College Baseball This Week, May 25-31
Friday (May 29) – Monday (June 1) – Regionals
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 1-7
No events
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 1-7
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Mon-Fri – IWA Leading Edger Conference: Resilient Water in a Changing World
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Martin Reeves
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Science Cafe
Friday (5 pm CT) – Houston l Happy Hour at the Museum of Fine Arts
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Moody Center: Art Lab: Felted Charms
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, May 25-31
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Bert Emanuel '94:
Former Rice star quarterback lands as softball coach at HCU (HCU News)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.237) hit a grand slam and a sacrifice fly and walked for the Twins.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Owls in Summer Ball:
Click here for the 2026 Owls in Summer Ball webpage on the RUBPA website. This is a working list. Corrections, updates and comments are welcome.
Other Sports News
Top Athletic Directors in America:
Yesterday, Silver Waves Media named Tommy McClelland among the top athletic directors in America. Also named were the following who previously worked at Rice: Brian Blair, Chris Del Conte, Tanner Gardner and Brian Mann. Read more.
Other News
Houston Pride Parade, Saturday, June 6:
Walk with Rice (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the two former Owls who played in the Regionals of the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament over the weekend. One point for each. For two bonus points, name the teams that they played for. Email your up to four answers here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome