The University of Houston baseball team had just suffered its worst loss of the season in mid-April when coach Todd Whitting found himself standing in left field at Rice's Reckling Park for an impromptu speech. UH is currently No. 15 in RPI, according to WarrenNolan.com, and has built a résumé that includes two wins over nationally ranked Rice and a presence in the AAC, college baseball's third-ranked league.