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round rock Express 2019 GAME NOTES 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd. | Round Rock, TX 78665 | RRExpress.com Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213 Exhibition Game 2 | March 31, 2019 | 2:05 p.m. | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX | AM 1300 The Zone Round Rock Express (0-1) at Corpus Christi Hooks (1-0) Express: RHP Akeem Bostick (0-0, 0.00) | Hooks: LHP Brett Adcock (0-0, 0.00) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE TODAY’S GAME Overall Record: 0-0 Current Streak: -- The Triple-A Round Rock Express and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks cap off 2019 Houston Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Astros Futures Weekend on Sunday at Dell Diamond. The Express and Hooks are facing off Standings: T-1st (0.0) in a two-game, home-and-home series to begin the year. Express RHP Akeem Bostick is scheduled to get the start against Hooks LHP Brett Adcock. First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION BROADCAST INFORMATION Game 1 | Saturday, March 30 | L 2-1 Today’s game can be heard live on the flagship home of the Round Rock Express, Whataburger Field | Corpus Christi, TX AM 1300 The Zone. Online audio is also available at am1300thezone.iheart.com and via the WP: RHP Jose Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) LP: RHP Cy Sneed (0-1, 18.00) iHeartRadio app. Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties while AM 1300 The Zone personality Mike Hardge provides color commentary. FloSports Game 2 | Sunday, March 31 | 2:05 p.m. is the exclusive video home for Houston Astros Futures Weekend. Today’s game can be Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX watched live on FloSports by visiting FloLive.tv. Hooks: LHP Brett Adcock (0-0, 0.00) Express: RHP Akeem Bostick (0-0, 0.00) ABOUT LAST NIGHT... The Corpus Christi Hooks picked up a dramatic 2-1 walkoff victory over the Round Rock EXHIBITION SERIES HISTORY Express in Saturday night’s Houston Astros Futures Weekend contest at Whataburger Field. 2019 Overall: 0-1 E-Train pitchers tallied 15 strikeouts, however the Hooks scored a pair of runs in the bottom In Round Rock: 0-0 In Corpus Christi: 0-1 of the ninth to complete the comeback win. Round Rock’s lone run came via a Taylor Jones Streak: L1 RBI single in the seventh. Hooks DH Granden Goetzman and C Chuckie Robinson teamed up One-Run Games: 0-1 for a pair of RBI singles off Express RHP Cy Sneed in the bottom of the ninth to grab the win. Extra-Inning Games: 0-0 All-Time Series: Round Rock leads 7-4-1 A NEW ERA All-Time Record in Round Rock: 2-3-1 Last September, the Round Rock Express announced that the club would be reaffiliating to All-Time Record in Corpus Christi: 5-1-0 rejoin the Houston Astros. The Express spent five seasons as the Astros’ Double-A affiliate from 2000-2004, then six more as the team’s Triple-A affiliate from 2005-2010. 2019 MEETINGS 3/30 at Corpus Christi L 2-1 3/31 at Round Rock 2:05 p.m. #20STRONG The Round Rock Express are celebrating their 20th anniversary UPCOMING SCHEDULE season in 2019. The club was originally founded in 2000 as the 4/4 at New Orleans 7:00 p.m. Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, winning the Texas League 4/5 at New Orleans 7:00 p.m. championship in their inaugural season. The Express advanced to the 4/6 at New Orleans 6:00 p.m. Triple-A Pacific Coast League to begin play in 2005. 4/7 at New Orleans 1:00 p.m. 4/8 at New Orleans 11:00 a.m. STACKED WITH PROSPECTS 4/9 vs Nashville 7:05 p.m. Round Rock’s preliminary Opening Day roster is loaded with top prospects. The team 4/10 vs Nashville 7:05 p.m. is slated to begin with nine of the top 25 prospects in the Houston Astros organization, 4/11 vs Nashville 7:05 p.m. including four of the top 100 prospects in baseball, according to MLB.com. The top three 4/12 vs Nashville 7:05 p.m. prospects in the Astros organization are all slated to begin the year in Round Rock: #1 RHP 4/13 vs Memphis 6:05 p.m. Forrest Whitley, #2 OF Kyle Tucker and #3 OF Yordan Alvarez. Additional top prospects on the E-Train roster include #5 RHP Corbin Martin, #9 RHP Cionel Perez, #14 C Garrett Stubbs, #16 INF/OF Myles Straw, #20 RHP Dean Deetz and #24 Rogelio Armenteros. GROWN ON THE FARM All but three of the 25 players on Round Rock’s preliminary roster have spent the duration of their professional careers within the Astros organization. Collectively, the group has appeared in 6,855 professional games, with all but 138 of those contests coming with the player as a member of the Astros organization. