Baseball

Hitless through five, the Rice Baseball bats caught fire late, pulling away from Sam Houston late to sweep the season series two games to none. A walk, stolen base and a Sam Houston error put Rice baseball in the driver’s seat in their rematch with the Bearkats on Tuesday night. The Owls were able to […]

Rice baseball dropped three close games to East Carolina over the weekend, making progress while still making it clear this team has a ways to go. FRIDAY | ECU 4, Rice 2 Davion Hickson set the tone on Friday night, reaching season-highs in innings (eight), pitches (121) and strikeouts (9), battling against ECU. He allowed […]

A close game in the early innings tilted heavily in favor of Rice Baseball late as the Owls scored eight in the final four innings to beat Texas Southern. Reed Gallant set the tone for Rice baseball on Wednesday night, battling through 4.1 innings before a two-run RBI single forced him from the game. His […]

Rice Baseball drops one-run game against Lamar despite a continued resurgence on the mound. Runs were at a premium on Tuesday evening in Beaumont, TX as Rice baseball battled Lamar in a razor-close game for nine innings. Jackson Blank drew the start and went four innings, limiting the Cardinals to just four hits while striking […]

Rice baseball picked up its first AAC win of the season but dropped the series on the road to Florida Atlantic in the first games under new head coach David Pierce. FRIDAY | FAU 9, Rice 3 A solo home run from Blaine Brown got Rice baseball on the board first, turning the ball over […]

Rice baseball welcomed a familiar face back to South Main this week as they named former Owls’ assistant David Pierce their next head coach. There wasn’t an empty seat in the Brian Patterson Center as the clock ticked toward noon on Wednesday, March 19. It was spring break on campus, the middle of the lunch […]

Rice Baseball came up two runs short, falling to Incarnate Word in a midweek bout, their final game managed by interim skipper Parker Bangs. The final game under the management of Rice baseball interim head coach Parker Bangs got off to an inauspicious start with the visiting Incarnate Word Cardinals scoring two in the first […]

Fresh off the presses, Rice baseball has a new head coach, right now. David Pierce will lead the Owls beginning this week. Let’s break down the details. The last time The Roost Podcast was recorded we ran through offseason news on the football front and mused about what might come when spring arrived. Rice Baseball […]

In a potentially unprecedented move, David Pierce is expected to be introduced as the next Rice baseball head coach, effective this week, The Roost has learned. On Thursday, Rice baseball made a change, dismissing head coach Jose Cruz Jr. A week later, the Owls expect to have a new coach in place. David Pierce, currently […]

Led by interim manager Parker Bangs, Rice Baseball split a four-game set with Houston Christian this weekend, winning back-to-back games for the first time this year. FRIDAY | HCU 4, Rice 3 (11 inn) The pitching tandem of Garrett Stratton and Marco Fuentes delivered a marvelous nine innings of work on Friday night, combining to […]

Jose Cruz Jr. will no longer be the head coach of Rice Baseball, effective immediately. The Owls are making a leadership change within the program. Just 16 games into the 2025 Rice Baseball season, Jose Cruz Jr. is out as its head coach, sources tell The Roost. Cruz was informed of the decision on Thursday, […]

The early season tailspin continued for Rice baseball on Monday night, falling 9-2 at home to Texas A&M Corpus Christi. In what has become a recurring nightmare, Rice baseball stepped into the batters in the bottom of the first inning trailing. Visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, which until two seasons ago was 0-20 against the Owls […]

The losses continue to mount for Rice Baseball, which suffered a series loss to Yale, dropping the Owls’ overall record to 2-13 on the season. FRIDAY | Yale 8, Rice 3 Rice baseball starter Davion Hickson found himself in early trouble on Friday night when a hit by pitch and an error thrust him into […]

Rice baseball dropped the first game of the Silver Glove Series against Houston, sleepwalking through the Cougars’ offensive assault. Fans had barely had time to wolf down their dollar hot dogs before the game was effectively ended on Wednesday night. Rice baseball came out flat in the first game of the Silver Glove Series against […]

Rice baseball overcame an early deficit but couldn’t keep up with the Lamar bats, falling to the Cardinals on Tuesday night at Reckling Park. The situation looked dire on Tuesday night when Rice baseball found itself in a 4-0 hole against the visiting Lamar Cardinals as starter Tucker Alch labored through the early innings. The […]

Rice Baseball went winless at the Astros Foundation College Classic, dropping three one-sided affairs to some of the nation’s top teams. FRIDAY | Mississippi State 14, Rice 3 Staff ace Davion Hickson opened the weekend with great stuff but inconsistent command. Walks and a balk set up a pair of two-out RBI singles in the […]

Rice baseball was able to trade blows with Arizona early but ran out of steam late, dropping the midweek bout to the Wildcats by an 11-8 final score. A smattering of loud extra-base hits against Rice baseball starter Maddox Keo saw the Owls fall into a 3-0 hole against the visiting Arizona Wildcats on Wednesday […]

Rice Baseball and USC played a pair of games that went down to the final innings, splitting a pair of games in dramatic fashion at Reckling Park. FRIDAY | USC 7 – Rice 4 (11) Davion Hickson worked through plenty of traffic on the bases in his five innings of action in the series opener […]

The 2025 MLB season is fast approaching and Rice baseball alums are busy on the mound and at the plate in Spring Training. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls. In Camp Dane Myers – Miami Marlins A member of the Marlins’ 40-Man roster, Myers is in Spring Training with the Marlins, his third season […]

Rice baseball won its home opener at Reckling Park for the first time in seven seasons, cruising past Sam Houston on a frigid Wednesday afternoon. It wasn’t just the temperature at first pitch that was decidedly different for Rice baseball upon returning home from Puerto Rico. An undaunted group refused to let those losses linger, […]

Rice Baseball might have enjoyed the cultural experience, but the results on the field were lacking: an 0-3 start to the season at the Puerto Rico Challenge. FRIDAY | Villanova 10 – Rice 6 Davion Hickson worked through four scoreless innings on Friday evening, seeing his outing cut short with command issues that yielded five […]

Rice Baseball is set to enter Year 4 under Jose Cruz Jr with what he believes to be the Owls’ most talented team of his tenure. Can Owls take flight this season? Head coach Jose Cruz Jr. was quick to not promise the moon when he arrived on campus in the summer of 2021. He […]

2024 was filled with highs and lows for Rice Athletics. The Roost picked out 10 moments that stood out the most along the way. 10. Rice basketball defeats Memphis It was a season of mixed results, but the high points were worth savoring for Rice basketball this year. Head coach Scott Pera’s team earned perhaps […]

The 2024 MLB season is done and Rice baseball played their parts across the league. Here’s how the season went for each of the MLB Owls. JT Chargois – Miami Marlins / Seattle Mariners Chargois was part of a trade deadline deal between the Marlins and the Mariners, sending the former Seattle hurler back to […]

The 2024 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are busy on the mound and at the plate. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls. JT Chargois – Seattle Mariners Chargois saw action in three games this week, working 2.2 innings with mixed results. He earned a hold in his first appearance of the […]