Rice Baseball This Week, February 23 - March 1
Tuesday – HCU 11, Rice 8 (11) Box l Recap: Rice l HCU l Roost
Friday (6:35 pm CT) – vs. Harvard Game Notes: Rice l HAR l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Sat (4:05 pm CT) – vs. Harvard Game Notes: Rice l HAR l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
Sun (12:05 pm CT) – vs. Harvard Game Notes: Rice l HAR l LS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
Probables: TBA and TBA
RICE UPDATE
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, February 23 - March 1
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – W Basketball at Temple TV: ESPN+
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – M Basketball vs. South Florida TV: ESPN+
Friday-Saturday – American W/M Indoor Track Championships, Birmingham AL
Saturday (11 am CT) – W Tennis vs. Sam Houston
Saturday (1 pm CT) – W Basketball at East Carolina TV: ESPN+
Sunday-Tuesday – M Golf at Cabo Collegiate
Sunday (1 pm CT) – M Basketball at Temple TV: ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, February 23 - March 1
Monday (12 pm CT) – Vanzant Lecture: Jaime Gonzalez
Monday (12 pm CT) – SRUW l Seminar with Jim Bevan
Monday (5:30 pm CT) – The History Kalb Lecture: Nancy Tomes
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Baker Briefing Live
Tuesday (6:30 pm CT) – DFW l An Evening of Stories with Portia Hopkins
Wednesday (12 pm CT) – Wellness Wednesday: Kelly Fox
Wednesday (4 pm CT) – CAAAS Speaker: Dr Natanya Duncan
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – NYC l Texas Independence Day Social
Thursday (11:30 am CT) – Boniuk Institute: Reading Religion Salon
Thursday (6 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Engineering Dean Luay Nakhleh
Friday-Sunday – Rice Theatre: Sunday in the Park with George
Saturday (6 pm CT) – San Diego l Rice Alumni Social
Saturday (7 pm CT) – Moody Center: Ravena l Spring Fling 2026
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT) – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, February 23- March 1
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Madison Joins Owls as Cornerbacks Coach (Rice Owls)
Rice Hires Tevin Madison as Corners Coach (The Roost)
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
Christian Hallmark (Thanks, Sten Gustafson '89!):
Yesterday, former Rice batboy and current UTSA centerfielder Christian Hallmark was named American Player of the Week. He is the son of Jada ’01 and Patrick Hallmark ’98. Read more.
Other Sports News
Rice W Basketball:
Owls Head to Temple Tonight (Rice Owls)
Game winner extends Owls' streak to 19 (The Rice Thresher)
Rice M Basketball:
Owls Set to Host Conference Leader South Florida (Rice Owls)
Guard's night not enough as Owls fall to Tulane (The Rice Thresher)
Other News
Baker Institute:
Diamond discusses BLS with former commissioner (Rice News)
Pat Hughes Verner (1932-2026):
On February 14, Pat Hughes Verner passed away. Born in Arkansas, she attended Rice (class of 1954). In addition to raising two daughters with her late husband Jim, she worked as a contract draftsman for the telephone company in Houston and later as an office manager for an orthopedic surgeon in Slidell LA. Also, she was active in the community and was a lifelong sports fan (New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers). She “will be remembered for her warmth, humor, and zest for life”. Click here for the obituary.
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Current Rice W basketball player Louann Battiston transferred from Duke. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Ann Bixby, Ted Richard, Andy Williams, Clarke Anderson, John Montana, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Bob Toone, Randy Schaffer, Anne Eldredge, Martha Proctor Gano, Steve Gilliland, Sallie Schwall, Paul Reese, Greg Williams, Walt Greenberg, Peter Fasullo, Arthur Rogers, Guy Rollins, Betty Bixby, Nancy Bailey, Bob Reinhold, Chris Kohnhorst, Melinda Clark, James Walker, Boyd Harrison, Brian Lattimer, Mike Ross and Kirkwood Johnston!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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