Rice Baseball This Week, April 27 - May 3
Tuesday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. Lamar Game Notes: Rice l Lamar l LS l Radio l ESPN+
Probables: RHP Ty Baker (0-0, 3.18) and RHP Blayne Fritcher (3-3, 4.79)
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
Tuesday, April 28, 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
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.292) went 2-for-3 with 2 runs and a walk for the Twins.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
American Conference Baseball:
Midseason Roundup: April 17 (The Roost)
Other Sports News
Rice Athletics:
Top Owls Honored at Night of the Owl (Rice Owls)
Other News
Kinder Institute:
Kinder Houston Area Survey Released (Rice News)
Association of Retired Rice University Faculty ("ARRUF"):
The following Rice faculty members joined ARRUF as the Class of 2026: Ed Akin, Tani Barlow, Allen Barnhill, Mike Fagan, Michelle Gilbertson, Brian Huberman, Alan Levander, Eugene Levy, Susan Lurie, Randi Martin, KC Nicolaou, Mary Purugganan, Peter Rossky, Michael Stern and Philip Wood. (Thanks, Michelle Leigh Smith ’79!)
Staff Appreciation 2026:
Rice salutes staff members (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who taught at Texas Southern. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome