.
Salinas gave up one hit and one walk with no strike-outs.
Ryan McCarthy shut-out Blue in the third to save the victory for Gray. After an infield ground-out and a strike-out, Chad Tatum reached on an infield error. The game ended on a strike-out. Ryan struck out two. No runs, hits, or walks.
Final was Gray (Visitors), 1 Blue (Home) 0.
See you Saturday. Go Owls!!!
October 14, 2014 - Gray 2, Blue 0 (3 innings)
Oh my what a difference a day makes. Absolutely perfect weather today for the short 2 1/2 inning game. Gray scored two runs in the bottom of the third to win 2-0.
Michael Rodgers pitched three shutout innings for Gray. Connor Teykl singled to center with two outs in the first for Blue's only hit. Rodgers struck-out two and walked one.
Dane Myers pitched two shutout innings for Blue. In the second inning, Leon Byrd started the frame with a lead-off walk. Brandt Frazier threw him out attempting to steal second.
With two outs, Hunter Kopycinski doubled to deep left-center. That was the only hit off Myers. A pop fly to left stranded him at second. Myers struck-out two and walked one.
Tristan Gray relieved Myers in the bottom of the third. Unfortunately, Tristan walked three straight batters before Leon Byrd doubled down the right-field line driving home two runners.
The final was Gray 2, Blue 0.
October 11, 2014 - Rice 9, Tulane 4 (14 innings)
The weather kept us waiting two hours before the first pitch was thrown at 2:01 PM. The Rice offense made us wait until the ninth inning before taking the lead against the Green Wave. Eventually the Rice offense pounded out 17 hits and scored 9 runs. The pitchers kept Tulane in check until the Owls had the game well in hand.
Five Tulane pitchers held the Rice offense scoreless through seven innings. The Owls had single hits in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth. (Singles were by Leon Byrd, Ford Stainback, Leon Byrd, Dane Myers, Ford Stainback).
Rice pitching was almost as good as Blake Fox pitched two shutout innings with 1 H and 1 K.
Austin Orewiler pitched a scoreless third. In the fourth, Tulane started the inning with a single to center. A fly out followed.
The runner advanced to second on a grounder to first. Tulane then executed a perfect hit-and-run play with the runner at second scoring easily on the hit to right-center. Another single followed. Austin got the third out on a called third strike. Austin allowed 1 ER with 3 H, 1 BB, 1K.
In the fifth, Ryan McCarthy relieved Orewiler. With two outs, Tulane doubled to left-center. Another double followed to score a run. Ryan got the third out on a pop-foul to first. Ryan pitched a perfect sixth inning with 2 Ks and a ground-out.. His line was 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K.
Glenn Otto pitched the a perfect seventh inning. The lead-off single in the eight was eliminated attempting to steal second. A ground-out and strike-out ended the frame. His stats were 0 R 1 H, 3 K.
Going into the bottom of the eighth, the score was Tulane 2 Rice 0.
Charlie Warren started the inning with a single off the pitchers glove. He took second on a wild pitch and third on a grounder to first. Hunter Kopycinski got the Owls on the board with a sac-fly to center. Ford Stainback was hit-by-pitch but stranded on a fly out.
Rice was down 2-1 going to the ninth.
Ricardo Salinas pitched the 9th, 10th and 11th innings for Rice. In the ninth, Salinas stated with a called third strike out. An infield single to short was followed by a single to left. The Tulane pinch-hitter worked the at-bat for 10 pitches but Salinas stayed tough and got a fielder's choice ground out. The runners advanced to second and third. The third out was a grounder to second. Salinas was the only pitcher on the day to got three innings. The tenth and eleventh were scoreless. Salinas' line was 0 R, 3 H, 3K, 1 BB.
In the Rice ninth, Tristan Gray walked. Connor Teykl singled when the batted ball hit Gray running to second. Gray was out. Connor was awarded first. Kevin McCanna singled to left advancing Connor to second.
Ryan Chandler singled to right with Connor scoring. Kevin taking third and Chandler second as the throw from the outfield was misplayed. Charlie Warren drove home Kevin with a ground-out to first. Ryan moving to third.
Grayson Lewis ended the scoring with an RBI single to center. The inning ended on a strike-out.
