Rice Baseball This Week, February 14-20
Tuesday – Rice 6, UTRGV 4 Box l Recap: Rice l UTRGV l Roost
Thursday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. UTSA Game Notes: Rice l UTSA l LS l Radio l ESPN+
Probables: RHP Tanner Wiggins (1-1, 3.60) and RHP Ryan Self (0-0, 5.87)
Friday (6:35 pm CT) – UTSA Game Notes: Rice l UTSA l LS l Radio l ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (1:05 pm CT) – UTSA Game Notes: Rice l UTSA l LS l Radio l ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
RICE UPDATE
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, March 30 - April 5
Wednesday-Saturday – W/M Track at Texas Relays
Friday (1:30 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. TCU
Friday (2 pm CT) – W Tennis vs. South Florida
Friday (5 pm CT) – M Tennis vs. Tulsa
Friday (5:30 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Texas A&M
Sunday (11 am CT) – M Tennis vs. Memphis
Sunday (11 am CT) – W Tennis vs. FIU
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, March 30 - April 5
Tuesday (12:15 pm CT) – CAAAS Artist Talk: McArthur Freeman
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Scientia Knowledge Under Fire Event
Wendesday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Matty Hemming
Wednesday (5 pm CT) – Bay Area: Spurs vs. Warriors Game and Meetup
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Thursday (11:30 am CT) – Boniuk Institute: Reading Religion Salon
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Moody Project Wall
Friday (12 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker Series: Dr Tony Yeboah
Friday (12 pm CT) – Hudspeth Lecture Series: Hilary Matfess
Friday (1 pm CT) – Beer Bike Virtual Exhibit
Friday (1:30 pm CT) – Latin American Studies: Anibal Perez-Linan
Friday (4 pm CT) – Boniuk Institute Senior Scholar Award Lecture
Shepherd School Events This Week, March 30 - April 5
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
CJ Witten:
This week, Cooper Witten, CJ’s brother, committed to play for Oklahoma. Two months ago, their father Jason Witten joined the program as tight ends coach.
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.600) singled and walked for the Twins and Dane Myers (.444) singled for the Reds. Trei Cruz (.250) went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run for AAA Toledo.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
After Texas State, Webb finds new home at Rice (San Marcos Daily Record)
Other Sports News
Texas Relays:
Preview: Women l Men (Rice Owls)
Sami Johnson:
Junior swimmer takes on Baker College presidency (The Rice Thresher)
Mitchell Meissner:
Today, Mitchell Meissner is set to begin play at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch FL on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
Beer Bike:
Beer Bike track to relocate after this year (The Rice Thresher)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who enjoyed a thirty-four year career at Exxon Mobil. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome