RICE UPDATE

Friday, July 24, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, July 20 - 26

No events

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, July 20 - 26

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Monday (12 pm CT) – Control What You Can: Career Strategy Panel
Monday (1 pm CT) – Traveling Owls l Travel Insurance Webinar
Saturday (2 pm CT) – Santa Fe l Rice Alumni and Community Reception
Sunday (7:30 pm CT) – Denver l Colorado Shakespeare's Festival "Twelfth Night"

Shepherd School Events This Week, July 20 - 26

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 24, 2026

American Conference Football:
Yesterday, the Roost released its own 2026 American Conference Preseason Media Poll.  Read more.

Rice Football:
Owls Eye Continued Ascent under Scott Abell in Year Two (The Roost)

Professional Baseball News

July 24, 2026

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.182) hit a RBI single for AAA St Paul.

Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

July 18, 2026

Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), RF Mason Ashlock is transferring from Rice to Incarnate Word.

Other Sports News

July 24, 2026

Rice Volleyball:
Owls Earn AVCA Team Academic Award Honors (Rice Owls)

Rice Swimming:
Portello set to represent team USA at the FISU America Games Lima 2026 (Rice Owls)

Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 1 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was T123 at +1 at the Evan Scholars Invitational in Glenview, Illinois on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.

Other News

July 24, 2026

Wittung Stafshede:
Rice professor serves as program chair for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Rice News)

DOE Genesis Mission Awards:
Rice researchers earn 2 DOE General Mission awards (Rice News)

Rice Trivia

July 24, 2026

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to John Montana for the guest trivia question!

Pete Runnels, the grandfather of former Rice baseball player Jonathan Runnels, was a five-time MLB All-Star [1959, 1960 (2x) and 1962 (2x)]. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Mike Ross, Ted Richard, Andy Williams, Art Gottschalk, Anne Eldredge, Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby, James Walker, Paul Reese and Clarke Anderson! 

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

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