Rice 4, Tulane 2 after 9
The Owls tacked on two more runs in the tenth. With one out, Leon Byrd singled to center. Tristan Gray reached on a fielder's choice grounder to first. The first-baseman threw errantly to second with Leon going to third on the bad throw.
Teykl tripled to the right-field corner driving home two runs. Connor was stranded as two outs followed.
Rice 6, Tulane 2 after 10.
In the eleventh, the Owls went to work again. Charlie Warren doubled to right. Dane Myers hit a hard liner to first for the initial out of the frame.
Chad Tatum singled Charlie home. Ford Stainback hit a high hop single over first to push Chad to third. Leon Byrd's RBI grounder to first scored Chad. A fly out ended the eleventh.
Rice leads 8-2.
Connor Teykl ended the Rice scoring with a lead-off home-run to right in the twelfth. Kirby Taylor followed with a double to left. Three infield ground-outs ended the rally.
John Williamson pitched two shut-out innings. 0 R, 1 H 2K.
Dane Myers pitched the fourteenth. He retired the first two batters on pop-outs. A full count walk was followed by a home-run to left. A soft pop to second ended the Tulane stanza. His total was 2 ER, 1 H, 1 BB.
Rice was held scoreless in the 13th and 14th.
Final line score:
Tulane 4-12-2
Rice 9-17-1
October 8, 2014 - Blue 2, Gray 1 (3 innings)
It was great to be back to see my first scrimmage of the fall. I must admit that the sauna that was Reckling Park today was a major change from the freezing temps of Memorial Stadium in Champagne, IL last Saturday. I'll take the sauna.
Seven pitchers toed the rubber for no more than one inning each. The scrimmage lasted three innings and about 50 minutes.
Gray posted one run off Austin Orewiler in the top of the first. Charlie Warren singled to deep short on the first pitch. Charlie stole second. Dane Myers singled to center. Charlie rounded third but returned to third on the throw home. Dane took second on the throw.
A ground out to first followed with the runners holding position.
Khevin Brewer hit a fielder's choice grouder. The throw home chased Charlie back to third. Dane had advanced toward third but was out on the play.
Kevin McCanna ripped an RBI single to right to score Charlie. A pop-out to the catcher ended the inning.
With Blake Fox pitching the first for Gray, the first batter flew out to right.
Ryan Chandler singled to second-base. The next batter flew out to center. Ryan must have stolen second-base at some point. I was messing with my score book and missed it. He then took third on a wild pitch. A ground out to short cut the rally short.
Ricardo Salinas pitched a 1-2-3 second for Blue.
Ryan McCarthy pitched the second for Gray. Kirby Taylor hit a single to right to get the inning underway. Connor Teykl forced Kirby but advanced to second as the throw to first was wild.
An infield ground-out was the second out of the inning. A called third strike ended the frame.
The score was 1-0 Gray going into the third inning.
Glenn Otto pitched the third for Blue. He struck-out the side.
Tristan Gray started the third for Gray. Hunter Kopycinski greeted him with a very deep drive to left-center. Khevin Brewer ran it down on the warning track making a great running catch.
Chandler singled to center. He appeared to be picked-off but the ball was dropped as he took second base. Grayson Lewis singled Chandler home. Lewis taking second on the throw home.
Leon Byrd followed with another single to center scoring Lewis to put Blue up 2-1. Leon advanced to second on the attempt at home.
John Williamson relieved Tristan. Leon took third on a ground-out to the right-side. A fly to center ended the scrimmage.
