Rice baseball pitcher Evan Kravetz thought he’d be pitching out of the bullpen this year. Instead, he’s become a staple in the starting rotation. The 2019 Rice baseball season was met by many with guarded optimism. The Owls had hired energetic coach Matt Bragga from Tennessee Tech and had seemed to have enough pitching to […]

Rice baseball picked up their first home series sweep under head coach Matt Bragga, winning three games against Middle Tennessee State to improve to .500 in conference play. Rice entered Easter weekend with a bad taste in their mouth. The Owls had blasted Charlotte in their series opener and outscored them by 10 runs over […]

Rice baseball returns to Reckling Park for a pre-Easter series against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Here’s everything you need to know for the games. Listen online // Watch Thursday (CUSA TV) // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) The see-saw ride of the Rice baseball season marches on as Rice returns home. Middle Tennessee is a few […]

Rice baseball followed up a Friday night offensive explosion with a pair of Saturday losses, ruining brief hopes of another road series win. What could have been a reassuring weekend ended in frustration as Rice dropped another Saturday doubleheader after a Matt Canterino Friday night win. The loss drops the Owls’ record to 15-23 with […]

A road trip to Charlotte, NC looms for Rice baseball who is once again looking to snap out of a cold streak with a series win on the road. Listen online // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) The last time Rice went on the road in conference play they swept Old Dominion. The […]

Rice baseball took a midweek contest with the Texas Longhorns down to the wire but couldn’t find the clutch hit, falling 3-1. Another tough midweek test went against Rice as the Owls dropped a close one to Texas in Austin on Tuesday evening. The win gave Texas a sweep of the season series with Rice […]

Rice baseball looked to have settled into some sort of rhythm, but a bad day of baseball led to a dropped double header and a series loss to FIU. Winners of four straight entering the weekend, Rice was looking to reinsert themselves into the thick of the conference race with a strong showing against FIU […]

Rice baseball hopes to extend their recent hot streak with a series win over FIU who visits Reckling Park this weekend. Here’s everything you need to know. Listen online // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) It’s been a very different week for FIU and Rice baseball. The Owls have won four straight […]

Rice baseball is in the midst of their longest winning streak of the year, tacking on a victory in a midweek contest over Sam Houston on Tuesday. The bats struck early and finished strong as Rice evened the season series with Sam Houston at one game apiece. Rice struck first on a Trei Cruz home […]

Rice baseball swept Old Dominion over the weekend and will look to earn their longest winning streak of the season on Tuesday vs Sam Houston. Winners of three straight, Rice baseball has tied their season-long mark of consecutive victories which they achieved against Baylor, TCU and Houston in early March. A win over Sam Houston […]

It’s been a season of streaks, both good and bad, for Rice baseball. A road series sweep of Old Dominion has the Owls on the upswing. The back and forth swings of the 2019 Rice baseball season hit a high note in Virginia. After winning their first conference game on Sunday against UTSA, Rice extended […]

Rice baseball is looking for their first conference series win this season. They’ll look to get it done on the road this weekend against Old Dominion. Listen online // Watch Friday (ESPN+) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) Both Rice and Old Dominion sport equally unsatisfying 1-5 records through two weeks of Conference USA action. The Monarchs […]

Extra innings weren’t enough for Rice baseball to steal a win away from Texas State in San Marcos on Tuesday night. The third time wasn’t the charm for Rice against Texas State this season. The Owls dropped the San Marcos leg of the three-game season series, following a 1-0 defeat at the Shriner’s College Classic […]

Rice baseball has yet to top Texas State in two matchups this season. Can the Owls get over the hump on Tuesday? It’s been relatively close, but Texas State has gotten the better of Rice in each of their first two matchups of the 2019 season. The Bobcats won 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel at […]

Rice baseball salvaged a tough weekend series against UTSA with a come from behind win on Sunday, their first victory when their opponent scored first this season. It was another up and down weekend for Rice baseball as the Owls dropped the first two games against UTSA before rallying for a Sunday victory. The win […]

After kicking off conference play on the road against FAU, Rice baseball returns home to Reckling Park for their first CUSA home games against UTSA. Listen online // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) The 9-12 UTSA Roadrunners opened conference play last weekend as well, dropping two in a three game series at […]

Rice baseball missed an opportunity, falling to Texas A&M in a midweek contest before returning to conference play against UTSA over the weekend. Kel Bordwine got the start in Rice’s midweek bout with fellow lone star power Texas A&M. On a night when no pitcher went three innings for either side, Borwdine’s early exit proved […]

