2003 Rice Owls baseball game log |
Regular season |
Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Rice Decision | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record | February 11 | Texas-San Antonio | Reckling Park | 6–4 | Baker (W; 1–0) | 2,432 | 1–0 | – | February 14 | Texas A&M | Minute Maid Park | 10–5 | Niemann (W; 1–0) | 8,405 | 2–0 | – | February 15 | Baylor | Minute Maid Park | 4–3 | Humber (W; 1–0) | 14,484 | 3–0 | – | February 16 | Alabama | Minute Maid Park | 5–6 | Ueckert (L; 1–0) | 10,416 | 3–1 | – | February 18 | at Houston | Cougar Field | 3–0 | Townsend (W; 1–0) | 1,116 | 4–1 | – | February 19 | at Southwest Texas State | Bobcat Baseball Stadium | 6–0 | Matheny (W; 1–0) | 1,608 | 5–1 | – | February 22 | Stetson | Reckling Park | 11–6 | Humber (W; 2–0) | 2,323 | 6–1 | – | February 22 | Mississippi | Reckling Park | 6–0 | Niemann (W; 2–0) | 2,562 | 7–1 | – | February 23 | Texas–Arlington | Reckling Park | 1–0 (10) | Aardsma (W; 1–0) | 2,657 | 8–1 | – | February 28 | Southwest Texas State | Reckling Park | 8–3 | Niemann (W; 3–0) | 2,054 | 9–1 | – | |
Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Rice Decision | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record | March 1 | Southwest Texas State | Reckling Park | 7–5 | Baker (W; 2–0) | 2,317 | 10–1 | – | March 2 | Southwest Texas State | Reckling Park | 10–4 | Humber (W; 3–0) | 2,275 | 11–1 | – | March 4 | Houston | Reckling Park | 4–3 | Aardsma (W; 2–0) | 2,618 | 12–1 | – | March 7 | at Louisiana Tech | J.C. Love Field | 4–3 | Niemann (W; 4–0) | 529 | 13–1 | 1–0 | March 8 | at Louisiana Tech | J.C. Love Field | 5–3 | Humber (W; 4–0) | 1,011 | 14–1 | 2–0 | March 9 | at Louisiana Tech | J.C. Love Field | 12–0 | Baker (W; 3–0) | 827 | 15–1 | 3–0 | March 11 | Texas | Reckling Park | 2–1 (10) | Aardsma (W; 3–0) | 4,525 | 16–1 | – | March 14 | at Hawaii | Les Murakami Stadium | 9–4 | Niemann (W; 5–0) | 2,919 | 17–1 | 4–0 | March 15 | at Hawaii | Les Murakami Stadium | 9–2 | Humber (W; 5–0) | 3,426 | 18–1 | 5–0 | March 16 | at Hawaii | Les Murakami Stadium | 11–1 | Baker (W; 4–0) | 2,271 | 19–1 | 6–0 | March 18 | Nebraska | Reckling Park | 4–1 | Townsend (W; 2–0) | 3,359 | 20–1 | – | March 19 | at Houston | Cougar Field | 7–6 (11) | Aardsma (W; 4–0) | 2,271 | 21–1 | – | March 21 | Liberty | Reckling Park | 20–1 | Humber (W; 6–0) | 2,851 | 22–1 | – | March 22 | Liberty | Reckling Park | 10–4 | Baker (W; 5–0) | 2,412 | 23–1 | – | March 23 | Liberty | Reckling Park | 5–4 | Niemann (W; 6–0) | 2,348 | 24–1 | – | March 25 | Baylor | Reckling Park | 4–3 | Townsend (W; 3–0) | 3,683 | 25–1 | – | March 28 | San Jose State | Reckling Park | 12–2 | Humber (W; 7–0) | 2,180 | 26–1 | 7–0 | March 29 | San Jose State | Reckling Park | 21–1 | Niemann (W; 7–0) | 2,837 | 27–1 | 8–0 | March 30 | San Jose State | Reckling Park | 8–1 | Baker (W; 6–0) | 3,118 | 28–1 | 9–0 | |
Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Rice Decision | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record | April 1 | Houston | Reckling Park | 11–0 | Townsend (W; 4–0) | 3,320 | 29–1 | – | April 4 | Hawaii | Reckling Park | 11–0 | Humber (W; 8–0) | 3,215 | 30–1 | 10–0 | April 5 | Hawaii | Reckling Park | 2–0 | Niemann (W; 8–0) | 2,835 | 31–1 | 11–0 | April 6 | Hawaii | Reckling Park | 8–1 | Baker (W; 7–0) | 2,614 | 32–1 | 12–0 | April 8 | Texas A&M | Reckling Park | 8–0 | Townsend (W; 5–0) | 4,414 | 33–1 | – | April 9 | Lamar | Reckling Park | 5–7 | Aardsma (L; 4–1) | 2,417 | 33–2 | – | April 11 | at Fresno State | Pete Beiden Field | 3–7 | Humber (L; 8–1) | 2,727 | 33–3 | 12–1 | April 12 | at Fresno State | Pete