College Baseball This Week, June 1-7
Friday (June 5) – Monday (June 8) – Super Regionals
RICE UPDATE
Monday, June 8, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 8-14
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA Outdoor W Track Championships, Eugene
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA Outdoor M Track Championships, Eugene
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 8-14
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Renessa Boley Layne
Wed (5 pm CT) – Baker Event: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy
Wed (7 pm CT) – Rice Alumni Virtual Book Club: Michael Finkel
Thursday (11 am CT) – Moody Center: Summer Jam 2026
Thursday (5 pm CT) – Washington DC l Intern Reception and Panel
Thursday (5 pm CT) – Moody Center: Annual Pride Happy Hour
Friday (12 pm CT) – Moody Center: Wellness at the Moody Series
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Moody Center: Art Lab: Felted Charms
Saturday (1 pm CT – Los Angeles l Rice Alumni Beach Day
Shepherd School Events This Week, June 8-14
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Episode 226: Rice Opponent Preview: ECU (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.266) and Dane Myers (.267) hit pinch-hit singles for the Twins and for the Reds, respectively.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), the following Owl has also entered the transfer portal: Cole Green (on June 5).
Other Sports News
Rice M Golf:
Owls Sign Alex Karins for 2026-27 (Rice Owls)
Brad Lardon '88:
On June 3, Rice Athletics Hall of Famer Brad Lardon qualified for the 2026 US Senior Open at Scioto Country Club in Columbus Ohio from July 2-5. There were a total of 2,780 entries accepted by the USGA for the Championship.
Other News
Fondren Library:
Fondren Library establishes Indian American Community Archives (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Former Owl David Aardsma was part of the ESPN broadcast team for the Regionals of the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament over the weekend. He covered the Regional site in Eugene, Oregon.
Way to go, Mike Ross (2), Ted Richard (2), Bob Toone (2), Andy Williams (2), John Montana (2), Art Gottschalk (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Hal Gosnell, Guy Rollins (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Paul Reese (2), James Walker (2), Walt Greenberg (2), Betty Bixby (2), Ann Bixby (2), Russell Henderson (2), Melinda Clark (2), Bob Reinhold (2), Boyd Harrison (2), Kevin Gass (2) and Arthur Rogers (2)!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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