Rice Baseball This Week, April 27 - May 3
Tuesday – Rice 6, Lamar 5 Box l Recap: Rice l Lamar l Roost
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
Wednesday, April 29, 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:
Dane Myers (.293) went 2-for-3 with 3 runs and a walk for the Reds.
Garrett Stratton (0-0, 3.27) allowed 1 earned run in 1.1 innings in relief for Hi-A Brooklyn.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
American Conference Baseball:
Midseason Roundup: April 17 (The Roost)
Other Sports News
Rice Swimming:
Cole Named CSC Academic All-American (Rice Owls)
Rice W Track:
Taylor Named American Field Athlete of the Week (Rice Owls)
Rice Tennis:
All-Conference Honors: Women l Men (Rice Owls)
Other News
Rice360 Global Health Technologies Design Competition:
Students from around the world showcase lifesaving innovations (Rice News)
Rice Village:
$65 million Rice Village tower hits milestone (Houston Chronicle)
Owl Days:
Future Owls flock to Rice (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Marc S Scheid ’67, ’72 is the 2026 ARA Laureates Award recipient who taught at Texas Southern. The 2026 ARA Awards Dinner will take place next Thursday, May 7 at The Revaire (7122 Old Katy Road). Click here for a list of the 2026 Laureates Awards Honorees. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
Way to go, Ted Richard, Paul Reese, Beverly Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Andy Williams, Arthur Gottschalk, Kirkwood Johnston, Ann Bixby, Martha Proctor Gano, John Montana, Arthur Rogers, Sallie Schwall, Bob Toone, Anne Eldredge, Clarke Anderson, Boyd Harrison, Richard Zansitis, Elizabeth Gillis, Guy Rollins, Greg Williams, Betty Bixby, Ben Mayberry, Chris Kohnhorst, Melinda Clark, Brian Lattimer, Mike Ross and James Walker!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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