It didn't work out in the end, but what a great game. As far as I can tell, only two Rice players who saw action this weekend were Seniors (Adam Rodgers and Clay Reichenbach; and I'm not clear on their eligibility status), so the team is stocked with talent for the future.

Traffic to this website has been pretty strong over the last week, so let me take this opportunity to add a few other unsolicited comments:

* ESPN didn't cooperate in providing us with an opportunity to get together and meet some other S.D. alums. So, we'll have to create our own opportunity. Keep an eye out for a Happy Hour in the next month or so, and please post a comment here if you have a recommendation for a good Happy Hour spot (I'll make the comment posting system a little more straightforward).

* Until this idea flames out completely when we're overrun with spam, YOU can post an item to this website by sending an e-mail to sd-owls dot post at blogger dot com. So, if you want to put together a hike or happy hour or whatever, you can let everyone know in a matter of minutes. Also, I never posted my e-mail address which is wpvanv at yahoo dot com. I'm a '99 from Baker.

* In case you didn't see the post the first time around, there are some festivities planned for the Rice vs. UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl in September. Details are TBA.

Hope to meet y'all soon.

Work can wait - tune into KTRU (ktru.org) now. The Owls gave up 4 runs in the top of the 8th to trail 6-3 then followed up with 3 runs of their own in the bottom half. Tied ball game going into the 9th. KTRU's feed has dropped out a few times to add to the drama.

HUGE Rice win today, 9-5 over top seeded Tulane. The Owls insist on making it interesting (i.e. gut-wrenching), but they come through in the end.

Game 2 is at 10am tomorrow. It's up against the Texas/Miss. game for ESPN coverage. It looks more likely that Rice vs. Tulane will be the featured game tomorrow, but who knows.

No luck on TV coverage for Saturday's game. It's already Rice 1 Tulane 0 in the first inning.

There's still no guarantee that a Rice game will be on T.V. this weekend, but there are several slots that look promising (10 a.m. starts on Sat. and Sun.). I think that I'll wait until game time and head over to Yogi's if we're on. Hope to see a few fans there. Otherwise, it's krtu.org and ncaasports.com.

We'll do something more organized for the World Series next week.

Go OWLS!

It's not clear yet what the TV schedule for this weekend's games will be. I have seen conflicting reports. If there is coverage of the games, I would suggest Yogi's in Cardiff as the place to get together and watch the game(s)(Yogi's served as Rice Baseball Central during the '03 Championship run).

Click the "#" in the lower left hand corner of this post, then click "post a comment" to make any other suggestions, etc.

The Owls beat LSU 5-4 this afternoon to advance to the Super Regionals. As far as I can tell, they will face either Tulane or Alabama in a three game series this weekend.

Speaking of Rice Owls sports, the football team is playing UCLA at the Rose Bowl in September, and there are plans in the works for a few alumni events surrounding the game. Keep an eye out for future announcements.

It got a little exciting in the 8th, but the Owls held on to beat LSU. They are unbeaten in the Baton Rouge regional going into the last day. Next game on Sunday against the winner of LSU, Northwestern State.

Rice Owls Baseball carried a 5-game win streak into the post-season and extended the streak to six with a 7-3 win over Northwestern State on Friday (6/4). The Owls face the region's top seed, LSU, at 4:00 pacific time on Saturday.