College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Friday, September 4, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 31- September 6
Monday – M Tennis at HotelPlanner UTR, GRBTC
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Tarleton State ESPN+
Thursday (7:30 pm CT) – Soccer at #17 Texas State
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. McNeese State ESPN+
Sat-Sun – Rice MotorSports at CRS Round 2: NCM Motorsports Park
Sat (6 pm CT) – Football vs. HCU Radio l TV: ESPN+ l Game Notes: Rice l HCU
Sunday (11 am CT) – Soccer at #15 Florida State
Sunday (2 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Illinois ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 31- September 6
Tuesday (5 9m CT) – Rice360 Global Health Care Technologies Seminar: Steve Xu
Wed (8:30 am) – Baker Town Hall: Expanding the TX Electric Transmission Network
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Jim Ferrell
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Dr Bianca Murillo
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wed (5 pm CT) – Center for Environmental Studies Lecture: Dr Timothy Morton
Thurs (3 pm CT) – Baker Event: Understanding/Preventing Childhood Violence
Friday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Radiant Geometries
Friday - December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, August 31- September 6
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
HCU Game Week Practice Notes (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Trei Cruz (.249) singled and walked for AAA Toledo and Tristan Gray (.231) singled for AAA St Paul.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Pierce Adds 11 to Roster (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Soccer:
Owls Fall in Valiant Effort at No. 17 Texas State (RIce Owls)
Rice Volleyball:
Owls to Host Rice Invitational I (Rice Owls)
Other News
Triple Crown Celebration:
Rice celebrates Kavraki, Richards-Kortum for rare ‘triple crown’ achievement (Rice News)
Twilight Epiphany Skyspace:
James Turrelll’s Skyscape reopens Sept. 15 (Rice News)
Daniel Gargiulo (1973-2026):
On August 27, Daniel Gargiulo passed away. He earned a BA in Sociology from Rice (Will Rice) in 1995. He was “a true mensch, master of trivia, rugby warrior, card-counting poker player, friend of the people and beasts, and undisputed king of the karaoke mic”. He is survived by, among others, his wife Alyssa and a brother Mark ‘’92. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Florida State alum Dick Howser ‘58 won three World Series titles, twice as a coach with the Yankees (1977-78) and once as a manager with the Royals (1985). The Dick Howser Trophy is bestowed annually to the national college baseball player of the year. In 2010, the Trophy was awarded to Anthony Rendon.
On Sunday, the #15 Seminoles soccer team hosts the Owls in Tallahassee.
Way to go, Ted Richard, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Andy Williams, Bob Toone, Robert Gilmer, Ty Buthod, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby, Anne Eldredge, John Montana, Clarke Anderson, Paul Reese, Chris Kohnhorst, Boyd Harrison, Greg Williams, Ben Mayberry, James Walker, Brian Lattimer, Mike Ross, Steve Brown, Arthur Rogers, Melinda Clark and Russell Henderson!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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