RICE UPDATE

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, May 4-10

Monday – WAAB Golf Classic

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, May 4-10

Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Carole Robin  
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Doyle Arnold ’70 Lecture: Barry Eichengreen
Thursday (6 pm CT) – 2026 Laureates Awards Dinner
Friday-Saturday – Commencement Ceremonies

Shepherd School Events This Week, May 4-10

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

College Baseball This Week, May4-10

Rice Baseball This Week, May 4-10
Friday (5:05 pm CT) – at ECU  Game Notes: Rice l ECU l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (3:05 pm CT) – at ECU  Game Notes: Rice l ECU l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (12:05 pm CT) – at ECU  Game Notes: Rice l ECU l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA 

Football News

April 28, 2026

John Doe Lawsuit:
Houston jury awards ex-Rice football player $1.3 million in anti-male bias case (Chronicle)

Professional Baseball News

May 5, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

May 5, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Davis Earns American Player of the Week Honors (Rice Owls)

American Conference Baseball:
Early May Roundup (The Roost)

Other Sports News

May 5, 2026

Night of Flight:
Night of Flight Celebrates Rice Athletics (Rice News)

Other News

May 5, 2026

Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase:
Team UroVac wins top engineering prize (Rice News)

Houston Newsroom:
Chris Evans launches new class at Rice (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

May 5, 2026

Trivia Question:
Name the New York City mayor who was a Rice commencement speaker.  For a bonus point, what was the year?  Email your answer here.

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: 29-20 (AC: 11-10)

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 5:05 pm
5/09 East Carolina 3:05 pm
5/10 East Carolina 12:05 pm
5/12 Houston 6:30 pm
5/14 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/15 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/16 Tulane 1:05 pm
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
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5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series