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Rice Baseball wrestles with tough Year 2 with Jose Cruz Jr.

Posted: May 28, 2023

Rice Baseball will have a sour taste in its mouth after a tough 2023 campaign, forced to reckon with a challenging season as they depart C-USA. Watching Florida Atlantic celebrate on their own field was not quite how Rice baseball had envisioned watching their 2023 season come to a close. Even after battling well into […]

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Rice Baseball 2023: MLB Owls update – May 25

Posted: May 25, 2023

The 2023 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. J.T. Chargois – Miami Marlins Chargois saw his first MLB action in more than a month this week, returning from an extended stint on the injured list to make […]

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Rice Baseball eliminated from Conference USA Tournament by FAU

Posted: May 25, 2023

Rice Baseball concluded a short stint at the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday, eliminated by FAU by the final score of 6-1. JD McCracken and Parker Smith were essentially the only bonafide starting pitchers Rice baseball had at its disposal entering the Conference USA Tournament. If they were going to go on any sort of run, […]

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Rice Baseball blasted by DBU in Conference USA Tournament Opener

Posted: May 24, 2023

Rice Baseball fell to Dallas Baptist in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday by a final score of 13-2. Parker Smith walking off the mound with no outs in the fourth inning was not part of the script Rice baseball was hoping to see in their return to the postseason. The […]

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“He’s a Bulldog”: Parker Smith’s Journey to Rice Baseball Ace

Posted: May 22, 2023

  From youth summer camps to Friday night starts, Parker Smith has turned childhood dreams into reality as Rice baseball’s ace. Parker Smith’s desire to one day play for Rice baseball began as early on as his elementary school years. The initial passion was cultivated at Reckling Park, the Owls’ ballfield which hosted the collegiate […]

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2023 Conference USA Baseball Tournament: Preview, schedule, how to watch

Posted: May 20, 2023

The Conference USA Baseball Tournament is headed to Houston, Texas. Here’s how to watch and what to be looking for this week. The final weekend of regular season play saw teams jockeying for position, but now the Conference USA Baseball Tournament field is finally set. The top eight squads will square off with hopes of an […]

Rice Baseball

Rice Baseball punches ticket to C-USA Tournament with series win vs FIU

Posted: May 20, 2023

Rice Baseball took two out of three against FIU, punching their ticket to the 2023 Conference USA Tournament at Reckling Park later this week. THURSDAY | Rice 9  – FIU 7 Parker Smith was not his best in the series opener, allowing six runs (four earned) through 5.1 innings. He fell behind in the first […]

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Rice Baseball 2023: MLB Owls update – May 16

Posted: May 17, 2023

The 2023 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. J.T. Chargois – Miami Marlins After completing a rehab assignment with the AAA team last week, Chargois was activated from the injured list on Tuesday. He had been sidelined […]

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Rice Baseball powers past PVAMU, gets final midweek win

Posted: May 16, 2023

Rice baseball roared out to a big lead against Prairie View A&M at home and held on to win their final midweek game of the season. Even with a short rain delay pushing back the first pitch, it didn’t take long to for Rice baseball to make their presence known in their final midweek game […]

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Rice Baseball swept by WKU, extending Owls’ C-USA slump

Posted: May 14, 2023

Rice Baseball was swept for the third consecutive weekend, this time falling in three games to Western Kentucky on the road. FRIDAY | WKU 5  – Rice 4 (10 inn.) Rice baseball ace Parker Smith was met with a forceful greeting on Friday night in Bowling Green, allowing four runs in the first two innings, […]

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Rice Baseball 2023: MLB Owls update – May 9

Posted: May 10, 2023

The 2023 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon continues to heat up at the plate, recording multi-hit games in three of six contests this week and blasting his first home […]

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Rice Baseball snaps skid with satisfying win over Houston

Posted: May 10, 2023

Rice baseball snapped out of its funk, overcoming a costly individual relief outing with plenty of runs to earn a meaningful win over Houston .The whiplash began in the first inning when Jack Riedel slugged a three-run bomb to right center, spotting starting pitcher Garrett Stratton to an early lead. Stratton did his part, twirling […]

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Ouch: Rice Baseball drops ninth consecutive game

