20210421
OWLS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
2021 MLB/MiLB Daily Stats: 4/21/21
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt | TEX | MLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | PH-3B |
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Duffey | MIN | MLB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
April 22, 2021
Foucault Confessions:
Clements and Faubion convene conference of international Foucault 'superstars' (Rice News)
'An Unprecedented Year':
Record number of Rice grad students awarded NSF fellowships (Rice News)
Unhoused Persons on Campus:
Students respond to RUPD message (The Rice Thresher)
April 22, 2021
Thomas Benford '00:
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, one of the largest independent Coca-Cola bottlers in the United States, has promoted Thomas Benford ’00 to President and Chief Operating Officer. He was a four-year Rice football letterman (1995-96-97-98). Read more.
April 22, 2021
Rice Volleyball:
Lennon Named AVCA Third Team All-American (Rice Owls)
Rice W Track:
Simpson-Sullivan Named C-USA Field Athlete of the Week (Rice Owls)
April 22, 2021
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the former Owl pitcher who was drafted by two major league franchises in the same city. Email your answer here.
April 21, 2021
Bracketology:
Projected Field Of 64: April 20 (D1Baseball.com)
April 21, 2021
MLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Lucas Luetge (0-0, 5.56) pitched a scoreless inning with 2 walks on 21 pitches (8 strikes) for the Yankees.
Brock Holt (.263) went 1-for-3 for the Rangers.
Complete Owls stats are here.
20210420
OWLS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
2021 MLB/MiLB Daily Stats: 4/20/21
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt | TEX | MLB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Luetge | NYY | MLB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.56 |
April 21, 2021
Trivia Answer:
Next Wednesday (4/28), Rice plays Furman in the NCAA W Soccer Championship first round in Cary NC. Interestingly Rice head soccer coach Brian Lee was a four-year soccer letterman at Furman (1989-90-91-92) and teammates with current Furman head women’s soccer coach Andrew Burr. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Ann Bixby, Bob Toone, Ben Mayberry, Steve Gilliland, Ted Richard, Paul Reese, Hal Gosnell, Martha Proctor Gano, Russell Henderson, William Allison, Clarke Anderson, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Bev Schorre, Dennis Carnes, Lee Bryant, Walt Greenberg, Sallie Schwall, James Walker, George Wagner, Steve Lukingbeal, Larry Nettles, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Bob Reinhold, Richard Avant, Nancy Bailey, Rick Sheridan, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers, Melinda Clark, John Montana and Mike Ross!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
April 21, 2021
2021 Good Brick Awards:
2021 Good Brick Award winners with Rice ties include Gerald Moorhead ‘69/’71, FAIA, for his books Buildings of Texas, volumes 1 and 2, Barrie Scardino Bradley for her book Improbable Metropolis: Houston’s Architectural and Urban History and Lennie Waite ’08 and Matt Hoffman for rehabilitating their historic home (c. 1935) in Mandell Place. Click here for the complete list of winners. (If you recognize another winner with Rice ties, please let me know.)
Linda McNeil (1943-2021):
Rice remembers Center for Education co-founder Linda McNeil (Rice News)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Beer Bike:
Beer Bike Highlights (YouTube)
Updated results cause controversial ties (The Rice Thresher)