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Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – Jun 18

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The 2025 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are making the most of their time in The Show. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls.

Dane Myers – Miami Marlins

Game after game, Myers’ incredible season just keeps getting better and better. He’s moved well past a strong month and good fortune and has become a force for the Marlins on both sides of the ball. For one, he’s one of the most consistent hitters in the sport right now:

And if that wasn’t enough, he’s playing Gold Glove caliber defense in center field too:

What began as a feel-good story is a deserving case for an All Star bid. A gentle reminder, you can vote for him up to five times a day using this link. Fun fact: Juan Soto has a .861 OPS. Myers’ is at .862.

Through June 18, Myers is hitting .333 with 11 extra-base hits, eight walks and 32 strikeouts. His OPS is .862 and he’s collected 18 RBI.

Injured List

Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels

Rendon is slated to miss a significant amount of time following him surgery this spring. The bad news is another bump in an injury-plagued stint with the Angels; Rendon missed a chunk of last season with an oblique strain.

Matt Canterino – Twins AAA

Canterino was thought to have a real chance to crack the big league roster at some point this season, converting himself to a reliver this offseason in hopes of limiting the stress on his arm and preserving his health. Unfortunately, he’s set to miss a third consecutive season, undergoing shoulder surgery in early March. The Twins since released him and signed him to a minor league contract while he rehabs.

Knocking on the Door

The following Owls began the season in AAA:

  • Tristan Gray – Charlotte Knights (White Sox)
  • Evan Kravetz – Louisville Bats (Reds)
  • Glenn Otto – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Astros)
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Hope for Little Guys: Lessons from a Coastal Carolina baseball Omaha run

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Rice Baseball was an Omaha regular not that long ago. Now, another blue-clad, small school program is there to bring hope to those outside the big leagues.

A small university outside of the so-called “power” leagues is heading to the College World Series Championship Game. In an ever-changing collegiate landscape dominated by the biggest brands with the biggest wallets, a blue-tinted, avian-endorsed program looks every bit like the juggernauts from the SEC, ACC and elsewhere it’s gone through to this point, despite having an enrollment right around 10,000 students.

The year? 2025. The school? Coastal Carolina. But if you squint just a little bit, the not-so-Cinderella run of the Chanticleers mirrors another program readers of this site might have more familiarity with: Rice baseball.

If there was ever a doubt that a small school can hire great coaches and build a team with enough talent to contend for a national championship in college baseball — and to do so on a recurring basis — The Chanticleers should serve as a proof that the dream is vey much so still alive.

Unlike these teal-colored birds, the darker hued Owls were fixtures in the College World Series, making seven appearances in Omaha from 1997 to 2008, winning the national championship in 2003. Coastal Carolina, by comparison, made one appearance in 2016 — when they took home the title — before making a return trip this year where they await an SEC foe.

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In a world dominated by gaudy NIL budgets, superstars and 10,000 seat stadiums, schools like Coastal Carolina (and Rice) have proven it can be done. But it takes investment, recruiting, talent retention and even a little bit of luck. Coastal wouldn’t have ripped off 26 consecutive victories without some good fortune. It’s a hard recipe to master, but it’s possible.

While Rice baseball didn’t make the trip to Omaha this year, Owl fans might want to tune in to the championship anyhow. The Chanticleers are there to offer up some hope that the glory days might yet have some life in them still.

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Rice Baseball: 2025 Summer Ball mid-June update

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Rice baseball players scattered across the country for Summer Ball leagues. Here’s how each has performed so far this offseason.

Pitchers

Three Rice baseball pitchers will be teammates this summer. Micah Davis, Nolan Roycraft and Caleb Williams are all playing for the Wilmington Sharks. None of the pitchers boast outstanding stat lines at the moment, but keep in mind the summer is the perfect laboratory to test out different approaches and pitches. A 0.00 ERA is nice, but not necessarily the ultimate goal for a successful summer.

Pitching Stats

Hitters

Robson is off to the hottest start of the Owls at the plate so far this summer, hitting .263 across 14 games with the Kelowna Falcons. Five walks along the way have his OPS up to .333, something worth monitoring for a player who eased up toward the leadoff position at the tail end of the Rice baseball regular season with his speed. Motley and Eldridge are each off to more modest starts, although Eldridge has showcased some power with four extra base hits in 11 games including two dingers.

Hitting Stats

In Case You Missed It

Follow all the latest updates with Rice baseball alums in the big leagues and periodic minor league updates on the Baseball page. For our Patreon subscribers, be sure to check out the 2025 Rice Baseball Season Reviews of the Starting Pitching as well as the bullpen and the lineup. There’s also an update on where the Owls stand in the Transfer Portal.

If you have any additional information to share regarding other Rice baseball players in action this summer, contact us here.

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The Roost Podcast | Ep 201 – 2025 Rice Football Opponent Previews: FAU

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The 2025 Rice Football season previews march on. This week, we’re joined by Kevin Fielder to talk FAU and their new head coach, Zach Kittley.

The third edition of our Rice Football opponent summer preview series is in your podcast feeds. Returning guest Kevin Fielder, an FAU alum who’s covered college sports at various outlets, popped in to talk about the new-look Owls and discuss the right (and wrong) approaches to program building in modern college football.

You can find previous episodes on the podcast page. For now, give a listen to Episode 201.

Episode Notes

DCTF

The Roost Podcast is now part of the Dave Campbell’s Republic of Football Podcast Network. You’ll still get the same content with the same hosts, but now under the DCTF banner.

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Rice Football Opponent Preview: FAU

  • Who is Zach Kittley and why did FAU hire him?
  • The air raid scheme and the transfer portal
  • Aiming for the ceiling or respectability (The Skip Holtz Conundrum)
  • How much defense is necessary for this program?
  • The Lightning Round

Where can you find us?

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Rice Football Recruiting: EDGE JD Singletary commits to Owls

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The 2026 Rice Football recruiting class has added another pass rusher to its ranks. Middletown (OH) edge JD Singletary has committed to the Owls.

The defensive front is looking rather nice as far as the 2026 Rice Football recruiting class is concerned. Following a commitment from defensive end Quincy Tchikou to kick off the month of June, the Owls had added another potential difference-maker in the trenches. Milddletown (OH) Edge JD Singletary has committed to the Owls.

Singletary had already racked up more than a dozen offers before he’d decided to shut it down in favor of the Owls. Rice beat out offers from Kentucky, West Virginia, Appalachian State, Marshall, Toledo, Temple and others.

The summer months typically mark the heart of the recruiting calendar with official visits and camps scattered throughout the next several weeks. To get Singletary and Tchikou in the fold as building blocks for the class is a tremendous accomplishment. That tandem, along with offensive skill pieces and a quarterback of the future in Aiden Smalls has Rice set up for a impressive first full class under head coach Scott Abell and his staff.

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Singletary is a disruptor in every sense of the word. His film demonstrates a cavalcade of sacks and pressures, using a variety of tools to beat his man and find his way into the offensive backfield. His 6-foot-3, 220-pound frame should be fertile soil as he develops at the next level.

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