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

Jose Cruz Jr. was named Rice’s newest baseball coach. That did not work out as planned. Cruz was dismissed last Thursday, ...

Rice University is hiring David Pierce as the school's new head baseball coach, the school announced on Monday night. The ...

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

In his introductory statement, Pierce expressed deep gratitude for the opportunity, emphasizing the importance of Rice in his coaching career. "Rice represents a very special place for my family and ...

Led by Nik Graves' 18 points, the Charlotte 49ers defeated the Rice Owls 64-61 in the opening game of the American Athletic ...

David Pierce was the Longhorns' head coach from 2017-2024, but previously worked as an assistant over legendary Rice head ...

Per reports Monday from Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball, the Rice Owls are hiring Pierce to be the program's next head coach. Pierce was fired by Texas last offseason and was replaced by Jim ...

BOTTOM LINE: Rice plays in the AAC Tournament against Charlotte. The Owls are 4-14 against AAC opponents and 9-4 in non-conference play. Rice ranks third in the AAC with 10.5 offensive rebounds ...

Rice has hired former Texas head coach David Pierce as its new baseball coach as the Owls look to new leadership to turn its ...

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Pierce first coached at Rice as an assistant under David Hall in 1991, the year before Wayne Graham was named head coach, and ...