Trivia Answer:
On October 11, Chris Shoppa will be one of six individuals to receive the Distinguished Owl Club Award at the 19th “Evening For Rice’s Honour” at the River Oaks Country Club. Read more.
His wife Laura E Wright-Shoppa was a sprinter on Rice track teams and their son Will played football for Rice. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
OpenStax:
OpenStax to publish new edition of bestselling organic chemistry textbook (Rice News)
Lisa Lee:
Lee named Rice's director of internal audit (RIce News)
RIce Athletics:
AD Digest (August 11) (RIce News)
| BATTING | TEAM | LEAGUE | AB | R | H | BI | W | K | AVE | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt | TEX | MLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | x |
| Anthony Rendon | LAA | MLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | x |
| PITCHING | TEAM | LEAGUE | IP | H | R | ER | W | K | ERA | OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Duffey | MIN | MLB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | x |
| Lucas Luetge | NYY | MLB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | x |
2022 First-Year MLB Player Draft:
The Rays have assigned Roel Garcia, who they selected in the fourteenth round (434th overall), to the R FCL Rays.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
After 5 innings, Glenn Otto (4-8, 5.20) left the game with a 1-run lead against Justin Verlander (15-3, 1.85) and the Astros and ended up with a no-decision. Jon Duplantier (4-3, 5.81) allowed 2 runs (earned) in 4.2 innings for a no-decision for AAA Oklahoma City.
Omid Veiseh:
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Daniel Cohan:
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Owls in Summer Ball:
2022 Roundup (The Roost)
Trivia Question:
Name the upcoming (on October 11) Distinguished Owl Club Award honoree whose wife ran track for Rice and their son played football for Rice. Email your answer here.
Rice Golf:
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Eni Energy Transition Award:
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