College baseball regionals

Well, the mighty Rice Owls have done it again!

June 2, 2008, 1:52AM
HOUSTON REGIONAL
Rice lands spot in next round
Owls eliminate Longhorns despite making six errors

By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

There were moments of nerve-fraying drama mixed with an abhorrent defensive performance, but top seed Rice managed to overcome both as well as bitter rival Texas.

If questions lingered regarding the Owls' toughness, they were answered Sunday night.

The Owls committed a season-high six errors and twice allowed Texas to rally before stabilizing and producing a 7-4 victory in the Houston Regional final at Reckling Park.

Way to go OWLS! It's always sweet to eliminate the 'Horns, though I do think it's wack that the NCAA keeps grouping all the Texas teams together so we can't all get to Omaha. Meanwhile in College Station:

June 2, 2008, 1:49AM
COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL
Ray does it all as UH stays alive
Freshman sets up a winner-take-all game against A&M

By JOSEPH DUARTE
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

COLLEGE STATION — They might want to start calling Jared Ray "The Bondsman."

He bailed out the Houston Cougars not once, but twice Sunday.

Ray, a freshman righthander, got the final two outs to pick up the save against Illinois-Chicago. A few hours later, Ray tossed the first complete game by a UH pitcher this season, as the No. 3 seed Cougars stayed alive in the NCAA Tournament with a 4-3 win over top seed Texas A&M in the College Station Regional.

Jake Stewart delivered the game-winner with a RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning in the nightcap, sending the Cougars (42-23) to a winner-take-all rematch with the Aggies (45-17) at 6:30 p.m. today at Olsen Field. The winner will play Rice in a best-of-three super regional this weekend at Reckling Park.

Go Coogs! Getting both UT and A&M out early to generate an all-Houston super regional?! Brilliant!