Baylor
Rice
Bears Blanked By Top-Ranked Owls 7-0
2/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 10, 2007
Rice (2-2) scored a pair of runs in the second on two hits and a Baylor error. The Owls added solo spots in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings and then added two runs in the top of the ninth. Travis Reagan capped the scoring in the ninth with the Owls' second solo home run of the game; Adam Zornes led off the seventh with a homer to left-center.
Baylor starter Cliff Springston (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits, two walks and two strikeouts in 4.2 innings.
Ben Booker was the only Bear with more than one hit, going 2-for-4 on the night.
The announced attendance of 23,984 was the second-largest attendance in the seven-year history of the Houston College Classic. It was the fourth-largest crowd to ever see a Baylor game and the largest in Baylor history not at the College World Series.
Baylor concludes its weekend at the Houston College Classic with a 2:30 p.m. CST game Sunday against ninth-ranked Vanderbilt. The Commodores defeated Rice 7-3 Friday and edged 16th-ranked
NOTES: Baylor leads the all-time series 125-85-1. Rice has won five consecutive meetings. Rice leads the series 4-1 in neutral-site meetings. The Bears are 12-19 against Rice under head coach Steve Smith. ... Baylor is 7-5 all-time at the Houston College Classic. ... Baylor reliever Jake Weghorst saw his scoreless inning streak snapped at 28.0 innings over 18 appearances, dating back to last season. He had not allowed a run since March 29, 2006, and he had not allowed a run in a relief outing since March 21, 2006.
