Rice University parts ways with legendary coach José Cruz Jr

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 head coach José Cruz Jr., just four weeks into college baseball season
Rice just celebrated its first Wayne Graham Day on Friday, celebrating the coach who lifted the school's baseball program to national prominence. The street leading to Reckling Park was renamed Wayne Graham Way after the man who led Rice to seven College World Series trips and a national title in 2023.
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 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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