Zak Kent
Frisco RoughRiders' Break Camp Roster Has a Lot of Promise and a Few Surprises
The Texas Rangers released all of the break camp rosters for their full-season minor league affiliates. The Frisco Roughriders 28-man roster includes sixteen pitchers, three catchers, five infielders, and four outfielders. There are a handful of surprises that I see on the Roughriders roster. Zak Kent was supposed to be returned to Frisco after spending parts of the last two seasons with AAA Round Rock. He was placed on the Frisco roster yesterday. He was first promoted to Round Rock late in
Offseason Optimism: Excitement Despite Injuries
Being the reigning World Series Champions has as many positives for a fanbase as it does negatives. Yes, we all love being number one and reminding everyone around us who the top dog in the MLB is each morning. However, our greediness consumes our every thought and forces us to want more and more with each passing hour (especially during off-season free agency). To this point, the Rangers front office has been relatively quiet this offseason, and injuries have unfortunately overshadowed each he
Zak Kent gets his 1st AAA win!
In a game that took 3 hrs 5 minutes the Round Rock Express outlasted the Sugar Land Space Cowboys and won 6-3 that even up their record at 2-2! #16 of The Prospect Times prospect pitcher Zak Kent (W, 1-0) went 3 innings, giving up 2 hits, ZERO runs, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts! Zak threw 42 pitches 26 strikes 16 balls before being replaced! This game the Express offense had 7 hits - 3 Doubles from J.P. Martinez, 2 RBI’s! 10 walks 13 Strikeouts and left 20 runners on base! The Express pitchers wal
Rangers protect 6 players from Rule-5 draft
Today was the deadline for qualifying offers to be accepted or rejected (Martín Pérez accepted) by players and it was also the deadline for teams to add any prospects to their 40-man roster for protection from the Rule-5 Draft coming in December. The Rangers added 6 players to their 40-man roster for protection from the 2022 Rule-5 draft. The number by the name is where they rank in the Rangers system by MLB website. #4 RHP Owen White, #7 INF Luisangel Acuna, #9 OF Dustin Harris, #10 RHP Cole
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
Zavala hits 1st AA home run in 12-5 win
Frisco, TX- Prior to the game the RoughRiders sat with a 16-12 record in the 2nd half of the season and really need to string together more wins to have a shot at the postseason. The temperature at first pitch was 101 and it felt it but didn't stop the crowd of 3,139 who made their way to Riders Field. Right-hander Zak Kent (1-2, 4.92) got the start for the RoughRiders against right-hander Bryce Jarvis (2-3, 7.44) for the Sod Poodles. Kent allowed four runs in the top of the 1st. A mound visit
RoughRiders lose despite 2 HR effort by Harris
The RoughRiders dropped game three of the series to the Cardinals by a final of 9-4 despite a two home run game by Dustin Harris. The RoughRiders move to 49-44 overall and are now 13-11 in the 2nd half of the season. Right-hander Zak Kent started for the RoughRiders and he pitched a good game. Zak went 5 innings only giving up one run on 5 hits, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. He threw 86 pitches/48 for strikes and generated 11 swing and misses. This was another game where the RoughRiders line-up sc
RoughRiders shutout for the first time this season
Right-hander Zak Kent made his 10th start of the season for the RoughRiders and did his part to push the team over the .500 mark where they had previously been living comfortably until the calendar rolled to June where they have gone 4-10. The problem is, the line-up didn't do their part and the RoughRiders fall below .500 for the first time this season. The RoughRiders missed their best chance to score in the bottom of the 1st inning. JP Martinez and Jonathan Ornelas each singled and Dustin H
Matt Whatley's two home runs to help Riders in comeback win
Frisco turned to right-hander Zak Kent (0-1, 5.82) for his first Saturday start of the season, as the RoughRiders welcomed fans to MARVEL Defenders of the Diamond night with special-themed jerseys. San Antonio sent RHP Lake Bachar (0-0, 1.29 ERA) to the mound for just his third appearance since joining the Missions roster on May 15th. Matt Whatley hit two home runs at the plate to help the RoughRiders complete their comeback win. We've been used to Saturdays being Leiter-day but the Rangers hav
RoughRiders lose 2-1 on Tuesday in pitchers duel
The RoughRiders are back home currently, playing a six-game series against the Arkansas Travelers (Mariners). Right-hander Zak Kent toed the rubber for the RoughRiders. Kent matched a season-high 5.1 innings by a RoughRiders starter. He allowed two runs on four hits, four walks and two strikeouts while throwing 82 pitches- 42 for strikes. Frisco's lone-run came in the bottom of the 1st inning from an RBI-single of the bat of Dustin Harris. Over his last 5 games....Dustin Harris has a line of: