Rice Baseball This Week, March 9-15
Tuesday (6:30 pm CT) – at UH Game Notes: Rice l UH l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: RHP Jeremiah Arnett (2-0, 3.45) and RHP Caden Cooper (0-0, 3.38)
Friday (2 pm CT) – vs. SMC, Phoenix Game Notes: Rice l SMC l LS l Radio
Probables: TBA and TBA
Friday (7 pm CT) – vs. GCU, Phoenix Game Notes: Rice l GCU l LS l Radio
Probables: TBA and TBA
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Phoenix: Rice Alumni Meetup & Baseball Game
Saturday (7 pm CT) – vs. GCU, Phoenix Game Notes: Rice l GCU l LS l Radio
Probables: TBA and TBA
Sunday (1 pm CT) – vs. SMC, Phoenix Game Notes: Rice l SMC l LS l Radio
Probables: TBA and TBA
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, March 9-15
Monday-Wednesday – NCAA Zone D Diving Championships, College Station
Tuesday-Saturday – American W Basketball Championship, Birmingham
Thursday-Saturday – CSCAA National Invitational, Ocala FL
Friday-Saturday – NCAA W/M Indoor Track Championships, Fayetteville
Friday (4 pm CT) – M Tennis at FAU
Saturday (10 am CT) – W Tennis vs. Charlotte, New Orleans
Sunday (11 AM CT) – W Tennis at Tulane
Sunday (12:30 pm CT) – M Tennis at South Florida
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, March 9-15
Monday – Boniuk Institute: RPLC
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture: Dr Mollie Simonis
Monday (12 pm CT) – Moody Center: Leslie Hewitt
Monday (12 pm CT) – SHRUW & REA Seminar with Luay Nakhleh
Monday (5 pm CT) – DFW l Medical Networking Social
Monday (5:30 pm CT) – Katherine Tsanoff Brown Lecture Series: William Wallace
Tuesday (12 pm CT) – Sociology Speaker Series: Dr Forrest Stuart
Tuesday (6:45 pm CT) – Houston l Rice Night at the Rodeo
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Reclaiming Your Financial Future
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – Rice Alumni March Virtual Book Club: Juliet Nicolson
Thursday (11:30 am CT) – Boniuk Institute: Reading Religion Salon
Thursday (12:30 pm CT) – CELAS: Goya Boycott
Thursday (4 pm CT) – Women’s History Month Lecture with Antoinette Burton
Thursday (7:30 pm CT) – DeLange Conference Keynote Address: David Eagleman
Friday (11:30 am CT) – Baker Event: Arati Prabhaka
Friday (4 pm CT) – Department of Philosophy Lecture: Dana Kay Nelkin
Friday (7 pm CT) – Rice Cinema: The Ballad of Suzanne Cesaire
Friday (7 pm CT) – DeLange Conference “Free Rein”
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, March 9-15
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:
Rice Honors 2026 Scholar-Athletes, Julie Griswold (Rice Owls)
Rice Swimming:
Robson and Harned Close Day One of NCAA Diving Zones (Rice Owls)
Other News
Rice Charter Changes:
Yesterday in 1964, a Texas judge upheld charter changes proposed by Rice that would allow the institution to admit black students and ultimately begin charging tuition. Click here for a Rice News story dated 11/9/2020 and entitled "‘The Legal Battle Over Desegregating Rice’ gives context to historic decision".
EEPS Open House:
Rice science open house sparks curiosity in the community (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Who served as president of both the University of Texas at Austin and Rice University? Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome