After battling out of the losers bracket, the Golden Eagles fell short against Rice in the C-USA championship game, 5-4.
“We fell on the short end of the stick but we competed as well as Rice,” said Head Coach Scott Berry. “We had a chance but we just couldn’t hang on to it.”
The Golden Eagles began to build a lead in the top of the third inning as Matthew Guidry got on base with the leadoff walk. Mason Irby hit a single and Guidry managed to score on a Rice throwing error.
In the fourth inning, Wallner hit a leadoff solo-home run to extend their lead to 2-0.