RICE UPDATE

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Rice Baseball This Week, June 9-15
Friday (June 13) – Monday (June 23) – College World Series

Football News

College Football:
Week 4 Misery Index (Yahoo Sports)

Professional Baseball News

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

College Baseball News

Tommy Gray:
On Wednesday, Fanatics, a global digital sports platform and leading provider of licensed sports merchandise, announced the appointment of Tommy Gray as Senior Vice President of its College division.  Tommy is the brother of Will Gray who, in 2010, participated in fall ball at Rice before transferring to Baylor before spring semester.  Read more.

Other Sports News

Rice Volleyball:
Rice Falls to No. 9 TCU (Rice Owls)

William H Tucker Intercollegiate:
Men's Golf Closes Play (Rice Owls)

Rice W Tennis:
Two Owls Advance to Singles Flight Finals (Rice Owls)

Rice M Tennis:
Three Owls Post First Round Wins (Rice Owls)

Rice Soccer:
No. 25 Rice Hosts Grambling State for Non-conference finale (Rice Owls)

Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 3 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was T27 at -4 at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Columbus OH on the Korn Ferry Tour.   Leaderboard here.

Other News

Sam Law 1947-2025):
On August 30, Sam Law passed away.  A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1970 and earned a MD from Baylor College of Medicine.  He enjoyed a practice as an obstetrician-gynecologist at Methodist and Texas Children’s in Houston.  Also, he was very active at his church.  “As a gifted physician, a proud grandfather, a father, and a husband, he had a true servant’s heart”.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Lydia in 2024 (they were married in 1973).  Click here for the obituary.

Rice Trivia

Trivia Answer:
In 2014, Brandon Finnegan became the first player to play in a College World Series (for TCU) and a MLB World Series (for the Royals). Tomorrow, the Owls volleyball team hosts the Horned Frogs (including Coach Volpe’s daughter Alice) at Tudor Fieldhouse.  (Thanks, Steve Gilliland, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)   

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, James Walker, Bob Toone, Betty Bixby, Art Gottschalk, John Montana, Ann Bixby, Anne Eldredge, Ted Richard, Jeff Ross, Guy Rollins, Andy Williams, Arthur Rogers, Greg Williams, Paul Reese, Chris Kohnhorst, Steve Gilliliand, Larry Nettles, Richard Zansitis, Boyd Harrison, Steve Brown, Mike Ross, Susan Zimmerman, David Ownby, Melinda ClarkBrian Lattimer and Sallie Schwall!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

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

Overall: 17-40 (AAC: 10-17)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/14 Villanova (PRC) L, 10-6
2/15 Michigan (PRC) L, 5-2
2/16 Virginia (PRC) L, 7-0
2/19 Sam Houston W, 6-1
2/21 USC  L, 7-4
2/22 USC  CXLD
2/23 USC  W, 4-3
2/26 Arizona L, 11-8
2/28 Miss St (DP) L, 14-3
3/01 Tenn (DP) L, 13-3
3/02 Texas A&M (DP) L, 14-4
3/04 Lamar L, 11-7
3/05 Houston L, 18-1 
3/07 Yale L, 11-8
3/08 Yale L, 11-8
3/09 Yale L, 7-4
3/10 Texas A&M-CC L, 9-4
3/14 HCU L, 4-3
3/15 HCU  DH1 L, 6-2
3/15 HCU DH2 W, 7-4
3/16 HCU  W, 6-2
3/18 UIW L, 4-2
3/21 FL Atlantic L, 9-3 
3/22 FL Atlantic W, 3-1
3/23 Fl Atlantic L, 6-4
3/25 Lamar L, 2-1
3/26 TSU W, 12-3
3/28 ECU L, 4-2
3/29 ECU L, 5-3
3/30 ECU L, 8-5
4/01 Sam Houston W, 9-1
4/02 UTRGV L, 20-5
4/04 Tulane L, 7-5
4/05 Tulane DH1 L, 10-3
4/05 Tulane  DH2 L, 6-5
4/08 Houston L, 10-7
4/11 USF L, 14-3
4/12 USF W, 15-3
4/13 USF W, 5-2
4/15 Houston L, 15-3
4/17 Memphis W, 10-5
4/18 Memphis W, 9-5
4/19 Memphis L, 13-2
4/25 UAB L, 3-0
4/26 UAB L, 8-6
4/27 UAB W, 12-10
5/02 Charlotte W, 2-0
5/03 Charlotte W, 7-6
5/04 Charlotte L, 12-2
5/07 Prairie View A&M W, 12-1
5/09 Wichita St W, 4-3
5/10 Wichita St W, 9-3
5/11 Wichita St L, 18-7
5/15 UTSA L, 15-7
5/16 UTSA L, 11-4
5/17 UTSA L, 7-0
     
5/20-25 AAC Championship
5/20 UTSA L, 4-2
5/21 FAU L, 8-6
5/22    
5/23    
5/24    
5/25    
     
5/30-6/2 Regionals  
     
6/6-9 Super Regionals  
     
6/13-23 College World Series