The Rice Thresher, Vol. 94, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2007 Page: 11 of 24
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THE RICE THRESHER BASEBALL 2007 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2007
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After the loss of Josh Rodriguez and Greg Buchanan, Rice returns seven starters to its
lineup for the 2007 season, which includes two newly installed switch-hitters. Head
coach Wayne Graham will use the deepest bench in the country to draft his line-
up:
vs. right-hander
Rice can stack the lineup with five left-handed
hitters with Buenger and Seastrunk in the lineup as
switch-hitters. Like last season, having two good
left-handed bats at the top of the lineup will give
opposing pitchers fits in the first inning, particularly
with Henley's speed. The middle of the lineup may
be the most power-packed in Division I, with the
3-6 spots in the lineup combining for 40 home
runs last season.
vs. left-hander
Outside of Henley and Savery, who are mainstays
in the lineup, Graham can outfit his batting or-
der with seven right-handed hitters against left-
handed starters. Dodson may have to move up to
the two-spot in the order for this lineup to make
sense, but his speed is all too often overlooked.
Potentially, the most potent spot in this lineup
may be the seven spot, with Zornes' ability to
hammer the ball to all fields.
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RICE BASEBALL BY THE NUMBERS
653
Strikeouts by the Rice
pitching stiiff last year, the
most in the country and
tied for most in school his-
tory with the 2003 national
championship team.
Right-hander Eddie I)e-
german led the way with a
school-record 168 punch-
outs.
16
Home runsby Aaron Luna
last season, the most ever by
a Rice freshman and the high-
est single-season total since
Enrique Cruz went deep 16
times in 2002.
.392 .356 32
Batting average in Friday
games for first-team all-
America shortstop Brian
Friday last year. Friday
also finished with a team-
high .353 overall average,
slugged .558 and stole 17
bases last year.
Career batting average
for junior first baseman/
left-hander Joe Savery, fifth
in Rice history.
Savery also ranks 10th
in Rice history with a 2.54
career earned run average.
C onsecutive three-game
home series won by Rice.
This record will be chal-
lenged several times in
2007, particularly in early-
season non-conference
series against Long Beach
State and Cal Poly.
.151
Batting average against
junior left-hander Cole
St.Clair last year, the best
mark in the country.
The closer most of the
season. St.Clair finished the
season with 100 strikeouts
and onlv 26 walks.
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Brown, David. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 94, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2007, newspaper, February 2, 2007; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443111/m1/11/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.