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Rice Football 2021 Fall Camp Report: Breaking down the initial depth chart

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The first depth chart of Rice football fall camp has been released. Here are a few immediate takeaways on what it means for the Owls.

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Rice Football 2021 Fall Camp Report: 5 Position battles to watch

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Rice football has finished a handful of practices in fall camp and several position battles at key spots are starting to get interesting.

Four practices into fall camp, a handful of position battles are starting to get particularly interesting. Everyone’s eyes will turn to the quarterbacks, naturally, but they’re not the only players fighting for reps come September. Here are five positions I’ll be watching closely as the first scrimmage approaches at the end of the week.

This is our second camp update. You can read the first update from the start of camp here.

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Rice Baseball: 2021 MiLB Owls early-August update

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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 12 batters in 15.2 innings with a 2.87 ERA. His 0.96 WHIP is the best mark of his career thus far.

Jordan Stephens (Indians) has tallied five saves in six opportunities this season. He’s frequently been asked to work multiple innings, getting at least four outs in seven of his last eight outings. His season ERA sits at 4.35 and he has 32 strikeouts in 31 innings.

Glenn Otto (Rangers) was traded to the Texas Rangers shortly after his promotion to AAA while in the Yankees’ system. He’s appeared in two games since, allowing six runs in nine innings while striking out nine. For the year, across all levels, Otto has a 3.61 ERA with 124 strikeouts.

Tony Cingrani (Cubs) has been extremely effective as a situational reliever, pitching five innings over the span of seven games. He’s struck out five batters, allows two hits and zero earned runs. Opposing batters are hitting .125 against Cingrani.

Tristan Gray (Rays) has started to heat up as the summer progressed. He hit .288 in July, raising his season average to .246, which is on pace to be his highest average since 2017 and six points better than his career minor league average of .240.

Double-A

Ford Proctor (Rays) started slow, hitting .152 in May and .203 in June. Since that point, he’s been on a tear ever since, hitting .302 from July 1 onward. He’s lifted his season average up to .224 and raised his on-base percentage to .387.

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Ricky Salinas (Indians) has run into a rough patch since making the jump to AA. He’s been hit fairly consistently in recent weeks and seen his ERA tick upward to 5.72 after posting a 4.32 ERA in High-A Ball. Salinas can be hot and cold, but its been a couple of outings since he’s been at his best.

Single-A

Matt Canterino (Twins, High-A) made his return from the injured list this month after missing the entirety of June and July. In his first game back he worked two scoreless innings, striking out two. His season ERA sits at a near-flawless 0.90.

Dane Myers (Tigers, High-A) was placed on a rehab assignment with the Low-A Lakeland Flying Tigers but has yet to appear in a game. He’s been sidelined since June 6. He’s hitting .283 this season in games across Low-A, High-A and AA.

Trei Cruz (Tigers, Low-A) has jumped around the lower levels of the Tigers’ organization this year, going back and forth between the injured list and the field. He was most recently assigned to the Lakeland Flying Tigers (Low-A) on August 3. Across all levels, he’s hitting .163 in 44 games.

Evan Kravetz (Reds) has been back and forth between rookie ball and Single-A, posting a combined season-long ERA of 2.89. He’s made one appearance with the High-A club so far, allowing five runs on five hits in 3.2 innings.

Rookie Ball

Jon Duplantier (Diamondbacks) went back and forth between AAA and the Major Leagues earlier this season before being released on July 27 and quickly resigned to a minor league deal. He was assigned to the Arizona Complex League on August 4 and has made one appearance since.

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Rice Baseball: 2021 MLB Owls update – Aug 7

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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 drew the biggest headlines. Holt came on to pitch in a blowout loss against the A’s and threw a 31.1 mile per hour Ephesus pitch, the slowest pitch to be called a strike in the modern pitch-tracking era (since 2008).

Through August 7, Holt is hitting .203 with 14 extra-base hits, 20 walks and 36 strikeouts. His OPS is .582 and he’s collected 16 RBI.

Tyler Duffey – Minnesota Twins

Duffey appeared in back-to-back games this week, both winning efforts against the Houston Astros. In each game he worked a scoreless seventh inning. He earned his 14th hold of the season in the first of the two outings.

Through August 7, Duffey has a 3.61 ERA with a 1.370 WHIP. He’s averaging 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.

Lucas Luetge – New York Yankees

Luetge saw action in two games this week, extending his streak of appearances without allowing an earned run to eight games. He has 13 strikeouts and just one walk allowed over that period.

Through August 7, Luetge has a 2.81 ERA with a 1.130 WHIP. He’s averaging 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings.

J.T. Chargois – Tampa Bay Rays

Chargois earned his first official hold as a member of the Rays pitching staff this week, working a scoreless inning against the Seattle Mariners, his former club.

Through August 7, Chargois has a 2.73 ERA with a 0.939 WHIP. He’s averaging 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels

Rendon’s 2021 season officially came to an end last week. The Angels’ third basemen reportedly needs hip surgery and will miss the remainder of the season.

He ends the year with a .240 average, 19 extra-base hits, 29 walks and 41 strikeouts. His OPS was .712 and he collected 34 RBI.

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Rice Football Fall Camp Report: New coaches and players take the field

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The first practice of Rice football fall camp is in the books. Here’s your first of many updates in the run up to the 2021 season.

Rice Football opened fall camp on Friday. It was the first of four weeks of practice as the team prepares for their opening game against Arkansas on Labor Day weekend. There was a lot that happened on and off the field this week, and in the past couple months to catch up on. Here is the latest.

Collin Spencer promoted to coach safeties

There was some shifting on the coaching staff during the offseason. As previously announced, Marques Tuiasosopo was hired as the Owls’ new offensive coordinator. Former tight ends coach Chris Monfiletto bounced over to coach special teams with Jim Jackson taking over the tight end room.

Defensive coordinator Brian Smith is now coaching linebackers, opening up a spot with the safeties. Bloomgren tapped former quality control analyst Collin Spencer for that job.

Originally hired as a graduate assistant, Spencer has risen up the ranks over the past few years. His understanding of the scheme and ability to communicate it well gave Bloomgren comfort in the decision.

“He’s like a mini Brian Smith,” Bloomgren said of Spencer, “It’s always good when you can have your proteges step into those roles.”

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