Rice moves on to play Frogs

As expected, Rice moved into the winners bracket by beating Prairie View A&M on Friday night. The home team in the Houston Regional put up five runs on its way to shutting out the Panthers. Although the game was not a blowout, the Frogs must still get past the fact that Rice scored 20 runs against them earlier in the season. (Rice beat TCU 20-6 in the Whataburger College Classic in March.) Still, TCU's thrilling win in the opener of the regional, together with Prairie View's respectable performance, will undoubtedly provide the team with the confidence it needs to avenge the early season embarrassment.