College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, July 27 - August 2
Monday-Saturday – Genuine Cup
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, July 27 - August 2
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Wednesday (11 am CT) – Baker Event: Statistical Review of World Energy
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Build an Owl: A Virtual Rice Family Experience
Saturday (4 pm CT) – San Diego l New Student Social
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, July 27 - August 2
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Owls in NFL:
Last month, the Denver Broncos signed Sean Fresch Jr. Read more.
Rice Football:
Episode 232: 2026 American Conference Media Days Recap (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
On Saturday, Garrett Stratton (1-2, 1.69) pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief for AA Binghamton, Justin Long (2-3, 6.98) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for Hi-A Rome and Parker Smith (4-4, 6.06) got a no-decision for Hi-A Asheville.
On Sunday, Roel Garcia (2-1, 7.34) was the winning pitcher in relief for AA Montgomery.
Yesterday, no Owls in action.
College Baseball News
Summer Ball:
On July 12, Teddy Herce (Wharton County CC), the son of former Rice pitcher Steven Herce, was the recipient of the Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night honors for his outstanding performance for the Badlands Big Sticks against the Mankato MoonDogs. Read more.
Other Sports News
Rice W Basketball:
Rice to Host the Rice Invitational (Rice Owls)
Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 2 last Friday, Mitchell Meissner was even par and missed the cut at the Evan Scholars Invitational in Glenview, Illinois on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
Genuine Cup:
Rice police looking for missing Genuine Cup athlete (Houston Chronicle)
Moody Center:
Front door swings wide open for Summer Jam (Rice News)
Gary Preuss (1953-2026):
On July 4, Gary Preuss passed away. A native Texan, he earned a BA in Psychology and Sociology from Rice (Hanszen College) in 1975, a MA from Georgetown and a PhD from the American Institute of Holistic Theology in 2011. He enjoyed a career of more than thirty years as an economist with the Texas State Comptroller’s Office. Also, he was “a gifted writer, musician, and lifelong learner” as well as a world traveler. In retirement, he sang and played piano at his church and he worked as a professional tour guide at the Texas State Capitol and throughout Austin. Click here for the Austin American-Statesman obituary.
Rice Trivia
Guest Trivia Question:
On July 7, the Pirates Ryan O’Hearn became just the 17th MLB player in the Modern Era (since 1900) to have knocked in at least ten runs in a single game. Name the former Rice baseball player who is part of this elite group. Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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