Pirates get the first game!

With the exception of our 2009 squad, I never really thought Rice faced one of our really great squads. Not their fault it's ours. But really really would've loved to see them battle with some of our teams in the early 2000s.

ECU takes the series 2-1.

(04-06-2014 03:19 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  ECU takes the series 2-1.

No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

(04-06-2014 03:33 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:19 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  ECU takes the series 2-1.

No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

Very true. The games were actually at Rice University though. Btw, Rice has surprisingly now lost 5 of their last 7 overall, and 4 of their last 6 conference games. Slump perhaps?

(04-06-2014 03:33 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:19 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  ECU takes the series 2-1.

No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

Certainly not this is the first series ECU has ever beaten Rice in the nearly decade we've been playing.

(04-06-2014 03:38 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:33 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:19 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  ECU takes the series 2-1.

No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

Very true. The games were actually at Rice University though. Btw, Rice has surprisingly now lost 5 of their last 7 overall, and 4 of their last 6 conference games. Slump perhaps?

Yes, I was aware the games were to be played at Rice. I'd have considered you guy winning 1 of 3 something of a moral victory because Rice is usually so good, especially at home.

Not sure what's going on with them right now. I wish more of their baseball fans posted here so we'd get the inside poop. Anyway, yes, for whatever reason, slump....and a big one at a bad time. Their RPI sits at 21 right now so there's still time to recover and perhpas gain a regional, but they surely can't keep playing like this and expect to host.

Is USM & Mid Tenn game rained out. Can't find the score.

(04-06-2014 04:14 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:38 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:33 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:19 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  ECU takes the series 2-1.

No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

Very true. The games were actually at Rice University though. Btw, Rice has surprisingly now lost 5 of their last 7 overall, and 4 of their last 6 conference games. Slump perhaps?

Yes, I was aware the games were to be played at Rice. I'd have considered you guy winning 1 of 3 something of a moral victory because Rice is usually so good, especially at home.

Not sure what's going on with them right now. I wish more of their baseball fans posted here so we'd get the inside poop. Anyway, yes, for whatever reason, slump....and a big one at a bad time. Their RPI sits at 21 right now so there's still time to recover and perhpas gain a regional, but they surely can't keep playing like this and expect to host.

I'm actually a UTSA alumnus, but your point's well taken.

(04-06-2014 04:25 PM)whitey Wrote:  Is USM & Mid Tenn game rained out. Can't find the score.

Played yesterday as part of a doubleheader due to impending weather. USM took the games 7-0 & 7-6 to win the series.

(04-06-2014 04:28 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:14 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:38 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:33 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:19 PM)ecumbh1999 Wrote:  ECU takes the series 2-1.

No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

Very true. The games were actually at Rice University though. Btw, Rice has surprisingly now lost 5 of their last 7 overall, and 4 of their last 6 conference games. Slump perhaps?

Yes, I was aware the games were to be played at Rice. I'd have considered you guy winning 1 of 3 something of a moral victory because Rice is usually so good, especially at home.

Not sure what's going on with them right now. I wish more of their baseball fans posted here so we'd get the inside poop. Anyway, yes, for whatever reason, slump....and a big one at a bad time. Their RPI sits at 21 right now so there's still time to recover and perhpas gain a regional, but they surely can't keep playing like this and expect to host.

I'm actually a UTSA alumnus, but your point's well taken.

Sorry about that. I see you guys get 'em in early May at your place.

Good luck.

(04-06-2014 04:34 PM)nastybunch Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:25 PM)whitey Wrote:  Is USM & Mid Tenn game rained out. Can't find the score.

Played yesterday as part of a doubleheader due to impending weather. USM took the games 7-0 & 7-6 to win the series.

Thanks but why does CUSA site have you at 7-4?

(04-06-2014 04:51 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:28 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:14 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:38 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:33 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

Very true. The games were actually at Rice University though. Btw, Rice has surprisingly now lost 5 of their last 7 overall, and 4 of their last 6 conference games. Slump perhaps?

