Rice Baseball This Week, March 16-22
Tuesday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. UTRGV Game Notes: Rice l UTRGV l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: RHP Jeremiah Arnett (2-1, 4.34) and RHP Colton Vercoe (0-2, 6.00)
Friday (5:35 pm CT) – at USF Game Notes: Rice l USF l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (1:05 pm CT) – at USF Game Notes: Rice l USF l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (12:05 pm CT) – at USF Game Notes: Rice l USF l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, March 16-22
Monday-Tuesday – M Golf at All-American Intercollegiate, Humble
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA W Swimming Championships, Atlanta
Thursday – W/M Track at Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invite, Houston
Thursday (7 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. Louisiana Tech, WBIT
Friday-Saturday – W/M Track at TSU Relays
Friday (11 am CT) – W Tennis vs. Tulsa
Sunday – M Tennis at Tulane
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, March 16-22
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture with Stephen Bayer
Tuesday (11 am CT) – Baker Event: Chief Justice John Roberts
Tuesday (5 pm CT) – Rice Business: The Future of Talent in the Intelligence Age
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – DFW l Recent Alumni Social
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Houston l Alumni Social
Friday (8 am CT) – Baker Event: Brazil Summit 2026
Shepherd School Events This Week, March 16-22
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
CJ Witten:
This week, Cooper Witten, CJ’s brother, committed to play for Oklahoma. Two months ago, their father Jason Witten joined the program as tight ends coach.
Professional Baseball News
Benjamin Rosengard:
One-year Rice baseball letterman Benjamin Rosengard (2002) is on the Team Israel roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
The NCAA has started posting RPI rankings here. Through Sunday (March 8), Rice’s RPI ranking was 91.
Other Sports News
Rice Athletics:
Armstead Named Executive Senior Associate AD & Senior Women Administrator (Rice Owls)
Rice W Basketball:
WBIT Tickets (Rice Owls)
WBIT Information (NCAA)
3-Seed Rice to face Louisiana Tech in 2026 WBI (The Roost)
Rice stifled in conference championship (The Rice Thresher)
All-American Intercollegiate:
Day One Recap (Rice Owls)
Other News
Brad Bucher '65 (Thanks, Kathleen Boyd '80!):
Last week, Glasstire posted this tribute to Brad Bucher here.
Women in Leadership Conference:
Conference passes torch to next generation (Rice News)
Shepherd School:
Rising soloists take center stage in upcoming concerts (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Name the current Rice head coach whose daughter, a Rice alum, is also a head coach in the same sport at another NCAA school. For a bonus point, name the school. Email your answer(s) here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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