Rice Baseball 2024: MLB Owls Update – Apr 17
The 2024 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels After a slow start to the season, Rendon has heated up significantly over the past two weeks. In fact, no player in baseball […]
Rice Baseball edges UAB for first-ever AAC series win
Rice Baseball narrowly missed a series sweep, settling for two wins over the weekend against UAB, their first-ever AAC series victory. FRIDAY | Rice 4 – UAB 2 The Rice bats wasted no time on Friday night, staking staff ace Parker Smith to an early lead. RBI singles from Treyton Rank and Pierce Gallo put […]
Rice Baseball returns to win column with victory over TAMU-CC
Rice Baseball snapped a lengthy losing streak by emptying the bullpen in a cathartic win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Jacob Devenney set the tone with a resounding double to right center field, coming around to score two batters later on a single from Treyton Rank who, in turn, scored on a home run from […]
Rice Baseball wastes early lead vs Incarnate Word
Rice Baseball got an early lead but was unable to hold it, falling to Incarnate Word in an afternoon tilt to avoid incoming rain. Through three innings, everything was going right for Rice baseball. Jackson Blank had faced the minimum. The offense put up a four-spot in the third, mashing through a sacrifice bunt with […]
Rice Baseball falls flat in sweep by Memphis
Rice Baseball out-hit Memphis but was swept in its three-game set at Reckling Park this weekend, falling to 9-23 on the season. FRIDAY | Memphis 4 – Rice 3 (15 inn.) Parker Smith delivered one of his best starts of the season, guiding Rice baseball through 7.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with […]
Rice Baseball 2024: MLB Owls Update – Apr 3
The 2024 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. Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels Rendon marks the only Rice baseball alum to notch an Opening Day start this season. This marked his fifth season with the Los […]
Houston completes sweep of Rice Baseball, Takes 2024 Silver Glove
Rice Baseball kept it close, but was unable to complete the comeback, falling to Houston as the Cougars swept the 2024 Silver Glove Series. Houston struck first at Schroeder Park on Wednesday night, taking a 1-0 lead over Rice baseball in the first inning in the final game of the Silver Glove Series. The Cougars […]
Rice Baseball swept by Wichita State
Easter weekend began with a gut-punch for Rice baseball, who dropped all three games at Wichita State to fall to 1-5 in league play. THURSDAY | Wichita State 7 – Rice 5 In an effort to keep Parker Smith and JD McCracken on regular rest, Rice baseball turned to Tucker Alch in the series opener, […]
Rice Baseball falls to SHSU in midweek bout
Rice Baseball saw a five-game winning streak over Sam Houston snapped on Tuesday, falling in Huntsville by the score of 6-2. The first two Rice baseball hitters reached base on Tuesday against Sam Houston, but only one of them came in to score with the second stranded at third base. That inability to push runs […]
Rice Baseball drops Tulane series but notches first-ever AAC win
Although they dropped the series to Tulane two games to one, Rice baseball was able to salvage the finale and earn its first-ever AAC win. FRIDAY | Tulane 14 – Rice 7 (11 innings) Treyton Rank got Rice baseball off to the right foot on Friday night. His first big hit came in the third […]
Houston claims Silver Glove Series with pair of wins over Rice Baseball
Rice baseball dropped the first two games of the Silver Glove series this week, narrowly being outscored by Houston by a combined score of 8-3. TUESDAY | Houston 4 – Rice 1 Houston had one strong inning with the bat on Tuesday, but they made the production count. The Cougars struck for three runs in […]
Rice Baseball battles through rain to sweep Houston Christian
Rice baseball picked up its first home series sweep of the season, battling through the rain to take all three games against Houston Christian at Reckling Park. It was all smiles at Reckling Park following a weekend sweep of a team from across town. Rice baseball moved to 8-11 on the season with conference play […]
Bats go cold as Rice Baseball drops series at Hawaii
Rice baseball got things started with a Friday night win, but couldn’t hang on, dropping the four-game series 3-1 at Hawaii. FRIDAY | Rice 5 – Hawaii 2 Treyton Rank and Brendan Cumming picked up RBI hits in the second inning to stake Parker Smith to an early lead on Friday night. The Owls’ ace […]
