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Matt Anderson was selected number one overall in the 1997 MLB Draft by Detroit.  (Thanks, Everett Coleman and Chris Kohnhorst!) 

Trivia Question:
Name the only Rice Owl ever selected number one overall in the MLB Draft.  For a bonus point, which team selected him? Email your answer(s) here.

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Barbara Jordan, who graduated magna cum laude from TSU in 1956, was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction. (Thanks, Mike Ross!) 

Yesterday, Rice baseball defeated TSU, 16-5, for the Grand Slam Day.

Trivia Question:
Name the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction. Email your answer here.

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King Hill was selected number one overall by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1958 NFL Draft. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst, Mike Ross, Jim Walts and Andy Williams!)

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Name the only Rice Owl ever selected number one overall in the NFL Draft.  For a bonus point, which team selected him? Email your answer(s) here.

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Before Luke McCaffrey, the last Owls selected in the NFL Draft was Christian Covington by the Houston Texans in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.  .  Presently, he is a member of the CB Lions of the Canadian Football League.

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Before Luke McCaffrey, who was the last Owl selected in the NFL Draft?  For a bonus point, which team selected him? Email your answer(s) here.

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The University of Texas is the only college program in Texas with three different Masters winners: Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2024).  (Note that the Masters winner must have attended at least one semester at the college program in Texas.)  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

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Name the only college program in Texas with three different Masters winners. Note that the Masters winner must have attended at least one semester at the college program in Texas.  For a bonus point each, name the three different Masters winners.  Email your answer(s) here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Deb Marinelli for the guest trivia question!

In last Saturday’s baseball game against UAB, Rice finished the game with four true freshmen playing on the field: Jackson Blank (winning pitcher), Eric Correa (DH with the winning hit), Tobias Motley (3rd base) and Landon West (catcher).  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)  

Guest Trivia Question:
In last Saturday’s baseball game against UAB, Rice finished the game with four true freshmen playing on the field.  Name them.  One point for each.  Email your answer(s) here.