Jack Ben-Shoshan:
For the third consecutive season, the Lake Country DockHounds, a member of the American Association of Professional Baseball, have qualified for the Miles Wolff Cup Playoffs. Jack Ben-Shoshan pitches the DockHounds and to date he has a W-L record of 5-2 and an ERA of 6.63.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Complete Owls stats are here.
CHIP:
Rice students find design needs bedside (Rice News)
Marvin Kunkel (1930-2026):
Trivia Question:
Name two Vanderbilt alumni who were head football coaches at Rice. One point for each. Email your answer here.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Dane Myers (.256) singled, doubled, walked and scored for the Reds. Trei Cruz (.229) walked and scored for AAA Toledo.
Complete Owls stats are here.
Nicholas Brown (1934-2026):
On August 16, Nick Brown passed away. A native Houstonian, he earned a BA (’56), a MA (’60) and a PhD (’63) in Physics from Rice. He enjoyed a thirty+ year career with Texaco. Also, he “loved physics, sports, music, sailing and his family”. He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-nine years, Anne ’57. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Rice Soccer:
Rice and Lamar Play to Draw (Rice Owls)
Mitchell Meissner '18:
Yesterday, Mitchell Meissner finished T16 at -21 at the AdventHealth Championship in Kansas City MO on the Korn Ferry Tour. Leaderboard here.
| 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 |
Player Moves:
Yesterday, AA Montgomery transferred Roel Garcia to the Development List.
MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Trei Cruz (.231) singled and scored twice for AAA Toledo and Tristan Gray (.194) went 1-for-4 with a homer, 4 runs and 2 RBI for AAA St Paul.
Parker Smith (4-7, 7.23) was the losing pitcher for Hi-A Asheville.
| 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 |
Rice Researchers:
Rice researchers unlock new way to manufacture diamond composites (Rice News)