Cole Winn
RoughRiders at Arkansas Travelers for 6-game series
The 1st place Frisco RoughRiders (36-18) head to Arkansas to play a six-game series against the Arkansas Travelers (Mariners) at Dickey-Stephens Park. The RoughRiders lost their last game on July 4th to the Midland RockHounds by a final of 3-1 and are 8-2 in their last 10-games. They recently had a club record 11-game win streak, so they've been really difficult to beat recently. They've done it with pitching and timely hitting. The Arkansas Travelers have an overall record of 27-26 and are 5-
Cole Winn and Cole Ragans make the All-Star Futures game
The Texas Rangers have a couple of Cole's that figure to be part of their future. Both Cole Winn and Cole Ragans have been selected to the All-Star Futures Game. Cole Winn, 21, was the Texas Rangers first round pick (15th overall) in 2018. He has been rock-solid for the Frisco RoughRiders this year. He's been leading all of Double-A with a 0.78 WHIP (walks plus hits per inning pitched) and a .113 BAA (batting average against). In his 43.2 innings pitched he has a 2.27 earned run average and has
Riders win ninth straight game on First Responders night
Frisco, Texas June 26th - 4,785 fans made it out to Frisco in the 92 degree heat to watch the Riders win their 9th in a row. Those of us that stuck around saw a wild finish. The RoughRiders won on a interference by the 2nd baseman with the Riders 2nd baseman, Jax Biggers. On the mound Cole Winn looks like the Rangers top pitching prospect. He started the game with a 2-3 record and a 2.56 earned run average. He lowered his ERA to 2.27 and that is 2nd best in the Double-A Central. Through 4 in
Naturals Bobby Witt Jr, hit two home runs in win, one taken away.
The 13-14 Naturals came to town in tow with the # 7 ranked prospect in all of baseball, Bobby Witt Jr. He made his presence known in the top of the 1st when he took the 3rd pitch if his at-bat deep off Cole Winn, the Rangers top pitching prospect. Each team had three home runs. However, the one everyone was talking about on social media was the 2nd one by Bobby Witt Jr. He crushed a ball to Left field but kind of hop-skipped at the plate. The RoughRiders Catcher, Matt Whatley, called for the ba
Missed bats and broken bats: story of the two Cole's
This was an exciting night pitching wise for the Rangers farm system. It was an off-night for the Triple-A club, the Round Rock Express. The Low-A game was postponed by weather. But both High-A and Double-A saw some fantastic pitching. Cole Winn and Cole Ragans both missed bats. Cole Winn Cole Winn made his fifth start for the RoughRiders. He issued a walk in the first inning but didn't allow a hit until the 3rd inning. That hit ended his hitless streak at 8 innings. He got into trouble in t
Cole Winn threw six no-hit innings, Riders win 3-1
Cole Winn threw six no-hit innings and earned the win as the RoughRiders beat Midland RockHounds by a final of 3-1. The crowd of 3,888, not only witnessed Cole's performance but they saw what every baseball fan dreams about: A fox running on the field, right onto the warning track! After a few minutes, it left to go back into hiding in its natural habitat somewhere outside of Momentum Bank Ballpark. On the Mound Winn is having quite the season and with tonight's performance he earned his firs
RoughRiders suffer 1st shutout after brilliant start by Winn
The RoughRiders were handed their first shutout of the season last night after a brilliant start by Winn. A good crowd was on hand, including Colby Lewis, to watch the top pitching prospect in the Rangers farm system. This was my first time to see Cole Winn pitch in person and he didn't disappoint. Most of my time was spent behind the lense of my camera but from my view behind home plate, it seemed that he was getting squeezed on some of his pitches. I was especially impressed when he was able
Top Rangers pitching prospects Cole Winn & Ricky Vanasco added to 60 man
The Texas Rangers have added two of their top pitching prospects to their 60-man player pool. They added right-handers Cole Winn and Ricky Vanasco and assigned them to the alternate training site. Cole Winn MLB currently has Cole Winn listed as the Rangers # 4 ranked prospect - the highest among the pitching prospects. Winn is still very young at just 20 years old. The Rangers drafted him in the first round (15th) in 2018. Winn spent 2019 in Hickory playing for the Crawdads and eded with a 4-