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Rice Football 2022 Spring Game Notebook: 10 Takeaways

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The offense won the Rice Football Spring Game, putting an exciting cap on a productive spring. Here are 10 takeaways from the spring finale.

According to the official tally, Blue (the offense) defeated Gray (the defense), 30-12 in the 2022 Rice Football Spring Game. The offense started out slow before scoring on four of its last six drives and finishing with all three offensive touchdowns after the halftime break.

In roughly 2,000 words, here are 10 takeaways from the game itself, several of the themes overlapping with trends that have manifested themselves over the course of the spring.

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Rice Football Recruiting: DT Quent Titre commits to Owls

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The Rice football recruiting ranks added another weapon to the Owls’ defensive line, picking up a commitment from ACU grad transfer Quent Titre.

Much of spring practice around South Main was spent lauding the impressive performance of the defensive line. The young nucleus had their way with the offensive line in many of the early scrimmage sessions. Still, no matter how strong you think you might be, adding talent is a priority in this business. That’s why the 2022 Rice Football recruiting class has added another transfer along the defensive line in the form of Abilene Christian defensive tackle Quent Titre.

Titre was born in New York to parents from the Caribbean island of Dominica. He played his high school football at Ridge Point. Titre told The Roost getting closer to home played a key part in his decision, allowing his parents to come see him play more often.

Titre appeared in 33 games over the past four seasons with Abilene Christian. Last season he had four quarterback hurries, 1.5 tackles for a loss and one sack in nine games.

His addition might just give the Owls an abundance of riches along the front four. Blake Boenisch and Izeya Floyd earned special recognition for their strong spring performances and Joshua Pearcy and Kenneth Orji will be in the running among the best edge combos in the conference. And that’s before Trey Schuman and De’Braylon Carroll return to the field after missing the spring with injuries.

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Altogether, Titre’s addition could make (and probably should) make this one of the deepest, most talented fronts Rice football has fielded in quite some time. Titre says he hopes his experience will contribute to that end, saying he feels “that we can help each other grow” with so many good players in the room.

Titre’s commitment was part of a busy weekend for Rice football recruiting. Stay tuned for more to come on that front soon.

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Rice Baseball: 2022 MLB Owls update – Apr 13

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The 2022 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 Angles

It was a slower start for Anthony Rendon in his return to the diamond after missing extended time last season. He collected his first hit and his first run in his second game. On Monday, he hit his first home run of the season, collecting his first two RBI.

His glove hasn’t missed a step, though. Rendon has flashed leather already several times in the young season.

Through April 13, Rendon is hitting .118 with one extra-base hit, two walks and six strikeouts. His OPS is .505 and he’s collected two RBI.

Tyler Duffey – Minnesota Twins

Duffey has had two very different outings this season. His first came on Saturday, where he blew a save and was saddled with a loss against the Mariners, giving up three hits and two runs in the ninth inning. His second appearance was much better, a scoreless seventh inning with one strikeout on Monday.

Even with that down performance in the ninth, Duffey owns a 1.33 career ERA in the ninth inning, only allowing three earned runs in 20.1 innings of work while striking out 24.

Through April 13, Duffey has a 9.00 ERA with a 2.000 WHIP. He’s averaging 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.

Lucas Luetge – New York Yankees

Luetge picked up his first win of the season in his first appearance, tossing a scoreless sixth inning against the Red Sox on Saturday with two strikeouts. He saw additional action on Sunday, striking out one in a scoreless seventh inning.

Through April 13, Luetge has a 0.00 ERA with a 0.500 WHIP. He’s averaging 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

J.T. Chargois – Tampa Bay Rays

Chargois entered his only game so far on Friday in the fifth inning with a runner on base and one out, tasked with protecting a one-run lead. He did his job quickly, inducing a groundout to second before striking out the next batter to end the frame.

Unfortunately, that might be the last time we see Chargois for some time. He was placed on the injured list on April 12 (retroactive to April 9) with left oblique tightness, something which could sideline him for several weeks depending on the severity.

Through April 13, Chargois has a 0.00 ERA with a 0.000 WHIP. He’s averaging 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

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Rice Football 2022 Spring Practice Notebook 6: Running backs ramping up

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The running back room has made significant strides for Rice football this spring, thanks in part to the addition of new position coach CJ Anderson.

Many of the bigs plays of the spring have come from the running back room. Rice football brought in former Super Bowl Champion CJ Anderson to lead the room during the offseason and his presence is already being felt. This update details what he’s telling his guys and the growth (and challenges) he’s seen with the unit throughout the spring.

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Rice Baseball sweeps season series with road win over SHSU

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The Rice baseball bullpen stood stall, collectively holding Sam Houston at bay to earn a series sweep of the Bearkats this season.

For the second time this season, Rice baseball notched a victory over Sam Houston. The Owls entered the game as winners of one of their last nine and left Hunstville with one of their more well-rounded performances of the season.

Hot-hitting Jack Riedel opened the game with a double to right-center field before he and Guy Garibay (who had walked) were driven in by Aaron Smigelski who smoked a ball down the right-field line for a double of his own. Staked to a 2-0 lead, Rice trusted their bullpen to piece together enough outs for the midweek win.

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Mark Perkins got the start and went two and two-thirds innings, allowing the only run of the night surrendered by Rice pitching on a double to the last batter he faced in the game. After he exited in the third inning, a combination of David Shaw, Roel Garcia, Brandon Deskins and Matthew Linskey combined for 10 strikeouts and just three hits over the remaining six and one-third innings.

Shaw was credited with the win. He left the game after the fifth inning with a 3-1 lead, a score which would endure for several more frames before Hal Hughes added two more insurance runs on a double in the top of the eighth. Rice would go on to win 5-1.

What it means | Beating good baseball teams

Sam Houston is a good baseball team. The Bearkats entered the game 12-4 at home and 19-12 overall with wins over Oklahoma State, Baylor and Texas State. Anything can happen in a midweek game in April — college baseball is known for its oddities — but the Owls’ win didn’t feel fluky at all, especially considering this is the second time this season Rice has beaten Sam Houston.

The rest of the Owls’ list of victories might not look as impressive on paper. Rice was blasted by Baylor earlier this season and has been swept in back-to-back weekends by some of the better teams in Conference USA. When the competition has been at its best, this team has struggled. And that’s what makes wins like this one more meaningful.

“I think this is the best game overall we’ve had all year, from top to bottom” head coach Jose Cruz Jr. said.

If you can beat good teams, you can beat anyone. Doing it consistently separates the good from the great. Rice baseball still has a ways to go to reach that mark, but they did all they could control tonight. They’ll get three more games this weekend against another good baseball team in UTSA. If they’ve really turned a corner they’ll have another chance to put that on display soon.

ON DECK | vs UTSA (Fri-Sun)

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