College Baseball This Week, May 25-31
Friday (May 29) – Monday (June 1) – Regionals
RICE UPDATE
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, June 1-7
No events
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, June 1-7
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Mon-Fri – IWA Leading Edger Conference: Resilient Water in a Changing World
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Martin Reeves
Tuesday (4 pm CT) – Science Cafe
Friday (5 pm CT) – Houston l Happy Hour at the Museum of Fine Arts
Saturday (1 pm CT) – Moody Center: Art Lab: Felted Charms
Sunday (9 am - 1 pm CT – Rice Village Farmers Market
Shepherd School Events This Week, May 25-31
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Bert Emanuel '94:
Former Rice star quarterback lands as softball coach at HCU (HCU News)
Professional Baseball News
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.248) went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs for the Twins. Trei Cruz (.209) doubled and hit a grand slam homer for AAA Toledo.
Garrett Stratton (2-0, 3.42) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief for the win for Hi-A Brooklyn.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), the following Owls have entered the transfer portal: Caden Baker, Trey Dooley, Tobias Motley, Nolan Roycraft and Matt Zatopek.
Other Sports News
Rice M Basketball:
Owls Sign Five for 2026-27 (Rice Owls)
Rice W Tennis:
Schwartzman Named CSC Academic All-American (Rice Owls)
Other News
ARA Laureates Awards Dinner:
ARA Honors Laureates Awards Recipients (Rice News)
Fernando Casas (1946-2026):
On May 28, Fernando Casas passed away. Born in Bolivia, he earned a BA from Colorado College in 1970 and a MA in1972 and a PhD in 1978 in Philosophy from Rice. “A philosopher both in the formal sense and by way of artistic practice, he forged a unique career as a painter and scholar of time and the self.” The Limits and Proximities Foundation for the Arts in Washington DC is dedicated to preserving his legacy. He is survived by, among others, his husband, Terry Drake. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Rice Trivia
Trivia Answer:
Former Owls Blaine Brown (Tennessee) and Ben Royo (Texas A&M) played in the Regionals of the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament over the weekend. Neither advanced to the Super Regionals.
Way to go, Mike Ross (4), Kirkwood Johnston (2), Ted Richard (4), Clarke Anderson (4), Martha Proctor Gano (2), John Montana (2), Paul Reese (4), Bob Toone (4), Walt Greenberg (4), Jimmy Walts (4), Andy Williams (4), James Walker (4), Anne Eldredge (4), Guy Rollins (2), Betty Bixby (4), Melinda Clark (4), Brian Lattimer (4), Ann Bixby (4) and Arthur Rogers (2)!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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