Stanford's Cal Quantrill made his last start last season against Rice in Week Three. (Kendall Rogers)

Rogers: Cold Doesn’t Slow Quantrill

HOUSTON — Stanford sophomore righthander Cal Quantrill is a well-oiled machine.

The weather on the Texas Gulf Coast wasn’t exactly optimal for the series opener against Rice, the temperatures hovering in the low 40s with players from both teams clearly shivering outside of their dugouts 30 minutes prior to first pitch.

Whether because it was the third start of the season, or because of the cold weather, it took some time for Quantrill and Rice righthander Kevin McCanna to get into a groove. Quantrill, though, evolved throughout the night and showed the dominant form he is capable of and led the way to a[…]