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Conference USA Football Media Days 2021: Live Blog

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The 2021 Conference USA Football media days have arrived. Bookmark this post for updates throughout the week regarding releases, quotes and more.

There’s already a lot to unpack from Conference USA Football Media Days. The full releases can be found on the league website, this thread is for the big rocks and some up-to-date analysis and reaction from the week.

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Rice Baseball: 2021 Summer Ball – Mid-July update

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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 on anyone else associated with Rice baseball playing summer ball, please send it my way. You can leave it in the comments or send it to me some other way. Thanks!

Hitters

Last week’s update came right around the All-Star break for both the major leagues and most summer leagues. Since the time off, a few leagues have gotten back underway and several Owls have gotten more opportunities.

At the plate, Austin Bulman, Cullen Hannigan and Hal Hughes were the first three hitters to make their return in the second halves of their respective seasons. Bulman added another home run and four RBI to his season-long total in four additional games. He’s now driven in 40 in 30 games this summer.

Hannigan added five walks and two runs scored in four more games, pushing his on-base percentage up to a summer-best .409. Hughes also added a couple runs scored to his totals.

Hitting Stats

Pitchers

Two pitchers saw an additional opportunity apiece on the mound this week. Dalton Wood earned his second win of the season, but was tagged with four hits and two runs in an inning of work to get that result. Christian Cienfuegos pithed a scoreless frame with three strikeouts.

Pitching Stats

*All stats as of July 23 taken from league and team websites.

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Rice Baseball: 2021 MLB Owls update – July 18

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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.

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 return to play “for a couple more weeks.” He was placed on the injured list on July 6 and had previously been expected to return after the All-Star Break.

Through July 18, Rendon is hitting .240 with 19 extra-base hits, 29 walks and 41 strikeouts. His OPS is .712 and he’s collected 34 RBI.

Brock Holt – Texas Rangers

Holt did not appear in the Rangers’ first game back from the All-Star Break. Their next game, a Saturday contest against the Blue Jays in Buffalo, NY, was postponed due to rain with a doubleheader set for Sunday.

Through July 18, Holt is hitting .213 with 11 extra-base hits, 17 walks and 28 strikeouts. His OPS is .604 and he’s collected 15 RBI.

Tyler Duffey – Minnesota Twins

Rain also changed the weekend schedule for the Twins, who played a doubleheader on Saturday after their Friday return from the All-Star Break was postponed. Duffey did not appear in either contest.

Through July 18, Duffey has a 3.38 ERA with a 1.269 WHIP. He’s averaging 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.

Lucas Luetge – New York Yankees

A complete game from Gerrit Cole allowed for limited innings in the Yankees’ initial games back from the break. Luetge did not make an appearance so far and hasn’t pitched since July 9.

Through July 18, Luetge has a 3.35 ERA with a 1.116 WHIP. He’s averaging 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings.

J.T. Chargois – Seattle Mariners

Chargois did not appear in the Mariners’ initial set of games following the break either. His last appearance came on July 11.

Through the July 18, Chargois has a 2.49 ERA with a 0.829 WHIP. He’s averaging 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 82 – Previewing UAB Football with Evan Dudley

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Evan Dudley of AL.com joins us this week to preview the 2021 UAB football season as we continue in our preseason Conference USA previews.

August is right around the corner as we march on through our preview of the 2021 Rice football season and the Owls’ opponents. This week we’re joined by Evan Dudley who covers UAB football with AL.com. He gives us his take on the Blazers and helps preview their 2021 season. UAB persevered through a choppy 2020 season but still managed to secure a conference championship despite their many challenges. Can they provide an encore performance in 2021?

Be sure to stick around for the lightning round and check out his answers to a selection of UAB and Conference USA related topics. You can always find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 82.

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Conference USA Baseball: Updated list of 2021 MLB Draft picks

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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 rounds this year after a limited 5-Round draft in 2020. Conference USA Baseball had 14 players selected from eight different programs, capping off a season that featured four teams selected for NCAA postseason play.

Southern Miss outfielder Reed Trimble was the highest selection, the first of three picks for the Golden Eagles, which tied Old Dominion for the most selections by any Conference USA baseball program this year. None of the 14 selected players were chosen by the same team, each will don a unique uniform to begin their professional career. The 18th round featured three C-USA selections, the most of any round.

Rice, Marshall, UTSA, UTEP and Western Kentucky did not have any players selected. The complete list of 2021 MLB Draft selections is featured below.

Conference USA Baseball 2021 MLB Draft selections

RD Pick Team Pos Player School
2 65 Orioles OF Reed Trimble Southern Mississippi
7 220 Padres LHP Ryan Och Southern Mississippi
8 242 Blue Jays RHP Hunter Gregory Old Dominion
9 268 Astros RHP Aaron Brown Middle Tennessee
9 259 Royals OF Parker Bates Louisiana Tech
11 336 Indians RHP Hunter Stanley Southern Mississippi
13 398 Athletics RHP Aaron Holiday Old Dominion
14 416 Giants RHP Tyler Myrick Florida International
15 454 Cubs 3B BJ Murray Florida Atlantic
16 481 Cardinals C Aaron McKeithan Charlotte
18 534 Mariners RHP Riley Davis UAB
18 537 Brewers RHP Ryne Moore Old Dominion
18 530 Rockies RHP Bryce McGowan Charlotte
20 600 Reds RHP Javi Rivera Florida Atlantic
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