With the regular season winding down and playoff positioning on the line, Rice alumnus Dane Myers delivered exactly the kind of swing Cincinnati needed.
The Reds center fielder went deep against Atlanta on Tuesday, September 22, logging a solo home run, an RBI, and a run scored in a 4-run Cincinnati outing. The blast kept Myers' batting average steady at .260 — a mark that reflects a quietly productive season for the former Owl in the heart of a late-September pennant chase.
The week wasn't all highlights. Myers went hitless Sunday in a 1-9 blowout loss to Chicago, and Wednesday against Atlanta he went 0-for-2 at the plate, though he drew a walk and saw his average dip slightly to .257. That kind of week — one flash of power bookended by quieter nights — is the reality of baseball's grind in September, when rosters expand and lineups churn. Myers has held his spot.
For Rice fans tracking the broader MLB alumni footprint, Myers is the most active name on the diamond right now. Evan Kravetz, a fellow Owl on the Reds roster, is a bullpen arm for Cincinnati but did not appear in the game log this week. The rest of the active Rice alumni — JT Chargois in Texas, Tyler Duffey in Kansas City, Hayden Durke in Arizona, Tristan Gray in Minnesota, and Anthony Rendon in Anaheim — had no notable activity surface in the research window.
Myers remains the story. A .260 average with pop, contributing in a meaningful late-season game for a team still fighting — that's the kind of résumé line that earns a roster spot heading into the offseason conversation. Rice's baseball program has a long tradition of producing professional-caliber outfielders, and Myers is adding to that ledger one September at-bat at a time.
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