RICE UPDATE

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 1-7

No events 

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 1-7

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Mon-Fri – IWA Leading Edger Conference: Resilient Water in a Changing World   
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Martin Reeves
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Science Cafe
Friday (5 pm CT) – Houston l Happy Hour at the Museum of Fine Arts  
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Moody Center: Art Lab: Felted Charms
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT – Rice Village Farmers Market  

Shepherd School Events This Week, May 25-31

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, May 25-31

College Baseball This Week, May 25-31
Friday (May 29) – Monday (June 1) – Regionals

Football News

May 29, 2026

Bert Emanuel '94:
Former Rice star quarterback lands as softball coach at HCU (HCU News)

Professional Baseball News

June 4, 2026

Owls in MLB:
Update: June 4 (The Roost)

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.250) singled for the Twins and Dane Myers (.247) hit a pinch-hit double.  Trei Cruz (.21309) hit a RBI single and scored for AAA Toledo. 

Justin Long (2-2, 10.34) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for Hi-A Rome.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

June 4, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Three Owls Earn Academic All-District Accolades (Rice Owls)

Other Sports News

June 3, 2026

Mitchell Meissner '18:
Today, Mitchell Meissner is set to begin play at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in Greer, South Carolina on the Korn Ferry Tour.  Leaderboard here.

Other News

June 4, 2026

Wesley Sinor, MBA '97:
At a board meeting on Tuesday, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo elected Wesley Sinor Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Read more.

Klaus Weissenberger (1939-2026):
Longtime professor of German studies remembered for 50-year Rice legacy (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

June 4, 2026

Trivia Question:
Name the former Owl who was part of the ESPN broadcast team for the Regionals of the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament over the weekend.  For a bonus point, name the Regional site he covered.  Email your up to answer(s) here.

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

2026 Schedule and Results

Overall: 35-24 (AC: 16-11)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/13 Northwestern (DH1) W, 7-6
2/13 Northwestern (DH2) W, 3-2
2/15 Northwestern L, 17-6
2/17  Louisiana L, 3-0
2/18  Purdue W, 5-2
2/20 USC L, 5-0
2/21 USC L, 4-1
2/22 USC L, 4-2
2/24 HCU L, 11-8
2/27 Harvard W, 11-7
2/28 Harvard W, 2-1
3/01 Harvard W, 9-0
3/04 Lamar W, 4-1
3/06 Abilene Christian W, 5-4
3/07 Abilene Christian W, 8-6
3/08 Abilene Christian L, 4-1
3/10 Houston L, 13-1
3/13 Saint Mary's W, 6-5
3/13 Grand Canyon W, 16-5
3/14 Grand Canyon W, 13-2
3/15 Saint Mary's L, 11-8
3/17 UTRGV W, 7-3
3/20 USF W, 5-4
3/21 USF L, 2-0
3/22 USF L, 7-2
3/25 HCU W, 10-7
3/27 FL Atlantic L, 6-2
3/28 FL Atlantic W, 5-2
3/29 FL Atlantic W, 8-1
3/31 UTRGV W, 6-4
4/02 UTSA W, 3-2
4/03 UTSA L, 8-0
4/04 UTSA L, 13-0
4/07 Texas A&M-CC W, 18-4
4/10 Charlotte W, 7-5
4/11 Charlotte W, 6-2
4/12 Charlotte W, 3-2
4/15 Sam Houston W, 5-3
4/17 Memphis L, 4-1
4/18 Memphis L, 10-6
4/19 Memphis L, 6-5
4/21 Houston L, 4-3
4/24 Wichita St L, 5-1
4/25 Wichita St W, 3-2
4/26 Wichita St L, 13-3
4/28 Lamar W, 6-5
5/02 UAB (DH1) W, 16-9
5/02 UAB (DH2) W, 12-2
5/03 UAB W, 10-3
5/08 East Carolina W, 10-5
5/09 East Carolina W, 5-3
5/10 East Carolina L, 3-0
5/12 Houston L, 14-3
5/14 Tulane W, 12-0
5/15 Tulane W, 10-6
5/16 Tulane W, 6-5
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
5/19    
5/20    
5/21 Wichita St W, 5-4
5/22 East Carolina L, 4-3
5/22 UAB L, 9-6
5/23    
5/24    
     
5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series