Rice University Athletics
Wednesday, March 4
Beaumont, TX
6 PM
Rice University
at
Lamar
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Extended Road Slate Opens at Lamar
3/3/2026 8:11:00 PM | Baseball
12 of next 13 away from Reckling Park
OWLS OPEN NINE ON THE ROAD AT LAMAR: Rice opens a slate of nine consecutive road games (and 12 of the next 13) with a midweek game at Lamar, with first pitch set for 6:05. The following morning, the Owls make the trip to Abilene for a weekend series against Abilene Christian, followed by the 2026 Silver Glove Series opener at Houston on March 10 and a four-game slate in Phoenix, Arizona against Saint Mary's and Grand Canyon (March 13-15). Rice returns to Reckling on St. Patrick's Day to host UTRGV and then head back on the road to open American Conference action at USF (March 20-22).
HOT LINKS
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
PITCHING PROBABLES:
RHP Jeremiah Arnett (2-0, 3.97) vs. TBD
AT VINCENT-BECK STADIUM: Rice is 23-32 when playing at Lamar's current home since it opened in 1969. Rice has won 11 of 14 in Beaumont since 2005.
PIERCE VS. LAMAR: David Pierce is 9-7 in his career against Lamar, including a 0-1 mark leading the Owls.
LAST TIME IN BEAUMONT: Jackson Blank and three relievers held Lamar to six hits and two runs, but that was just enough for the Cardinals to complete a season sweep of Rice with a 2-1 in the most recent meeting between the two at Vincent-Beck Stadium. Making only the second start of his career, Blank scattered four hits, but a two-out single in the second plated the only runs the Cardinals would need. After stranding seven through the first six, Rice finally broke through on the scoreboard in the seventh. Cole Green walked with one out and then came home on Trey Duffield's triple into the gap in right-center. Lamar loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh off Jack Ben-Shoshan, but he struck out the next hitter before freshman Nolan Roycraft was called in and ended the threat with a strikeout and a ground out to second to keep the game at 2-1, but the Owls were retired in order in the eighth and ninth to end the game.
IN CHECK: Rice pitchers held a USC squad that opened the season by hitting .468 in its first four games to a .214 average, when they met in Los Angeles, and over the last seven games, the Owls ' pitching staff has held the opposition to a .215 batting average (48x223).
QUICK STARTS: After slamming a pair of home runs in the first inning of the season's opening game, Rice was held scoreless in the first inning over the next seven games. The Owls have scored nine first-inning runs in the last four games and are 3-1 over that stretch and 4-1 this season when scoring in the opening inning.
HOT LINKS
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: RiceOwls.com
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
PITCHING PROBABLES:
RHP Jeremiah Arnett (2-0, 3.97) vs. TBD
AT VINCENT-BECK STADIUM: Rice is 23-32 when playing at Lamar's current home since it opened in 1969. Rice has won 11 of 14 in Beaumont since 2005.
PIERCE VS. LAMAR: David Pierce is 9-7 in his career against Lamar, including a 0-1 mark leading the Owls.
LAST TIME IN BEAUMONT: Jackson Blank and three relievers held Lamar to six hits and two runs, but that was just enough for the Cardinals to complete a season sweep of Rice with a 2-1 in the most recent meeting between the two at Vincent-Beck Stadium. Making only the second start of his career, Blank scattered four hits, but a two-out single in the second plated the only runs the Cardinals would need. After stranding seven through the first six, Rice finally broke through on the scoreboard in the seventh. Cole Green walked with one out and then came home on Trey Duffield's triple into the gap in right-center. Lamar loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh off Jack Ben-Shoshan, but he struck out the next hitter before freshman Nolan Roycraft was called in and ended the threat with a strikeout and a ground out to second to keep the game at 2-1, but the Owls were retired in order in the eighth and ninth to end the game.
IN CHECK: Rice pitchers held a USC squad that opened the season by hitting .468 in its first four games to a .214 average, when they met in Los Angeles, and over the last seven games, the Owls ' pitching staff has held the opposition to a .215 batting average (48x223).
QUICK STARTS: After slamming a pair of home runs in the first inning of the season's opening game, Rice was held scoreless in the first inning over the next seven games. The Owls have scored nine first-inning runs in the last four games and are 3-1 over that stretch and 4-1 this season when scoring in the opening inning.
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