José Cruz, Rice University and baseball

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 makes midseason baseball coaching change
HOUSTON — 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.
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.
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Rice fires baseball head coach Jose Cruz Jr.
Rice Athletics announced the firing of baseball head coach Jose Cruz Jr. on Thursday, less than a month into the season. The baseball team is 2-14 and on a 10-game losing streak, losing three games to Yale over the weekend and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on Monday.
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,
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