RoughRiders break records in Englert's debut
Mason Englert's Double-A debut couldn't have gone any better. He managed to shut down the Sod Poodles where the ball is known to fly out of the park. It's not a friendly park to pitchers. The RoughRiders line-up also broke a couple of franchise records. They scored eleven runs in the top of the 5th inning for the most runs scored in an inning. After the top of the 6th they had tallied 20 runs. They ended the game with a new-high of 21 runs which is the most runs in franchise history. I'm not s
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
Zak Kent pitched 7 brilliant innings
Frisco, TX- The RoughRiders needed a strong pitching performance from Zak Kent last night. What they got was a brilliant outing from him. He matched his season-high in innings pitched when he last pitched 7 innings against the Wind Surge. A crowd of 5,986 was on hand to watch Zak Kent's dominance on the mound. The RoughRiders once again found the scoreboard first scoring both of their runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The RoughRiders first run came after Josh Stowers scored on a passed ba
5 Reasons Ragans and Thompson Gave the Rangers Hope
Even though the Texas Rangers have had it rough in the American League West, they have shown some signs of life lately. One big reason for that has been the play of two of their top prospects: Cole Ragans and Bubba Thompson. Ragans, a left-handed starter, has been impressive, especially in his first start. In his three starts, he's gone 0-2 with a 5.02 ERA in 14.1 innings, and he's struck out 7 batters. Thompson, an outfielder, has been even better. He's hitting .250/.304/.269/.573 with five R
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
Frisco RoughRiders get their 60th win
It took the Frisco RoughRiders 113 games to get their 60th win of the season. The RoughRiders won 7-4 against the Corpus Christi Hooks and move to 60-53 on the season. They sit 2.5 games behind the 1st place Midland RockHounds in the 2nd half of the season with 25 games left to play. Left-hander Avery Weems got the start for the RoughRiders yesterday. The Hooks countered with right-hander Adrian Chaidez. For Weems, it was his 1st start since July 16th. Weems pitched 4 innings, allowing two ru
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
Rangers 8, White Sox 0: Garcia and the Victory of the Rangers
August 6, in Arlington, Texas, the Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-0 on Saturday at Globe Life Field. Garcia has been responsible for driving in five of the Rangers' eight runs, and his bat is starting to heat up. Fans are hoping that Garcia can keep up his recent offensive success. This series will be over after Sunday's game 4. The game will be commenced by Lucas Giolito, who has a 7-6 record and a 5.06 earned run average (ERA). On the other hand, Spencer Howard will open the g
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