Rice Football:
Fan Reminders For Season Opener (Artkansas Athletics)
Arkansas presser quotes and depth chart (The Roost)
Owls kick off season with Arkansas, UH, UT (The Rice Thresher)
Bloomgren focused on delayed team breakout in yr 4 (The Rice Thresher)
Rice likes its options at quarterback (Houston Chronicle)
Emmanuel Ellerbee (Thanks, Hal Gosnell!):
Yesterday, the Atlanta Falcons waived Emmanuel Ellerbee.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tyler Duffey (2-3, 3.54) pitched a scoreless inning for the Twins and Lucas Luetge (4-1, 2.93) pitched 2 scoreless innings for the Yankees.
Ford Proctor (.239) hit a 3-run homer and a solo homer for AA Montgomery.
Complete Owls stats are here.
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Proctor | TB | AA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .239 | 2 HR (9) |
| Trei Cruz | DET | Lo-A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .165 |
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Duffey | MIN | MLB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.54 | |
| Lucas Luetge | NYY | MLB | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.93 |
Rice Cross Country:
Women Picked Third in C-USA (Rice Owls)
Men Picked Third in C-USA (Rice Owls)
Rice Soccer:
Caleigh Page Named to College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Rice Owls)
Baker Institute:
Historic Houston neighborhoods focus of study on small business (RIce News)
Robert Ritner Jr '75:
Eminent Egyptologist and beloved teacher, 1953-2021 (UChicago News)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Scott Hochberg for the guest trivia question!
The late John Otto, the uncle of Rangers pitcher Glenn Otto, served in the Texas House of Representatives. Texas State Senator Lois Kolkhorst is married to Chris Kolkhorst’s cousin, Jimmy. (Thanks, Bill Cousins, Joe Graves, Mike Ross and Jim Woodruff!)
Way to go, Joe Quoyeser, Art Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Bob Toone (2), Bill Cousins (2), Russell Henderson, Jeff Ross (2), Jim Woodruff, Dick Fuqua, Walt Greenberg, Chris Kohnhorst, Greg Mathews (2), Charles Maynard (2), Betty Bixby (2), Paul Reese (2), James Walker (2), Mike Ross (2), Bob Reinhold (2), Mike Rogers (2), Ann Bixby (2), Nancy Burch, Bev Schorre (2), Melinda Clark (2), Sallie Schwall (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Peter Fasullo (2), Joe Graves (2), Barney McCoy (2), Ted Richard (2), Clarke Anderson (2) and Richard Avant (2)!
Next trivia question tomorrow!
No Owls in action.
Addison Moss:
On August 16, Addison Moss was assigned to the FCL Rays from Lo-A Charleston.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard:
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Rice Football:
Pittman: We’re looking forward to Rice coming in here (Arkansas Athletics)
Rice vs. UH Tickets Now On-Sale (Rice Owls)
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the current Rangers pitcher whose late uncle served in the Texas House of Representatives. For a bonus point, name the former Rice baseball player who is related by marriage to the current Texas State Senator from the Brenham area. Email your answer(s) here.