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Rain forces suspension, postponement in Houston Regional (The Associated Press)

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Rice-Houston Baptist elimination game in the Houston Regional was suspended in the top of the fourth inning due to lightning and rain on Saturday.

Houston and Louisiana-Lafayette, originally scheduled to face each other Saturday night, will play Sunday after the Rice-Houston Baptist game is concluded.

The winner of the Rice-Houston Baptist game will face the loser of the Houston-Louisiana-Lafayette matchup on Sunday night in an elimination game. The championship game will be played Monday.

Rice leads 1-0 in the fourth, and will be batting with one out when play resumes. The Owls went ahead in the fourth on a one-out double by Ryan Chandler.