THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2026: Appeared in 11 games with one start for the Lions ... Finished the season with a 2.25 ERA ... Threw 16.0 innings and struck out eight batters while allowing four earned runs ... Held opponents to a .214 batting average ... Most notable outing came against No. 2 Lipscomb in the ASUN Postseason Tournament with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth ... Rice struck out one before forcing a groundout to first to keep the tie.

ECSU 2025: Appeared in 14 games, pitching 15 innings ... Allowed 15 hits, seven walks, and recorded 27 strikeouts ... Had a 2.40 ERA and a 1-1 record, allowing zero home runs ... Led team with five saves ... Named to the Little East All-Academic Team ... Named to the All-Little East Conference Second Team ... Received the ECSU Departmental Scholar Athlete Award.

ECSU 2024: Appeared in 12 games as a pitcher ... Threw 17.0 innings and recorded a win-loss of 3-0 with an era 2.65 ... Allowed six runs on 10 hits ... Struck out 17 batters and walked four.

UCONN AVERY POINT 22-23: Transferred from UConn Avery Point after playing two years for their program as a Utility player ... He appeared in 32 games (starting all) where he batted .373 and recorded 41 hits on 100 at bats … Scoring 32 runs and 39 RBIs and recording 10 doubles and clubbing 6 home runs for a SLG% of .627 and an OB% of .461 and nine stolen bases … as a Pitcher he appeared in three games (starting two) recording a two win and one loss ratio with a 3.46 ERA allowing eight hits, eight runs (five earned), five walks, one home run, and 11 strikeouts on 13 innings pitched … in the field he had 35 putouts, five assists and three errors for a FLD% of .930 …

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Leo Veleas at Berlin High School in Berlin, Connecticut ... During Rice's time there, he played infield, outfield, and pitcher, and participated in two Class L state runner up team finishes ... Also competed in indoor track and cross country in high school ... was awarded All Academic team in indoor track... graduated from Berlin High School in 2021.

PERSONAL: Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut; hometown is Berlin, Connecticut ... Graduate student majoring in Sport and Recreational Management ... Son of Rachel and Chris Rice ... Has one sibling, Ella Rice ... Father, Chris Rice, was a pitcher at Lynchburg College ... Plays the piano.

STATS AT NORTH ALABAMA
Year       APP     GS    CG    W-L    SV    ERA       IP      H     R    ER    BB    SO    HP
2026        11        1       0      1-0      1      2.25     16.0     12     5     4       6       8       3  
Career     11        1       0      1-0      1      2.25     16.0     12     5     4       6       8       3