College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, October 12 - 18
Monday – M Tennis at ITA Texas Men’s Regional Championships, Fort Worth
Monday – W Tennis at ITA Texas Men’s Regional Championships, Waco
Monday-Tuesday – W Golf at Illini Women’s Invitational, Medinah, IL
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer vs. North Texas ESPN+
Friday-Sunday – M Tennis at Ralph O’Connor Invitational
Friday – W/M XC at Arturo Barrios Invitational, College Station
Friday (3 pm CT) – Baseball vs. San Jacinto EXH
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at Tulsa
Sat (3:30 pm CT) – Football vs. Tulsa Radio l ESPN+ l Game Notes: Rice l Tulsa
Sunday – W Golf at Jim West Challenge, San Marcos
Sunday (12 pm CT) – Volleyball at Wichita State
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week October 12 - 18
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until October 17 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday-Friday – Week of Well-Being
Monday (12:30 pm CT) – SRUW l Seminar with John Boles
Tuesday (6:30 pm CT) – A Virtual Alumni Happy Hour
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Amy Shoenthal
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Dr La Marr Jurelle Bruce
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play that Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (4:30 pm CT) – REA l New York City Social
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – Rice Alumni October Virtual Book Club: John Kenney
Thursday (11 am CT) – "Save Sammy the OWL” Escape Room Challenge
Thursday (4 pm CT) – Baker Event: Egypt with Amy Gaul
Fri (12 pm CT) – Rice Anthropology Brown Bag Talk with Kimberley McKinson
Friday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Odd Man Out
Saturday (12:30 pm CT) – SPLASHDOWN: Engineering Design Competition
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: The Trial
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, October 12 - 18
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Rice returns home to face Tulsa Saturday (Rice News)
Professional Baseball News
Danny Lehmann:
Yesterday, the Astros parted ways with manager Joe Espada. Per a Houston Chronicle story, Dodgers Bench Coach Danny Lehmann is a name that would make sense in the Astros’ manager search.
Playoff Baseball:
Last night, the Brewers defeated the Dodgers, 6-2, to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series. Game 4 is set for today. Danny Lehmann is the Bench Coach for the Dodgers.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Reckling's Roost Upgraded to Club 37 (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Soccer:
Rice Hosts North Texas for Senior Night (Rice Owls)
Other News
Baker Institute:
Paul Ryan to speak Oct 20 (Rice News)
Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars:
2 Rice students named Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars (Rice News)
Beverly Baker (1931-2026):
On October 5, Beverly Baker passed away. A native Houstonian, she earned a BA in English from Rice in 1953 where “she distinguished herself through student government, campus leadership and numerous honors”. After graduation, she was an elementary school teacher until 1957 when she retired and started a family with her late husband Walter Baker ’54. Also, she was active in the community and in her church and they remained involved with Rice throughout their lifetimes. Her “life was characterized by strong faith, love of family, and service to friends and community”. She is predeceased by, among others, Walter (they were married in 1954 and he passed away in 2022). Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the native Californian who graduated from Johns Hopkins where he was a member of the football and basketball teams during his freshman and sophomore years and was honored as a Gold Medal recipient by the Association of Rice Alumni. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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