Mariah Riddlesprigger '14:
Tonight, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee face Phoenix in game 5 of the NBA Finals. The best-of-7 series is tied, 2-2. Giannis is the longtime boyfriend of former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger ’14.
UAB Football:
Podcast Ep 82: Previewing UAB Football with Evan Dudley (The Roost)
Rice Eingineering:
Soft shell makes hard ceramic less likely to shatter (Rice News)
Rice Baseball:
Jose Cruz Jr brings in immediate reinforcements (The Roost)
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Cingrani | CHI | AAA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | W (0-0) |
Mariah Riddlesprigger '14:
Tomorrow night, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee face Phoenix in game 5 of the NBA Finals. The best-of-7 series is tied, 2-2. Giannis is the longtime boyfriend of former Rice volleyball player Mariah Riddlesprigger ’14.
Click here for a NBA.com recap of pivotal game 4.
C-USA Football:
Breaking down C-USA Championship Odds (Rice Owls)
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Grungy for the guest trivia question!:
“Big Bill” Henry, the 1945 Bob Quin Award winner, led Rice Basketball to shared SWC titles in 1942-43 and 1943-44 and won it outright with a 12-0 conference record and a 20-1 full season in 1944-45. Also, he was student association president in 1945. He was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970. (Thanks, Joe Graves, Mike Ross and James Walker!)
Way to go, Ann Bixby, Bill Allison, Bob Toone, Martha Proctor Gano, Art Gottschalk, John Montana, Roger Parthasarathy, Richard Avant, Paul Reese, Russell Henderson, Greg Williams, Nancy Burch, Bob Reinhold, James Walker, Ted Richard, Joe Graves, Betty Bixby, Sallie Schwall, Clarke Anderson, Bryant Wilkinson, Bev Schorre, Mike Rogers, Melinda Clark and Mike Ross!)
Next trivia question next Tuesday!
Wes Anderson:
On July 12, Wes Anderson’s latest film, The French Dispatch, debuted and Wes “is the artfully centered toast of Cannes once again”. Click here for the recent Texas Monthly story entitled “Everything We Know So Far About Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’.
Wes is the son of ARA Meritorious Service Award winner (2003) and avid Rice baseball fan Texas Anderson ‘81/’85.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
On Tuesday, Tony Cingrani (0-0, 0.00) pitched a scoreless inning in his AAA Iowa debut.
Yesterday, Ricky Salinas (3-3, 3.89) pitched 5.2 scoreless innings (7H, 1W, 8K) but got a no-decision for AA Chattanooga.
Also yesterday, Tristan Gray (.248) went 3-for-4 with a triple, a homer, 2 runs and 2 RBI for AAA Durham and Trei Cruz (.231) singled for Lo-A Lakeland.
Complete Owls stats are here.