RICE UPDATE

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, May 18-24

Monday-Wednesday – M Golf at NCAA Athens Regional 

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, May 18-24

Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Venezuela, Iran, and the Middle East
Wednesday (6 pm CT) –  Hong Kong l Reception with Rice VP Stephen Bayer
Wednesday (6:30 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Bianca Mabute-Louie 
Thursday (9 am CT) – Baker Event: What FEMA’s new maps mean for Houston
Thursday (10 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Liz Tran 

Shepherd School Events This Week, May 18-24

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

College Baseball This Week, May 18-24

Rice Baseball This Week, May 18-24
Wednesday-Sunday – American Baseball Championship, Clearwater  GN: Rice
Thursday (12 pm CT) – #3 Rice vs. #7 Wichita State
   Probables: TBA and TBA

Football News

May 12, 2026

Chris Boswell:
Boswell Signs Record Extension (ESPN)

Professional Baseball News

May 21, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.240) singled, walked twice and scored for the Twins and Dane Myers (.243) hit a RBI double for the Reds.

Garrett Stratton (0-0, 4.50) pitched .1 scoreless inning in relief for Hi-A Brooklyn

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

May 20, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Five Owls Earn American Conference Honors (Rice Owls)
5 Owls Named to All-Conference Teams (The Roost)

Other Sports News

May 21, 2026

Mitchell Meissner '18:
Today, Mitchell Meissner is set to begin play at the Visit Knoxville Open the Korn Ferry Tour.  Leaderboard here.

Other News

May 21, 2026

Peter Rodriguez:
Rice Business Dean named president of Wake Forest (Rice News)

FIFA World Cup 2026:
Orange FanWalk to begin at Rice (Rice News)

Helen Ann Link (1934-2026):
On May 14, Helen Ann Link passed away.  A native Houstonian, she earned a BA in English from Rice in 1956.  At Rice, she met her late husband, Bert ‘55/’56.  Bert was in the Army and they lived in Germany, Argentina and the United States. Throughout, she “continued to work and dedicate her time in numerous volunteer capacities”.  Also, she was an enthusiastic supporter of Rice and Rice Baseball.  Click here for the obituary.

Rice Trivia

May 21, 2026

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the Austrian sculptor who did almost all of the original limestone carvings on the Rice campus.  Hint: he shares a first name with a character created by Walt Disney.  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: 34-22 (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
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5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series