RICE UPDATE

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Rice Baseball This Week, March 31 - April 6
Tuesday (6 pm CT) – at SHS  Game Notes: Rice l SHS l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: RHP Jackson Blank (0-4, 8.27) and RHP Connor Mondey (0-0, 0.00)
Wed (6:30 pm CT) – vs. UTRGV  Game Notes: Rice l UTRGV l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA
Friday (6:30 pm CT) – at Tulane  Game Notes: Rice l TUL l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (6:30 pm CT) – at Tulane  Game Notes: Rice l TUL l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (1 pm CT) – at Tulane  Game Notes: Rice l TUL l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA 

Professional Baseball News

MLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.400) walked and singled for the Marlins.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

Gary Seastrunk (1952-2025):
On February 27, Gary Seastrunk, the father of Diego Seastrunk, passed away “after a brief but hard fought battle with cancer”.  A native Texan, he attended Texas Southern University.  “From a young age, Gary had a passion for music and sports”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of forty-seven years Elsa.  Click here for the obituary.

Other Sports News

Victor Lopez Classic:
Owls shine (Rice News)

Other News

Barbara Spence (1943-2025):
On March 21, Barbara Spence passed away.  Born in Louisiana, she earned a BA in Education and History from Rice in 1965 where she met her future husband George ‘62.  In addition to raising two children, she was “an accomplished and published historian, a paralegal par excellence at Baker Botts, and an active and contributing member of her church” as well as a master cook.  She is survived by, among others, George (they were married for fifty-nine years).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

Rice Trivia

Trivia Question:
Name the 2025 ARA Laureates Award recipient who was a four-year Rice letterwinner.  Email your answer here

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

Overall: 6-23 (AAC: 1-5)

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 6 pm
4/02 UTRGV 6:30 pm
4/04 Tulane 6:30 pm
4/05 Tulane 6:30 pm
4/06 Tulane 1 pm
4/08 Houston 6:30 pm
4/11 USF 6:30 pm
4/12 USF 2 pm
4/13 USF 1 pm
4/15 Houston 6:30 pm
4/17 Memphis 6 pm
4/18 Memphis 2 pm
4/19 Memphis 1 pm
4/25 UAB 5 pm
4/26 UAB 2 pm
4/27 UAB 1 pm
5/02 Charlotte 6:30 pm
5/03 Charlotte 2 pm
5/04 Charlotte 1 pm
5/07 Prairie View A&M 6:30 pm
5/09 Wichita St 6:30 pm
5/10 Wichita St 2 pm
5/11 Wichita St 1 pm
5/15 UTSA 6:30 pm
5/16 UTSA 4 pm
5/17 UTSA 4 pm
     
5/20-25 AAC Championship
5/20    
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5/23    
5/24    
5/25    
     
5/30-6/2 Regionals  
     
6/6-9 Super Regionals  
     
6/13-23 College World Series