Jack Leiter
Jack Leiter vs Sod Poodles: Notes from His 16th Start of the Season
Jack Leiter made his 16th start of the season on the mound for the Frisco RoughRiders. This was his third start against the Amarillo Sod Poodles this season and the RoughRiders 100th game of the season. In his first outing against the Soddies on June 7, 2022, he pitched 5 innings, giving up 7 runs on 7 hits (2 home runs). He issued 4 walks and struck out 5. Hodgetown is not known to be a pitcher's park. The RoughRiders lost that game by a final of 7-4. In his 2nd outing against Amarillo, Jack
Leiter leads RoughRiders to 4-1 win over Cardinals
It's the Saturday before the MLB trade deadline and the RoughRiders and Springfield Cardinals are playing game five of their six-game series. Some rumors have the Cardinals and Rangers being among the remaining teams possibly in the mix to trade for Nationals star Juan Soto. Jack Leiter led the RoughRiders to a 4-1 win over the Cardinals. Leiter threw six pitches in the 1st inning, retiring the side in order. He had a no-hitter going through four innings. The hit he gave up came in the bottom
RoughRiders get shutout 3-0 today
Despite getting shut out 3-0 today Frisco took two out of three games from the Arkansas Travelers since starting back up after the allstar break. Frisco's starter Jack Leiter (2-8, 6.24) made his 1st start since July 10th. He went 3.1 innings, 2 runs on 4 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts before being replaced by Grant Anderson who went 2/3 of a inning. Anderson allowed both runners to score that Leiter responsible for. Anderson (3.43) allowed one run on three hits in 2/3 of an inning. Frisco got g
Jack Leiter
Jack Leiter is a 22-year-old-right-handed pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He is currently assigned to the Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders. Leiter is the number one ranked prospect in the Texas Rangers system who they selected with their 2nd overall pick in the first round of the 2021 MLB Draft. Leiter is the son of former Major League Baseball player, Al Leiter, who pitched for the Mets, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Marlins. Before being drafted by the Rangers, Leiter attended V
Rangers prospect Jack Leiter selected to play in Futures Game
The Texas Rangers top prospect, Jack Leiter has been selected to the SiriusXM All-Stars Futures game. The selection was announced on Wednesday. In his first professional season Leiter has a 2-6 win-loss record with a 5.36 earned run average in 48.2 innings pitched at the Double-A level. The earned run average probably seems to be higher than you'd expect but it does not tell the whole story. While command has been a struggle at times (28 walks), we've seen flashes of brilliance as well. He's st
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
Jack Leiter sets a new career high in strikeouts
The RoughRiders are in Wichita Kansas playing the Wichita Wind Surge. This is their first time playing the Wind Surge, who began play in 2021. The Rangers top prospect Jack Leiter started the RoughRiders 1st game today, although technically he came out of the bullpen to continue the suspended game from May 31st. The game on Tuesday was suspended due to inclement weather. Jack Leiter, the Rangers top prospect, pitched 5.2 scoreless innings and set a new professional career-high with eight strik
The RoughRiders fall short in rally attempt
It was Friday and it was Leiter-day instead of Saturday as we're accustomed to. The RoughRiders seem to shifting the pitching rotation now that the players are more steched out and may be going to 5-man rotation with guys piggybacking. A crowd of 5,720 came out to watch the RoughRiders try to snap their two game losing streak with the Rangers number one prospect on the mound. Leiter was cruising for the most part until the top of the 4th. His pitch count was a little high for my taste but at t
Tulsa Drills RoughRiders for 11 runs
The Tulsa Drillers haven't been kind to the Frisco RoughRiders during the RoughRiders road trip to ONEOK Field. The Drillers drilled the RoughRiders for 11 runs to win by a final of 11-1. Ten runs is the largest deficit of a loss this season. Jack Leiter started for the RoughRiders as they played in their Dallas Black Giants uniforms for the first time this season. It was the worst start of the season for Leiter as he didn't make it out of the 2nd inning. He hit up to 98 MPH on the radar gun. I
Jack Leiter earns his 1st win
Jack Leiter earned his 1st win of the season after pitching a season-high six innings. The RoughRiders pitching staff put together a complete game shutout for the first time this season as the RoughRiders win 5-0 and move to 16-10. None of that is possible without first acknowledging the brilliant start from Jack Leiter. A season-high in innings and also his 1st without any runs given up, whether earned or unearned. For me the biggest key is that he issued no walks. He only issued a 3-ball coun