RICE UPDATE

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, July 20 - 26

No events

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, July 20 - 26

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Monday (12 pm CT) – Control What You Can: Career Strategy Panel
Monday (1 pm CT) – Traveling Owls l Travel Insurance Webinar
Saturday (2 pm CT) – Santa Fe l Rice Alumni and Community Reception
Sunday (7:30 pm CT) – Denver l Colorado Shakespeare's Festival "Twelfth Night"

Shepherd School Events This Week, July 20 - 26

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 20, 2026

Florida State Football:
Florida State is hiring Tom Herman as an assistant to head football coach Mike Norvell.  He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Rice football from 2007 to 2008.

Professional Baseball News

July 21, 2026

Player Moves:
Yesterday, the Minnesota Twins optioned Tristan Gray to AAA St Paul.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.262) singled for the Reds.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

July 18, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), RF Mason Ashlock is transferring from Rice to Incarnate Word.

Other Sports News

July 21, 2026

Rice W Golf:
Owls Announce Inaugural Schedule (Rice Owls)

Other News

July 21, 2026

Rice Business:
New business building named Asha and Farid Virani Hall (Rice News)

Charles Pou Jr (1949-2026):
On July 7, Charles Pou, Jr passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BA in History from Rice (Lovett College) in 1971 and a JD from Harvard Law in 1974.  “He excelled as an attorney” and “was a nationally-recognized pioneer in the field of alternative dispute resolution”.  Also, he was an avid reader and lover of music. His ‘”life was one of quiet strength and profound impact, leaving an indelible mark on all who had the privilege to know him”.  Click here for the obituary. 

Rice Trivia

July 21, 2026

Guest Trivia Question:
Name a former Rice tennis player whose father was selected to the MLB All-Star game three times.  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