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS American Southern Division American Northern Division New Orleans Baby Cakes 0-0 -- Iowa Cubs 0-0 -- Oklahoma City Dodgers 0-0 -- Memphis Redbirds 0-0 -- Round Rock Express 0-0 -- Nashville Sounds 0-0 -- San Antonio Missions 0-0 -- Omaha Storm Chasers 0-0 -- ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 2019 game notes SEASON TALLY NO STRANGERS TO THE PCL GAME Situation Home Road All Just three players are scheduled to make their Triple-A debut with the Express in 2019: Overall 0-0 0-0 0-0 LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Corbin Martin and RHP Forrest Whitley. The remaining 22 players on Day 0-0 0-0 0-0 Round Rock’s preliminary roster all appeared for the Fresno Grizzlies at some point in 2018. Night 0-0 0-0 0-0 The Grizzlies, who served as Houston’s Triple-A affiliate from 2015-2018, fell to the Memphis vs. LHP 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. RHP 0-0 0-0 0-0 Redbirds 3-1 in the best-of-five Pacific Coast League Championship Series a year ago. Win/Loss Streak -- -- -- Longest Win Streak 0 0 0 STATING THE FACTS Longest Losing Streak 0 0 0 American-born players on Round Rock’s preliminary roster hail from 14 different states: Series Wins 0 0 0 Series Losses 0 0 0 Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Series Splits 0 0 0 Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. The squad features five Series Sweeps (won) 0 0 0 players from the State of Texas: RHP Ralph Garza (Edinburg), RHP Corbin Martin (Houston), Series Sweeps (lost) 0 0 0 INF Jack Mayfield (Del Rio), RHP Brady Rodgers (Richmond) and RHP Forrest Whitley (San Antonio). Extra Innings 0-0 0-0 0-0 Doubleheaders 0-0 0-0 0-0 AROUND THE WORLD Shutouts 0-0 0-0 0-0 Three different nations are represented on the preliminary Express roster. In addition to the One-run games 0-0 0-0 0-0 21 players from the United States, RHP Rogelio Armenteros, OF Yordan Alvarez and LHP Two-run games 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lead after 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Cionel Perez hail from Cuba while LHP Reymin Guduan is a native of the Dominican Republic. Tied after 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Trail after 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 EXPRESS IN THE STANDINGS Lead after 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 The Express have spent the following days alone or tied at each position in the American Tied after 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 Southern Division standings: FIRST: 0; SECOND: 0; THIRD: 0; FOURTH: 0. Trail after 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 Decided in final at bat 0-0 0-0 0-0 SERIES BREAKDOWN The Express are 0-0-0 in series play this season... Game 1: 0-0; Game 2: 0-0; Game 3: 0-0; Express score first 0-0 0-0 0-0 Game 4: 0-0; Game 5: 0-0... Sweep Wins: 0... Sweep Losses: 0. Opp. scores first 0-0 0-0 0-0 Score 5-plus runs 0-0 0-0 0-0 Score fewer than 5 runs 0-0 0-0 0-0 OPENING DAY ROSTER (BOLD IF NO LONGER ON ACTIVE ROSTER) Opp. scores 5-plus runs 0-0 0-0 0-0 Pitchers (13): RHP Rogelio Armenteros, RHP Akeem Bostick, RHP Dean Deetz, LHP Kent Opp. scores fewer than 5 runs 0-0 0-0 0-0 Emanuel, RHP Ralph Garza, LHP Reymin Guduan, LHP Ryan Hartman, RHP Corbin Score 10-plus runs 0-0 0-0 0-0 Martin, RHP Brendan McCurry, LHP Cionel Perez, RHP Brady Rodgers, RHP Cy Opp. score 10-plus runs 0-0 0-0 0-0 Express homer 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sneed, RHP Forrest Whitley Out-hit opponent 0-0 0-0 0-0 Catchers (2): Jamie Ritchie, Garrett Stubbs Hits even 0-0 0-0 0-0 Infielders (6): Alex De Goti, Taylor Jones, Jack Mayfield, A.J. Reed, Myles Straw, Nick Tanielu Out-hit by opponent 0-0 0-0 0-0 Outfielders (4): Yordan Alvarez, Drew Ferguson, Derek Fisher, Kyle Tucker No errors 0-0 0-0 0-0 With 1 error 0-0 0-0 0-0 With 2 errors 0-0 0-0 0-0 WELCOME TO ROUND ROCK With 3 or more errors 0-0 0-0 0-0 Manager Mickey Storey headlines a brand new coaching staff coming to Round Rock to coincide with the team’s reaffiliation to the Houston Astros organization.