Florida Atlantic got a bit of revenge Saturday afternoon and set up a win-or-go home situation after taking down Rice, 7-4 Saturday afternoon in the 2018 Conference USA Baseball Championship, presented by The First.
“Stay tuned for the sequel,” FAU coach John McCormack said. “Owls vs. Owls: Act III.”
Third-seeded FAU (39-16-1) and seventh-seeded Rice will meet again in Saturday night’s final game at MGM Park. The winner earns a spot in Sunday’s C-USA title game.
“It should be a good game,” Rice coach Wayne Graham said. “We’re all going to use everything we’ve got.”
Rice beat FAU 5-4 Thursday in a second-round game, but FAU came back through the elimination bracket, knocking out second-seeded Louisiana Tech Friday before staying alive by handing previously undefeated Rice its first loss of the tournament.