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Saturday, June 21
Updated: May 17, 9:11 PM ET

Rice, Rice Baby!


	Philip Humber scattered five hits for the Owls on Monday.

The long wait is over. Rice, which opened its doors in 1912, finally has a national title. An Owl team known for great pitching and timely hitting got both in Monday's 14-2 title-clinching win over Stanford, writes ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs. Philip Humber dominated the Cardinal's bats in the most lopsided final ever.

Wild on Houston | Broken records | Perfect host

Cardinal gets even with the Owls | Dead-arm win

Owls rally to win Game 1 | True grit | CWS Results

NATIONAL CHAMPS

Rice
Rice Owls
Record: 58-12
How they advanced:
Beat Southwest Missouri State 4-2; beat Texas 12-2; beat Texas 5-4; beat Stanford 4-3, 10 innings; lost to Stanford 8-3; beat Stanford 14-2
NCAA titles: 1 (2003)
CWS appearances: 4 (Last: 2002)

RUNNER-UP

New Hampshire
Stanford Cardinal
Record: 51-18
How they advanced:
Beat South Carolina 8-2; lost to Cal State Fullerton 6-5; beat South Carolina 13-6; beat Cal State Fullerton 5-3; beat Cal State Fullerton 7-5, 10 innings; lost to Rice 4-3, 10 innings; beat Rice 8-3; lost to Rice 14-2
NCAA titles: 2 (1987, 1988)
CWS appearances: 16 (Last: 2002)

More CWS Coverage

Stanford advances to title series
Danny Putnam hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to send Stanford into the CWS championship round.
Drehs: Wild Rice
Wednesday's Texas-Rice CWS odyssey started with a rain delay minus the rain. Then, it got really weird.
Rice eliminates defending champ Texas
Rice's Justin Ruchti singled home the winning run in the 9th as the Owls eliminated defending champ Texas.
Notebook: Heads of the class
Stanford and Rice have gone to the top of the class, on the field and off.
Defending champ Texas survives
Pitchers Sam LeCure and Huston Street held Miami to one run in Texas' 5-1 win over the 'Canes.
Cardinal eliminates South Carolina
Danny Putnam hit a home run and knocked in five runs as Stanford eliminated South Carolina 13-6.
Rice rips defending champ Texas
Wade Townsend struck out 10 as Rice routed Texas 12-2 victory at the College World Series.

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Saturday, June 21

Rice 4, Stanford 3

Sunday, June 22

Stanford 8, Rice 3

Monday, June 23

Rice 14, Stanford 2

Complete results

College World Series
June 13-23

At Omaha, Neb.

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium

2 four-team brackets, double elimination

Winners meet in best-of-three title series

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES HISTORY

RECENT RESULTS

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Champion
Rice
Texas
Miami (Fla.)
LSU
Miami (Fla.)
USC
LSU
LSU
Cal St. Fullerton
Oklahoma
LSU
Pepperdine
LSU
Georgia
Wichita State
Stanford
Stanford
Arizona
Miami (Fla.)
Cal State Fullerton
Texas
Miami (Fla.)
Arizona State
Arizona

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RECENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS

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PLAYER
J. Hudgins
H. Street
C. Jimerson
T. Hodges
M. McDougall
W. Rachels
B. Larson
P. Burrell
M. Kotsay
C. Glass
T. Walker
P. Nevin
G. Hymel
M. Rebhan
G. Brummett
L. Plemel
P. Carey
M. Senne
G. Ellena
J. Fishel
C. Schiraldi
D. Smith
S. Holmes
T. Francona

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The Owls win their first national title in any NCAA team sport with a 14-2 victory over Stanford.
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ESPN's Dave Ryan and Kyle Peterson recap Rice's National Championship.
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