Rice Baseball This Week, March 23-29
Wednesday – Rice 10, HCU 7 Box l Recap: Rice l HCU l Roost
Friday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. FAU Game Notes: Rice l FAU l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (2:05 pm CT) – vs. FAU Game Notes: Rice l FAU l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (12 pm CT) – vs. FAU Game Notes: Rice l FAU l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
RICE UPDATE
Friday, March 27, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, March 23-29
Monday-Tuesday – M Golf at Valspar Collegiate Invitational, West Palm Beach FL
Wednesday (5:45 pm CT) – Abbi's College Cup: Programming
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – Abbi's College Cup: Rice Soccer vs. HCU friendly
Thursday-Saturday – Victor Lopez Classic
Friday (10 am CT) – M Tennis at Charlotte
Friday (11 am CT) – W Tennis at UC San Diego
Saturday (TBA) – M Tennis vs. UTSA, Charlotte
Saturday (TBA) – Volleyball at F.A.S.T. College Tournament
Saturday (11 am CT) – W Tennis at University of San Diego, San Diego
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, March 16-22
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture with Dr Samuel Brown
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Ken Kennedy Institute Lecture: Prabhakar Raghavan
Tuesday (7 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Tom Stallings
Wednesday (8 am CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Leo Costello
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker: Duncan Yoon
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Rice Business: Houston Impact Series
Thursday-Saturday (8 pm CT) – Hamlet Tickets
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Black Houston Symposium
Thursday (8 am CT) – Baker Event: The Review of USMCA 2026
Tthursday (11pa CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Rebecca Bloom
Thursday (11:30 am CT) – Boniuk Institute: Reading Religion Salon
Thursday (1 pm CT) – Chris Suh
Thursday (3 pm CT) – How to thrive outside academic: Danny Olivas
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – DFW l Grad Alumni Social
Thursday (5:30 pm CT) – Rice Business: Owl Have You Know: Anthea Yang
Friday (2 pm CT) – 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest Exhibition
Friday (5 pm CT) – Screening: Fresh Kill
Friday (6 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Daughter of the Light
Saturday (12 pm CT) – NYC l Volun-CHEERS
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Boston l Oyster Shucking Class
Saturday (1 pm CT) – ENRON
Saturday (4 pm CT) – Los Angeles l Volun-CHEERS
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: Privilege
Sunday (2 pm CT) – Denver l Volun-CHEERS
Shepherd School Events This Week, March 23-29
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
CJ Witten:
This week, Cooper Witten, CJ’s brother, committed to play for Oklahoma. Two months ago, their father Jason Witten joined the program as tight ends coach.
Professional Baseball News
Owls in MLB:
MLB Owls Opening Day Roundup (The Roost)
MiLB/AAA Opening Day Assignments:
Matt Canterino – St Paul Saints, International League (Twins) IL
Trei Cruz – Toledo Mud Hens, International League (Tigers)
MLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
After Texas State, Webb finds new home at Rice (San Marcos Daily Record)
Other News
AAAS Fellows:
5 Rice researchers elected to AAAS Fellows (Rice News)
Rice Global Paris Center:
Estelle Dubernard to depart (Rice News)
Cynthia Davenport (1948-2026):
On March 11, Cindy Davenport passed away, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. Born in Oklahoma, she attended Rice (class of 1971, Brown College) and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1972. In addition to raising her children with her husband John, she was a school teacher and also was active in her churches. She is survived by, among others, John (they were married for fifty-six years). She “will be remembered for her love for the Lord, love for her family and friends, her contagious smile, her joy in life, and her kind and gentle nature”. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Goliard Travel Scholar Caroline Shaw ‘04 is the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient with a Pulitzer Prize and four Grammy Awards. The 2026 ARA Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, May 7 at The Revaire (7122 Old Katy Road). Click here for a list of the 2026 Laureates Awards Honorees. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Bob Toone, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Ann Bixby, Ted Richard, Arthur Rogers, Art Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Grungy, John Montana, James Walker, Scott Wise, Betty Bixby, Andy Williams, Ann Eldredge, Kirkwood Johnston, Walt Greenberg, Paul Reese, Ben Mayberry, Clarke Anderson, Nancy Bailey, Russell Henderson, Jimmy Disch, Greg Williams, Boyd Harrison, Melinda Clark, Brian Lattimer, Guy Rollins, Larry Nettles and Mike Ross!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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