Baseball
8
Winner Yale YALE 5-3
4
RICE RICE 2-11
Winner
Yale YALE
5-3
8
Final
4
RICE RICE
2-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yale YALE 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 6 0
RICE RICE 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 4

W: Evans, Tate (1-0) L: Davion Hickson (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulldogs Take Down Rice 8-4 in Series Opener

HOUSTON, Texas – The Yale baseball team earned a gritty win over Rice on Friday evening at Reckling Park. The Bulldogs prevailed 8-4 in large part due to well-executed small ball, bunting and running to overwhelm the Owls' defense. The hosts committed four errors, while the Bulldogs played a clean game on the defensive end.

With the victory, Yale improved to 5-3 overall. The Owls dropped to 2-11.

Key Performers
  • Senior Tommy Martin recorded two hits and drove in a pair of runs.
  • Reliever Tate Evans earned the victory on the mound for the Bulldogs, pitching 3.1 innings of one-run ball.
Scoring Summary
  • Top 1st | Yale opened the game with a pair of runs. Alec Atkinson executed a perfect safety squeeze for the Bulldogs' first run. Martin doubled to left to drive in the second run. 2-0 YALE
  • Top 3rd | The Bulldogs scored three more runs following two errors by the Rice defense. 5-0 YALE
  • Top 4th | Following Garrett Larsen's one-out single, Martin drove home his second run of the game with a single to right. 6-0 YALE
  • Bottom 4th | Rice got on the scoreboard on a two-RBI double by Blaine Brown. 6-2 YALE
  • Top 5th | Jack Dauer led off the inning with a double and stole third. Following a walk to Pierantoni, another error and a passed ball allowed the Bulldogs to score two more runs. 8-2 YALE
  • Bottom 5th | The Owls scored a run on an RBI single by Brown. 8-3 YALE
  • Bottom 8th | Rice scored the game's final run in the eighth. 8-4 YALE
Game Notes
  • Friday marked the first matchup between Yale and Rice in baseball. It was just the 11th meeting between the two schools in any team sport.
  • Colton Shaw started on the mound for Yale. He pitched 4.2 innings while allowing three runs. He struck out eight. Evans came on in relief and pitched into the ninth. Mick Kelley closed the door with a scoreless frame.
  • Dauer stole his team-leading fourth base of the season. Kaiden Dossa tallied his third stolen base.
  • Jake Williams continued his hot start to the season with a base hit and two runs scored. He has hit safely in six of eight games. He is leading the team in average (.387).
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play Rice in the second game of the three-game series on Saturday, March 8 at 3 p.m. (2 p.m. CT).
 
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