RICE UPDATE

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 29 - July 5

No events

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 29 - July 5

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Thursday (5:30 pm CT – Online Cooking Class - Fourth of July Celebration

Shepherd School Events This Week, July 29 - July 5

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, June 8-14

College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series

Football News

July 1, 2026

RIce Football:
The G5 Hive website deep dives Rice 2026 football with the Roost’s Matthew Bartlett here.

Professional Baseball News

July 2, 2026

Dane Myers:
'Definitely Blessed' (MLB.com)

Owls in MLB:
Update: July 2 (The Roost)

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Trei Cruz (.216) went 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run for AAA Toledo.

Justin Long (2-3, 8.39) allowed 1 earned run in 1 inning in relief for Hi-A Rome.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

July 2, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), LF Brady Ladusau is transferring from Abilene Christian to Rice.

Other Sports News

July 2, 2026

Rice Athletics:
It's Time to Rep the Swosh (Rice Owls)

Rice W Basketball:
Nick Grant Promoted to Associate Head Coach (Rice Owls)

Brad Lardon '88:
Rice Athletics Hall of Famer Brad Lardon is set to begin play today at the 2026 US Senior Open at Scioto Country Club in Columbus Ohio.  Leaderboard here.

Other News

July 2, 2026

Claire Smith '87:
This week, acclaimed local chef and restaurateur Claire Smith opened her latest restaurant Chroma on the Menil Collection campus.  Read more.

Rice Trivia

July 2, 2026

Trivia Question:
Name the incoming Rice Board of Trustee member this week whose spouse, a former walk-on Rice basketball player, received the Distinguished R Award from Rice Athletics.   Email your answer here. 

Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome

2026 Schedule and Results

Overall: 35-24 (AC: 16-11)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/13 Northwestern (DH1) W, 7-6
2/13 Northwestern (DH2) W, 3-2
2/15 Northwestern L, 17-6
2/17  Louisiana L, 3-0
2/18  Purdue W, 5-2
2/20 USC L, 5-0
2/21 USC L, 4-1
2/22 USC L, 4-2
2/24 HCU L, 11-8
2/27 Harvard W, 11-7
2/28 Harvard W, 2-1
3/01 Harvard W, 9-0
3/04 Lamar W, 4-1
3/06 Abilene Christian W, 5-4
3/07 Abilene Christian W, 8-6
3/08 Abilene Christian L, 4-1
3/10 Houston L, 13-1
3/13 Saint Mary's W, 6-5
3/13 Grand Canyon W, 16-5
3/14 Grand Canyon W, 13-2
3/15 Saint Mary's L, 11-8
3/17 UTRGV W, 7-3
3/20 USF W, 5-4
3/21 USF L, 2-0
3/22 USF L, 7-2
3/25 HCU W, 10-7
3/27 FL Atlantic L, 6-2
3/28 FL Atlantic W, 5-2
3/29 FL Atlantic W, 8-1
3/31 UTRGV W, 6-4
4/02 UTSA W, 3-2
4/03 UTSA L, 8-0
4/04 UTSA L, 13-0
4/07 Texas A&M-CC W, 18-4
4/10 Charlotte W, 7-5
4/11 Charlotte W, 6-2
4/12 Charlotte W, 3-2
4/15 Sam Houston W, 5-3
4/17 Memphis L, 4-1
4/18 Memphis L, 10-6
4/19 Memphis L, 6-5
4/21 Houston L, 4-3
4/24 Wichita St L, 5-1
4/25 Wichita St W, 3-2
4/26 Wichita St L, 13-3
4/28 Lamar W, 6-5
5/02 UAB (DH1) W, 16-9
5/02 UAB (DH2) W, 12-2
5/03 UAB W, 10-3
5/08 East Carolina W, 10-5
5/09 East Carolina W, 5-3
5/10 East Carolina L, 3-0
5/12 Houston L, 14-3
5/14 Tulane W, 12-0
5/15 Tulane W, 10-6
5/16 Tulane W, 6-5
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
5/19    
5/20    
5/21 Wichita St W, 5-4
5/22 East Carolina L, 4-3
5/22 UAB L, 9-6
5/23    
5/24    
     
5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series