The Rice men host Utah Valley in the quarterfinals of the CBI.

NORFOLK, Va. — John Wilson tossed 62⁄3 strong innings and combined with two relievers on a four-hitter as Old Dominion shut out Rice 2-0 on Sunday and completed a three-game sweep of the teams’ Conference USA opening series.

The Owls (6-16, 0-3) suffered their sixth consecutive loss and ninth in the last 11 games.

Dane Myers was the hard-luck loser for Rice, tossing six innings of one-run ball. Myers also a solid day at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks.

KENTUCKY 11, TEXAS A&M 7

Connor Heady homered and had four RBIs, and the Wildcats capped a three-game sweep of the No. 22 Aggies (14-7, 0-3) in the teams’ Southeastern Conference opening series at College Station.

HOUSTON 19 ALABAMA ST. 11

Jake Scheiner went 5-for-5 with three homers and seven RBIs, Joe Davis was 4-for-5 with four RBIs, and the Cougars (13-5) routed the Hornets at Schroeder Park to seal a three-game sweep and win their fifth consecutive game.

KANSAS 4, TCU 3

Owen Taylor hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth inning, and the Jayhawks avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the third-ranked Horned Frogs (14-5, 2-1 Big 12) in Fort Worth.

TEXAS TECH 8, TEXAS 5

Hunter Hargrove drove in three runs, and the No. 11 Red Raiders (17-4, 3-0) held the Longhorns to just four hits in Austin to complete the program’s first three-game sweep of Texas (13-9, 0-3).

BAYLOR 5, WEST VIRGINIA 1

Kameron Esthay homered and finished with four RBIs, and the No. 16 Bears (16-4, 1-2 Big 12) beat the Mountaineers in Waco to avoid a threegame sweep.

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 14 TEXAS SOUTHERN 11

O.J. Oloruntimilehin and Charles Guillory each hit their first homers of the season for the Tigers, but their efforts weren’t enough to help Texas Southern (6-13, 6-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) complete a threegame sweep of the Golden Lions at MacGregor Park.

NICHOLLS ST. 3 HOUSTON BAPTIST 2

Ethan Valdez scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth inning, and the Colonels defeated the Huskies (8-10, 0-3 Southland) to complete a three-game sweep in Thibodaux, La.