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Notre Dame Baseball: Irish Bats Slug 5 Homers in Sweep of Rice

Get your brooms out!

Notre Dame baseball beat Rice three-straight games to open the 2024 season this weekend, culminating with a 13-10 slugfest victory on Sunday.

The Irish fell behind early Sunday, trailing 3-0 through two innings.  Simon Baumgardt and Connor Hicks got the Irish on the board in the third though by starting the inning with back-to-back solo home runs, only to see Rice answer back with another run in the bottom half.

The Irish sacrificed their way to a run in the top of the sixth to get back within one but Rice third baseman Jack Riedel went big fly with a three run home run to stretch the Owls lead back to four.

Notre Dame erupted for a huge seventh inning to take the lead however.  Left fielder David Glancy started the inning with a solo home run before a slew of walks had the Irish applying pressure all inning.  Joey Spence doubled and TJ Williams singled to help push in what wound up being five runs in the innings for Notre Dame.

Rice wasn’t done however as they’d scratch across another run in the bottom of the eighth to retie the contest at 8.  That set up a memorable top of the ninth for the Irish as Carson Tinney put the Irish back in front with a lead off home run.

Williams, DM Jefferson, and shortstop Jack Penney would all reach to set up right fielder Tito Flores to be the hero as he hit a grand slam to give Notre Dame a 13-8 edge.

Rice wouldn’t go quietly though as a Kyte McDonald two-run home run got the Owls back within two but they’d get no closer.  Ricky Reeth would retire the final two Rice batters to lock down the Notre Dame win and sweep.

The Irish start the year 3-0 with the sweep of Rice and will return to action next weekend in Miami when they travel to take on Florida International.

Notre Dame Football’s History of August Games

Let’s take a quick look back at five times Notre Dame has played in August, something that dates back to 1989.

Notre Dame helps kick off the college football season this weekend as the Irish will be in Ireland to take on Navy.  It’s rare that Notre Dame has kicked off a football season in Ireland but less that they have in August. The Irish have played a handful of times historically in the year’s eighth month and fared well.

So how well exactly have things gone for Notre Dame in August?  Check out below how the Irish have fared in those five games as we’ll see if they can add another victory to the list in 2023 as they open the season in Saturday against Navy.

 

Social Media reaction to the Aggies win after 16 innings

Social Media: Twitter reacts to Aggie 16th inning win against Texas Tech

The Texas A&M baseball team spent the weekend playing a three-game series at Minute Maid Park for the 23rd Annual Shriners Children’s College Classic. The Aggies (7-4) came out of the weekend 3-1 and with their only loss coming to the Louisville Cardinals (10-1). The highlight of the weekend for Texas A&M was a low-scoring 16-inning pitching battle against No. 25 Texas Tech (11-2).

In the last game of the night, the Texas rivals were hoping to win a game and travel back home to get some rest. Well, the baseball Gods decided they wanted to watch extra baseball before the work week.

The Aggie’s pitching was on point last night they all deserve to be recognized. Chris Cortez, Shane Sdao, Will Johnston, Brad Rudis, Evan Aschenbeck, and Justin Lamkin combined for 23 strikeouts with only two runs.

The first score came in the fifth when Austin Bost singled through the left side for an RBI, but Texas Tech responded at the bottom of the with a two-run RBI single to go up 2-1. The next score took place in the top of the ninth when Trevor Warrner with the base loaded tied the game at 2-2.

From that point, both teams would go scoreless until the top of the sixteenth inning. Tech had a pitching change and that was the opening A&M needed to finally get the hits to put runners in scoring position. Hank Bard would score on an error and Jack Moss scored after a sacrifice fly by Werner. Then to close out the game, Aggie’s pitching came to the rescue yet again. Justin Lamkin came in for Evan Aschenbeck and retired the side with a strikeout, a flyout, and a strikeout to give A&M the win 4-2.

