NCAA Houston Regional Game 5 - Rice vs. Houston

[wcd35]

Yeah, here's Rice's beat writer as well:

Rice will start Jordan Stephens against ULL

— Joseph Duarte (@Chronicle_Owls) June 1, 2015

[CajunRed]

...and we will finish him.

[RaginScotsman]

Yeah, here's Rice's beat writer as well:

Rice will start Jordan Stephens against ULL

— Joseph Duarte (@Chronicle_Owls) June 1, 2015

Stephens (Rice's former ace) threw 3 complete yesterday, giving up 1 hit, 2 BB and striking out 2. He's also, as some of you guys have mentioned earlier, recovering from Tommy John surgery and only really started throwing again in mid-February.

Here's his stats for the season:

era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so
2.95 6-4 16-10 0 0/2 1 55.0 45 26 18 16 70


You have to believe that Rice will be careful with him.

*Sorry the stats are off center. They don't seem to want to line up.

[CajunFan3406]

Stephens (Rice's former ace) threw 3 complete yesterday, giving up 1 hit, 2 BB and striking out 2. He's also, as some of you guys have mentioned earlier, recovering from Tommy John surgery and only really started throwing again in mid-February.

Here's his stats for the season:

era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so
2.95 6-4 16-10 0 0/2 1 55.0 45 26 18 16 70


You have to believe that Rice will be careful with him.

*Sorry the stats are off center. They don't seem to want to line up.

Did Stephen's throw yesterday (continuation of Saturday game) or the beginning of the game on Saturday? I thought he threw Saturday.

[TuffGuy84]

Stephens (Rice's former ace) threw 3 complete yesterday, giving up 1 hit, 2 BB and striking out 2. He's also, as some of you guys have mentioned earlier, recovering from Tommy John surgery and only really started throwing again in mid-February.

Here's his stats for the season:

era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so
2.95 6-4 16-10 0 0/2 1 55.0 45 26 18 16 70


You have to believe that Rice will be careful with him.

*Sorry the stats are off center. They don't seem to want to line up.

Actually it was 2 days ago he threw, he was the pitcher before the rain delay.

[barchief]

McCarthy(0.00 ERA, 5 app, 0 starts, mysteriously 0-1 record)

not really mysterious... you come into a tie game, you walk the leadoff guy, gets bunted over to second, fielder's choice to the right side of the infield, runner to third, and the next guy gets on by a fielding error... run scores, unearned, and you get tagged with the loss.

[RaginScotsman]

Your right. It didn't specify in the box score, but I'm assuming since his name was first on the stat sheet he started against HBU on Saturday afternoon.

[GoneGolfin]

Your right. It didn't specify in the box score, but I'm assuming since his name was first on the stat sheet he started against HBU on Saturday afternoon.

Yes ... He (Stephens) most certainly started against HBU, throwing three full innings before the lightning and rains came. He was sitting 91-92 with his fastball, touching 93 once. Good breaking pitch. A power righty. I have seen him run it up to 94 this year.

Stephens is the 2013 Eugene regional MVP. Again, he missed most of 2014 recovering from TJ surgery.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

I would lose some respect for him starting Fox on two days rest.

Graham did it in the 2013 Eugene regional when Rice defeated Oregon in the finals … except he had the regional opener starter throw in relief in Game 7.

In the 2013 regional opener, Graham started ace Austin Kubitza (7 innings) against San Francisco. Zech Lemond closed the final four innings as Rice won 3-2 in 11 innings.

Graham then started Zech Lemond in Game 7 and he went 6 2/3 innings. Friday starter Austin Kubitza closed the final 2 1/3 innings in the 11-4 win over Oregon.

Graham may not start Blake Fox in a possible Game 7 (but he might). But he would not hesitate to have him throw some innings. I have seen it several times in his postseason career.

Brian

[31Ragin97]

I guess its good practice to face similar coaching style we may see next week.... Wouldn't it be nice if all coaches were ethical and didnt lie?