RICE UPDATE

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, July 27 - August 2

Monday-Saturday – Genuine Cup

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, July 27 - August 2

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Baker Event: Statistical Review of World Energy
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Build an Owl: A Virtual Rice Family Experience  
Saturday (4 pm CT) – San Diego l New Student Social
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm – Rice Village Farmers Market

Shepherd School Events This Week, July 27 - August 2

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, June 8-14

College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series

Football News

July 30, 2026

Rice Football:
Episode 233: 2026 Rice Opponent Preview: Tulane (The Roost)

Professional Baseball News

July 30, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.270) went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run for the Reds.  Trei Cruz (.212) went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run for AAA Toledo.

Garrett Stratton (1-3, 1.56) allowed 2 unearned runs in 1.1 innings in relief and was charged with a blown save and the loss for AA Binghamton and Justin Long (2-3, 6.75) pitched 1 scoreless inning in relief for Hi-A Rome.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

July 30, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), 3B Cole Green is transferring from Rice to Wake Forest.

Other Sports News

July 30, 2026

Rice Athletics:
Rice has 321 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic (Rice News)

Other News

July 30, 2026

Quantum Service Center:
Rice joins Department of Energy’s Quantum Service Center (Rice News)

Telly Awards:
Rice materials science triumphs with pair of Telly Awards (Rice News)

Glasscock School:
Click here for the Fall 2026 CCLE Course Guide.  Courses are now open for registration.

Rice Trivia

July 30, 2026

Guest Trivia Question:
Who attended Rice on a football scholarship and later dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki Japan?  Email your answer 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