C-USA Tournament: Savery playing first

By Ronnie Woodward - May 26, 2007

Coach Graham has stuck to his word, Joe Savery is not pitching against Memphis...yet. Graham told me after Rice's first game that he would not pitch the C-USA Player-of-the-Year until a Rice elimination game. This sets things up perfectly for Rice if they beat Memphis at 9 a.m. today and are able to save Savery for tomorrow's championship game. No. 5 Memphis and No. 1 Rice will get started in about 30 minutes.

Rice is pitching junior Chris Kelley (3-2, 3.36 ERA). Memphis is throwing Will Hudgens (4-2, 5.59 ERA)