Guest Trivia Question:
One of the players who hit a homer in the College World Series over the weekend is the brother of a current Rice football player.  Name the current Rice football player.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
In fact, Stanford head coach David Esquer is making his fifth trip to the College World Series this week.  He has been as a Stanford player in 1985 (backup shortstop) and 1987 (starting shortstop when the Cardinal won the national championship), as a Stanford assistant in 1995 and as the Cal head coach in 2011.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Paul Reese and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bob Toone, Bill Allison, Ann Bixby, Paul Reese, George Wagner, Art Gottschalk, Roger Parthsarathy, Dan Hyde, Mike Ross, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Clark Anderson, James Walker, Bob Reinhold, Mike Rogers, Chris Kohnhorst, Betty Bixby, Sallie Schwall, Joe Graves, Melinda Clark, Kirwin Drouet and Bev Schorre! 

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Trivia Question:
One of the head coaches in this year’s College World Series field is competing in Omaha for the fourth time, after winning a national championship as a player in the 1980s and participating as an assistant coach in the 1990s for one school, and then participating as a head coach for another school in the 2010s.  Name him.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
In fact, there are two sets of fathers and sons who competed in the Super Regionals last weekend, the father as a head coach of one team and the son as a player on another team. One set was Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco and his son Drew, an infielder/outfielder for LSU.  The other set was Notre Dame head coach Link Jarrett and his son JT, an infielder for NC State.   Of the four, only JT has advanced to the College World Series in Omaha. (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Interestingly, the second baseman for Coach Bianco’s Ole Miss team was Peyton Chatagnier, the grandson of Brian Powers ’74. (Thanks, Jeff Ross!)  

Way to go, Bev Schorre (3), Ted Richard (3), Art Gottschalk (3), Ann Bixby (3), Bob Toone (3), Bill Allison (3), Roger Parthasarathy (3), Bryant Wilkinson (3), Dick Fuqua (3), Dan Hyde (3), Clarke Anderson (3), James Walker (3), Richard Avant (3), Paul Reese (3), George Wagner (3), Mike Ross (3), Bob Reinhold (3), Sallie Schwall (3), Betty Bixby (3), Mike Rogers (3), Joe Graves (3), Melinda Clark (3) and Guy Rollins (3)!  

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Trivia Question:
Last weekend, a father and son competed in the Super Regionals, the father as a head coach of one team and the son as a player on another team.  What is their last name?  For a bonus point each, name their teams.  Email your answer(s) here.

Trivia Answer:
Jon Duplantier’s cousin, Andre Duplantier II, plays for Texas who is hosting a Super Regional against South Florida this weekend.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Way to go, Bob Toone, Ted Richard, Betty Bixby, Mike Ross, Walt Greenberg, Paul Reese, Ann Bixby, Bob Reinhold, Richard Avant, James Walker, Bryant Wilkinson, Bev Schorre, Melinda Clark, Sallie Schwall and Joe Graves!

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Trivia Question:
First, James Walker and Mike Rogers also correctly answered Tuesday's trivai question!

Name the cousin of a former Rice pitcher who is on a Super Regional team roster this weekend.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
James McNaney, an Electrical and Computer Engineering major, will represent Rice at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the javelin today.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Way to go, Richard Avant, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Art Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, Clarke Anderson, Peter Fasullo, Paul Reese, Russell Henderson, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, George Wagner, Jim Woodruff, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Dale Spence, Sallie Schwall, Bob Reinhold, Ted Richard, Joe Graves and Melinda Clark! 

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Trivia Question:
Name the Electrical and Computer Engineering major who will be representing Rice at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene this week.  Email your answer here.

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Florida State will be making its 43rd consecutive NCAA DI Baseball Tournament appearance today.  The Seminoles have finished runner up three times (1970, 1986 and 1999) but they never won the Tournament.  (Thanks, Walt Greenberg, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!) 

Way to go, Dan Hyde (2), Paul Reese (2), Bob Toone (2), Russell Henderson (2), John Montana (2), Steve Gilliland (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Ann Bixby (2), Charles Maynard (2), Ted Richard (2), Richard Avant (2), Paul Dishman (2), Kyle Frazier (2), Matt Moake (2), Walt Greenberg (2), Roger Parthsarathy (2), Sallie Schwall (2), Jim Woodruff, Art Gottschalk, Chris Kohnhorst (2), Rick Sheridan (2), Betty Bixby (2), George Wagner (2), Larry Nettles (2), Melinda Clark (2), James Walker (2), Bob Reinhold (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2),  Mike Ross (2), Mike Rogers (2), Joe Graves (2), Bryan Domning and Peter Fasullo (2)! 

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Trivia Question:
Name the school that will be making its 43rd consecutive NCAA DI Baseball Tournament appearance this week.  For a bonus point, how many times has this school won the Tournament?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Upon further review, the trivia question should have been framed: Name the latest Rice student-athlete to earn two All-American honors in a span of four days.  In March, Grace Forbes earned two All-American honors in a span of four days for the 6,000-meter cross-country championship and the 5,000-meter track race.  Read more.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Larry Nettles and Mike Ross!)

If you believe that you would have correctly answered the question as framed this way, please let me know.

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Steve Lukingbeal, Bob Toone, Martha Proctor Gano, Clarke Anderson, Richard Avant, Russell Henderson, Paul Reese, Ted Richard, Walt Greenberg, John Montana, Jim Woodruff, Larry Nettles, Greg Williams, Dennis Carnes, Steve Gilliland, Bev Schorre, Mike Ross, Chris Kohnhorst, Bryant Wilkinson, Sallie Schwall, Betty Bixby, Bob Reinhold, Melinda Clark, Joe Graves and James Walker!

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