RICE UPDATE

Sunday, June 28, 2026

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

Football News

American Conference Football:
Preseason Media Poll (The Roost)

Professional Baseball News

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.248) singled and scored for the Twins and Dane Myers (.252) singled, walked and scored for the Reds. Jose Cruz (.227) went 3-for-5 with a double, 2 RBI and a run for AAA Toledo. 

Justin Long (2-3, 8.37) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief for Hi-A Rome.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), RF Zachary Gingrich is transferring from Texas State to Rice.

Other Sports News

Rice M Golf:
Owls Sign Transfer Nolan Kuszyk for 2026-7 (Rice Owls)

Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 2 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was at -4 and missed the cut at the Memorial Health Championship in Springfield IL on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.  

Rice Trivia

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Mike Ross and Andy Williams for the guest trivia question!

Two former Rice baseball players have hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game playing for two different MLB teams, Jose Cruz Jr for Toronto and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lance Berkman for Houston and Saint Louis. (Thanks, John Montana!) 

Way to go, Betty Bixby (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Ted Richard (2), Kirkwood Johnston (2), Bob Toone (2), Randy Schaffer (2), Steve Lukingbeal, John Montana (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Ann Bixby (2), Paul Reese (2), Walt Greenberg (2), Jimmy Disch (2), Guy Rollins (2), Greg Williams (2), Bev Schorre (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), James Walker (2), David Gano (2), Boyd Harrison (2), Art Gottschalk, Russell Henderson (2), Arthur Rogers (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Susan Zimmerman (2), Sallie Schwall (2), Ben Mayberry (2), Melinda Clark (2) and Jimmy Walts (2)!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

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

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