Complete Performance Gives MT Series-Opening Win at Rice

HOUSTON – The bad luck associated with Friday the 13th did not factor into Middle Tennessee's (27-20, 15-10 C-USA) 7-0 victory over Rice (13-37, 6-19 C-USA) whatsoever. Peyton Wigginton's complete-game shutout, seven runs off 13 hits on offense and a flawless game in the field led the Blue Raiders to one of their most complete games of the season.

Wigginton retired his first 11 batters faced until a fourth-inning, two-out Owl single broke up the perfect game bid. The southpaw remained strong by striking out three of the next four batters.

Briggs Rutter singled to start the second, advanced to third on a Brett Coker double and scored on Eston Snider's RBI single for the first run of the game.…