Baseball

The 2021 MLB regular season is in the books and Rice baseball alums played big roles throughout the year. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls this year. Glen Otto – Texas Rangers Originally a fifth-round draft pick by the Yankees in 2017, Otto worked his way through the Yankees organization. He rose from rookie […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Glen Otto – Texas Rangers Otto made what could be his final start of the season on Thursday against the Orioles. He pitched five innings, striking […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Glen Otto – Texas Rangers Otto looked sharp in the first two outings of his major league career. The latter pair have been more challenging for […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Glen Otto – Texas Rangers Otto was handed his first big league loss this week, allowing eight runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings against the […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Glen Otto – Texas Rangers Otto made his second major league appearance this week, allowing his first earned runs (two) in 4.2 innings of work against […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Glen Otto – Texas Rangers Acquired by the Rangers from the Yankees at the trade deadline, Otto made his Major League debut on Friday night against […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Brock Holt – Texas Rangers Holt returned to Boston as a visitor this past week, collecting three hits and two RBI in 10 at bats against […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Brock Holt – Texas Rangers Holt wowed with his Ephesus pitch last week, but it did not translate into more time on the field. He’s appeared […]

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 Kevin McCanna (Diamondbacks) has gotten off to a strong start after beginning the year on the injured list. He’s appeared in six games with four starts, striking out […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Brock Holt – Texas Rangers Holt has only registered seven official at bats this month with two hits, both doubles. It was his arm, however, that […]

Current, former and incoming Rice baseball players participated in Summer Ball leagues around the country. Here are the highlights from the summer. Hitters Austin Bulman stole the show in the Valley Baseball League this summer. He led the league in doubles, finished second in hits and RBI and was top five in runs and homers […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon’s continued absence from the Angels’ lineup continued on this week with no clear end in sight. LA Daily News […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendong traveled with the team to Minnesota this week, but remains on the injured list. He hasn’t appeared in a […]

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 (Diamondbacks) has been back and forth between AAA and the Major Leagues this season, but most recently made a brief appearance with the AAA club on […]

Current, former and incoming Rice baseball players are participating in Summer Ball leagues around the country. Here’s the latest on those Owls. First a quick note on rosters. I’ve tracked down all players that I could find with listed statistics, but I know there are others playing ball this summer. If you come across information […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels According to a report from Jack Harris of the LA Times, Rendon suffered a setback and wont’ be available to […]

Rice baseball hit the Transfer Portal hard this summer, adding several reinforcements that will help the Owls on the field next season. Newly named Rice baseball head coach Jose Cruz Jr. hit the ground running in Houston roughly one month ago. He hasn’t slowed down his pace since. In the past few weeks he’s hired […]

Conference USA Baseball had 14 players selected in the 2021 MLB Draft. Here’s the updated list of those drafted players. The 2021 MLB Draft took place over three days, beginning Sunday, July 11 and wrapping up on Tuesday, July 13. The draft was held in Denver in featured 612 selections. It was expanded to 20 […]

Current, former and incoming Rice baseball players are participating in Summer Ball leagues around the country. Here’s the latest on those Owls. First a quick note on rosters. I’ve tracked down all players that I could find with listed statistics, but I know there are others playing ball this summer. If you come across information […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon ended the first half of the season on the injured list, his third time receiving that designation this season, […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon has started to heat up over the last couple of weeks, including four hits (including the no-doubt home run […]

Name, Imagine and Likeness, or NIL as it’s referenced often in short, has swept across the country. What is it? And how does it impact Rice Athletics? Effective July 1, NIL legislation in states across the country went into effect with additional guidance from the NCAA serving as a backdrop. As soon as the clock […]

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 (Diamondbacks) made two appearances with the Reno Aces before called back up to the big leagues, where he stayed for a couple of weeks, making four […]

Current, former and incoming Rice baseball players are participating in Summer Ball leagues around the country. Here’s the latest on those Owls. First a quick note on rosters. I’ve tracked down all players that I could find with listed statistics, but I know there are others playing ball this summer. If you come across information […]

The 2021 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 from this week. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon had a few important moments at the plate this week after missing a few days the prior week. He […]