José Cruz, Rice and baseball

Rice fires former Owls and Astros player as coach after 10-game skid
José Cruz Jr. will not finish his fourth year as Rice's head baseball coach after starting this year's season with a 2-14 record.
Rice University fires head baseball coach José Cruz Jr.
HOUSTON - Rice University has announced that its baseball team is "parting ways" with head coach José Cruz Jr. According to a statement from the university, Vice President and Athletics Director Tommy McCelland said Rice is "making a change in leadership of its baseball program" and "parting ways" with its head coach.
Rice fires baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. after 2-14 start to season
Rice has fired head baseball coach Jose Cruz Jr. a month into the 2025 season as the Owls have struggled in the early part of the season.
Rice parts ways with Jose Cruz Jr. as head baseball coach
The Rice Owls announced Thursday they are parting ways with Jose Cruz Jr. as their head baseball coach after a 2-14 start to the 2025 season.
Rice fires head coach José Cruz Jr., just four weeks into college baseball season
Rice has fired José Cruz Jr., just four weeks in the college baseball season, the school announced Tuesday. Cruz, in his fourth season as head coach at his alma mater, was off to a 2-14 start, including getting outscored 41-10 by powerhouses Texas A&M,
Rice University parts ways with legendary coach José Cruz Jr. amid 10-game skid
Rice University parted ways with head baseball coach José Cruz Jr., the school announced Thursday. Pitching coach Parker Bangs will take over as interim head coach, effective immediately. "I do not take lightly the dismissal of a legendary Owl such as Coach Cruz,

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No. 13 Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Takes Down Rice
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