Los Quesos rally late for a 4-3 victory
The Frisco RoughRiders, playing as the Los Quesos Frisco, took down the Tulsa Drillers 4-3 on Thursday night from Riders Field. Trailing 2-0 into the fifth, the Riders rallied to win their much-needed second game in a row with the post-season on the line. Los Quesos got an outstanding outing from Cody Bradford and good relief pitching from Justin Slaten (H,3) who went 2 innings walk 2 strikeouts. And Grant Wolfram (S,2) who went 2 innings 2 hits, run, walk. 24-year-old Cody Bradford (W, 9-7)
Mason Englert wins Pitcher of Month
Texas Rangers pitching prospect, Mason Englert, as expected and predicted by me was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of Month of August! The 22-year-old Forney native was drafted by the Rangers in the 4th round (119 overall) of the 2018 draft. Mason won back-to-back Pitcher of the week awards in August! Mason had a 3-1 win-loss record in 24.2 innings. He only gave up 5 runs on 7 hits, 6 walks and 21 strikeouts and he held opposing batters to an impressive .086 average and 0.53 WHIP. Mason h
Ryan Garcia named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week
24-year-old right-hander Ryan Garcia was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for Aug 22-28! The Texas Rangers selected Garcia in the 2nd round (50th) of the 2019 draft from UCLA. On August 28th against the Fredericksburg Nationals, Ryan pitched 5 scoreless and no-hit innings with 4 strikeouts. He threw 72 pitches/49 strikes and 23 balls. This is also Ryan Garcia's first professional win. In 12 starts he has a 1-2 win-loss record with a 2.31 ERA in 46 innings and 59 strikeouts. In his l
Mason Englert wins back-to-back Pitcher of the Week
Former Texas A&M commit, Mason Englert, was named the South Atlantic Pitcher of the Week AGAIN. The Texas Rangers selected Mason in the 4th round of the 2018 draft (119th overall). On August 18th, Mason pitched against the Winston-Salem Dash and threw 6 no-hit innings. He issued 1 walk and struckout 3! In his last 2 outings Mason has pitched a total of 13 innings, ZERO HITS, 3 walks and struckout 9 batters. For the Month of August Mason is 3-0 0.45 ERA 3 Starts 20 innings 2 hits 1 run 4 walks
Local Player is the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the week!
22-year-old Forney Texas native RHP Mason Englert wins South Atlantic League Pitcher of the week for his August 11th outing against the Greenville Drive. Mason and reliever Theo McDowell combined for a No-Hitter. It was the Crawdads 2nd No-hitter of the season. Mason threw 7 no-hit innings and issued only 2 walks. He struckout 6 batters throwing 93 pitches: 61 strikes and 32 balls. Mason, a former Texas A&M commit was drafted in the 4th round of the 2018 draft (119th overall pick) and decided
Frisco gets their 2nd shutout victory this week
Frisco got 7 shutout innings from Cody Bradford (W,8-6) last night in their 7-0 victory over the Missions. Cody pitched 7 innings of 3 hit baseball with 9 strikeouts. The RoughRiders got plenty of offense from 2nd baseman Luisangel Acuna who went 3-5 with 3 RBI and was a homer away from hitting for the cycle. The RoughRiders got 2 hits and an RBI a piece from Catcher David Garcia and left fielder Jax Biggers. Three consecutive scoring innings for the RoughRiders started in the 3rd inning than
Frisco ran out of outs in 5-3 defeat
The Frisco RoughRiders out hit the Missions 7-5. Frisco pitching struck out 10 Missions batters while only striking out 6 times. Frisco got 3 runners thrown out on the bases while the Missions didn’t have any thrown out. The Biggest difference tonight between the 2 teams was Frisco WALKED 8 Missions hitters while Frisco walked 3 times. Frisco's starter Jack Leiter had a rough 1st inning. He loaded the bases on walks then struckout the next batter, then allowed a 2-run single to put RoughRider
Rangers Minor League players of the Month: July
July was a big month for Texas Rangers' minor league players, with several players being named 'Player of the Month'. Hickory’s INF Thomas Saggese was named Player of the Month of July. Thomas hit .377 with 5 home runs, 19 RBI, 5 doubles, 1 triple and 2 steals. Thomas ,20, was the Rangers 5th rd pick in 2020 #145 overall from Carlsbad, CA. For the season Thomas has a .309 batting average with 13 homers, 53 RBI and 11 steals. Down East Pitcher Mitch Bratt was named Starting Pitcher of The M
RoughRiders get their 9th shutout victory
The Frisco RoughRiders used four pitchers to combine for a two-hit shutout victory last night. It was their 9th shutout win of the season. Frisco starter Tim Brennan (W, 5-3) pitched 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 1 hit and striking out 3 on 58 total pitches: 41 strikes to 17 balls. In August in two starts Tim has a 2-0 win-loss record. He's allowed one run in 12 innings pitched 7 hits, ZERO walks and 5 strikeouts. This also makes two quality starts in a row for Tim Brennan. Brennan got
Bubba Thompson gets the call.
The 24-year-old Round Rock Express outfielder, Bubba Thompson, got the call that every ball player dreams about. I'd imagine for it to go something like this. Express Manager Matt Hagen says," hey Bubba could you come into my office?" "Bubba the Rangers are calling you up to the big leagues. Congratulations!" Bubba Thompson was the Texas Rangers 1st round pick (26 overall) in the 2017 MLB draft from Mc Gill-Toolen Catholic in Mobile Alabama. Bubba has done more than anybody could ask for whil