Cougars and Owls Headed to the Regionals

The Houston Cougars(44-15) and Rice Owls(41-18) won their respective conference tournaments and will be participating in the Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament this weekend.  Rice's Reckling Park will serve as a regional host between Friday and Monday(June 2).  Houston will find out their assignment Monday morning at 11 am on ESPNU.

Houston knocked off Louisville 10-4 in Clearwater, Florida.  The win gave the Cougars the American Athletic Conference Tournament title.

Rice defeated UT-San Antonio 11-5 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to claim the C-USA Tournament crown. The Owls have won that title six times.

Cougars Win the Silver Glove

The University of Houston knocked off Rice 6-2 Tuesday night at Cougar Field to clinch the Silver Glove for the 2014 series between the two Houston schools.  Houston hadn't won the Silver Glove series since 2000.

Houston(20-4) knocked off Rice(19-7) 3-0 in February.  The two clubs are scheduled to complete their three-game series at Sugar Land's Constellation Field in May.


You can read a summary of Tuesday night's contest here.

Houston Shoots for Series Win Over Rice on Tuesday

The University of Houston baseball team takes the field Tuesday night against cross-town rival Rice with a chance to clinch their first Silver Glove Series win since 2000. Houston won the first game of 2014 between the rivals 3-0 in February at Rice.

The Cougars enter the 6:30 pm contest  at Cougar Field with a 19-4 record this season. They have won 11 of their last 13 games and are currently ranked #17 by Baseball America. Rice is 19-6 and has won nine in a row. The Owls are ranked #10 by Baseball America.

The Owls have won 52 of the 66 games the two clubs have played since the Cougars won the season series in 2000. The third game of this season's head-to-head series is scheduled to be played on May 13 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land.