RICE UPDATE

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Rice Baseball This Week, June 9-15
Friday (June 13) – Monday (June 23) – College World Series

Professional Baseball News

Tristan Gray:
On November 18, 2025, Tampa Bay traded Tristan Gray to Boston.  Yesterday, Boston traded him to Minnesota.  Read more.

College Baseball News

Tennessee Baseball:
Yesterday, Baseball America released its 2026 Preseason All-America college teams.  Vol Blaine Brown, a transfer from Rice, was named a Second-Team All-American.  Read more.

Other News

Baker Institute:
Baker Institute announces spring public events calendar (Rice News)

Johnny Curet:
Rice praises Curet's 15 years of nourishing bodies, minds (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday.  You can check it out here.

Rice Trivia

Trivia Answer:
Coach Todd Graham was the first Rice head football coach to reach a bowl game in his initial season, taking the Owls to the New Orleans Bowl in 2006.  “Then he left.”

Way to go, Bev Schorre (3), Bryant Wilkinson (3), Nancy Bailey (2), Tre Fischer (2), Andy Williams (3), Mary Jane Kinnebrew (2), Art Gottschalk (3), Paul Reese (3), Vicki Bretthauer (2), Mike Ross (3), John Montana (3), Bob Toone (3), Ann Bixby (3), Grungy (3), Anne Eldredge (3), Steve Gilliland (3), Randy Schaffer (2), Dan Hyde (3), Arthur Rogers (3), Russell Henderson (3), Josh Schaffer (3), Guy Rollins (3), Ty Buthod (3), Jeff Ross (3), Joe Quoyeser (2), David Gano (2), Ben Mayberry (3), Betty Bixby (3), Chris Kohnhorst (3), Bill Eiland, Martha Proctor Gano (3), Melinda Clark (3), James Walker (3), Richard Zansitis (3), Nancy Burch (3), Sallie Schwall (3), Ted Richard (3), Greg Williams (3), Walt Greenberg (2), Bob Reinhold (3), Larry Nettles (2), Kirwin Drouet (3), Jimmy Walts (3), David Ownby (3), Brian Lattimer! and Brian Ford (3)!

Final trivia leaderboards tomorrow.

Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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Corrections, comments and updates welcome

Overall: x-x (AC: x-x)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/13 Northwestern 6:35 pm
2/14 Northwestern 4:05 pm
2/15 Northwestern 12:05 pm
2/17  Louisiana 6:35 pm
2/18  Purdue 6:35 pm
2/20 USC 8:35 pm
2/21 USC 4:05 pm
2/22 USC 3:05 pm
2/24 HCU 6:35 pm
2/27 Harvard 6:35 pm
2/28 Harvard 4:05 pm
3/01 Harvard 12:05 pm
3/04 Lamar 6 pm
3/06 Abilene Christian 6:05 pm
3/07 Abilene Christian 3:05 pm
3/08 Abilene Christian 1:05 pm
3/10 Houston 6:30 pm
3/13 Saint Mary's 2 pm
3/13 Grand Canyon 7 pm
3/14 Grand Canyon 7 pm
3/15 Saint Mary's 12 pm
3/17 UTRGV 6:35 pm
3/20 USF 5:35 pm
3/21 USF 1:05 pm
3/22 USF 12:05 pm
3/25 HCU 6:30 pm
3/27 FL Atlantic 6:35 pm
3/28 FL Atlantic 2:05 pm
3/29 FL Atlantic 1:05 pm
3/31 UTRGV 6:35 pm
4/02 UTSA 6:35 pm
4/03 UTSA 6:35 pm
4/04 UTSA 1:05 pm
4/07 Texas A&M-CC 6:35 pm
4/10 Charlotte 5:05 pm
4/11 Charlotte 3:05 pm
4/12 Charlotte 12:05 pm
4/15 Sam Houston 6:35 pm
4/17 Memphis 6:35 pm
4/18 Memphis 2:05 pm
4/19 Memphis 1:05 pm
4/21 Houston 6:35 pm
4/24 Wichita St 6:05 pm
4/25 Wichita St 2:05 pm
4/26 Wichita St 1:05 pm
4/28 Lamar 6:35 pm
5/01 UAB 6:35 pm
5/02 UAB  
5/03 UAB 1:05 pm
5/08 East Carolina 5:05 pm
5/09 East Carolina 3:05 pm
5/10 East Carolina 12:05 pm
5/12 Houston 6:30 pm
5/14 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/15 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/16 Tulane 1:05 pm
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
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5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series