College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, July 6 - 12
No events
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, July 6 - 12
Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Tuesday (5:45 pm CT) – Washington DC l Night at the Nationals Game
Wednesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Michaela Thomas
Wednesday (7 pm CT) – Rice Alumni Virtual Book Club: Jane Harper
Thursday (10 am CT) – Baker Event: The State of Negotiations of the USMCA
Sunday (12:30 pm CT) – DFW l Astros vs Rangers
Shepherd School Events This Week, July 6 - 12
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Rice Football:
Episode 230: 2026 Rice Opponent Preview: Army (The Roost)
Professional Baseball News
Garrett Stratton:
Garrett Stratton Pre-Game Interview (MiLB.com)
The Dove Report Interviews NY Mets Prospect Garrett Stratton (YouTube)
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tristan Gray (.2323) singled for the Twins. Trei Cruz (.203) singled for AAA Toledo.
Roel Garcia (1-1, 7.36) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for AA Montgomery. Parker Smith (4-3, 5.33) pitched 6 scoreless innings but got a no-decision for Hi-A Asheville.
Complete Owls stats are here.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Per the D1Baseball Transfer Tracker (subscriber content), P Rivers Kurland is transferring from Florida to Rice.
Other Sports News
Trae Broadnax:
Trae Broadnax has agreed to terms with the Klosterneuburg Dukes for the 2026-27 season. The Dukes are a member of the Austria Basketball Bundesliga.
Mitchell Meissner '18:
After round 2 yesterday, Mitchell Meissner was T22 at -7 and made the cut at the Blue Championship in Berthoud, Colorado on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
Other News
SPEED Center:
SPEED Center helped shape coastal recreation vision now before Congress (Rice News)
Margaret Burns (1939-2026):
On June 14, Margaret Burns passed away. She earned a BA from Rice (Jones College) in 1961. Together with her late husband John, they raised four children in various cities before staying put in Houston in 1975. She loved to travel and she was very active in her church and the community. She is predeceased, by among others, John (they were married in 1962). Click here for the obituary.
Rice Trivia
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Clarke Anderson for the guest trivia question!
Former Rice football captain Eddie Dyer managed the 1947 NL All-Star team and former Rice baseball player Danny Lehmann was a coach for the 2025 NL All-Star team alongside Dave Roberts. (Thanks, Mike Ross and Bev Schorre!)
Way to go, Kirkwood Johnston, Mike Ross (2), Ted Richard (2), John Montana (2), Andy Williams, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Bob Toone (2), Anne Eldredge (2), Arthur Rogers (2), Joe Quoyeser (2), Hal Gosnell, Ann Bixby (2), Guy Jackson, Walt Greenberg, Boyd Harrison (2) Bev Schorre (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Don Schaffer, Art Gottschalk (2), Paul Reese (2), Guy Rollins, Kevin Gass (2), Betty Bixby (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Susan Zimmerman (2), Sallie Schwall (2), James Walker (2), Greg Williams (2), Chris Kohnhorst, Brian Lattimer (2) and Melinda Clark, and Dan Hyde (2)!
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
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Corrections, comments and updates welcome