CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For just the fourth time this season, the Charlotte 49ers were unable to cross the plate in an 8-0 defeat at the hands of Rice on Saturday afternoon. The Niners managed just five hits in the loss and left nine more runners on base.
"We can't have starting pitching go the way it has the past couple of days," began Head Coach Loren Hibbs. "We played uphill and got off to another poor start. We have not played at the level we expect to play at the last couple of days.