Posted: May 10, 2023

Rice Baseball has hit a low point. Hopefully, there’s no way to go but up from here after dropping a ninth consecutive game. ON DECK | vs Houston (Wed), at WKU (Fri-Sun)

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Fast starts not enough as Rice Baseball is swept by UTSA

Posted: May 7, 2023

Rice Baseball scored first in all three games against UTSA but left San Antonio reeling, suffering another sweep in painful fashion. FRIDAY | UTSA 9 – Rice 7 Rice got the jump on UTSA ace Luke Malone in the early goings of the opener, scoring four runs in the first two frames and following that […]

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Rice Baseball: 2023 MiLB Owls post-April updates

Posted: May 5, 2023

While several Rice Baseball alums are producing at the highest level, others are working their way up the ladder. Here’s the latest on the MiLB Owls. Triple-A Jon Duplantier (Phillies) was moved to the 60-day injured list on April 6. He has yet to appear in a game in the Phillies organization after signing with […]

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Rice Baseball falls to UH in 21-pitcher midweek nail-biter

Posted: May 4, 2023

Rice baseball and Houston each emptied their respective bullpens on Wednesday night, but the Cougars’ staff lasted one inning longer. Things couldn’t have gotten off to much more of an inauspicious start for Rice baseball on Wednesday night against Houston. A leadoff single was followed by another single, neither struck particularly hard. Back-to-back walks put […]

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Rice Baseball 2023: MLB Owls update – May 2

Posted: May 3, 2023

The 2023 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels The past week was a productive one for Anthony Rendon, who slashed .316/.435/.803 across the five-game stretch, all marks that raised his season-long […]

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2023 Conference USA Baseball Roundup entering May

Posted: May 2, 2023

With the regular season winding down, there’s a lot going on in Conference USA Baseball. From the top to the bottom, here’s the latest. Notable weekend results 1. Rice leads DBU after seven three times, but walks away winless (more) Rice baseball capped off a tough month of April with an extra dose of heartbreak. […]

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“It Killed Us”: Rice Baseball swept in heartbreaking fashion by DBU

Posted: April 30, 2023

Rice Baseball took Dallas Baptist to the wire three times but came away winless. More on a tough weekend at Reckling for the Owls. Rice baseball had their chances to win this series, but fell short. I asked head coach Jose Cruz Jr. for his take on the frustrating weekend and left it unlocked for […]

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Rice Baseball 2023: MLB Owls update – Apr 25

Posted: April 26, 2023

The 2023 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels At this moment, Rendon is the only healthy Owl left standing after injuries have put a trio of former Rice baseball pitchers on […]

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Rice Baseball falters late, drops series to MTSU

Posted: April 23, 2023

Rice Baseball and MTSU went down to the final inning with the fate of the series in the balance before an MTSU walk-off spoiled the Owls’ weekend. FRIDAY | MTSU 6 – Rice 0 It didn’t matter which portion of the weather-split game it was for Rice baseball, the bats just weren’t syncing up. Rice […]

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Rice Baseball 2023: MLB Owls update – Apr 18

Posted: April 19, 2023

The 2023 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Since beginning a stretch that included six games in seven days, Rendon has began to heat up at the plate. From April 11 […]

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“Everything’s on the table”: Rice Baseball reeling from sweep by Charlotte

Posted: April 16, 2023

Rice Baseball gave Charlotte a battle on Friday night but offered little resistance for the rest of the weekend, getting swept at home in painful fashion. FRIDAY | Charlotte 1 – Rice 0 Rice starter Parker Smith and Charlotte starter Wyatt Hudepohl blazed through their opposing lineups on Friday night, both pitching into the ninth […]

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Bullpen roulette bites Rice Baseball against McNeese State

Posted: April 12, 2023

Rice baseball got hits from eight of nine starters, but bullpen woes ultimately cost them a winnable game against McNeese State. When Tom Vincent managed to record just four outs during the second-midweek game of the week, things had the potential to go south quickly for a Rice baseball squad with limited pitching depth against […]

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Rice Baseball 2023: MLB Owls update – Apr 11

Posted: April 12, 2023

The 2023 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon returned from his brief suspension and got his bat going in earnest. After going hitless in his first two games, Rendon has […]

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