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The Rice Owls baseball team won the 2007 Conference USA and NCAA Super Regional and made its sixth trip to the College World Series (CWS) in 10 years, finishing No. 3 in the country.

While a couple of tough losses to worthy opponents cost them their second national title, the players showed what it is to be good sports, spirited competitors, caring and compassionate human beings and true student–athletes. Owls fans gave the team a well-deserved heroes’ welcome home on June 22 at Reckling Park to congratulate the players on their great season.

College World Series/NCAA Tournament Stats

• The Owls played in the College World Series for the sixth time in 2007, with previous trips in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2006. The team went 2–2 to finish tied for third in the country.
• Rice is 10–11 in 21 CWS games. The team won its first series in 1999 with a 7–2 victory over Oklahoma State.
• The baseball program won the school’s first national championship in a team sport in 2003, defeating Stanford in the CWS final series 2–1.
• The Owls’ all-time record in NCAA tournament games is 60–31 (.659). In 2006–07, Rice ranked third in the country for the second year in a row.
• Rice has been to seven NCAA Super Regionals (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007). Only the University of Miami has been to more super regionals than Rice since the current format was adopted in 1999. Florida State also has been to seven. Rice is a combined 11–7 in 18 super regional games.