FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (4-2) CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (2-4) Texas Rangers Houston Astros GAMES #7 & #8 • WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 • GAME 1: 4:05 P.M. Riders Field • Frisco, TX G1: LHP Jake Latz (0-0, 15.43) vs. RHP J.P. France (1-0, 3.00)...G2: RHP Tyler Phillips (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Jonathan Bermudez (1-0, 1.80) Video: MiLB.tv • Audio: RidersBaseball.com and MiLB First Pitch App RIDERS PITCH THEIR WAY TO SERIES VICTORY OVER MIDLAND: The Frisco RoughRiders used four pitchers to hold the Midland RockHounds to just two hits in a 4-1 win on Sunday RIDERS VS. HOOKS from Riders Field. Frisco starter Tim Brennan threw just one inning and was followed by A.J. Alexy (1-0), who 2021 ...................................................0-0 earned the win in his three innings. Joe Gatto then threw three shutout frames while striking out four and Fernery in Frisco ....................................0-0 Ozuna finished things off, earning his first save with two clean innings. On the offensive side, after Jonah Bride hom- in Corpus Christi ...................0-0 ered in the fourth for Midland (2-4) to make it 1-0, Ryan Dorow laced a two-run single to right, giving the Riders the All-time ...................................224-246 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Frisco then tacked on when Jordan Procyshen, who went 3-for-3, hit an RBI single in the sixth. The Riders added a sacrifice fly from Diosbel Arias in the eighth, increasing the lead to 4-1. in Frisco ..........................122-116 in Corpus Christi .........102-130 TIMING IS EVERYTHING RANGERS TOP 30 PROSPECTS In the series with Midland, the tale of the tape was simple: hitting with runners in scoring position. Through the first six games of the season, in which the Riders are averaging 6.5 runs per game, Frisco is hitting .305 (18-for-59) with 5. RHP Cole Winn RISP. In those at-bats, they have knocked in 29 runs and have an incredible .994 OPS (first in the Double-A Central). 8. INF Davis Wendzel On the other side, Midland was hitting just .214 (6-for-28) with RISP with 11 RBIs and a .726 OPS before their offen- 9. INF Sherten Apostel sive onslaught on Saturday night, in which they went 7-for-19 with RISP. They finished the series batting .260 with a 11. OF Steele Walker .795 OPS in those situations. 19. RHP Yerry Rodriguez GET THAT MAN BACK BEHIND THE PLATE: 23. RHP A.J. Alexy In Saturday’s 16-9 loss, catcher Jordan Procyshen finished off the game on the mound by throwing two innings. According to MLB Pipeline Over that stretch, where he was clocked at 49 mph, he allowed four runs on six hits, including two home runs. It was his second pitching performance in his career, with the other taking place with Salem in 2018, when he threw an inning and allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits. Procyshen was the first Riders position player to pitch since Chuck Moorman on August 29th, 2019. On Sunday, after coming in for an injured Sherten Apostel, Procyshen RECORD THROUGH 6 GAMES went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI single. 2021 ..................................................... 4-2 2019 ..................................................... 4-2 WENDZELS PRETZELS: Best record ............... (5/7) .............. 3-0 Infielder Davis Wendzel has been an offensive force for the RoughRiders in through the first six games. The No. 8 prospect in the Rangers system according to MLB.com is hitting .333 (5-for-15)/.577/.733/1.310 through six games Worst record ............ (5/9) .............. 3-2 with 2 home runs, 4 RBIs, 9 runs scored and 7 walks to only 3 strikeouts. In every game this season, the former Baylor 120-game pace ......................... 