March 14, 1999
SAN DIEGO - The Rice Owls captured game three of their three-gameWAC series with San Diego State, defeating the Aztecs by a score of 11-3at Tony Gwynn Stadium Sunday afternoon. The win improved Rice's seasonrecord to 22-5 (5-1 WAC) while dropping SDSU to 14-12 (4-2 WAC).
Shortstop Damon Thames went 3-for-5 with a double, home run and twoRBI to lead the Owls' offensive attack. Designated Hitter Justin Berg was 3-for-5with a pair of doubles and two RBI for Rice as well.
Paul Lockhart, Edgar Gonzalez and Chris Dunwell led theAztec charge with two hits apiece.
The Owls' took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth, but SDSUcatcher Brandon Rogers drilled a Jeff Nichols offering over the right field fence for a two-run home run, sending Nichols to the showers.
Junior RHP Jeremy Cook (3-5) started and took the loss. He went seveninnings, allowing five runs on 12 hits and a walk while striking out eight.
San Diego State next travels to Air Force for a three-game conferenceseries in Colorado Springs, Colo, March 19-21.
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Nichols, Kurtz-Nicholl (8), Bess (8) and Lukin, Iovacchini (9)
Cook, Nelson (8), and Rogers
W - Nichols (8-1)
L - Cook (3-5)
Sv - None
HR - Rice: Thames (3rd - none on). SDSU: Rogers(8th - one on)
Time: 2:25
Att: 226