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Rice Baseball took two of three against Memphis, wining a second-straight AAC series and improving their overall record to 11-4 in games at Memphis all-time THURSDAY | Rice 10, Memphis 5 Rice baseball struck first with a two-run first, setting up Tucker Alch with breathing room in the series opener. He’d allow Memphis to level […]

The 2025 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are making the most of their time in The Show. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls. Dane Myers – Miami Marlins Myers has been out of the lineup for the last few days after a rather impressive start to his 2025 campaign. He went […]

Rice Baseball dropped the final game of the Silver Glove series against Houston without much protest in their penultimate midweek game of the season. Any aspirations of stealing the final game of the Silver Glove series from Houston were quickly cast aside on Tuesday night when Rice baseball head coach David Pierce was forced to […]

For Rice baseball, their first series win of the season was a big one, taking two of three from South Florida which entered the weekend atop the AAC standings. FRIDAY | USF 14, Rice 3 (7 inn) With Davion Hickson completing his suspension, JD McCracken drew the Friday night start for Rice baseball this week. […]

The 2025 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are making the most of their time in The Show. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls. Dane Myers – Miami Marlins Myers fast start to the season didn’t slow down as the calendar turned from March to April. Myers has bounced back and forth […]

Rice Baseball slugged several home runs but still fell to Houston on the road as the Cougars took the Silver Glove Series. Close games had become the norm for Rice baseball in the early days of the David Pierce era and Tuesday’s midweek tilt against crosstown rival Houston looked like it would follow a similar […]

Rice baseball was able to manufacture more timely hits, but couldn’t get enough of them as the Owls were swept in three games on the road at Tulane. FRIDAY | Tulane 7, Rice 5 Things were going just fine for Rice baseball starter Davion Hickson on Friday… until they weren’t. Hickson breezed through two innings […]

Following a midweek loss to UTRGV, Rice baseball coach David Pierce had a heart-to-heart with his team, hoping to spark change within the program. By the time the first player rose from the dugout and began the walk back towards the locker rooms, the stands of Reckling Park had been emptied and attendants had long […]

The 2025 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are making the most of their time in The Show. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls. Dane Myers – Miami Marlins Myers was the lone Rice baseball alum to crack an Opening Day roster this year but he didn’t waste time making his presence […]

Rice Baseball was run-ruled by UTRGV on Wednesday night as the back end of the bullpen could not vanquish the Vaqueros. Tobias Motley got Rice baseball on the board in the first inning, driving in leadoff man Hiram Bocachica with one of three singles from the home team in the first frame. That spark would […]

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 […]