Rice baseball got off to a rough start in conference play, falling to FAU in three games on their first true road series of the season. Things weren’t clicking for Rice during a rainy weekend in Boca Raton. The starting pitching wasn’t at it’s best and the hitting remained up and down. The Owls improved […]

Rice baseball opens conference play on the road against FAU after an up and down non-conference slate. Here’s what to expect from the other Owls. Listen online // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) Just like the Rice Owls, the FAU Owls have had a bit of an erratic start. FAU won their […]

Rice baseball dropped a midweek game to Texas State on Wednesday, losing catcher Justin Collins to injury early in the contest. For the second time this season Texas State got the better of Rice, shutting out the Owls again, this time at Reckling Park. The Owls were blanked 1-0 by the Bobcats in the Shriner’s […]

Rice baseball is out for revenge against a Texas State team who shut the Owls out earlier in the season. Can they even the season series at 1-1? It’s been a long time since March 1 for both of these teams. That date marked the first of three scheduling meeting between Rice and Texas State […]

Rice baseball proved their resiliency on Tuesday night, rallying from a four-run deficit to top Lamar at home. A 1-0 Rice lead was quickly turned into a 5-1 deficit as freshman starting pitcher Dalton Wood struggled in his first collegiate start. Trailing after three innings, Rice turned to the bullpen and took a deep breath. […]

Rice baseball returns to action with a second pair of midweek which begin on Tuesday at Reckling Park against Lamar. Matt Bragga admitted the wear and tear of so many games in such a short span of time was getting to his team. He said the squad still has “a lot of learning to do” […]

Rice baseball looked every bit the equal of visiting Oklahoma but dropped the series two games to one in the final weekend of nonconference play. It was hard to tell which Rice baseball team was going to show up to the diamond in their final weekend of non-conference play. The Owls had been swept at […]

Rice baseball looks to rebound from a pair of midweek losses with a second straight weekend series win. Next, the Owls take on UC Irvine at home. Listen online // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) 11-2 Oklahoma will visit Rice as a part of a brief Texas road trip which got underway […]

Rice baseball couldn’t hold off a disciplined Sam Houston offense, falling on a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning on Wednesday. Runs were expected to come in bunches when Sam Houston came to town on Wednesday. The Bearkats did indeed bring their bats, striking first on a one out single in the first. Rice would […]

Winners of three straight, Rice baseball took down Houston on Tuesday. The Owls will now turn their attention to Sam Houston State on Wednesday. The Rice baseball team has been all over the map in 2019. From home sweeps to 20-point blowouts to back-t0-back upsets of Top 25 teams, these Owls have seen it all. […]

Rice baseball handed their cross-town rivals their fifth consecutive loss, edging Houston in the first game of the annual Silver Glove Series. The good times kept rolling for Rice baseball, who earned their third consecutive win over a Texas team on Tuesday. In a game bumped forward a few hours because of weather concern, Rice […]

After taking two of three in the Shriner’s College Classic, Rice baseball hits the road for a short trip within the city to play Houston on Tuesday. Two games does not a season make, but the significance of the Owls’ most recent pair of victories cannot be understated. Head coach Matt Bragga said the team dug […]

Rice baseball finished off the 2019 Shriner’s College Classic with a bang, upsetting Baylor and TCU to earn their biggest wins of the season. After an 0-5 week which included a series sweep at the hands of visiting UC Irvine, Rice baseball needed a big weekend at the Shriner’s College Classic to prove to the […]

After a 3-6 start, Rice baseball has the chance for a few marquee wins at the Shriner’s Classic. Here’s how the Owls match up with their opponents. It’s a long season. That’s true for ballclubs who will go on to win 40 games and for those destined to lose 30+. It’s too early to declare […]

Rice baseball jumped out to a sizable lead letting out their offensive frustrations with a lopsided home win over Prairie View A&M. Rodrigo Duluc stood on the steps of the dugout with his teammates all season, not once stepping foot in the batter’s box until Wednesday’s game against Prairie View A&M. He looked on as […]

After suffering their first weekend sweep at home since 1993, Rice baseball looks to rebound against Prairie View A&M at Reckling Park. It’s been a tough start for Rice baseball, but Prairie View A&M hasn’t come out of the gates full speed either. Winners of one of their first six games, the Panthers need this […]

Walk up songs are a creative niche which doesn’t exist to the same degree in any other sport. Here are the walk up songs for each Rice baseball player in 2019. A few quick notes. Johnny Hoyle is the only player on the staff with a separate walk up song on the mound and at […]

Rice baseball had a rough start to the 2019 season, but head coach Matt Bragga is keeping the faith this team and this program can be something special. It’s been a long time since 2003 for Rice baseball. The Owls would return to Omaha three times following their first College World Series title that remarkable […]

