Jack Leiter shines in Frisco start
Jack Leiter looked like the ace of the future on Wednesday night, pitching six scoreless innings for the Frisco RoughRiders against the Midland RockHounds. Leiter struck out seven and walked two, allowing just three hits. He threw 91 pitches, 60 of which were for strikes and sat at 94-97 with his fastball. The RoughRiders were able to take advantage of Leiter's brilliant outing and won the game by a final of 4-1. They move back over the .500 mark by improving to 13-12. Leiter's start was the o
THE GOOD, the bad, the ugly
With the Rangers heading to Anaheim for a 3 game series with the 2nd place Angels, let’s look at the season so far as the first month of Baseball has ended. The Good The Rangers are on top in the AL West. The AL’s Rookie of the month of April Josh Jung is on fire defensively and, racking heat of the bat batting .275 avg. and 8 homeruns we see the potential in a “Jung “ star. Jonah Heim has improved defensively and also hitting bombs in the batters box batting .294 and 6 homeruns , and and o
Cody Bradford Wins Pacific Coast League POTM
25-year-old left-handed pitcher Cody Bradford, a 2019 sixth-round draft pick out of Baylor University, has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Month for April. Bradford, a native of Aledo, Texas, went 5-0 with a 0.64 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched in April. He also had a 0.74 WHIP. This is Bradford's first season in AAA after spending last year in AA Frisco. In 26 starts for Frisco in 2022, Bradford went 10-7 with a 5.01 ERA, 114 innings pitched, 114 hits allowed,
Wood Ducks RHP Joseph Montalvo Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week
Wood Ducks pitcher, 20-year-old Joseph Montalvo, a 2021 20th-round pick of the Texas Rangers, was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for April 24-30. The right-hander from Central Pointe Christian in Kissimmee, Florida, is 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA in three appearances (one start) this season. In 13 innings, he struck out 16 and walked nine. In his lone start (April 25th), Montalvo pitched six innings of one-hit ball, striking out six and walking two. He did not allow a run. This performa
Express Walk Off on Rafael Ortega's Home Run
The Round Rock Express defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 6-5 on Friday night in walk-off fashion. Rafael Ortega hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Express the win. The Express got out to an early lead, scoring two runs in the 2nd and adding one run in the 3rd and 4th. The Isotopes scored a run in the 3rd and put up three runs in the 7th to tie the game at 4-4 and send it to extras. This win put the Express back into the win column after losing on Thursday. They im
Tekoah Roby earns 1st Double-A win
Texas Rangers pitching prospect Tekoah Roby dominated the Amarillo Sod Poodles over 5 innings, earning his 1st Double-A win in his 4th start of the season. Jax Biggers had the big knock in the game, delivering a grand slam in the top of the 6th for the RoughRiders to win 5-1 in Hodgetown in Amarillo. Roby (1-2, 5.79) allowed just 1 run on 4 hits and a walk. He struck out 8 batters in his 5 innings of work. Besides the lead-off home run he gave up in the bottom of the 1st, the right-hander was i
Cody Bradford leads the minors with 5 wins
Round Rock, TX - Texas Rangers prospect Cody Bradford continued his impressive start to the season on Wednesday, winning his 5th game for the Triple-A Round Rock Express. Bradford went 5 innings, allowing only 3 hits with 4 strikeouts. He now leads all of minor league baseball in wins. Bradford, a 25-year-old left-hander, was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round (175th) of the 2019 MLB Draft. In 2022, Bradford made 26 starts for Double-A Frisco, posting a 5.01 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 11
Owen White tosses Frisco's first quality start
It should come as no surprise that Texas Rangers pitching prospect, Owen White, tossed the first quality start of the season for the Frisco RoughRiders. Unfortunately, the RoughRiders didn't hold the lead that he had left in tact. What is really impressive thing about Owen White's quality start, is where it happened. Hodgetown is a notoriously hitter-friendly ballpark. White, held the Sod Poodles off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 6th when Tristin English singled to score Neyfy Castillo
RoughRiders split DH with the Travelers
FRISCO, TX - The weather was was perfect for baseball at Riders Field in Frisco on Friday. The RoughRiders split the double-header against the Arkansas Travelers. The first game was a continuation of the suspended game from Thursday. The RoughRiders won by a final of 13-5. A scare in the game came in the bottom of the 8th inning, when Texas Rangers' top prospect, Evan Carter was hit by a pitch. He didn't play in the second game of the DH and that had some fans concerned. Antoine Kelly (1-0,
Rangers Kumar Rocker wins pitcher of the week
Congratulations to Texas Rangers pitching prospect, Kumar Rocker, who was selected as the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for April 10-16. Kumar was selected by the Rangers with the 3rd overall pick in the 2022 draft. In his first start on April 11th, Kumar (W,1-0) went 5 innings giving up only 2 hits and striking out 8. He threw 53 pitches - 42 strikes - 11 balls! In his 2nd start, he pitched 3 innings, giving up 2 hits, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. Kumar threw only 38 pitches - 25 str