
Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – Jun 11
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 become a fixture in the Miami lineup starting every game in June since his return from the injured list. He’s picked […]

Report: Rice Baseball to hire two new assistants
Rice baseball head coach David Pierce has started to assemble his coaching staff, including a former Rice assistant who is heading back to South Main. First reported by Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball, the first additions to the Rice baseball coaching staff under David Pierce are taking shape. Rogers reports that Clay Van Hook, who […]

Rice Baseball 2025 Season Review: Lineup
The offense started slow but grew more consistent as the season progressed, helping Rice baseball stay competitive down the stretch. It took the Rice baseball offense some time to get going, but by the time head coach David Pierce had taken over and solidified the lineup, the team began to hit its stride at the […]

Judge Approves Historic House v. NCAA Settlement
Following a lengthy process, a federal judge on Friday granted final approval of the House v. NCAA Settlement, paving the way for schools to pay athletes directly. In a landmark decision that will alter the landscape of collegiate sports, Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California approved a far-reaching settlement of the House […]

Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – Jun 4
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 reinstated from the injured list prior to the Marlins’ May 30 game against the Giants and has appeared in six games […]

Rice Baseball 2025 Season Review: Bullpen
Save for the emergence of a handful of impactful arms, a thin bullpen made things challenging for Rice baseball in 2025. By the time the Rice baseball season had ended, the Owls had tried just about every combination of relief pitchers imaginable to cobble together nine innings at a time. The list of reliable options […]

Rice Baseball 2025 Season Review: Starting Pitching
The Rice baseball starting rotation kept the Owls afloat, grinding through ups and downs and giving the team a chance more often than not. The pitching staff went through many shifts and changes as David Pierce took over for Jose Cruz Jr. as the ice baseball head coach midseason. Pitching coach Parker Bangs did his […]

Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – May 28
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 on the injured list since May 12 after suffering an oblique injury, but his big league return might be coming […]

Rice Baseball: 2025 MiLB May Update
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 Tristan Gray (White Sox) is off to a strong start to the season, slashing .278/.338/.500 through his first 37 games, all of which would represent his highest marks […]

AAC Baseball sends UTSA, ECU to NCAA Tournament
AAC Baseball will have two representatives in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, regular season champ UTSA and tournament champ East Carolina. East Carolina For the fourth time in program history, East Carolina won the AAC Tournament Championship, taking down Tulane in the championship game. The Green Wave had won the last two tournament titles. ECU won […]

Rice Athletics Roundup: May Subscriber Q&A
Rice Football transfers, Rice baseball offseason and updates on The Roost Podcast make up this month’s edition of our subscriber Q&A. The whirlwind of Rice Athletic events hasn’t slowed down with as the academic calendar comes to a close. Rice football is adding transfers and Rice baseball is beginning a very important offseason. This month’s […]

“So Many Things to Address”: Rice Baseball and David Pierce Embark on Crucial Offseason
Months removed from his midseason start, Rice baseball head coach David Pierce will finally get his first chance to step back and assess his new program. For better or worse, Rice baseball head coach David Pierce has just endured the most chaotic months of his coaching career. When the spring began, he was an assistant […]

Rice Baseball season ends with AAC Tournament loss to FAU
Rice Baseball started fast but couldn’t hang on to an early 4-0 lead, falling 8-6 to Florida Atlantic and seeing their 2025 season come to an end. With their season on the line, Rice baseball came out on the offensive, loading the bases in the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead. Rice added another run […]

Rice Baseball falls to UTSA in AAC Tournament Opener
Rice Baseball faces elimination after taking an eighth inning lead against UTSA but failing to hold on, falling to the Roadrunners for the fourth time in the past six days For Rice baseball, things looked rather dire rather quickly in the opening game of the AAC Tournament against UTSA. After the Owls failed to score […]

2025 AAC Baseball Tournament: Preview, schedule, how to watch
The 2025 AAC Baseball Tournament is set to begin in Clearwater, FL on Tuesday. Here’s how to watch and what to look for this week. The field wasn’t finalized until the final weekend of the regular season, but now eight teams have secured their spots in the 2025 AAC Baseball Tournament. An automatic bid to […]

Rice Baseball clinches AAC Tournament spot despite sweep by UTSA
Rice Baseball was swept by UTSA in its final regular season series, but still managed to punch its ticket to the AAC Tournament. THURSDAY | UTSA 15, Rice 7 Rice baseball couldn’t have asked for a better start in the series opener. Even without Davion Hickson on the mound, the Owls ambushed UTSA starter Zach […]

Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – May 14
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’s electric start to the season was slowed, at least briefly, by an oblique injury that landed him on the 10-day injured list […]

Rice Baseball 2025: International Owls Update – May 10
In addition to the Rice baseball alums in the Major Leagues, Owls are playing professional baseball around the world. Here’s the latest from Mexico and Japan. Jon Duplantier – Hanshin Tigers (Japan) Duplantier signed a minor league contract with the Brewers this winter, but was granted his release soon after so that he could pursue […]

The Winding Road: Jack Ben-Shoshan’s circuitous path to the top of the Rice Baseball bullpen
A position player turned ace reliever only begins to tell the story of the winding road that made Jack Ben-Shoshan a crucial member of the Rice baseball bullpen. A member of Jose Cruz Jr’s 2021 Rice baseball recruiting class, Jack Ben-Shoshan was viewed as an all-purpose addition to the Owls’ program when he signed. Listed […]

Rice Baseball inches closer to postseason with series win over Wichita State
Rice Baseball won their fourth conference series in their last five weekends, taking two of three from Wichita State, drastically improving the Owls’ postseason chances. FRIDAY | Rice 4, Wichita State 3 Rice baseball found itself in another Friday night pitcher’s duel between Owls’ ace Davion Hickson and Wichita State hurler Grant Adler. It was […]

Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – May 7
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’ electric start to the 2025 season isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Entering Wednesday, his batting average was still above .350, and he […]

Rice Baseball blows past PVAMU at home
Rice Baseball blew past Prairie View A&M on Wednesday night, burying the Panthers with a cavalcade of early runs. Colin Robson was retired twice in the first inning, but just about everyone else reached base in some form or fashion as Rice baseball batted around in the opening frame, putting up a seven-spot that put […]

Hickson gem propels Rice Baseball to series win over Charlotte
Davion Hickson persevered through the elements on Friday, tossing a complete-game one-hitter that set the tone for a Rice Baseball series win over Charlotte. FRIDAY | Rice 2, Charlotte 0 In a rare occurrence during the 2025 Rice baseball season, a pitcher’s duel broke out at Reckling Park on Friday night. Despite a mid-game weather […]

Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – April 30
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 made an emphatic statement this week with a thrilling pinch-hit grand slam, eliminating a four-run deficit to the Los Angeles Dodgers with […]

Rice Baseball avoids sweep, but drops series to UAB
Rice Baseball salvaged the series finale against UAB after dropping the first two games behind a largely quiet offense that went off for 12 runs on Sunday. FRIDAY | UAB 3, Rice 0 Back in the Friday night role after several weeks in the bullpen, Davion Hickson delivered what was unquestionably his best performance of […]
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