Rice completed a three-game sweep of FIU with an 8-1 win on Sunday
Wayne Graham said --"In the fall Jordan showed he was the pitcher we expected him to be when we recruited him. With good stuff and a good mound presence he worked his way into becoming either a weekend or midweek starter."
High School: A 2011 graduate of Alvin High School in Alvin, Tex.... Second Team All-Greater Houston by the Houston Chronicle, and Honorable Mention All-Area by Houston5ABaseball.com as a senior... Selected to play in the Houston Area Baseball Coaches Association (HABCA) 2011 All-Star game for the 5A Southeast team (but was unable to participate)... Two-time first team All-District 24-5A pitcher who twice led the Yellowjackets to the Region III bi-district playoffs... Went 6-4 on the mound with three saves, a 2.35 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 66 innings of work during senior year... Struck out 10 or more in game four times, including a prep career-best 15 in one outing of just 6.1 innings... Posted a 7-3 ledger with two saves as a junior in 2010, maintaining a steady 0.95 ERA with 119 strikeouts in 73.1 innings and a steady 3.3-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio... Member of the 2010 Texas Rangers Area Code Team who participated in the Area Code Tournament in Long Beach, Calif.
Personal: Full name: Jordan Shane Stephens. Born: September 12, 1992, in Alvin. Parents: Roy and Molly Stephens of Alvin, Tex. (two brothers, one sister).