Zak Kent
Zak Kent solid but RoughRiders lose on 80's night
Frisco, Texas- A crowd of 9,062 fans filled the seats at Riders Field on 80's night. Unfortunately, the RoughRiders lost 2-1 to the Travelers in what turned out to be a rather low-scoring affair. On the mound Right-hander Zak Kent took the mound for the RoughRiders. It was his home debut and he didn't disappoint. He pitched 5 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits, 2 walks and striking out 7. His earned run average dropped from 1.50 to 0.82 in his two games with the RoughRiders. I didn't look at th
RoughRiders lost the DH against NWA Naturals
The Frisco RoughRiders lost the DH against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at Arvest Ballpark yesterday. Game One: RoughRiders 0, NWA 1 Game one was a pitchers dual. The RoughRiders lost by a final of 1-0. Right-hander Zak Kent made his Double-A debut and despite taking the loss, he was fantastic. He pitched 6 innings allowing one run (home run) on three hits and struckout seven. He did have a throwing error but it didn't factor into their score. At the plate The RoughRiders line-up manage
Zak Kent promoted to Double-A Frisco
Right handed pitcher, Zak Kent, was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders. Kent, 23, has had an incredible season with the Texas Rangers High-A affiliate, the Hickory Crawdads. So after losing a guy like Hans Crouse, this Frisco rotation gets another boost. He's got a 6-2 record with a 2.83 earned run average. In 60.1 innings, he's given up 46 hits and 15 for a 1.011 WHIP. Batters have struckout 78 times against him and he averages 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings while only walking an average of