RICE UPDATE

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Rice Baseball This Week, February 9-15
Friday (2:30 pm CT) – vs. Northwestern  GN: Rice l NULS l Radio l TV: ESPN+
   Probables: LHP Brayden Sharp and RHP Sam Hliboki
Friday (6:30 pm CT) – vs. Northwestern  GN: Rice l NULSRadio l TV: ESPN+
   Probables: RHP Ryland Urbanczyk and RHP Garrett Shearer
Sunday (1:05 pm CT) – vs. Northwestern  GN: Rice l NULSRadio l TV: ESPN+
   Probables: LHP Anthony Diaz and RHP Matt Kouser 

Football News

Klint Kubiak:
On Monday, Klint Kubiak was named Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.  He is the brother of 4-year Rice football letterman Klein Kubiak ’14 (2010-11-12-13) and the nephew of Coach Pierce.  Read more.

Super Bowl:
The Thresher predicts the Super Bowl (The Rice Thresher, February 3, 2026)

Professional Baseball News

Tristan Gray:
On November 18, 2025, Tampa Bay traded Tristan Gray to Boston.  Yesterday, Boston traded him to Minnesota.  Read more.

College Baseball News

The NCBWA Preseason Top 25 Poll:
In its preseason Top 25 poll released on Tuesday, top ranked by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association were LSU (#1), UCLA (#2), Texas (#3), Georgia Tech (#4) and Arkansas (#5). 

Rice Trivia

Trivia Question:
First, way to go to Larry Nettles who also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!

Name the Northwestern graduate who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize and the National Medal of Arts. Email your answer here.

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

Overall: x-x (AC: x-x)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/13 Northwestern 2:30 pm
2/13 Northwestern 6:30 pm
2/15 Northwestern 1:05 pm
2/17  Louisiana 6:35 pm
2/18  Purdue 6:35 pm
2/20 USC 8:35 pm
2/21 USC 4:05 pm
2/22 USC 3:05 pm
2/24 HCU 6:35 pm
2/27 Harvard 6:35 pm
2/28 Harvard 4:05 pm
3/01 Harvard 12:05 pm
3/04 Lamar 6 pm
3/06 Abilene Christian 6:05 pm
3/07 Abilene Christian 3:05 pm
3/08 Abilene Christian 1:05 pm
3/10 Houston 6:30 pm
3/13 Saint Mary's 2 pm
3/13 Grand Canyon 7 pm
3/14 Grand Canyon 7 pm
3/15 Saint Mary's 12 pm
3/17 UTRGV 6:35 pm
3/20 USF 5:35 pm
3/21 USF 1:05 pm
3/22 USF 12:05 pm
3/25 HCU 6:30 pm
3/27 FL Atlantic 6:35 pm
3/28 FL Atlantic 2:05 pm
3/29 FL Atlantic 1:05 pm
3/31 UTRGV 6:35 pm
4/02 UTSA 6:35 pm
4/03 UTSA 6:35 pm
4/04 UTSA 1:05 pm
4/07 Texas A&M-CC 6:35 pm
4/10 Charlotte 5:05 pm
4/11 Charlotte 3:05 pm
4/12 Charlotte 12:05 pm
4/15 Sam Houston 6:35 pm
4/17 Memphis 6:35 pm
4/18 Memphis 2:05 pm
4/19 Memphis 1:05 pm
4/21 Houston 6:35 pm
4/24 Wichita St 6:05 pm
4/25 Wichita St 2:05 pm
4/26 Wichita St 1:05 pm
4/28 Lamar 6:35 pm
5/01 UAB 6:35 pm
5/02 UAB  
5/03 UAB 1:05 pm
5/08 East Carolina 5:05 pm
5/09 East Carolina 3:05 pm
5/10 East Carolina 12:05 pm
5/12 Houston 6:30 pm
5/14 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/15 Tulane 6:35 pm
5/16 Tulane 1:05 pm
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
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5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series