David Hamilton, Texas (Kendall Rogers)

Takeaways From Austin: Rice and Texas

• Look for a strong season from Rice sophomore catcher Dominic DiCaprio. DiCaprio had the biggest hit of the game in the series opener, a gapper to the wall in left-center to put the Owls in front in a hotly contested game. DiCaprio also put the Owls on the board in the series finale with another double to the wall in left-center, this time off a fastball from Texas righthander Connor Mayes. The hard-nosed catcher was at it again in the sixth of the series finale, hitting a 77 mph slider from Texas pitcher Jake McKenzie to the right-center wall[…]