Rice Baseball bounces back with midweek win over PVAMU
Rice Baseball got back in the win column on Tuesday night, taking care of business against Prairie View A&M at Reckling Park, 6-1. Prairie View struck first on Tuesday night, launching a second inning pitch from Rice baseball starter Robert Fernandez over the right field wall to take the lead. The Owls were able to […]
Rice Baseball swept by Stanford
Rice baseball left Reckling Park without a win this weekend, falling in three straight games to Stanford. FRIDAY | Stanford 6 – Rice 2 The home crowd exploded with cheers when Jack Riedel launched a seventh-inning pitch over the left field berm for a no-doubt, leadoff home run. While the blast was impressive, it also […]
Rice Women’s Basketball runs out of gas vs North Texas
Rice Women’s Basketball played North Texas tight for 38 minutes before the Owls shooting struggles finally came home to roost. For 38 minutes, Rice women’s basketball and North Texas were locked in the makings of a class game between these two Texas-based powers. Through 38 minutes, neither team led by more than six points. There […]
Rice Baseball drops midweek bout to No. 3 LSU
A rocky start was too much to overcome as Rice Baseball fell at home to defending champion LSU who scored early and often. To beat championship-caliber teams you have to play championship-caliber ball. Wednesday night fully encapsulated the degree to which Rice baseball isn’t on the same level as the reigning national champions. And it […]
Starting pitching propels Rice Baseball to series win over Louisiana
Rice Baseball picked up a much-needed series win, taking two of three from Louisiana on the road behind dominant starting pitching. FRIDAY | Rice 2 – Louisiana 1 Following a bumpy start in the regular season opener, Parker Smith dazzled in start number two of the year. He delivered a fantastic seven-inning, one-run, four-hit performance […]
Rice Baseball rallies late to beat SHSU
Deadlocked through seven innings, Rice baseball delivered the finishing blow in the eighth, edging Sam Houston at home by a 7-3 score. A few days removed from a weekend full of pitching misadventures, Ryland Urbancyzk delivered a scoreless three-inning start for Rice baseball. He then handed the ball off to his relief who, with the […]
Rice Baseball swept by Notre Dame on Opening Weekend
Rice Baseball got several leads, but couldn’t hold any of them, leaving opening weekend without a win in a three-game series with Notre Dame. FRIDAY | Notre Dame 3 – Rice 1 Seven strikeouts through four-plus innings is typically indicative of an encouraging start, but that wasn’t the case this time for Rice baseball ace […]
Rice Baseball 2024: Names to Know — Lineup
Entering Year 3 under head coach Jose Cruz Jr the Rice baseball roster is starting to take shape. Here are a few names to know at the plate. The primary lineup for the 2024 Rice baseball season should feature a solid mix of old and new. Veteran players, incoming transfers, up-and-coming home-grown players and everything […]
Rice Baseball 2024: Names to Know — Pitching
Entering Year 3 under head coach Jose Cruz Jr the Rice baseball roster is starting to take shape. Here are a few names to know on the mound. Rice baseball has a frontline ace and lots of unproven potential on the mound entering the 2024 season. In their second season under pitching coach Parker Bangs, […]
Potential is the Word for Rice Baseball in Year 3 under Jose Cruz Jr.
After years of building, Rice baseball head coach Jose Cruz Jr and his team believes this is the year to take that next step forward. It’s been a slow grind for Rice baseball and head coach Jose Cruz Jr. since he took the helm of the program before the 2022 season. When he arrived he […]
Grab Bag: What’s going on around Rice Athletics? Jan 2024 Q&A
Rather than drill down on one topic, subscribers had a variety of questions this month touching all areas of Rice Athletics. We hit on them all. A lot is going on around Rice Athletics right as the new year begins. This mailbag touches on a host of topics ranging from Scott Pera’s coaching tenure and […]
Rice Athletics: Top 10 Moments from 2023
2023 was filled with highs and lows for Rice Athletics. The Roost picked out 10 moments that stood out the most along the way. 10. Rice women’s basketball beats BYU in WNIT Getting back to the postseason was something near the top of the priority list for head coach Lindsay Edmonds and Rice women’s basketball. […]
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