2021 Rice Owls baseball team

The 2021 Rice Owls baseball team represented Rice University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Owls competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA West Division. They played their home games at Reckling Park in Houston, Texas. The team was coached by Matt Bragga, who was in his third season with the Owls.

2021 Rice Owls baseball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record23–29–1 (11–20–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumReckling Park
Uniform
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Charlotte xy 2480 .75040210 .656
No. 16 Old Dominion y 22100 .68844160 .733
Florida Atlantic  18140 .56332250 .561
Western Kentucky  15170 .46927290 .482
FIU  11190 .36720310 .392
Marshall  6260 .18810350 .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech xy 2280 .73342200 .677
No. 23 Southern Miss y 2290 .71040210 .656
UTSA  14170 .45222260 .458
Middle Tennessee  12191 .39124291 .454
Rice  11201 .35923291 .443
UAB  11210 .34418360 .333
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

For the first time since joining Conference USA in 2005, Rice did not qualify for this season's conference tournament. The Owl's broke their 14-year appearance in the tournament. On May 24, 2021, Rice announced that coach Bragga was relieved from his coaching duties.[2]

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[3]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team 1st Place Votes
1Southern Miss10
2Louisiana Tech2
3Rice-
4Middle Tennessee-
5UTSA-
6UAB-

Preseason All-CUSA team

  • Braden Comeaux – Infielder

Schedule and results

2021 Rice Owl baseball game log
Regular season (23–29–1)
Schedule Source:[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

  1. "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. McIlvoy, Randy (May 24, 2021). "Rice AD announces coaching change for baseball program: Matt Bragga let go after three seasons". KPRC-TV. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
  4. Herrera, Ryan (February 18, 2021). "Weather postpones Rice athletic events". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. "Owls Announce Baseball Schedule" (Press release). Rice University Department of Athletics. January 19, 2021.

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