RICE UPDATE

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, April 27 - May 3

Monday (5:30 pm CT) – NCAA W Tennis Selection Show Watch Party
Monday-Wednesday – American M Golf Championship, Sarasota
Thursday  – W/M Track at Cameron Burrell Invite, Houston
Sat (11 am CT) – Rice vs. TCU, NCAA W Tennis Championship, Baton Rouge
Saturday – W/M Track at Alumni Muster, College Station

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, April 27 - May 3

Monday (12 pm CT) – Kinder Institute Luncheon 2026 
Monday (4 pm CT) – Kural Lecture: Death and the Meaning of Life
Monday (5 pm CT) – Spring 2026 D2K Showcase
Monday (5 pm CT) – Washington DC l Douglas Brinkley Lecture
Wednesday (9 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: David Allen  
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Owls in Motion
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Saudia Arabia and World Soccer
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Friday-Sunday – Houston Palestine Film Festival
Friday (6 pm CT) – Boston l Floral Design Workshop
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market

Shepherd School Events This Week, April 20-26

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

College Baseball This Week, April 27 - May 3

Rice Baseball This Week, April 27 - May 3
Tuesday – Rice 6, Lamar 5  Box l Recap: Rice l Lamar l Roost   
Friday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. UAB  Game Notes: Rice l UAB l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (2:05 pm CT) – vs. UAB  Game Notes: Rice l UAB l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (1:05 pm CT) – vs. UAB  Game Notes: Rice l UAB l LS l Radio l ESPN+
   Probables: TBA and TBA 

Football News

April 28, 2026

John Doe Lawsuit:
Houston jury awards ex-Rice football player $1.3 million in anti-male bias case (Chronicle)

Professional Baseball News

April 30, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Justin Long (2-2, 12.96) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for Hi-A Rome.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

April 20, 2026

American Conference Baseball:
Midseason Roundup: April 17 (The Roost)

Other Sports News

April 30, 2026

Rice M Track:
Weekend Preview (Rice Owls)

Other News

April 30, 2026

Staff Accomplishments:
Brian Gibson wins Elizabeth Gillis Award (Rice News)
Greg Marshall wins Y Ping Sun Award (Rice News)

Moody Fest:
Moody Fest enters fourth year, draws thousands (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

April 30, 2026

Trivia Question:
Name the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who teaches at Texas A&M.  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: 26-20 (AC: 8-10)

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
5/01 UAB 6:35 pm
5/02 UAB 2:05 pm
5/03 UAB 1:05 pm
5/08 East Carolina 5:05 pm
5/09 East Carolina 3:05 pm
5/10 East Carolina 12:05 pm
5/12 Houston 6:30 pm
5/14 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/15 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/16 Tulane 1:05 pm
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
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5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series