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FWAA Honorable Mention Best Feature, 2026 Undersized, but undeterred. Quinton Jackson has made himself a key cog in a Rice Football rebirth that, like him, seeks to beat the odds. True freshman Quinton Jackson caught everyone in the stands off guard when he outjumped a Southern Miss defensive back in the 2022 Lending Tree Bowl … Read more
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 … Read more
From youth summer camps to Friday night starts, Parker Smith has turned childhood dreams into reality as Rice baseball’s ace. Parker Smith’s desire to one day play for Rice baseball began as early on as his elementary school years. The initial passion was cultivated at Reckling Park, the Owls’ ballfield which hosted the collegiate … Read more