The 2021 Rice Baseball schedule has been announced. After a truncated 2020 season, the Owls are slated to have a busy spring this year.
There are 56 games on the 2021 Rice Baseball schedule as currently constructed. That includes 31 home games. Per a release by Rice Athletics, the department is “working with the University’s Crisis Management Team to determine the seating layout and how many fans will be allowed at each game for the 2021 season.”
The slate also includes another appearance in the College Classic at Minute Main Park. This year’s the Owls are scheduled to face Sam Houston State, Texas State and Texas Tech. The Owls played both Texas State and Texas Tech in last year’s shortened season.
Conference USA will play four game series each weekend, including a double header, currently scheduled for the middle day of the series. That’s a new adjustment given current safety and travel limitations. Rice has less C-USA East teams on their schedule, but otherwise it’s still a fairly full slate.
Opening Day is set for Feb. 19 against Arkansas Little Rock. The Conference Tournament is scheduled to begin on May 26.
Here is the complete schedule
February
Feb 19. Arkansas Little Rock
Feb 20. Washington
Feb 21. Houston Baptist
Feb 23. at Lamar
Feb 26-28. at Louisiana
March
Mar 3. Prairie View A&M
Mar 5. Sam Houston
Mar 6. Texas State
Mar 7. Texas Tech
Mar 9. Houston Baptist
Mar 10. Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Mar 12. Northern Illinois
Mar 13. Kansas State
Mar 14. Northern Illinois / Kansas State
Mar 17. at Texas State
Mar 19-21. Southern
Mar 23. at Texas A&M
Mar 26-28. UTSA
April
Apr 1-3. at MTSU
Apr 9-11. at LaTech
Apr 13. Incarnate Word
Apr 16-18. at ODU
Apr 23-25. at UTSA
Apr 30-May 2. So Miss
May
May 7-9. at UAB
May 14-16. Charlotte
We’ll have a few more updates on the team in the coming weeks. Stay tuned and get ready for some sunny days at Reckling Park in the not-too-distant future.