Yes, I was aware the games were to be played at Rice. I'd have considered you guy winning 1 of 3 something of a moral victory because Rice is usually so good, especially at home.

Not sure what's going on with them right now. I wish more of their baseball fans posted here so we'd get the inside poop. Anyway, yes, for whatever reason, slump....and a big one at a bad time. Their RPI sits at 21 right now so there's still time to recover and perhpas gain a regional, but they surely can't keep playing like this and expect to host.

I'm actually a UTSA alumnus, but your point's well taken.

Sorry about that. I see you guys get 'em in early May at your place.

Good luck.

No need for apologies, dude. And thanks cuz we'll need it. lol

Nice to finally get a series win against Rice.

(04-06-2014 04:51 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:28 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:14 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:38 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:33 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  No easy feat against Rice......regardless of where the games are played.

Very true. The games were actually at Rice University though. Btw, Rice has surprisingly now lost 5 of their last 7 overall, and 4 of their last 6 conference games. Slump perhaps?

Yes, I was aware the games were to be played at Rice. I'd have considered you guy winning 1 of 3 something of a moral victory because Rice is usually so good, especially at home.

Not sure what's going on with them right now. I wish more of their baseball fans posted here so we'd get the inside poop. Anyway, yes, for whatever reason, slump....and a big one at a bad time. Their RPI sits at 21 right now so there's still time to recover and perhpas gain a regional, but they surely can't keep playing like this and expect to host.

I'm actually a UTSA alumnus, but your point's well taken.

Sorry about that. I see you guys get 'em in early May at your place.

Good luck.

I am looking to that series. I expect the Saturday game to be our best baseball tailgate of the year.

(04-06-2014 05:43 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:51 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:28 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 04:14 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(04-06-2014 03:38 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  Very true. The games were actually at Rice University though. Btw, Rice has surprisingly now lost 5 of their last 7 overall, and 4 of their last 6 conference games. Slump perhaps?

Yes, I was aware the games were to be played at Rice. I'd have considered you guy winning 1 of 3 something of a moral victory because Rice is usually so good, especially at home.

Not sure what's going on with them right now. I wish more of their baseball fans posted here so we'd get the inside poop. Anyway, yes, for whatever reason, slump....and a big one at a bad time. Their RPI sits at 21 right now so there's still time to recover and perhpas gain a regional, but they surely can't keep playing like this and expect to host.

I'm actually a UTSA alumnus, but your point's well taken.

Sorry about that. I see you guys get 'em in early May at your place.

Good luck.

I am looking to that series. I expect the Saturday game to be our best baseball tailgate of the year.

Wow, I just looked at your schedule and you guys are really in the thick of things at this point. Coming off a series win at Tulane and hosting Marshall this coming weekend could leave you in an excellent position going into the last third of the regular season. Of course, then comes ODU and they're playing some excellent ball right now too.

Speaking of ODU, East Carolina steps out of the frying pan and into the fire when they visit Old Dominon. It'll be interesting to see if they can retain the intensity that gave them their quality series win over Rice.

UAB sits at the top currently but they sure have been peppered with a lot of loses over the last couple of weeks and they've got a "show down" series this coming weekend with USM.

From an outsider's viewpoint, I'd say the race to the finish line in C-USA this year will be as interesting as any and may end up looking like that traffic jam you guys experienced in basketball.

Good luck! I'll be watching.

(04-06-2014 05:13 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  Nice to finally get a series win against Rice.

The key to a championship is to beat the teams you should beat.....
bottom tier (that is why ECU in second place) and
going head to head with top tier of teams. Rice was nice series
win (2 of 3) but there are still top tier teams to play and beat
(USM, etc).

Knew something was up. Apparently turns out that two of Rice's starting pitchers are injured, at least that's what a fellow Roadrunner said. I don't know what the injuries are, who the pitchers are, or how long they'll be out, but I can definitely see that making a difference in some of their close losses. Just seemed too weird for a team of their quality to start out 20-7 (8-1) and suddenly lose 5 of 7 and 4 of 6 conference games to fall to 22-12 (10-5).