College Baseball This Week, May 25-31
Friday (May 29) – Monday (June 1) – Regionals
RICE UPDATE
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31
Wednesday-Saturday – NCAA W/M Track West Prelims, Fayetteville
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, May 25-31
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Learn to Move with Zumba
Thursday (6 pm CT) – REA l Houston Puttery Social
Friday (6 pm CT) – Moody Center: Opening Reception for Masako Miki
Fri-August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Shepherd School Events This Week, May 25-31
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Chris Boswell:
Boswell Signs Record Extension (ESPN)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.231) walked for the Twins and Dane Myers (.256) went 2-for-4 with a run and a walk for the Reds.
Garrett Stratton (0-0, 3.86) pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief for Hi-A Brooklyn.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Houston Baseball:
Will Davis Tabbed 9th Houston Baseball Head Coach (UH News)
Other Sports News
Mitchell Meissner:
After round 4 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner finished T10 at -19 at the Visit Knoxville Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
Annise Parker '78:
This morning, the Chronicle is reporting that Letitia Plummer upset Annise Parker 51% to 49% to win the Democratic nomination for Harris County judge, according to unofficial results. Read more.
FIFA World Cup 2026:
Rice to host watch parties across campus (Rice News)
Charlote Hyams (1946-2026):
On May 13, Charlotte Hyams passed aways. A native Texan, she earned a BA from Stephen F Austin in 1968, a MA from UH in 1976 and a PhD from Rice in 1982. “She devoted her life to learning, teaching, family, and service to others, sharing her passion for history as a college instructor.” Together with her husband Peter Peltier, they raised two children, Lisa and Kelly. Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
This week, Florida State will be hosting a NCAA Division I Baseball Regional for the 38th time in program history and Kansas will be hosting for the first time. Read more.
Way to go, Mike Ross (2), Betty Bixby (2), Ted Richard (2), Bob Toone (2), John Montana (2), Andy Williams (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Bev Schorre (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Matt Moake (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Ann Bixby (2), Susan Zimmerman (2), Elizabeth Gillis (2), Paul Reese (2), Russell Henderson (2), Chris Kohnhorst, Guy Rollins (2), Walt Greenberg (2), Steve Brown, Arthur Rogers (2), Steve Gilliland (2), Greg Williams (2), James Walker (2), Ben Mayberry (2), Dick Fuqua, Martha Hoffman (2), Larry Nettles, Melinda Clark (2), Brian Lattimer (2), Scott Wise and Boyd Harrison (2)!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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