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Jersey Number 5
Trent Rice
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Macomb, Mich.
- High School:
- Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic HS
- Prev School:
- Oakland
CAREER: Came to MSU after two seasons (2024-25) at Oakland.
2026 (JUNIOR): Played in 30 games and made 17 starts, with seven starts in right field, seven at DH and three in center field ... Four appearances came as a pinch runner ... Hit .254 with 17 hits, including three doubles, adding 14 runs scored and three RBI ... Swiped three stolen bases ... Added nine walks ... Logged multiple hits in three games, all with two hits, first on March 14 at Rutgers, going 2-for-3 with both hits coming on doubles, scoring two runs and drawing one walk ... Went 2-for-4 on March 21 vs. Iowa with two runs scored and added a 2-for-6 outing on April 4 at Northwestern ... Logged a four-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-March 4), and added a five-game reached base streak (March 14-21) ... Made 27 putouts and one assist in outfield.
PRIOR TO MSU: Played two seasons (2024-2025) at Oakland ... Played in 110 games at OU, starting 92, posting a .253 average with 90 runs, knocking 16 doubles, four triples and six home runs in her two seasons ... Swiped 80 stolen bases in the two seasons with 41 as a freshman and 39 as a sophomore ... Set the Oakland single-season stolen bases record (41) in 2024, passing Mike Armstrong (1995) who had the record at 33.
SOPHOMORE (2025): Earned honorable mention Horizon League All-Academic accolades ... Played in 55 games ... Posted a .253 average, slashing .255/.390/.365 with 46 hits, including 11 doubles, three triples and four HR, with 29 RBI, adding 25 walks and 43 runs ... Swiped 39 stolen bases ... Snagged two stolen bases as part of Oakland breaking program record with 12 stolen bases in game vs. Youngstown State (May 23) ... Stole three bases and also scored three runs in a game vs. Milwaukee (May 16) ... Led off an inning with a home run vs. Youngstown State (May 21).
FRESHMAN (2024): Earned Horizon League All-Freshman Team accolades ... Set the all-time single-season record for most stolen bases in a season as he passed Mike Armstrong (1995) who had the record at 33 ... Played in 55 of Oakland’s 58 games, starting 42 games ... Slashed .253/.355/.356 ... Recorded two home runs and 22 RBI ... Swiped 41 stolen bases ... Posted a career-high four stolen bases in with over Rochester (March 12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic ... Was MHSBCA Division 4 Player of the Year ... Was a two-time MHSBCA Division 4 First Team All-State honoree (2021, 2022) ... Named the 2022 Cold Weather Bats (CWB) Division 4 Player of the Year ... Played club baseball for Indiana Prospects ... Also played football and basketball at MCCMC.
PERSONAL: Son of Nicole and Bryen Rice ... Younger brother, Daniel, is freshman outfielder on Lansing Community College baseball team ... Lists greatest athletic experience as his first weekend starting as a freshman at Oakland because he realized that he belonged at this level and has potential to play baseball beyond college ... Lists his dad as biggest baseball influence because of how much he cared and worked with him whenever wanted to while growing up and the reason for his hard work ethic ... Majoring in kinesiology.
2026 (JUNIOR): Played in 30 games and made 17 starts, with seven starts in right field, seven at DH and three in center field ... Four appearances came as a pinch runner ... Hit .254 with 17 hits, including three doubles, adding 14 runs scored and three RBI ... Swiped three stolen bases ... Added nine walks ... Logged multiple hits in three games, all with two hits, first on March 14 at Rutgers, going 2-for-3 with both hits coming on doubles, scoring two runs and drawing one walk ... Went 2-for-4 on March 21 vs. Iowa with two runs scored and added a 2-for-6 outing on April 4 at Northwestern ... Logged a four-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-March 4), and added a five-game reached base streak (March 14-21) ... Made 27 putouts and one assist in outfield.
PRIOR TO MSU: Played two seasons (2024-2025) at Oakland ... Played in 110 games at OU, starting 92, posting a .253 average with 90 runs, knocking 16 doubles, four triples and six home runs in her two seasons ... Swiped 80 stolen bases in the two seasons with 41 as a freshman and 39 as a sophomore ... Set the Oakland single-season stolen bases record (41) in 2024, passing Mike Armstrong (1995) who had the record at 33.
SOPHOMORE (2025): Earned honorable mention Horizon League All-Academic accolades ... Played in 55 games ... Posted a .253 average, slashing .255/.390/.365 with 46 hits, including 11 doubles, three triples and four HR, with 29 RBI, adding 25 walks and 43 runs ... Swiped 39 stolen bases ... Snagged two stolen bases as part of Oakland breaking program record with 12 stolen bases in game vs. Youngstown State (May 23) ... Stole three bases and also scored three runs in a game vs. Milwaukee (May 16) ... Led off an inning with a home run vs. Youngstown State (May 21).
FRESHMAN (2024): Earned Horizon League All-Freshman Team accolades ... Set the all-time single-season record for most stolen bases in a season as he passed Mike Armstrong (1995) who had the record at 33 ... Played in 55 of Oakland’s 58 games, starting 42 games ... Slashed .253/.355/.356 ... Recorded two home runs and 22 RBI ... Swiped 41 stolen bases ... Posted a career-high four stolen bases in with over Rochester (March 12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic ... Was MHSBCA Division 4 Player of the Year ... Was a two-time MHSBCA Division 4 First Team All-State honoree (2021, 2022) ... Named the 2022 Cold Weather Bats (CWB) Division 4 Player of the Year ... Played club baseball for Indiana Prospects ... Also played football and basketball at MCCMC.
PERSONAL: Son of Nicole and Bryen Rice ... Younger brother, Daniel, is freshman outfielder on Lansing Community College baseball team ... Lists greatest athletic experience as his first weekend starting as a freshman at Oakland because he realized that he belonged at this level and has potential to play baseball beyond college ... Lists his dad as biggest baseball influence because of how much he cared and worked with him whenever wanted to while growing up and the reason for his hard work ethic ... Majoring in kinesiology.
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