Baseball

Rice baseball salvaged one road win against Old Dominion but suffered another tough series loss against a conference foe. THREE FOR THE ROAD | Rice baseball loses series 3-1 1. Wasted opportunity Rice baseball had ample opportunity this weekend against Old Dominion. A split against a ranked squad was well within reach. And had 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon played eight games this season before a strained groin landed him on the injured list at the beginning of […]

Rice baseball faces another of Conference USA’s best this weekend on the road against Old Dominion. Can they surprise the Monarchs? Still in search of their first series win of conference play, Rice baseball won’t find an easier road ahead of them this coming weekend. The nationally-ranked Old Dominion Monarchs have no intention of falling […]

Rice baseball came from behind to beat Incarnate Word on Tuesday night, courtesy of a walk-off home run from Braden Comeaux. Weekend pitching woes followed Rice baseball into one of their rare midweek games of the 2021 season. Their opponent, Incarnate Word, came out swinging, piling on 10 runs in their first three innings. Trailing […]

For the third weekend in a row, Rice baseball dropped a conference series, this time coming at home against a red-hot, ranked Louisiana Tech club. THREE FOR THE ROAD | Rice baseball loses series 4-0 1. Mental toughness is missing Rice was locked into a pitcher’s duel on Friday night. Owls’ hurler Blake Brogdon was […]

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. Jon Duplantier was active with the Arizona Diamondbacks this spring, making two spring training appearances as he works to recover from an elbow injury that limited […]

Rice baseball is still looking for their first Conference USA series win. Can they get it this weekend against Louisiana Tech? The first two weekends of Conference USA play have come and gone. Rice baseball is lagging behind in the standings thus far but could turn that around with a series win this weekend against […]

Rice baseball ran out of time against Middle Tennessee, ending the weekend with an extra-inning tie and leaving Murfeesburro with a series loss. THREE FOR THE ROAD | Rice baseball loses series 2-1-1 1. Rotation has potential, but depth remains an issue There’s been a lot of encouraging outings from members of the weekend rotation […]

Rice baseball departed for their first Conference USA road trip, paying a visit to Murfreesboro, TN. Here’s how the Owls stack up with the Blue Raiders. The beginning of four-game weeks is officially upon us. Rice won’t play another midweek game until mid-April. For the time being, the focus will be solely on Conference USA […]

Rice baseball dropped three of four games in their opening series of Conference USA play. The Owls were outscored by UTSA 39-18. THREE FOR THE ROAD | Rice baseball loses series 3-1 1. When things go wrong, they go really, really wrong Rice baseball sits at .500 on the season with 12 wins and 12 […]

The Rice baseball kicks off conference play this weekend with a four-game home series against UTSA. Here’s how the Owls stack up with the Roadrunners. Rice baseball enters their first Conference USA series with momentum, courtesy of head coach Matt Bragga’s first win over Texas A&M  since his arrival two seasons ago. Their non-conference slate […]

Rice baseball picked up one of their biggest wins of the year on Tuesday, taking down Texas A&M in College Station, 2-1. Winners of six of their last nine, Rice baseball entered its midweek bout with Texas A&M on the upswing. The Aggies had just been swept on the road by No. 5 Florida, but […]

Rice baseball took two of three from Southern, winning their first non-conference series of the season prior to Conference USA action. THREE FOR THE ROAD | Rice baseball wins series 2-1 1. Rice baseball should have swept Southern On paper, Rice looked to be the better baseball team entering the weekend. The Owls had the […]

The Rice baseball enters the weekend fresh from one of their best weekends of the season. Here’s how the Owls stack up with visiting Southern. It was a good weekend for Rice baseball, who won three of four in a multi-team event. It was the first time Rice has won three games in any weekend […]

A rough fourth inning snowballed quickly on Rice baseball, who fell in seven innings to Texas State on the road on Wednesday. The first three batters reached base for Texas State in their midweek win over Rice baseball. The third baserunner reached via a single to give the Bobcats an early 1-0 lead. They would […]

The Rice baseball draws a midweek rematch with Texas State on Wednesday. The Owls lost to the Bobcats in the Shriner’s Classic. Rice baseball would love to keep the momentum going after their first three-win weekend of the series. To accomplish that, they’ll need to even the season-series with in-state foe Texas State on Wednesday. […]

Rice baseball went three for four on the weekend, sweeping Northern Illinois and splitting a pair of games with Kansas State. THREE FOR THE ROAD 1. Rice baseball rotation is starting to settle in The rotation has been somewhat of a work in progress over the first several weeks of the regular season. With Roel […]

Rice baseball returns to Reckling Park this week to host a pair of teams from further north than last week’s all-Texas Shriner’s Classic. It was a mixed bag for Rice baseball last weekend. They won one of their three games at the Shriner’s Classic, defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by run rule while falling to Sam […]

Rice baseball picked up one win at the Shriners Classic, a bright spot in an up-and-down weekend for the Owls. THREE FOR THE ROAD 1. Better at the top … still getting there at the bottom Rice baseball had a top-heavy lineup last year but was supposed to be more balanced in 2021 with the […]

Teams from across Texas will flock to Houston for the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic. Here’s an overview of the path for Rice baseball. Rice baseball enters the third weekend of its regular season at 3-4 with a series win over Houston Baptist, a sweep at the hands of Louisiana and a midweek rout […]

Rice baseball pummeled Prairie View A&M on Wednesday. The Owls improved their record to 3-4 entering the Shriner’s Classic this weekend. There weren’t any runs scored in the first two innings from either side on Wednesday night. But when Rice baseball struck in the third with its first trickle of offensive success, the dam broke […]

Rice baseball (2-4) fell in three straight games to Louisiana. The Owls had good moments on the mound, but couldn’t keep up with the Cajun’s bats. THREE FOR THE ROAD | Louisiana wins series 3-0 1. The Bullpen posts another strong showing The season hasn’t been long, but we’ve seen the same narrative play out […]

The 2021 Rice baseball season started strong with a series win over HBU. Next, they face Louisiana. Here’s how the teams stack up. After falling in extra innings in their season opener, Rice bounced back and took the final two games of their improvised three-game season-opening series against Houston Baptist. The Owls had originally intended […]

All-American Level subscribers on Patreon get access to a monthly Q&A with me. This update focuses on the newly begun Rice baseball season. Q. It’s hard to believe Rice baseball would ever be “rebuilding” but if that is the case, when will it be over? When are the Owls going back to Omaha? A. Rice baseball […]

Rice baseball bounced back from an opening loss, taking two of three games against crosstown Houston Baptist to open their 2021 campaign. THREE FOR THE ROAD | Rice wins series 2-1 1. COVID-19 and Winter Storm Uri throw Owls a curve Roel Garcia was meant to be the Opening Day starter for Rice baseball. Of […]