2026 Rice Baseball Postseason State of the Program

Rice Baseball soared to a 35-win season in 2026, the first full year under head coach David Pierce, significantly raising hopes for the Owls’ future. It’s hard to use the label storybook without a Cinderella run to an unanticipated conference championship, but there wasn’t much surprise when it came to the Owls’ very real, late-season championship aspirations. More: 5 Takeaways from Resurgent Rice Baseball Season Head coach David Pierce put the Owls back on the map in a meaningful way this spring, getting the Owls to play consistent, winning baseball for the first time in several years. With the campaign...