Shaky pitching, fielding and offense resulted in Rice baseball being swept by UC Irvine, the first series sweep against the Owls under Matt Bragga. There’s no doubt the Rice baseball team is experiencing some growing pains as the team adjusts to life under new head coach Matt Bragga. Getting the pitching, fielding and hitting in […]

Rice baseball looks to rebound from a pair of midweek losses with a second straight weekend series win. Next, the Owls take on UC Irvine at home. Listen online // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) The UC Irvine Anteaters head east to Texas to play their first weekend series away from home […]

Rice baseball concluded a tough midweek set on Wednesday, dropping a somewhat uncompetitive home game to visiting Arizona at Reckling Park. Defensive lapses put Rice baseball into an insurmountable hole against Texas on Tuesday night, a contest the Owls dropped 11-4. They returned to the diamond for a second midweek contest, this time against Arizona. Arizona […]

The opening stretch of home games at Reckling Park for Rice baseball continues Wednesday when the Owls welcome Arizona to Houston. Winners of a four-game series against UMass Lowell over the weekend, Arizona will head east to play a set of four games in Texas. Their first matchup will is Wednesday night at Reckling Park against […]

Rice baseball dropped a midweek intrastate battle to the Texas Longhorns 11-4. The Owls return to action Wednesday against Arizona. Rice took two of three from Rhode Island over the weekend, securing the first series win of Matt Bragga’s tenure at South Main. Neither he or the team had time to dwell on their successes or […]

Rice baseball continues their opening homestand with a rivalry game against in-state foe, Texas on Tuesday night at Reckling Park. For scheduling purposes, midweek games largely come against in-state opponents affording Rice baseball regular opportunities to match up with some of the other heavyweight programs. In 2019 their first in-state Texas comes against the No. […]

Rice baseball opened the Matt Bragga era with a series win over visiting Rhode Island at Reckling Park, highlighted by a walk-off wild pitch for the Owls’ first win of the season. The Matt Bragga era on South Main is officially underway. Hired away from Tennessee Tech, Bragga was introduced in June and has been […]

Who’s ready for a weekend at Reckling Park? Rice baseball returns on Friday with a three-game series against the visiting Rhode Island Rams. Listen online // Watch Friday (CUSA TV) // Watch Saturday (CUSA TV) // Watch Sunday (CUSA TV) For baseball fans, there are few words sweeter than opening day. Rice gets to experience that […]

Rice baseball expects to return to contention in Conference USA under the new direction of Matt Bragga. To get there the Owls’ will need to find consistent offensive production. Although pitching is expected to take the forefront in the upcoming season, Rice baseball will bring a solid mix of offensive weapons to the plate in […]

The spring is here and so is Rice baseball. The new era under Matt Bragga will begin with some familiar names led on the mound by Matt Canterino. Matt Bragga’s first season as the head coach for Rice baseball will be underway very soon. The Owls are expected to be led by a strong presence […]

Rice athletics produced some memorable moments in 2018. Here’s an overview of how the Owls faired on the court, the field and in the gym over the past year. Baseball The Wayne Graham era at South Main came to an end this year. Graham’s 27-season tenure at Rice included 1,173 wins, 23 NCAA Tournament appearances, […]

Rice baseball donned their blue and gray at Reckling Park, hosting Texas A&M in a fall exhibition game on a brisk October evening. Rice hosted their first home exhibition of the fall against Texas A&M. On a cool night at Reckling Park, the Owls fell to the Aggies 9-6 in 12 innings. Texas A&M struck […]

After the hiring of Matt Bragga as their new head coach, Rice baseball continues to flush out their coaching staff. Assistant Cory Barton is the newest member of Bragga’s staff. Matt Bragga has only been on the job for two weeks. In addition to getting situated in a new city and a new campus, he’s been […]

Rice baseball product Anthony Rendon is currently mashing his way through the MLB, riding one of the hottest streaks of his professional career. Anthony Rendon earned the Howser Trophy when he was named National Player of the Year with the Owls in 2010. He later went on to be a first-round pick of the Washington […]

Rice baseball has hired its 21st head coach in program history, officially introducing former Tennessee Tech head coach Matt Bragga at Reckling Park on Thursday. It’s been a long time since Rice baseball was on the hunt for a new head coach. Any trepidation towards their first hire in nearly three decades quickly faded away thanks […]

Rice baseball has ended their first coaching search of the 21st century, hiring former Tennessee Tech head coach Matt Bragga to take over for legendary coach Wayne Graham. The handoff is complete. Much like when the head coach takes his leisurely stroll out of the dugout to take the ball from his pitcher, a new […]