Rice Holds on to Take Series Opener at Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. 鈥� After jumping out to a 6-0 lead, Rice saw its lead trimmed to two before holding on to defeat Charlotte in the first game of a three-game series, Friday night. Rice took an early lead, loading the bases in the first inning within no outs before Paul Smith scored Cole Green on a sacrifice fly. But Hiram Bocachica, Jr., hit into a double play to end the threat. The Owls added another run in the second. Kutter-Gage Webb drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on Lorenzo Rios’ sacrificed bunt. Two batters later, Landis Davila brought…
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