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.

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.

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.

Media poll (West) 1 Southern Miss 10 2 Louisiana Tech 2 3 Rice - 4 Middle Tennessee - 5 UTSA - 6 UAB -

Preseason All-CUSA team Braden Comeaux – Infielder

Schedule and results 2021 Rice Owl baseball game log Regular season (23–29–1) February (2–4) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA recordFebruary 19 Little Rock Reckling ParkHouston, TX Canceled February 20 Reckling Park L 7-810 994 0-1 -February 20 Reckling Park Canceled February 21 Houston Baptist Reckling Park W 9-3 946 1-1 -February 22 Houston Baptist Reckling Park W 1-0 835 2-1 -February 24 at Vincent–Beck StadiumBeaumont, TX CanceledFebruary 26 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkLafayette, LA L 3-7 890 2-2 -February 27 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park L 3-5 911 2-3 -February 28 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park L 3-6 761 2-4 - March (10–8) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA recordMarch 3 Reckling ParkHouston, TX W 10-0 912 3-4 - Shriners Hospitals For Children College ClassicMarch 5 vs. Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX L 4-12 3-5 -March 6 vs. Minute Maid Park W 16-5 1,000 4-5 -March 7 vs. Texas State Minute Maid Park L 1-9 2,255 4-6 - March 9 Reckling Park W 3-1 923 5-6 -March 12 Reckling Park W 6-3 1,043 6-6 -March 13 (1) Kansas State Reckling Park L 3-8 1,238 6-7 -March 13 (2) Northern Illinois Reckling Park W 4-1 858 7-7 -March 14 Kansas State Reckling Park W 1-0 1,041 8-7 -March 17 at Texas State Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX L 5-167 700 8-8 -March 19 Reckling Park W 14-2 1,131 9-8 -March 20 Southern Reckling Park W 13-4 1,079 10-8 -March 21 Southern Reckling Park L 4-6 1,012 10-9 -March 23 at Blue Bell ParkCollege State, TX W 2-1 1,334 11-9 -March 26 UTSA Reckling Park L 4-16 1,220 11-10 0-1March 27 (1) UTSA Reckling Park W 10-8 1,009 12-10 1-1March 27 (2) UTSA Reckling Park L 1-4 1,171 12-11 1-2March 28 UTSA Reckling Park L 3-11 1,059 12-12 1-3 April (6–12–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA recordApril 1 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. FieldMurfreesboro, TN L 1-4 200 12-13 1-4April 2 (1) at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field L 3-49 200 12-14 1-5April 2 (2) at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field W 4-17 200 13-14 2-5April 3 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field T 9-912 200 13-14-1 2-5-1April 9 No. 16 Louisiana Tech Reckling ParkHouston, TX L 0-6 1,179 13-15-1 2-6-1April 10 (1) No. 16 Louisiana Tech Reckling Park L 6-77 952 13-16-1 2-7-1April 10 (2) No. 16 Louisiana Tech Reckling Park L 6-207 1,158 13-17-1 2-8-1April 11 No. 16 Louisiana Tech Reckling Park L 4-13 1,180 13-18-1 2-9-1April 13 Reckling Park W 15-1210 1,045 14-18-1 -April 16 at No. 22 Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexNorfolk, VA L 4-11 402 14-19-1 2-10-1April 17 (1) at No. 22 Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 2-117 402 14-20-1 2-11-1April 17 (2) at No. 22 Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 11-27 270 15-20-1 3-11-1April 18 at No. 22 Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 1-4 278 15-21-1 3-12-1April 23 at UTSA Roadrunner FieldSan Antonio, TX W 8-6 124 16-21-1 4-12-1April 24 (1) at UTSA Roadrunner Field W 5-47 17-21-1 5-12-1April 24 (2) at UTSA Roadrunner Field L 6-127 127 17-22-1 5-13-1April 25 at UTSA Roadrunner Field L 4-12 136 17-23-1 5-14-1April 30 (1) No. 23 Southern Miss Reckling Park W 6-07 872 18-23-1 6-14-1April 30 (2) No. 23 Southern Miss Reckling Park L 1-127 1,064 18-24-1 6-15-1 May (5–5) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA recordMay 1 (1) No. 23 Southern Miss Reckling ParkHouston, TX L 1-10 1,157 18-25-1 6-16-1May 1 (2) No. 23 Southern Miss Reckling Park L 1-8 1,115 18-26-1 6-17-1May 7 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial FieldBirmingham, AL W 6-1 80 19-26-1 7-17-1May 8 (1) at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field L 1-27 80 19-27-1 7-18-1May 8 (2) at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field W 7-07 80 20-27-1 8-18-1May 9 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field W 10-5 80 21-27-1 9-18-1May 14 No. 20 Charlotte Reckling Park L 6-9 989 21-28-1 9-19-1May 15 (1) No. 20 Charlotte Reckling Park W 11-87 1,146 22-28-1 10-19-1May 15 (2) No. 20 Charlotte Reckling Park L 4-66 1,330 22-29-1 10-20-1May 16 No. 20 Charlotte Reckling Park W 6-05 1,359 23-29-1 11-20-1May 18 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX Canceled Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

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