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Super Bowl LVII might be Rice DE Ikenna Enechukwu’s last time rooting for the Chiefs

Rice DE Ikenna Enechukwu hopes to end up with his hometown #Chiefs in the NFL, but he realizes he could end up chasing after Patrick Mahomes instead. | from @EdEastonJr

The impact of the Kansas City Chiefs on their community of fans is undeniable and a significant part of the team’s legendary history. The success over the last few seasons has garnered new fans, but there are still plenty who grew up watching the franchise.

Draft prospect Ikenna Enechukwu is a Kansas City native that made a name for himself at local Ruskin High School. He eventually attended Rice University, becoming an integral part of the Owl’s defense. 

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Enechukwu about growing up a Chiefs fan and the prospect of playing with or matching up against his Patrick Mahomes. 

“I love it, man,” said Enechukwu. “Ever since I started playing football, I was just always a big Chiefs fan, like I was like waiting to see them win. Like I was so excited the first time they won (the Super Bowl). The second time they won, I’m still excited. And there’s always gonna be, like, anybody that grows up in Kansas City, likes the Chiefs. There’s always gonna be something different because there were times (when) they weren’t doing good. And now they brought a lot of attention to the city, but a lot of good publicity.”

Watching the Super Bowl LVII victory over the Eagles, Enechukwu had a startling revelation about his future as a fan of the Chiefs.

“I might not even play for the Chiefs,” said Enechukwu. “And I was watching the game, I was like, ‘Man, this might be my last time rooting for the Chiefs. I’m the one that might have to chase down Patrick Mahomes, and then I might not be a big fan of him anymore.'”

As a fifth-year senior at Rice, Enechukwu finished with 19 tackles, eight assists, and 17 stops. When rushing the passer, he had 29 total pressures, which included three sacks on the season.

Enechukwu confirmed that he did have a meeting with Kansas City’s decision-makers at the combine, so there is a chance the hometown product will only need to chase Patrick Mahomes in practice after the NFL Draft in April.

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Former USC Trojans QB J.T. Daniels transfers to Rice

J.T. Daniels going to #Rice means he’s not going to Jonathan Smith and Oregon State, or to another Pac-12 school. Lots of fan bases are relieved.

J.T. Daniels has found his next — and probably last — stop as a college football player. The former Gatorade National high school player of the Year and five star quarterback has been a generally productive player in college. He has thrown for 6,947 total yards and 45 touchdowns.

After gaining notice in his freshman season at USC in 2018 — throwing for 2,672 yards and getting significant playing time — injuries derailed each of his next three seasons. He lost his quarterback job to Kedon Slovis at USC, Stetson Bennett at Georgia, and Garrett Greene at West Virginia.

The appeal of playing in a pro-style system at Rice under head coach Mike Bloomgren and offensive coordinator Marques Tuiasosopo proved appealing to Daniels.

Daniels and Rice’s first game of the 2023 season comes against Houston on September 9 as the Owls move to the AAC from Conference USA.

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Rice vs Southern Miss LendingTree Bowl Prediction, Game Preview

Rice vs Southern Miss game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the LendingTree Bowl on Saturday, December 17

Rice vs Southern Miss prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. LendingTree Bowl, Saturday, December 17

Rice vs Southern Miss LendingTree Bowl Prediction Game Preview

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Rice vs Southern Miss How To Watch

Date: Saturday, December 17
Game Time: 5:45 ET
Venue: Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Rice (5-7), Southern Miss (6-6)
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Rice vs Southern Miss LendingTree Bowl 5 Things To Know

LendingTree Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

– There weren’t quite enough eligible teams, so the bowl types had to dip into the APR (Academic Progress Rate) among the five-win teams and Rice was on top of the list. It’s not exactly coming in rolling, losing its last three games and four of its last five, but the energy and interest will be there. The program caught a break, and it’ll play like it.

– Southern Miss isn’t exactly rolling into this, but it was able to get the job done with a win over ULM to break a three-game losing streak and get bowl eligible. It’s not going to bring a high-powered offense, but it has a way of keeping games close.

– It’s USM’s first bowl appearance under head coach Will Hall and the program’s first post-season game since 2019. However, it hasn’t won one since taking down Louisiana in the 2016 New Orleans, and it’s 3-6 since winning the 2008 New Orleans.

