Rice Baseball This Week, March 9-15
Tuesday – UH 13, Rice 1 Box l Recap: Rice l UH l Roost
Friday – Rice 6, SMC 5 Box l Recap: Rice l SMC l Roost
Friday – Rice 16, GCU 5 Box l Recap: Rice l GCU l Roost
Saturday – Rice 13, GCU 2 Box l Recap: Rice l GCU l Roost
Sunday – SMC 11, Rice 8 Box l Recap: Rice l SMC l Roost
RICE UPDATE
Monday, March 16, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, March 16-22
Monday-Tuesday – M Golf at All-American Intercollegiate, Humble
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA W Swimming Championships, Atlanta
Thursday – W/M Track at Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invite, Houston
Thursday (TBA) – W Basketball vs. Louisiana Tech, WBIT
Friday-Saturday – W/M Track at TSU Relays
Friday (11 am CT) – W Tennis vs. Tulsa
Sunday – M Tennis at Tulane
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, March 16-22
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture with Stephen Bayer
Tuesday (11 am CT) – Baker Event: Chief Justice John Roberts
Tuesday (5 pm CT) – Rice Business: The Future of Talent in the Intelligence Age
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – DFW l Recent Alumni Social
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Houston l Alumni Social
Friday (8 am CT) – Baker Event: Brazil Summit 2026
Shepherd School Events This Week, March 16-22
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
Benjamin Rosengard:
One-year Rice baseball letterman Benjamin Rosengard (2002) is on the Team Israel roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
The NCAA has started posting RPI rankings here. Through Sunday (March 8), Rice’s RPI ranking was 91.
Other Sports News
Rice W Basketball:
Rice to Host Louisiana Tech in WBIT (Rice Owls)
Rice Tennis:
Women Win 4-3 Thriller at Tulane (Rice Owls)
Men Close Florida Swing with Win (Rice Owls)
Rice M Golf:
Owls Set to Co-Host All-American Intercollegiate (Rice Owls)
Other News
Dr Larry McIntire (1943-2026):
As reported, Dr. Larry McIntire, who founded the Department of Bioengineering at Rice, passed away on January 23, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held on April 18, 2026, at noon at the Park Springs Community Main Clubhouse, 500 Springhouse Circle, Stone Mountain, GA 30087. Click here for more details.
Alex Maldonado, M. of Arts in Teaching '24:
Maldonado is headed to runoff election for Harris County District Clerk (Houston Chronicle)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
In 2017, Rice head coach Jim Bevan was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame and into his alma mater’s Hall of Fame (Adams State). Earlier this week, he announced his retirement after four decades at Rice. Read more. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Melinda Clark, Ann Bixby, Andy Williams, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Bryan Guido Hassin, James Walker, John Montana, Ted Richard, Ann Eldredge, Kirkwood Johnston, Arthur Rogers, Steve Gilliland, Ben Mayberry, Bob Toone, Richard Avant, Walt Greenberg, Scott Wise, Paul Reese, Clarke Anderson, Chris Kohnhorst, Betty Bixby, Boyd Harrison, Nancy Bailey, Guy Rollins, Sallie Schwall, Vicki Bretthauer, Nancy Burch, Greg Williams, Bob Reinhold, Richard Zansitis, Martha Proctor Gano, Brian Lattimer and Mike Ross!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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Corrections, comments and updates welcome