Three Texas Rangers prospects win player of the week honors for June 20-26
June is one of the busiest months of the baseball season where we see the first promotions of prospects. And while it’s easy to get caught up in major-league action, there are still plenty of noteworthy performances taking place at Triple-A , Double-A, High-A and Low-A levels. That’s especially true for the Texas Rangers, who have three prospects capturing weekly honors for their stellar play over the week of June 20-26. LHP Cole Ragans - Triple-A: Pacific Coast League Cole Ragans has been on
RoughRiders lose 8-4 but win series against the Travelers
The RoughRiders line-up hit two home runs in Sunday's early afternoon game but it wasn't enough to lift them past the Arkansas Travelers (Mariners). The RoughRiders lost 8-4 but won four games of the six game series. This is the first series in June the RoughRiders have won. Right-hander Tim Brennan got the start for the RoughRiders and gave up a season-high six runs (five earned) on five hits, one walk and four strikeouts in his three innings. The RoughRiders were able to scratch across three
Owen White impresses in Double-A debut
As you can see, we've been a little obsessed with Owen White recently. He made his highly-anticipated Double-A debut for the RoughRiders against the Arkansas Travelers (Mariners) tonight and he didn't disappoint. They say the going from High-A to Double-A is the hardest jump for a pitcher to make. Considering that, he was pretty impressive. White threw all of his pitches: Fastball, Slider, Change, Curveball and hit as high as 98 mph on the fastball. White was very efficient early on, needing o
RoughRiders win 7-4 over Travelers and guarantee split series
The Frisco RoughRiders won 7-4 over the Arkansas Travelers last night. The win guarantees they at least split at series as they have won three out of the four games played so far. They are now at a 35-32 record and on pace to finish the season at 72-66 which would be their best record since 2014 when they finished in 1st place with a 80-59 record. Jack Leiter made his 13th appearance and 12th start of the season yesterday. He pitched 4 innings allowing two runs on two hits, five walks and four
Owen White set to make Double-A debut
The Frisco RoughRiders have a few pitching prospects that figure to be part of the Rangers future rotation. Recently promoted, Owen White, ranked number eight in the Rangers system, will make his highly-anticipated Double-A debut on Saturday June 25th against the Arkansas Travelers. White joins a potent Frisco RoughRiders rotation including the Texas Rangers number one prospect, Jack Leiter, Cody Bradford, Tim Brennan and Avery Weems. Zak Kent and Justin Slaten were recently placed on the 7-Day
Express shutout the Dodgers in their 4 hit win
The Round Rock Express line-up got a lot of help from their Pitchers last night in a 1-0 victory over the OKC Dodgers! The Express managed only 4 hits while 4 Express pitchers combined on a 3 hitter! The game was tied at 0-0 until the 6th inning. In the top of the 6th the Express scored the only score run of the night thanks to a sac-fly from designated hitter Nick Solak that scored centerfielder Bubba Thompson from 3rd. The 6 inning started with Bubba Thompson getting on 1st thanks to a error
RoughRiders win in a exciting finish
Frisco's offense wasn't at their best as they only managed three hits in their 3-2 victory over the Arkansas Travelers last night. However, they certainly made the hits they did get count. Their runs came from Designated hitter Sandro Fabian hitting a 2-run home run and a Justin Foscue sac-fly RBI. The RoughRiders held a 2-0 lead going to the bottom of the 8th. Reliever Grant Anderson (W,4-0) (BS,1) gave up a 2-out 2-run double to the Travelers. We go the the Top of the 9th tied at 2 a piece wi
Could Owen White be promoted soon?
Owen White, the eighth ranked prospect in the Texas Rangers organization, is in line for a promotion to Double-A Frisco. White was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2018 draft. He had the dreaded Tommy John surgery in May of 2019 and was sidelined until the 2021 season and his stock has steadily risen since. White, 22, has been pretty impressive thus far this season for the High-A Hickory Crawdads. In his first eight games he had a 4.99 earned run average in 39.2 innings. He had i
Dallas Black Giants win 5-3 in debut at Riders Field
Frisco, TX- 5,358 fans braved the 97 degree gametime temperature to see the Frisco RoughRiders take the field as the Dallas Black Giants. The RoughRiders welcomed Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball museum to Riders Field to help celebrate Juneteenth. This is one game that I had circled on the calendar since it was announced that Kendrick would be in attendance. The wait didn't disappoint. The RoughRiders Dallas Black Giants uniforms are easily my favorite of the specialty je
Cody Bradford strikes outs season-high 11 batters
Frisco, TX- Left-hander Cody Bradford made his twelfth start of the season for the Frisco RoughRiders and 6,704 fans were in attendance to see him set a season-high with 11 strikeouts. A gametime temperature of 96 degrees didn't keep the a nice crowd- some from Wisconsin- from coming out to Riders Field and watching the Riders climb back over the .500 mark. Bradford threw 29 pitches in the top of the 1st. The RoughRiders had two pitchers warming in the bullpen in case Bradford wasn't able to e