RICE UPDATE

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Rice Baseball This Week, April 15-21
Monday (6:30 pm CT) – Jose Cruz Jr Radio Show, Palace Social l Radio
Friday – Rice 13, USF 4  Box l Recap: Rice l USF
Saturday (1 pm CT) – at USF  Game Notes: Rice l USFLSRadio l TV: ESPN+
   Probables: LHP JD McCracken (2-4, 4.71) and RHP Jack Cebert (4-3, 5.40)
Sunday (12 pm CT) – at USF  Game Notes: Rice l USFLSRadio l TV: ESPN+
   Probables: RHP Tucker Alch (0-2, 4.35) and TBA 

Professional Baseball News

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Lucas Luetge (1-0, 10.13) allowed 1 run (earned) in 2 innings in relief for the win for AAA Worcester. 

Anthony Rendon (.257) singled and walked for the Angels.  Dane Myers (.197) and Tristan Gray (.227) batted fifth and sixth for AAA Jacksonville, with Dane walking twice.  Trei Cruz (.122) walked and scored for AA Erie.

Complete Owls stats are here.

Other Sports News

J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet:
Preview: Women l Men (Rice Owls)
Sam Waugh's Eulogy for J Fred Duckett (Rice Owls, July 26, 2007)

Other News

Academic Quad:
Click here for a photo of the Academic Quad taken yesterday.

Staff Appreciation Ceremony:
Rice honors staff (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

Trivia Answer:
The University of Texas is the only college program in Texas with three different Masters winners: Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2024).  (Note that the Masters winner must have attended at least one semester at the college program in Texas.)  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre (4), Bryant Wilkinson (4), James Hairston (4), Kellen Theriot (4), Vicki Bretthauer (4), Michelle Cash (3), Bob Toone (4), Ann Bixby (4), Tre Fischer (4), Walt Greenberg (3), Matt Moake (4), James Walker (4), Ann Eldredge (4), Sandy Benak (4), Cecil Drummond (3), Jeff Ross (4), Ted Richard (4), Horst Paul (4), Richard Avant (4), Dan Hyde (4), Kirkwood Johnston (4), Peter Fasullo (3), Greg Mathews (4), Paul Reese (4), Mary Jane Kinnebrew (2), Martha Proctor Gano (4), Bill Eiland (4), Bill Allison (4), Andy Williams (4), Guy Rollins (4), Kirwin Drouet (4), Dick Fuqua (3), Jim Woodruff (3), Betty Bixby (4), Greg Williams (4), Ben Mayberry (4), Chris Kohnhorst (4), Bob Reinhold (4), Arthur Rogers (4), Nancy Bailey (2), Melinda Clark (4), Mike Ross (4), Susan Zimmerman (2), Sallie Schwall (4), Larry Nettles (4), John Clancey (4) and Brian Lattimer (4)!

Next trivia question Tuesday, May 7!

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

Overall: 13-25 (AAC: 4-9)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/16 Notre Dame L, 3-1
2/17 Notre Dame L, 9-5
2/18 Notre Dame L, 13-10
2/20 Sam Houston W, 7-3
2/23 Louisiana  W, 2-1
2/24 Louisiana W, 6-1
2/25 Louisiana L, 3-0
2/28 LSU L, 16-4
3/01 Stanford L, 6-2
3/02 Stanford L, 8-2
3/03 Stanford L, 4-3
3/05 Prairie VIew A&M W, 6-1
3/08 Hawaii W, 5-2 
3/09 Hawaii L, 4-3
3/10 Hawaii L, 12-1
3/11 Hawaii L, 7-5
3/15 HCU W, 10-7
3/16 HCU W, 7-3
3/17 HCU W, 10-6
3/19 Houston  L, 4-1
3/20 Houston L, 4-2
3/22 Tulane L, 14-7
3/23 Tulane L, 10-1
3/24 Tulane W, 4-2
3/26 Sam Houston L, 6-2
3/28 Wichita St L, 7-5
3/29 Wichita St L, 10-3
3/30 Wichita St L, 15-3
4/02 Houston L, 4-3
4/05 Memphis L, 4-3
4/06 Memphis L, 5-4
4/07 Memphis L, 2-1
4/09 UIW L, 11-5
4/10 TAM-CC W, 5-3
4/12 UAB W, 4-2
4/13 UAB W, 4-3
4/14 UAB L, 4-3
4/19 South Florida W, 13-4
4/20 South Florida 1 pm
4/21 South Florida 12 pm
4/26 UTSA 6:30 pm
4/27 UTSA 2 pm
4/28 UTSA 1 pm
5/01 Lamar 6 pm
5/03 Charlotte 5 pm
5/04 Charlotte 1 pm
5/05 Charlotte 12 pm
5/07 Texas A&M 6 pm
5/08 Lamar 6:30 pm
5/10 FL Atlantic 6:30 pm
5/11 FL Atlantic 2 pm
5/12 FL Atlantic 1 pm
5/14 TSU 11:30 am
5/16 ECU 5 pm
5/17 ECU 5 pm
5/18 ECU 11 am
     
5/21-26 AAC Championship
5/21  
5/22  
5/23    
5/24    
5/25    
5/26    
     
5/31-6/3 Regionals  
     
6/7-10 Super Regionals  
     
6/14-24 College World Series