October 5, 2014 - Gray 8, Blue 2 (6 innings)
Gray hitting:
R Chandler 2-3, 2 R, 1 SB
C Lewis 0-3
L Byrd 2-3
R Salinas 1-3
H Kopycinski 1-4,1 R
F Stainback 3-4, 2R
D Wunderlich 1-2, 1 R
D Myers 2-4, 2 R
Gray Pitching:
D Myers 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R
B Fox 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
C McNair 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R
Blue Hitting:
C Warren 1-3, 1 R
K Taylor 0-2
T Gray 0-1
K Brewer 1-3
C Teykl 1-2
C Tatum 0-3
K McCanna 0-2, 1 R
Blue Pitching:
M Rodgers 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R
J Williamson 3 IP, 8 H, 6 R
October 3, 2014 - Gray 1, Blue 1 (6 innings)
Gray hitting:
F Stainback 0-3, HBP, 1 K
G Lewis 0-3, 1 K
R Chandler 0-3, 2 K
K Brewer 1-3, 2 K, 1 R
C Teykl 1-3, 3B, 1 RBI
L Byrd 0-2, 2 K, 1 BB
H Kopycinski 1-2, 1 BB
J Williamson 0-3, 1 K
Gray Pitching:
A Orewiler 3 IP, 1 ER, 4K, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 HB
R Salinas 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K
Blue Hitting:
C Warren 0-3, 1 K
D Wunderlich 0-3, 1 K
T Gray 0-3, 1 K
K Taylor 1-2, 2B, 1 BB
B Fox 1-3, 1 K
D Myers 0-1, 1 K 1 R, 1 HBP
K McCanna 1-2, 3B, 1 RBI
C Tatum 0-2, 1K
Blue Pitching:
R McCarthy 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 HB
G Otto 3 IP, 1 H, 4K
September 30, 2014 - Gray 1, Blue 1 (3 innings)
Gray hitting:
F Stainback 0-3, 2 K
G Lewis 2-3
L Byrd 1-2, 1 R, 1 K, 1 BB
K Brewer 1-2, 1 H, 1 K, 1 RBI
R Chandler 0-1, 1 BB
B Fox 0-3, 1 K
Blue hitting:
A Dunlap 1-2 1 R, 1 K
C Warren 1-1, 1 H, 1 HBP
R Salinas 0-1, 1 BB
T Gray 0-0, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 HBP
D Wunderlich 0-1, 1 K
C Teykl 0-0, 1 HBP
D Myers 0-1
C Tatum 0-1, 1 K
K McCanna 0-1
Pitching:
D Myers 3 H (1 double), 1 R, 3 K, 2 BB, 1 INN
M Rogers 3 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 3 INN
J Williamson 0 H, 1 HBP, 1 R, 2 INN
September 29, 2014 - Gray 4, Blue 4 (4 innings)
2-31-31-4,1 R3-4, 2R1-2, 1 R2-4, 2 RGray Pitching:4 IP, 2 H, 2 R1 IP, 0 H, 0 R1 IP, 1 H, 0 R Blue Hitting:1-3, 1 R0-20-11-31-20-30-2, 1 RBlue Pitching: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R3 IP, 8 H, 6 R 2-31-2, 1 R, 1 K, 1 BB1-2, 1 H, 1 K, 1 RBI0-1, 1 BB0-3, 1 KBlue hitting:1-2 1 R, 1 K1-1, 1 H, 1 HBP0-1, 1 BB0-0, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 HBP0-1, 1 K0-0, 1 HBP0-10-1, 1 K0-1 Pitching:
2-31-2, 1 R, 1 K, 1 BB1-2, 1 H, 1 K, 1 RBI0-1, 1 BB0-3, 1 KBlue hitting:1-2 1 R, 1 K1-1, 1 H, 1 HBP0-1, 1 BB0-0, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 HBP0-1, 1 K0-0, 1 HBP0-10-1, 1 K0-1 Pitching:
Gray hitting:
A Dunlap 0-2, 1 R
C Warren 1-2, 1 K, 1 R, 1 BB
K McCanna 2-2, 3B, 1 R
T Gray 2-2, 2B, 1 RBI
D Myers 0-2
J Williamson 0-1, 1 R
H Kopycinski 1-2
C Tatum 0-2
B Fox 0-1
Gray Pitching:
A Orewiler, 6 H, 3 R, 1 K, 2 BB
G Otto 2 H, 2 K
Blue hitting:
F Stainback 1-3, 1 R
G Lewis 1-1, 1 BB, 1 R
L Byrd 1-1, 2 BB, 1 R
W Amador 1-1, 1 K
C Teykl 2-2
D Wunderlich 0-1, 1 K, 1 BB
R Chandler 0-2
K Brewer 0-2, 1 K
R Salinas 1-1
B Frazier 1-2
Blue pitching:
R Salinas 5 H, 1 K, 2 R
R McCarthy 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB
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