College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 3-9
Thursday (7 pm CT) – Soccer vs. UH (EXH)
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 3-9
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Jane Chen
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Austin l Welcome to the NeighborHOOT
Sunday (1 pm CT) – Seattle l Welcome to the NeighborHOOT
Sunday (3 pm – Denver l New Student Social
Shepherd School Events This Week, August 3-9
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Jackson Nominated for AFCA Good Works Team (Rice Owls)
Professional Baseball News
David Aardsma:
This month, analyst David Aardsma will be part of the ESPN broadcast team covering the Little League Baseball Region Tournament games. Read more.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Trei Cruz (.224) singled for AAA Toledo.
Garrett Stratton (1-4, 2.37) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for his first AA save for Binghamton.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Jack Ben-Shoshan:
Jack Ben-Shoshan is pitching for the Lake Country DockHounds in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, a member of the American Association of Professional Baseball. To date, he is undefeated with a W-L record of 5-0 and an ERA of 5.18.
Other Sports News
Rice M Golf:
Owls Named Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars (Rice Owls)
Rice Soccer:
Reuscher Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List (Rice Owls)
Other News
Classic:
Rice to lead $15M Army Research center (Rice News)
Nia Georges:
Rice’s first professor at VIU returns with a fresh eye for the classroom (Rice News)
Sofia Adrogue '88:
Last month, Governor Abbott reappointed all ten judges of the Texas Business Court Divisions including Sofia Adrogue to new two-year terms beginning September 1, 2026. Read more.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
The late Karen Hess Rogers ’68, a fifth-generation Houstonian, is a 2026 Distinguished Owl Club Awards honoree. "An Evening for Rice's Honour" will take place Wednesday, September 30 at the River Oaks Country Club. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby, Arthur Rogers, Anne Eldredge, Bob Toone, Clarke Anderson, John Montana, Andy Williams, Paul Reese, Nancy Bailey, James Walker, Melinda Clark and Mike Ross!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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