March 15, 2010
No. 2 Texas (13-3) vs. No. 14 Rice (10-7)
When: March 16, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Central
Where: Houston, Texas (Reckling Park)
TV: Comcast Sports Southwest (Houston area only)
Radio: 1300 AM "The Zone"
Internet Video: OwlVision
Live stats: Gametracker
SERIES BREAKDOWN
All-Time Series: Texas leads 217-50-2
Coach Garrido vs Rice: 22-13
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 6:30 p.m. Central
Texas: RHP Austin Dicharry (0-1, 3.06 ERA)
Rice: RHP Anthony Fazio (1-1, 8.53 ERA)
TEXAS TERRITORY
• Texas currently possesses one of the top bullpens in the nation. Through 16 games, Longhorns relievers have worked 41.2 innings, allowing just four runs, three earned, on 19 hits and nine walks while striking out 43. The bullpen owns a 6-1 record with five saves and a 0.65 ERA. Texas relievers are limiting the opponent to just a .137 batting average. Leading the way are the trio of Chance Ruffin (2-1, 5 SV, 0.54 ERA), Stayton Thomas (2-0, 0.84 ERA) and Andrew McKirahan (1-0, 1.42 ERA).
• The Longhorns are shutting down right-handed batters, limiting them to a .186 batting average (62-of-334). Leading the way is Chance Ruffin who is holding righties to a .083 mark (3-of-36). Cole Green is right behind with a .136 clip (6-of-44).