– This is just the 13th bowl appearance for Rice, going 7-5 in the first 12. It’s the first appearance wince beating Fresno State in the 2014 Hawaii, going 3-1 in the last four bowls after a four-bowl losing streak that reached back into the 1950s.

– The bowl has gone through a few transformations when it comes to the name – the game had six different name changes since 1999 as it settled into LendingTree at the end of the 2019 season – and it’s way overdue for a good game. The first three LendingTrees were all decided by double-digits, and there hasn’t been a close version since Troy beat Ohio 28-23 in the 2016 Dollar General. To make this worse, seven of the last eight games have been relative blowouts.

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Why Rice Will Win The LendingTree Bowl

Again, Southern Miss isn’t going to crank out a whole lot of offense to put this out of reach. It struggles on third downs, the offensive line is too leaky, and there are way, way, way too many turnovers.

They chilled out late with just two in the last three games, but before that the offense gave it away multiple times in five straight. The Rice offense could use the help.

The Owls should always have the ball. They’re great at controlling the tempo and winning the time of possession battle, and Southern Miss – partly because of the problems on third downs – only keeps the ball for 28:40 a game.

Owning the running game on both sides is a must. Rice is 0-6 vs FBS teams when allowing more than 155 yards and 4-1 when it doesn’t. Southern Miss hit the 155-yard mark just four times.

But about those turnovers ….

Why Southern Miss Will Win The LendingTree Bowl

Southern Miss had a turnover problem throughout the season, but that’s nothing compared to the problems Rice had. It gave it up 30 times on the year with 13 coming in the last four games.

The fumbling is bad, the interceptions are worse and overall the team was dead last in the nation – tied with Northwestern – for the most giveaways.

The Southern Miss defense might not be a rock, but good things happen when it stops the run – the team is 5-1 when it allows fewer than 150 rushing yards.

It all stems from one of the nation’s best pass rushes. All of that pressure is the last thing the Rice offense needs. Get in the Owl backfield, force mistakes.

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Rice vs North Texas Prediction Game Preview

Rice vs North Texas game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 13 game on Saturday, November 26

Rice vs North Texas prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 13, Saturday, November 26

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Rice vs North Texas How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 26
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Rice (5-6), North Texas (6-5)
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Rice vs North Texas What’s Going To Happen

Can Rice get that sixth win to get bowl eligible? Can North Texas come up with a seventh win to cement a post-season spot?

Rice picked the wrong time for the offense to hit a wall – 17 points over the last two games against WKU and UTSA – with turnovers the biggest problem. The O has given it up nine times in the last two weeks and 18 times in the last six games.

The North Texas defense hasn’t been too bad lately, but it’s going to get hit hard by the Rice passing game. It won’t be enough.

The Mean Green offense will get the ground game going right away for over 200 yards to set the tone. The Rice attack will keep up, but once again the mistakes will be costly.

North Texas is 0-5 when allowing teams to score 31 points or more and 6-0 when it doesn’t. The Rice offense, though, has only scored ore than 27 once on the road in five tries.

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Rice vs North Texas Prediction, Line

North Texas 38, Rice 23
Line: North Texas -14.5, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Rice vs North Texas Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5

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Rice vs WKU Prediction Game Preview

Rice vs WKU game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Saturday, November 12

Rice vs WKU prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Saturday, November 12

Rice vs WKU How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Rice (5-4), WKU (6-4)
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Rice vs WKU Game Preview

Why Rice Will Win

Everything is fine when the Rice passing game works.

There was a loss to Houston after bombing away for well over 300 yards, but that was the only misfire when the passing game rolls for over 275.

The running game is okay, and the defense hasn’t been bad, but everything functions better around QB TJ McMahon and whether or not he’s on. That’s big, but against WKU it’s more important to hold down good passing attacks.

Rice is second in Conference USA allowing just over 200 yards, but …

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Why WKU Will Win

The Hilltoppers passing game is too dangerous top stop. Rice might be able to hold up in shootouts against good quarterbacks, but it’s 0-3 when allowing 249 passing yards or more.

WKU and QB Austin Reed have cranked out more than 270 yards against everyone but UAB – and won.

