RICE UPDATE

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 22-28

No events

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 22-28

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Wednesday (6:30 pm CT) – John Boles Book Signing, Brazos Bookstore
Thursday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Lily Zheng 
Friday (12 pm CT) – Moody Center: Wellness at the Moody Series
Saturday (1 pm CT – Moody Center: Art Lab: Felted Charms 

Shepherd School Events This Week, June 22-28

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, June 8-14

College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series

Football News

June 27, 2026

Rice Football:
Episode 229: 2026 Rice Opponent Preview: FAU (The Roost)

Professional Baseball News

June 27, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.248) singled for the Twins.  Trei Cruz (.213) went 1-for-5 with a RBI and a run for AAA Toledo.

Roel Garcia (1-1, 8.17) retired the only batter he faced in game 2 for AA Montgomery and Parker Smith (3-3, 6.05) allowed 2 earned runs in 4.2 innings for a no-decision for Hi-Asheville.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

June 27, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), RF Zachary Gingrich is transferring from Texas State to Rice.

Other Sports News

June 27, 2026

Rice M Golf:
Owls Sign Transfer Nolan Kuszyk for 2026-7 (Rice Owls)

Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 2 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was at -4 and missed the cut at the Memorial Health Championship in Springfield IL on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.  

Other News

June 27, 2026

Rice Researchers:
Braille is literarcy (Rice News)

Kaddam Hazzard:
Rice Study Reveals New Phases in Quantum Simulation (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

June 25, 2026

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Mike Ross and Andy Williams for the guest trivia question!

Two former Rice baseball players have hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game playing for two different MLB teams, Jose Cruz Jr for Toronto and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lance Berkman for Houston and Saint Louis. (Thanks, John Montana!) 

Way to go, Betty Bixby (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Ted Richard (2), Kirkwood Johnston (2), Bob Toone (2), Randy Schaffer (2), Steve Lukingbeal, John Montana (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Ann Bixby (2), Paul Reese (2), Walt Greenberg (2), Jimmy Disch (2), Guy Rollins (2), Greg Williams (2), Bev Schorre (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), James Walker (2), David Gano (2), Boyd Harrison (2), Art Gottschalk, Russell Henderson (2), Arthur Rogers (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Susan Zimmerman (2), Sallie Schwall (2), Ben Mayberry (2), Melinda Clark (2) and Jimmy Walts (2)!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

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