College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, September 28 - October 4
Thursday-Sunday – M Tennis at Torreon MX College Invite
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball at South Florida ESPN+
Friday (7 pm CT) – Soccer at UTSA ESPN+
Saturday-Sunday – W Golf at Blessing Collegiate Invitational, Fayetteville AR
Saturday (8 am CT) – WXC at SU Showdown, Georgetown TX
Sat (6 pm CT) – Football vs. UTSA Radio l ESPN+ l Game Notes: Rice l UTSA
Sunday – M Golf at Trinity Forest Invitational, Dallas
Sunday (1 pm CT) – Volleyball at FAU ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, September 28-October 4
Until December 19 – Moody Center: Radiant Geometries
Until October 3 – Sarofim Gallery: Off the Press/Off the Wall
Monday (12 pm) – Vanzant Lecture Series: Dr Cory Evans
Monday (12:30 pm) – SRUW l Seminar with Mark Jones
Tuesday (10 am) – Baker Event: The State of the USCMA
Tuesday (11 am) – ContinuOWL Learning: Neal Schore
Tuesday (5 pm CT) – Rice 360 Global Health Technologies Seminar
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Aiding Autocrats
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Wellness on the Mat: Owls on the Mat
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – Play That Funky Music, Woodson
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – Online Cooking Class
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Oscar Tuazon / Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Be a Positive Pivoter: Wendy-Kay Logan
Friday-Sunday – Families Weekend
Friday-Sunday – Rice Theatre: Our Town
Friday (4:30 pm CT) – Research Relays: New Social Sciences Faculty (ll)
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, September 28 - October 4
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
UTSA presser quotes and depth chart (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday.
No Owls in action.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Pierce Adds 11 to Roster (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice Athletics:
Rice launches search for next director of athletics (Rice News)
Rice Soccer:
Soccer's Game at UTSA Moved to Friday Night (Rice Owls)
Other News
Brain Week:
Rice to bring brain health conversation to United Nations (Rice News)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Lynn Russell (1937-2026):
On September 9, Lynn Russell passed away. Born in Mississippi, he earned a degree from Mississippi State and a PhD from Rice in 1966, both in Mechanical Engineering. After a stint as a NASA scientist, he enjoyed an academic career at UT Chattanooga, Mississippi State, the University of Alabama at Huntsville and Boise State. Also, he was involved in the community and in his church. He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-three years, Elaine. Click here for the Idaho Statesman obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
2003 Rice National Champion Paul Janish is the former member of the Rice baseball staff who currently serves as Director of Player Development in the Chicago White Sox front office. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Yesterday, the Astros and White Sox began play in the best 2-of-3 AL Wild Card Series in Houston.
Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, John Montana, Paul Reese, Dawn Herrington, James Walker, Martha Proctor Gano, Ted Richard, Tom Stallings, Charlie Vaughters, Kim Koehn, Bob Toone, Ann Bixby, Randy Schaffer, Walt Greenberg, Anne Eldredge, Arthur Rogers, Andy Williams, Guy Rollins, Betty Bixby, Melinda Clark, Clarke Anderson, Mike Ross, Russell Henderson, Boyd Harrison, Dan Hyde, Brian Lattimer, Sallie Schwall, Chris Kohnhorst and Steve Brown!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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