RICE UPDATE

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31

Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA W/M Track West Preliminary, Fayetteville 

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31

Wednesday (6 pm CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Learn to Move with Zumba
Thursday (6 pm CT) – REA l Houston Puttery Social 
Friday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Masako Miki  
Fri-August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits  

Shepherd School Events This Week, May 25-31

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, May 25-31

College Baseball This Week, May 25-31
Friday (May 29) – Monday (June 1) – Regionals

Football News

May 12, 2026

Chris Boswell:
Boswell Signs Record Extension (ESPN)

Professional Baseball News

May 26, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
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 25, 2026

Mitchell Meissner:
After round 4 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner finished T10 at -19 at the Visit Knoxville Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.

Other News

May 26, 2026

Gerald Smith Jr. (1943-2026):
On May 21, Gerry Smith passed away after a very long battle with Alzheimer’s.  A native Texan, he earned a BA from Rice (Baker College) in 1965 and a PhD from Florida State in 1969, both in Biology.  He spent a scientific career teaching at the University of Toronto, Indiana University and other places.  In retirement, he enjoyed fishing, scuba diving and volunteering at the Zionsville (IND) Nature Center.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of forty-two years, Therese. Click here for the obituary.
 

Rice Trivia

May 26, 2026

Trivia Question:
Name the university that will be hosting a NCAA Division I Baseball Regional for the 38th time in program history this week. For a bonus point, name the university that will be hosting a NCAA Division I Baseball Regional for the first time in program history this week.  Email your answer(s) 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: 35-24 (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
5/19    
5/20    
5/21 Wichita St W, 5-4
5/22 East Carolina L, 4-3
5/22 UAB L, 9-6
5/23    
5/24    
     
5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series