College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 31- September 6
Monday – M Tennis at HotelPlanner UTR, GRBTC
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Tarleton State ESPN+
Thursday (7:30 pm CT) – Soccer at #17 Texas State
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. McNeese State ESPN+
Sat-Sun – Rice MotorSports at CRS Round 2: NCM Motorsports Park
Sat (6 pm CT) – Football vs. HCU Radio l TV: ESPN+ l Game Notes: Rice l HCU
Sunday (11 am CT) – Soccer at #15 Florida State
Sunday (2 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Illinois ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 31- September 6
Tuesday (5 9m CT) – Rice360 Global Health Care Technologies Seminar: Steve Xu
Wed (8:30 am) – Baker Town Hall: Expanding the TX Electric Transmission Network
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Jim Ferrell
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Dr Bianca Murillo
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wed (5 pm CT) – Center for Environmental Studies Lecture: Dr Timothy Morton
Thurs (3 pm CT) – Baker Event: Understanding/Preventing Childhood Violence
Friday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Radiant Geometries
Friday - December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, August 31- September 6
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Owls Host Huskies to Open 115th Season (Rice Owls)
Game Day at Rice Stadium: What to Look For in 2026 (Rice Owls)
Huskies Set for Crosstown Battle with Owls (Huskies Athletics)
HCU hopes to take another step vs. Rice (Houston Chronicle)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.265) went 2-for-5 with a double and 2 runs for the Reds. Trei Cruz (.249) singled and doubled for AAA Toledo and Tristan Gray (.232) doubled for AAA St Paul.
Garrett Stratton (1-4, 1.52) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for the save for AA Binghamton.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Pierce Adds 11 to Roster (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Volleyball:
Rice Rolls Past McNeese in Straight Sets (Rice Owls)
Other News
Rice Beyond Houston:
How graduates are placing nationally (The Rice Thresher)
Ava Cheponis '28:
Rice student explores what keeps girls in sports (Rice News)
Chabad at Rice:
Chabad breaks ground on new student center (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Florida State alum Dick Howser ‘58 won three World Series titles, twice as a coach with the Yankees (1977-78) and once as a manager with the Royals (1985). The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year. In 2010, the Trophy was awarded to Anthony Rendon.
On Sunday, the #15 Seminoles soccer team hosts the Owls in Tallahassee.
Way to go, Ted Richard, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Andy Williams, Bob Toone, Robert Gilmer, Ty Buthod, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby, Anne Eldredge, John Montana, Clarke Anderson, Paul Reese, Chris Kohnhorst, Boyd Harrison, Greg Williams, Ben Mayberry, James Walker, Brian Lattimer, Mike Ross, Steve Brown, Arthur Rogers, Melinda Clark and Russell Henderson!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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