RICE UPDATE

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 29 - July 5

No events

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 29 - July 5

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Thursday (5:30 pm CT – Online Cooking Class - Fourth of July Celebration

Shepherd School Events This Week, July 29 - July 5

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, June 8-14

College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series

Football News

July 1, 2026

RIce Football:
The G5 Hive website deep dives Rice 2026 football with the Roost’s Matthew Bartlett here.

Professional Baseball News

July 1, 2026

Dane Myers:
On Monday night, Dane Myers was carted off the field after crashing into the wall making a spectacular catch in center field.  Yesterday, the Reds placed him on the 10-day injured list (left shoulder contusion).  Read more.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Roel Garcia (1-1, 7.90) allowed 1 earned run in 2 innings in relief for AA Montgomery.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

June 30, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), P DC Brown is transferring from Rice to Brown.

Other Sports News

June 30, 2026

Rice Swimming:
Owls Announce Eight Newcomers for the 2026-27 Season (Rice Owls)

Rice M Basketball:
Lanier Announces Coaching Changes (Rice Owls)

Rice W Tennis:
Samson Larson Named Associate Head Coach (Rice Owls)

Other News

July 1, 2026

Rice Public Affairs:
Rice Public Affairs wins 4 Houston Excalibur Awards (Rice News)

Liu Idea Lab:
Summer Venture Studio selects nine ventures for 2026 cohort (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

July 1, 2026

Trivia Answer:
Akilah Mance ‘05, the sister of three-year Rice basketball letterman Omar-Seli Mance ‘03 (2001-02-03) is joining the Rice Board of Trustees this week.  Read more.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Ted Richard, Betty Bixby, Art Gottschalk, Steve Lukingbeal, Russell Henderson, John Montana, Martha Proctor Gano, Bob Toone, Arthur Rogers, Anne Eldredge, Andy Williams, Sallie Schwall, Paul Reese, Joe Quoyeser, Clarke Anderson, Greg Williams, Brian Lattimer, Amy Sutton, Susan Zimmerman, Boyd Harrison, Chris Kohnhorst, Nancy Burch, Ann Bixby, Scott Wise, Ben Mayberry, Mike Ross, Melinda Clark and James Walker! 

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome

2026 Schedule and Results

Overall: 35-24 (AC: 16-11)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/13 Northwestern (DH1) W, 7-6
2/13 Northwestern (DH2) W, 3-2
2/15 Northwestern L, 17-6
2/17  Louisiana L, 3-0
2/18  Purdue W, 5-2
2/20 USC L, 5-0
2/21 USC L, 4-1
2/22 USC L, 4-2
2/24 HCU L, 11-8
2/27 Harvard W, 11-7
2/28 Harvard W, 2-1
3/01 Harvard W, 9-0
3/04 Lamar W, 4-1
3/06 Abilene Christian W, 5-4
3/07 Abilene Christian W, 8-6
3/08 Abilene Christian L, 4-1
3/10 Houston L, 13-1
3/13 Saint Mary's W, 6-5
3/13 Grand Canyon W, 16-5
3/14 Grand Canyon W, 13-2
3/15 Saint Mary's L, 11-8
3/17 UTRGV W, 7-3
3/20 USF W, 5-4
3/21 USF L, 2-0
3/22 USF L, 7-2
3/25 HCU W, 10-7
3/27 FL Atlantic L, 6-2
3/28 FL Atlantic W, 5-2
3/29 FL Atlantic W, 8-1
3/31 UTRGV W, 6-4
4/02 UTSA W, 3-2
4/03 UTSA L, 8-0
4/04 UTSA L, 13-0
4/07 Texas A&M-CC W, 18-4
4/10 Charlotte W, 7-5
4/11 Charlotte W, 6-2
4/12 Charlotte W, 3-2
4/15 Sam Houston W, 5-3
4/17 Memphis L, 4-1
4/18 Memphis L, 10-6
4/19 Memphis L, 6-5
4/21 Houston L, 4-3
4/24 Wichita St L, 5-1
4/25 Wichita St W, 3-2
4/26 Wichita St L, 13-3
4/28 Lamar W, 6-5
5/02 UAB (DH1) W, 16-9
5/02 UAB (DH2) W, 12-2
5/03 UAB W, 10-3
5/08 East Carolina W, 10-5
5/09 East Carolina W, 5-3
5/10 East Carolina L, 3-0
5/12 Houston L, 14-3
5/14 Tulane W, 12-0
5/15 Tulane W, 10-6
5/16 Tulane W, 6-5
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
5/19    
5/20    
5/21 Wichita St W, 5-4
5/22 East Carolina L, 4-3
5/22 UAB L, 9-6
5/23    
5/24    
     
5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series