Jose Cruz Jr. was named Rice’s newest baseball coach. That did not work out as planned. Cruz was dismissed last Thursday, failing to produce a winning record for a program that has reached the highest ...

When Rice Athletic Director Tommy McClelland informed the baseball team that he had fired their head coach, Jose Cruz Jr., on Thursday, he had a plan.

HOUSTON, Texas (WNCT) — ECU’s baseball team was back on the diamond Saturday to take on the Rice Owls in Houston. The game went into extra innings after ECU rallied to score three runs over ...

Four days after firing José Cruz Jr., Rice has found its new head baseball coach. On Monday night, the school announced that former Texas head coach David Pierce would serve as the program's new head ...

A bizarre circle has now been completed within in the state of Texas after a wild coaching change at Rice University. The Owls have hired their second ...

José Cruz Jr. is out as Rice baseball's head coach ... a 51–76–1 record over three years. The Owls made 23 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1995 to 2017 under Graham and ...

BOTTOM LINE: South Florida takes on Rice in the AAC Championship. The Bulls are 15-4 against AAC opponents and 7-6 in non-conference play. South Florida is 2-1 in one-possession games. The Owls ...

The Bulls will return to the NCAA Tournament after a one ... that got the defending-champion Owls within 51-42 heading to the fourth quarter. Ninth-seeded Rice opened the fourth with another ...

Rice Owls (16-16, 9-11 AAC) vs. Temple Owls (20-10, 14-5 AAC) Fort Worth, Texas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Temple plays in the AAC Tournament against Rice. The Temple Owls' record in AAC games ...

Rice University Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced Monday that former Texas Longhorns Head Coach David Pierce has been named the Bixby Family Head Baseball Coach, ...