Jon Duplantier:
After releasing Jon Duplantier on Tuesday, the Diamondbacks re-signed him to a minor league contract yesterday.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Lucas Luetge (4-1, 2.94) was the winning pitcher in relief for the Yankees. Glenn Otto (0-0, 3.60) only allowed 2 runs (both earned) in 5 innings but got a no-decision for AAA Round Rock.
Complete Owls stats are here.
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Proctor | TB | AA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .220 |
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Luetge | NYY | MLB | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.94 | W (4-1) |
| Tony Cingrani | CHI | AAA | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | Gm 1 |
| Glenn Otto | TEX | AAA | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.60 | ND (0-0) |
The Texas Conference:
A Plan To Save College Football in Our State (Texas Monthly)
Jim Stetter (1929-2021):
On July 16, Jim Stetter passed away. A native Californian, he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering “with distinction” from Rice in 1950. After military service in the Korean War, he married BJ Caldwell in 1954 and they raised two children, Karen and John. He enjoyed working for Cameron Iron Works and Standard Manufacturing Company until his retirement in 1991. Also, he was active in the community and in the church. He is predeceased by, among others, BJ (she passed away in 2011). Click here for the obituary.
Rice Football:
Bailey Named to Hornung Watch List (Rice Owls)
Texas State Open (Thanks, Bob Reinhold!):
Yesterday, Mitchell Meissner finished T45 at -4 at the Texas State Open at The Cascades Club in Tyler. Also, Nick Duggan finished T60 at +3.
Moshe Vardi:
Vardi wins award for social and professional responsibility (RIce News)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “a plan of growth, enrichment, and expansion, 1964”.
Jon Duplantier:
After releasing Jon Duplantier on Tuesday, the Diamondbacks reportedly re-signed him to a minor league contract yesterday.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
JT Chargois (1-0, 2.90) pitched a scoreless inning for the Rays and Tyler Duffey (2-3, 3.79) was the losing pitcher in relief for the Twins. Kevin McCanna (0-1, 2.87) was the losing pitcher for AAA Reno.
Tristan Gray (.249) singled for AAA Durham and Ford Proctor (.226) doubled in game 1 for AA Montgomery.
Complete Owls stats are here.
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt | TEX | MLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| Tristan Gray | TB | AAA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | |
| Ford Proctor | TB | AA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | GM 1; 2B (4) |
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT Chargois | TB | MLB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.90 | |
| Tyler Duffey | MIN | MLB | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.79 | L (2-3) |
| Kevin McCanna | ARI | AAA | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.87 | L (0-1) |
Trivia Answer:
Rice’s first female Olympic medalist was Heather McDermid ’89 who won silver in rowing for Canada in the 1996 Olympics. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)
Way to go, Art Gottschalk, Bev Schorre, Bill Allison, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, George Wagner, Clarke Anderson, Paul Reese, Ted Richard, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, James Walker, Bob Reinhold, Roger Parthasarathy, Sallie Schwall, Melinda Clark, Richard Avant, Mike Rogers, Steve Brown and Joe Graves!
Trivia Leaderboard tomorrow and next trivia questoin next Tuesday!