Rice Baseball This Week, March 23-29
Wednesday – Rice 10, HCU 7 Box l Recap: Rice l HCU l Roost
Friday – FAU 6, Rice 2 Box l Recap: Rice l FAU
Saturday – Rice 5, FAU 2 Box l Recap: Rice l FAU
Sunday (12 pm CT) – vs. FAU Game Notes: Rice l FAU l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and RHP Garrett Grant (1-1, 3.67)
RICE UPDATE
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, March 23-29
Monday-Tuesday – M Golf at Valspar Collegiate Invitational, West Palm Beach FL
Wednesday (5:45 pm CT) – Abbi's College Cup: Programming
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – Abbi's College Cup: Rice Soccer vs. HCU friendly
Thursday-Saturday – Victor Lopez Classic
Friday (10 am CT) – M Tennis at Charlotte
Friday (11 am CT) – W Tennis at UC San Diego
Saturday (TBA) – M Tennis vs. UTSA, Charlotte
Saturday (TBA) – Volleyball at F.A.S.T. College Tournament
Saturday (11 am CT) – W Tennis at University of San Diego, San Diego
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, March 16-22
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture with Dr Samuel Brown
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Ken Kennedy Institute Lecture: Prabhakar Raghavan
Tuesday (7 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Tom Stallings
Wednesday (8 am CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Leo Costello
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker: Duncan Yoon
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Rice Business: Houston Impact Series
Thursday-Saturday (8 pm CT) – Hamlet Tickets
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Black Houston Symposium
Thursday (8 am CT) – Baker Event: The Review of USMCA 2026
Tthursday (11pa CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Rebecca Bloom
Thursday (11:30 am CT) – Boniuk Institute: Reading Religion Salon
Thursday (1 pm CT) – Chris Suh
Thursday (3 pm CT) – How to thrive outside academic: Danny Olivas
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – DFW l Grad Alumni Social
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – Rice Business: Owl Have You Know: Anthea Yang
Friday (2 pm CT) – 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest Exhibition
Friday (5 pm CT) – Screening: Fresh Kill
Friday (6 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Daughter of the Light
Saturday (12 pm CT) – NYC l Volun-CHEERS
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Boston l Oyster Shucking Class
Saturday (1 pm CT) – ENRON
Saturday (4 pm CT) – Los Angeles l Volun-CHEERS
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Privilege
Sunday (2 pm CT) – Denver l Volun-CHEERS
Shepherd School Events This Week, March 23-29
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
CJ Witten:
This week, Cooper Witten, CJ’s brother, committed to play for Oklahoma. Two months ago, their father Jason Witten joined the program as tight ends coach.
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.500) singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning for the Reds. Trei Cruz (.143) walked for AAA Toledo.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
After Texas State, Webb finds new home at Rice (San Marcos Daily Record)
Other Sports News
VIctor Lopez Classic:
Recap: Women l Men
Rice Tennis:
Women Drop Thriller to no. 46 San Diego (Rice Owls)
Men Complete Sweep in Charlotte (Rice Owls)
Other News
Thomas Irwin (1977-2026):
On March 18, Thomas Irwin passed away. He graduated from UT Austin and earned a MBA from Rice in 2007. He enjoyed a career with Occidental Petroleum. Also, he was a passionate sports fan, especially following Longhorns football and the Astros. “He was known for his intensity, intellectual acuity, and the depth with which he engaged the world and those around him”. He is survived, by among others, his wife Ashley. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Goliard Travel Scholar Caroline Shaw ‘04 is the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient with a Pulitzer Prize and four Grammy Awards. The 2026 ARA Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, May 7 at The Revaire (7122 Old Katy Road). Click here for a list of the 2026 Laureates Awards Honorees. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Bob Toone, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Ann Bixby, Ted Richard, Arthur Rogers, Art Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Grungy, John Montana, James Walker, Scott Wise, Betty Bixby, Andy Williams, Ann Eldredge, Kirkwood Johnston, Walt Greenberg, Paul Reese, Ben Mayberry, Clarke Anderson, Nancy Bailey, Russell Henderson, Jimmy Disch, Greg Williams, Boyd Harrison, Melinda Clark, Brian Lattimer, Guy Rollins, Larry Nettles and Mike Ross!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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