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Kickoff Times for 2025 Rice Football Schedule Released

1 week ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

The first kickoff times for the 2025 Rice Football schedule, the debut of head coach Scott Abell, have been released by the American Conference. These games include the opening weeks of the season as well as the Owls’ two non-Saturday kickoffs of the season.
Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update - May 28

1 week ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

Myers has been on the injured list since May 12 after suffering an oblique injury, but his big league return might be coming soon. Myers began a rehab assignment with the Marlins’ AAA affiliate in Jacksonville on Tuesday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI in his debut. If all goes well, he will be on track to return to the Marlins soon. Through May 28, Myers is hitting .337 with six extra-base hits, five walks and 21 strikeouts. His OPS is .857 and he’s collected 14 RBI.
2025 Rice Football Opponent Previews: USF

1 week ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

The first edition of our Rice Football opponent summer preview series is in your podcast feeds. Returning guest Seth Varnadore, who covers South Florida for the Bay Area Examiner, stopped by to break down what felt like a lost season for USF last fall and what the program has been doing in preparation for a resurgent 2025 campaign. You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 199.
Rice Baseball: 2025 MiLB May Update

1 week ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

Tristan Gray (White Sox) is off to a strong start to the season, slashing .278/.338/.500 through his first 37 games, all of which would represent his highest marks as a professional at any level. That should help make his case for a promotion at some point this year. Evan Kravetz (Reds) was moved the development list in mid-May after an up-and-down beginning to his 2025 season. He holds a 9.39 ERA in 7.2 innings of work, primarily as an opener.
AAC Baseball sends UTSA, ECU to NCAA Tournament

1 week ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

For the fourth time in program history, East Carolina won the AAC Tournament Championship, taking down Tulane in the championship game. The Green Wave had won the last two tournament titles. ECU won the season before that in 2022, as well as in 2015 and 2018. The Pirates had a relatively down season by their standards in league play, finishing 13-14 in the regular season before making their run through the field in Clearwater.
Rice Athletics Roundup: May Subscriber Q&A

2 weeks ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

The whirlwind of Rice Athletic events hasn’t slowed down with as the academic calendar comes to a close. Rice football is adding transfers and Rice baseball is beginning a very important offseason. This month’s Q&A focuses on those two areas as well as providing a quick update on plans for The Roost Podcast this summer. Questions were edited briefly for clarity. Want to get your questions answered? Subscribe on Patreon for our monthly mailbag.
Rice Baseball and David Pierce Embark on Crucial Offseason

2 weeks ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

For better or worse, Rice baseball head coach David Pierce has just endured the most chaotic months of his coaching career. When the spring began, he was an assistant at Texas State. A few short months later he was at the helm of a program someone else had built and which was careening toward a lost season. That Pierce was able to right the ship and get this team to the postseason was remarkable in itself.
Rice Baseball season ends with AAC Tournament loss to FAU

2 weeks ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

With their season on the line, Rice baseball came out on the offensive, loading the bases in the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead. Rice added another run in the second and two more in the third and looked to be in command with a 4-0 lead in their elimination game against FAU as JD McCracken returned to the mound for his third inning of work. McCracken recorded two quick outs before issuing back-to-back walks.
Rice Baseball falls to UTSA in AAC Tournament Opener

2 weeks ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

For Rice baseball, things looked rather dire rather quickly in the opening game of the AAC Tournament against UTSA. After the Owls failed to score in the opening half inning, staff ace Davion Hickson gave up a solo home run and allowed two runners into scoring position, an inauspicious start against a team that had scored 33 runs in three games against the Owls this past weekend. Hickson would rebound, though, recording a strikeout to escape the jam.
2025 AAC Baseball Tournament: Preview, schedule and how to watch

3 weeks ago | attheroost.com | Matthew Bartlett

The field wasn’t finalized until the final weekend of the regular season, but now eight teams have secured their spots in the 2025 AAC Baseball Tournament. An automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and hopes of playing for a trip to the College World Series are at stake. The bottom two teams in the standings: Memphis and South Florida, will be watching from home. All games will be streamed on ESPN+ with the exception of the tournament championship, available on ESPN News.