Opponent Watch 2019: Rice

Righthander Matt Canterino, who’s now throwing bullpens, hasn’t pitched much this fall, but showed big-time stuff throughout the summer and is ready to be an All-American front-line ace. Meanwhile, Addison Moss showed well last week against Texas A&M and the Owls could have a two-headed monster at the back-end of games with Garrett Gayle and Roel Garcia leading the way. Offensively, keep an eye on sophomore catcher Justin Collins, who brilliant against the Ags.

“I think there’s more than enough pitching here for this team to excel in 2019,” Bragga said. “I don’t know exactly what that means in terms of results at this point, but I think this team is good enough on the mound to do some big things.

“We just need to continue to get better defensively, and we certainly need to be better offensively,” he continued. “The cupboard is not bare, but we definitely have work to do. We also could have a championship-caliber club.”