Beiden Field | 9–2 | Niemann (W; 9–0) | 2,724 | 34–3 | 13–1 | April 13 | at Fresno State | Pete Beiden Field | 3–2 | Townsend (W; 6–0) | 2,564 | 35–3 | 14–1 | April 15 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium | 1–8 | Aardsma (L; 4–2) | 481 | 35–4 | – | April 16 | at Houston | Cougar Field | 1–5 | Herce (L; 0–1) | 1,672 | 35–5 | – | April 18 | Nevada | Reckling Park | 10–5 | Matheny (W; 2–0) | 3,103 | 36–5 | 15–1 | April 19 | Nevada | Reckling Park | 3–0 | Niemann (W; 10–0) | 3,314 | 37–5 | 16–1 | April 20 | Nevada | Reckling Park | 5–6 | Herce (L; 0–2) | 2,313 | 37–6 | 16–2 | April 22 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium | 5–9 | Matheny (L; 2–1) | 1,406 | 37–7 | – | April 24 | Louisiana Tech | Reckling Park | 2–1 | Humber (W; 9–1) | 2,715 | 38–7 | 17–2 | April 25 | Louisiana Tech | Reckling Park | 13–3 | Niemannn (W; 11–0) | 3,156 | 39–7 | 18–2 | April 26 | Louisiana Tech | Reckling Park | 8–2 | Baker (W; 8–0) | 3,044 | 40–7 | 19–2 | |
Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Rice Decision | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record | May 7 | Sam Houston State | Reckling Park | 10–5 | Herce (W; 1–2) | 2,820 | 41–7 | – | May 9 | at Nevada | William Peccole Park | 13–11 | Humber (W; 10–1) | 1,206 | 42–7 | 20–2 | May 10 | at Nevada | William Peccole Park | 7–4 | Niemann (W; 12–0) | 1,636 | 43–7 | 21–2 | May 11 | at Nevada | William Peccole Park | 7–8 (10) | Aardsma (L; 4–3) | 1,875 | 43–8 | 21–3 | May 14 | at Saint Mary's | Louis Guisto Field | 10–6 | Matheny (W; 3–1) | 356 | 44–8 | – | May 16 | at San Jose State | San Jose Municipal Stadium | 12–6 | Aardsma (W; 5–3) | 553 | 45–8 | 22–3 | May 17 | at San Jose State | San Jose Municipal Stadium | 11–0 | Niemann (W; 13–0) | 612 | 46–8 | 23–3 | May 17 | at San Jose State | Blethen Field | 6–8 | Townsend (L; 6–1) | 553 | 46–9 | 23–4 | May 23 | Fresno State | Reckling Park | 1–2 | Humber (L; 10–2) | 3,015 | 46–10 | 23–5 | May 24 | Fresno State | Reckling Park | 13–2 | Niemann (W; 14–0) | 2,938 | 47–10 | 24–5 | May 25 | Fresno State | Reckling Park | 3–2 | Townsend (W; 7–1) | 3,105 | 48–10 | 25–5 | |
NCAA tournament: Houston Regional Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Rice Decision | Attendance | Overall record | May 30 | vs. McNeese State | Reckling Park | 3–2 (10) | Townsend (W; 8–1) | 4,014 | 49–10 | May 31 | vs. Wichita State | Reckling Park | 10–1 | Niemann (W; 15–0) | 3,769 | 50–10 | June 1 | vs. Wichita State | Reckling Park | 5–2 | Townsend (W; 9–1) | 3,528 | 51–10 | |
NCAA tournament: Houston Super Regional Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Rice Decision | Attendance | Overall record | June 7 | vs. Houston | Reckling Park | 2–5 | Humber (L; 10–3) | 4,427 | 51–11 | June 8 | vs. Houston | Reckling Park | 10–2 | Niemann (W; 16–0) | 4,435 | 52–11 | June 9 | vs. Houston | Reckling Park | 5–2 | Townsend (W; 10–1) | 4,417 | 53–11 | |
NCAA tournament: College World Series Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Rice Decision | Attendance | Overall record | June 14 | vs. SW Missouri State | Rosenblatt Stadium | 4–2 | Niemann (W; 17–0) | 23,248 | 54–11 | June 16 | vs. Texas | Rosenblatt Stadium | 12–2 | Townsend (W; 11–1) | 24,842 | 55–11 | June 18 | vs. Texas | Rosenblatt Stadium | 5–4 | Aardsma (W; 6–1) | 23,170 | 56–11 | June 21 | vs. Stanford | Rosenblatt Stadium | 4–3 (10) | Aardsma (W; 7–3) | 23,741 | 57–11 | June 22 | vs. Stanford | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–8 | Townsend (L; 11–2) | 17,907 | 57–12 | June 23 | vs. Stanford | Rosenblatt Stadium | 14–2 | Humber (W; 11–3) | 18,494 | 58–12 | |