Rice Baseball This Week, May 18-24
Wednesday-Sunday – American Baseball Championship, Clearwater GN: Rice
Thursday – #3 Rice 5, #7 Wichita State 4 Box l Recap: Rice l WS l Roost
Friday – #2 East Carolina 4, #3 Rice 3 Box l Recap: Rice l ECU l Roost
Friday – #4 UAB 9, #3 Rice 6 Box l Recap: Rice l UAB l Roost
RICE UPDATE
Memorial Day, May 25, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA W/M Track West Preliminary, Fayetteville
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Learn to Move with Zumba
Thursday (6 pm CT) – REA l Houston Puttery Social
Friday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Masako Miki
Fri-August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Shepherd School Events This Week, May 25-31
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Chris Boswell:
Boswell Signs Record Extension (ESPN)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Justin Long (2-2, 11.20) pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings in relief for Hi-A Rome.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Five Owls Earn American Conference Honors (Rice Owls)
5 Owls Named to All-Conference Teams (The Roost)
Other Sports News
Mitchell Meissner:
After round 4 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner finished T10 at -19 at the Visit Knoxville Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
John Doerr '73:
Q&A with John Doerr (WSJ, Subscriber Content)
Maurice McGowen (1931-2026):
On April 17, Maurice McGowen passed away. A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1954. He had a long career in the financial services industry and he enjoyed tennis, playing pool and arm wrestling. “But what he cherished more than anything else was his family”. He is survived by, among others, his wife of nearly sixty-five years, Peggy, two daughters and four granddaughters including one, Emma Katherine Daly, who is a current Rice student.
He was very devoted to his alma mater. In 2024, the Maurice L McGowen ’54 Impact Fund was created at Rice.
Rice Trivia
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Susan Zimmerman for the guest trivia question!
Austrian sculptor Oswald Lassig did almost all of the original limestone carvings on the Rice campus. He shares a first name with the cartoon character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit created by Walt Disney in 1927. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Ann Bixby, Ted Richard, Andy Williams, Mike Ross, Clarke Anderson, Bob Toone, John Montana, James Walker, Martha Proctor Gano, Arthur Rogers, Paul Reese, Anne Eldredge, Guy Rollins, Brian Lattimer, Chris Kohnhorst, Art Gottschalk, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Melinda Clark, Boyd Harrison, Greg Williams and Dan Hyde!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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