Northwestern State Professional Athletes

Northwestern State Alumni Report | MLB | Sept. 20–26, 2026

When teams are fighting for position in the final weeks of the season, roster depth becomes everything. For the Cleveland Guardians, Northwestern State alum David Fry is making a case to be part of that equation.

Fry strung together hits in three consecutive games this week — Sept. 22, Sept. 24, and Sept. 25 — turning in some of his most impactful work of the season at exactly the right time.

The biggest moment came Friday in a wild 12-9 slugfest against the Kansas City Royals. Fry went deep — adding a home run to go along with two RBI and a run scored — as Cleveland's offense erupted for a big night. He wasn't alone in the carnage: Angel Martinez (2-for-5, four RBI) and José Ramírez (two RBI) also starred, but Fry's long ball was a key building block in a victory that underscored Cleveland's late-season firepower. Austin Hedges also homered in the game, giving the Guardians two players with round-trippers on the night.

Earlier in the week, Fry contributed a clutch RBI single in Cleveland's 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 22, a tighter affair in which every run mattered. Parker Messick struck out five batters across five innings, and Angel Martinez went 3-for-4, but Fry's RBI proved part of the winning margin in a game Cleveland ultimately took on a Nathaniel Lowe walk-off knock.

Fry is hitting .194 on the season — a number that reflects the part-time nature of his role — but this three-game stretch demonstrates the kind of situational production that earns trust in a pennant race. For a Demon Deacons product out of Natchitoches, Louisiana, appearing in the middle of a contender's late-September lineup says something about how far he's come.

No other Northwestern State alumni had statistically notable weeks in the research window. Alex Makarewich (Dodgers, P) and Adam Oller (Marlins, P) are both on active rosters, but neither surfaced in the game logs for this period.

The focus this week belongs to Fry — and the Guardians look happy to have him.

Northwestern State's David Fry didn't just show up during Cleveland's most important series of the week — he showed out.

The Guardians catcher/outfielder was in the middle of the action across a high-stakes mid-week set against the division-leading Chicago White Sox, providing the kind of clutch contributions that make or break September races.

Monday, Sept. 14 — Fry Strikes First

Fry got things started with a home run on Monday night, driving in two runs in a game Cleveland would ultimately drop 3-7. The solo performance didn't save the Guardians that evening, but it signaled that the Northwestern State product was dialed in at exactly the right time.

Tuesday, Sept. 15 — The Winning Run

One night later, Fry's legs mattered as much as his bat. He reached base and came around to score on Brayan Rocchio's walk-off two-run double to left field, helping Cleveland escape with a 6-5 thriller to even the series at one. The victory was equal parts dramatic and necessary — the White Sox entered the week as division leaders, making every game in the series feel like a playoff preview.

Wednesday, Sept. 16 — Keeping the Pressure On

Fry contributed again in the series finale on Wednesday, drawing a walk and scoring a run in a 6-3 Cleveland win. Three consecutive games with a run scored against a division rival in September is exactly the kind of sustained presence that earns a roster spot in the postseason picture.

Rounding Out the Week

Fry capped the stretch with a solid Saturday showing against Oakland — going 1-for-the-game with 2 RBI and a run scored in a comfortable 12-6 Guardians victory. His batting average sits at .189 on the season, but the raw numbers don't tell the full story of a player who has consistently put himself in position to score in the most consequential moments of Cleveland's week.

For Northwestern State fans tracking their alumni across professional baseball, Fry's week in Cleveland is the marquee storyline. The Demons don't produce MLB regulars every season, and watching Fry carve out a meaningful role on a contender — in the heat of a division race, no less — is a legitimate point of Natchitoches pride.

The Guardians' other active MLB alumni, Alex Makarewich (Dodgers) and Adam Oller (Marlins), did not have notable activity to report during this period.

Fry and the Guardians continue their push toward the postseason. For a former Northwestern State Demon, the brightest lights of a September pennant race are looking a lot like home.