News Briefs

News Briefs

RICE NEWS OFFICE
June 25, 1998

Fondren Library to Be Closed July 3-6

Fondren Library will be closed during the Fourth of July weekend, July 3-6,
while new HVAC equipment is being installed and tested. Libris, Fondren Library’s
online catalog, will not be accessible during the long weekend due to re-indexing.
However, remote access to indexes and full-text resources available over the
Internet via the library’s Web page will be available.

For information call the library’s reference desk at (713) 285-5119 or see:
http://riceinfo.rice.edu/Fondren.

Thames Named ‘Player of the Year’

Rice shortstop Damon Thames was named college baseball "Player of the
Year" by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The junior transfer
student from San Jacinto College-North hit .424, with 26 home runs, and led
the nation with 115 RBIs. He tied an NCAA record with 36 doubles. Thames was
drafted by the New York Yankees but may return for another season with the Owls.

Thames is the second Rice slugger in two years to win national player of the
year honors. Last year first baseman Lance Berkman won a similar award from
the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Owls center fielder Bubba Crosby was also selected as an ABCA first-team All-American.
Crosby hit .394 with 25 home runs and 91 RBIs and had a 30-game hitting streak.
Crosby was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers.