Rice Baseball This Week, April 27 - May 3
Tuesday – Rice 6, Lamar 5 Box l Recap: Rice l Lamar l Roost
Friday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. UAB Game Notes: Rice l UAB l LS l Radio l ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (2:05 pm CT) – vs. UAB Game Notes: Rice l UAB l LS l Radio l ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (1:05 pm CT) – vs. UAB Game Notes: Rice l UAB l LS l Radio l ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
RICE UPDATE
Friday, May 1, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, April 27 - May 3
Monday (5:30 pm CT) – NCAA W Tennis Selection Show Watch Party
Monday-Wednesday – American M Golf Championship, Sarasota
Thursday – W/M Track at Cameron Burrell Invite, Houston
Sat (11 am CT) – Rice vs. TCU, NCAA W Tennis Championship, Baton Rouge
Saturday – W/M Track at Alumni Muster, College Station
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, April 27 - May 3
Monday (12 pm CT) – Kinder Institute Luncheon 2026
Monday (4 pm CT) – Kural Lecture: Death and the Meaning of Life
Monday (5 pm CT) – Spring 2026 D2K Showcase
Monday (5 pm CT) – Washington DC l Douglas Brinkley Lecture
Wednesday (9 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: David Allen
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Owls in Motion
Wednesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Event: Saudia Arabia and World Soccer
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Friday-Sunday – Houston Palestine Film Festival
Friday (6 pm CT) – Boston l Floral Design Workshop
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, April 20-26
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
John Doe Lawsuit:
Houston jury awards ex-Rice football player $1.3 million in anti-male bias case (Chronicle)
Professional Baseball News
Owls in MiLB:
Post-April Update (The Roost)
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Hayden Durke (2-0, 6.97) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for the save for AA Amarillo and Roel Garcia (0-0, 9.35) pitched a scoreless inning in relief in game 2 for AA Montgomery.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
American Conference Baseball:
Midseason Roundup: April 17 (The Roost)
Other News
2025 NSURS:
Rice students showcase research with real-world impact (Rice News)
Senior Spotlight 2026:
Lupita Frias (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Stan Williams ’74 is the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who teaches at Texas A&M. The 2026 ARA Awards Dinner will take place next Thursday, May 7 at The Revaire (7122 Old Katy Road). Click here for a list of the 2026 Laureates Awards Honorees. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Anne Eldredge, Mike Ross, Ann Bixby, Martha Proctor Gano, Bob Toone, John Montana, Arthur Rogers, Ted Richard, Arthur Gottschalk, Melinda Clark, Andy Williams, Clarke Anderson, Richard Zansitis, Paul Reese, Sallie Schwall, James Walker, Ben Mayberry, Betty Bixby, Greg Williams, Susan Zimmerman, Chris Kohnhorst, Boyd Harrison, Brian Lattimer and Guy Rollins!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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