Owls avoid season-opening sweep with series-finale victory

Baseball team makes return to diamond against Louisiana-Lafayette

Rice baseball players celebrate during a game with Louisiana.

The Rice Owls baseball team overcame an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 12-8 in Sunday’s series finale at Reckling Park.

The win wrapped up the squad’s first series of the season. The Owls lost to the Ragin’ Cajuns in a 5-4 heartbreaker in their season-opener on Friday, followed by an 11-2 setback on Saturday before they closed the weekend with a victory.

Rice will finish up a four-game homestand by hosting Sam Houston State University on Wednesday night, then will head on the road to face Stanford University over the weekend.

(Photos courtesy of Rice Athletics)

Photo via Rice Athletics

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