RICE UPDATE

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

College Baseball This Week, June 24-30
June 14 - June 23/24 – College World Series  Bracket l Scores

Football News

Owls in NFL Playoffs:
In a conference championship game yesterday, Philadelphia defeated Washington (Larry Izzo, Luke McCaffery), 55-23. 

Professional Baseball News

Jon Duplantier:
On November 25, 2024, Jon Duplantier signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.  He was released by the organization on December 16 and signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for this upcoming season.

Other News

Kathryn Cavender:
Campus Safety leader to retire (Rice News)

Rice Business Wisdom:
Study: Hidden inequality exists in auto lending (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday.  You can check it out here.

Rice Trivia

Trivia Answer:
Former heavyweight world boxing champion George Foreman, the great uncle of 2024 Rice football early signee Michael Amey III, and former Rice president Malcolm Gillis were scheduled to fight in a charity boxing match.   (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Ann Bixby (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Arthur Rogers (2), Tre Fischer (2), Andy Williams (2), Bev Schorre (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Russell Henderson, Art Gottschalk (2), Bill Allison (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Bob Toone (2), Jeff Ross (2), Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Matt Moake (2), Paul Reese (2), James Walker (2), Brian Lattimer (2), Betty Bixby (2), David Ownby (2), Greg Williams (2), Ben Mayberry, Chris Kohnhorst (2), Bob Reinhold (2), Richard Zansitis (2), Frank Jones, Melinda Clark (2), Scott Wise (2), Kirwin Drouet (2), Sallie Schwall (2),  Elizabeth GillisMike Ross (2) and Ted Richard (2)!
 
Final 2024 trivia leaderboards tomorrow.

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

Overall: x-x (AAC: x-x)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/14 Villanova (PRC) 6 pm
2/15 Michigan (PRC) 12 pm
2/16 Virginia (PRC) 3 pm
2/18 Sam Houston 6:30 pm
2/21 USC  6:30 pm
2/22 USC  2 pm
2/23 USC  1 pm
2/26 Arizona 6:30 pm
2/28 Miss St (DP) 11:05 am
3/01 Tenn (DP) 11:05 am
3/02 Texas A&M (DP) 7:05 pm
3/04 Lamar 6:30 pm
3/05 Houston 6:30 pm 
3/07 Yale 6:30 pm
3/08 Yale 2 pm
3/09 Yale 1 pm
3/10 Texas A&M-CC 6:30 pm
3/14 HCU 6:30 pm
3/15 HCU 2 pm
3/16 HCU  TBA
3/18 UIW 6:30 pm
3/21 FL Atlantic 5:30 pm 
3/22 FL Atlantic 3 pm
3/23 Fl Atlantic 11 am
3/25 Lamar 6 pm
3/26 TSU 6:30 pm
3/28 ECU 6:30 pm
3/29 ECU 4 pm
3/30 ECU 1 pm
4/01 Sam Houston 6:30 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    
5/21    
5/22    
5/23    
5/24    
5/25    
     
5/30-6/2 Regionals  
     
6/6-9 Super Regionals  
     
6/13-23 College World Series