American Conference Baseball:
Midseason Roundup: April 17 (The Roost)

Rice Baseball:
Pierce helping Rice engineer one of college baseball's great turnarounds (D1Baseball.com, Subscriber Content)

Rice Baseball:
Stacking Wins (The Roost)

College Baseball:
What is the Best College Baseball Stadium? Vote now! (USA Today)

Rice Baseball:
Thames Named American Pitcher of the Week (Rice Owls)

Rice Baseball:
After Texas State, Webb finds new home at Rice (San Marcos Daily Record)

Rice Baseball:
The NCAA has started posting RPI rankings here.  Through Sunday (March 8), Rice’s RPI ranking was 91. 

Blaine Brown:
Yesterday, D1Baseball.com’s Kendall Rogers reported that Tennessee’s Blaine Brown is embroiled in a legal dispute with the South Main Collective.  Read more.

Christian Hallmark (Thanks, Sten Gustafson '89!):
Yesterday, former Rice batboy and current UTSA centerfielder Christian Hallmark was named American Player of the Week.  He is the son of Jada ’01 and Patrick Hallmark ’98.  Read more.

College Baseball:
Opening Weekend Guide (Baseball America)

Bracketology:
Field of 64 Projections: Preseason Edition (D1Baseball.com)

The NCBWA Preseason Top 25 Poll:
In its preseason Top 25 poll released on Tuesday, top ranked by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association were LSU (#1), UCLA (#2), Texas (#3), Georgia Tech (#4) and Arkansas (#5).