Everyone focuses on the offense – it’s fourth in the nation and the best in Conference USA – but the defense is showing up. It’s good on third downs and it’s the best in America at generating takeaways.  That means …

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What’s Going To Happen

WKU is 6-0 when it comes up with multiple takeaways and 0-4 when it doesn’t. Rice has turned it over two or more times six times in nine games and in three of the last four.

Both passing games will have fun, but WKU will be a little sharper at home as it pulls away in the second half.

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Rice vs WKU Prediction, Line

WKU 34, Rice 27
Line: WKU -13.5, o/u: 60.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Rice vs WKU Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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UTEP vs Rice Prediction, Game Preview

UTEP vs Rice game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Thursday, November 3

UTEP vs Rice prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 10, Thursday, November 3

UTEP vs Rice How To Watch

Date: Thursday, November 3
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: UTEP (4-5), Rice (4-4)
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UTEP vs Rice Game Preview

Why UTEP Will Win

UTEP does a great job of making teams play its game.

The offense has enough occasional firepower to hit the deep shots, but it would much to prefer to grind away behind a decent offensive line that controls the tempo and the clock.

It’s not a hard formula – the Miners have to 1) run well and 2) limit the mistakes. There’s almost no margin for error here. They lost to Louisiana Tech by turning it over four times, and they gave away the 27-10 game to New Mexico by giving it away seven times.

UTEP is 3-0 when it runs for close to 200 yards or more, and it won those three games with just two turnovers. Rice is 0-4 when allowing 178 rushing yards or more, but …

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Why Rice Will Win

UTEP is in trouble if Rice gets the passing game going.

The Miners survived a big day from the Charlotte air show thanks to three takeaways, but they’re just 1-4 when giving up over 170 passing yards. Rice has thrown for almost 200 in every game but the loss to USC to kick things off and in a strange win over UAB.

Rice will have to deal with a decent UTEP pass rush, but it shouldn’t be enough to be a bother.

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What’s Going To Happen

Being at home will matter to the Owls.

UTEP was able to pull off its lone road win against Charlotte and its nation-worst defense. Other than that, the team lost its other three games away from the Sun Bowl partly because there were too many mistakes.

Yeah, Rice just got bombed by Charlotte in one of the strangest deep cuts outcomes of the season – the Owls lost 56-23 thanks to a defense that didn’t show up.

The Rice run D will step its game up this week.

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UTEP vs Rice Prediction, Line

Rice 26, UTEP 20
Line: Rice -3.5, o/u: 48.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
UTEP vs Rice Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Charlotte vs Rice Prediction, Game Preview

Charlotte vs Rice game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

Charlotte vs Rice prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29

Charlotte vs Rice How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 29
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: Charlotte (1-7), Rice (4-3)
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Charlotte vs Rice Game Preview

Why Charlotte Will Win

Can the offense overcome the other issues?

The 49ers might not be able to run all that well, but if Chris Reynolds is able to limit the mistakes, the passing game will work. The Rice defense is decent, but the pass defense will give up 200 yards as long as the 49ers are able to hit the midrange throws.

The Owls will turn it over – they’ve given it away three times in each of the last two games and 16 times in the six FBS games, but …

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Why Rice Will Win

The Charlotte defense doesn’t force takeaways.

It doesn’t stop the run, it doesn’t generate a pass rush, and overall it’s the worst defense in college football allowing 524 yards and 43 points per game. Rice will be able to move the ball however it wants to.

Yes, the Owls turn it over way too much, but that’s nothing compared to the Charlotte O that has to press to make up for the problems on the other side of the ball.

The 49ers have given it away 14 times in the last four games.

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What’s Going To Happen

Rice will come up with multiple takeaways, but it won’t need them. It’ll run as much as it wants to, and the passing attack will have one of its most accurate and productive days of the year.

Charlotte can make things interesting with its offense, but the defense will disappoint yet again.

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Charlotte vs Rice Prediction, Line

Rice 36, Charlotte 17
Line: Rice -16.5, o/u: 59.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Charlotte vs Rice Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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