80-40 Bear has worked at least one walk and scored at least one run. In addition to his work at the plate, Wendzel has also played both shortstop (4 games) and third base (1 game) defensively. TEDDY FUN FACT OF THE DAY OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt In the first series games of the 2021 campaign, the offense has shown up right away. The RoughRiders are at or near were fifth cousins. Eleanor the top in the Double-A Central in multiple offensive categories, including second in batting average (.262), first in Roosevelt was Theodore’s niece. runs (39), first in doubles (13), second in triples (3), first in walks (34), third in stolen bases (10) and second in OBP (.386). Davis Wendzel leads the league in runs (9) and walks (7) and is third in OBP (.577) and OPS (1.331). Bubba Thompson is the league leader in extra-base hits (7), tied for the most doubles (3), triples (2) and RBIs (7). WHEN THE PITCHING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET PITCHING: COMMUNICATIONS When the Riders have won this year, the pitching has been brilliant. In their four wins, the staff has just allowed eight earned runs over 36 innings (2.25 ERA), including a shutout and a one-run, two-hits allowed performance. In Frisco’s Compiled by Zach Bigley two losses this year, the staff has allowed 19 earned in 18 innings (9.50 ERA). For credentials, game notes, media guides and more, visit RidersBaseball.com/Media UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES or email [email protected] DATE TIME OPPONENT RIDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER May 13th 7:05 p.m. Corpus Christi Hooks RHP Cole Winn (0-0, 7.71) RHP Joe Record (0-0, 0.00) @RidersBaseball May 14th 7:05 p.m. Corpus Christi Hooks TBD RHP Brett Daniels (0-0, 3.00) May 15th 7:05 p.m. Corpus Christi Hooks TBD TBD May 16th 4:05 p.m. Corpus Christi Hooks TBD TBD RIDERS HORSESHOES Diosbel Arias: Had four-hit day on Saturday, tying a career high...Only two games with hits: Opening Day, four-hit game Jordan Procyshen: Entered for injured Apostel on Sunday, went 3-for-3 with 2B, RBI, RS...First hit as a Rider was that 2B Jax Biggers: 5 walks to 2 strikeouts this season...Though has just .214 average, owns .421 OBP...Has only played 2B Josh Stowers: First and only hit with the Riders was an RBI single on Saturday against Midland in a 16-9 loss Ryan Dorow: Currently on three-game multi-hit, multi-RBI streak: .538(7-for-13)/.571/.923 w/ 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 RS Bubba Thompson: Set career high with 5 RBIs, tied career high with 2 HRs on May 6 vs. Midland J.P. Martinez: 1-for-last-13 over 3 games...Last hit was a double...Played two games in CF and two games in LF Steele Walker: 0-for-7 last two games...Only 2 hits of season came on May 6 vs. Midland, including two-run triple Melvin Novoa: First start: 0-for-1, 3 BB...Second start: 1-for-3, 2-run HR, 2 BB...Just .250 average, but 1.667 OPS Davis Wendzel: Has reached, drawn at least one walk and scored at least one run in all six games this year...Owns .577 OBP Yenci Pena: Hit .244/.352/.374 over 33 G in 2019 with AZL Rangers in 2019...Activated on May 11 for injured Sherten Apostel Matt Whatley: Hit safely in the first 3 games of the season before an 0-for-3 on Sunday (5-for-10)...Still reached in every game ROUGHRIDERS STARTING PITCHER: GAME ONE SINGLE-GAME HIGHS JAKE LATZ Season Highs IP .......................................2.1 (5/5 vs. MID) HT: 6’3 WT: 200 H ..........................................1 (5/5 vs. MID) BATS: Right THROWS: Left R ...........................................5 (5/5 vs. MID) 23 ER ........................................4 (5/5 vs. MID) AGE: 24 BIRTHDAY: April 8, 1996 # BB ........................................2 (5/5 vs. MID) SO ........................................2 (5/5 vs. MID) BORN: Lemont, Illinois Career Highs RESIDES: Lemont, Illinois IP ............................7.0 (3x; 6/1/19 vs. SAL) H .....................................8 (8/13/18 at BOI) ACQUIRED BY RANGERS: R ...................................7 (7/11/18 vs. EUG) LHP ER ................................7 (7/11/18 vs. EUG) Drafted in the 5th round of the 2017 BB ...........................4 (2x; 5/26/19 at CAR) MLB Draft (0-0, 15.43 ERA) SO .................................11 (9/1/18 vs VAN) YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K HR HBP BK WP WHIP 2017 Rangers Rk 0-1 6.75 2 0 0 2.2 3 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 2 1.88 2018 Spokane A- 6-2 3.93 13 13 0 71.0 63 39 31 24 67 4 4 1 9 1.23 2019 Hickory A 2-0 0.90 2 2 0 10.0 5 2 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0.80 Down East A+ 5-1 1.76 11 11 0 51.0 28 14 10 22 60 2 1 0 2 0.98 2021 Frisco AA 0-0 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 1 5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 1.29 MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 13-4 3.15 29 27 0 137.0 100 62 48 53 148 6 6 1 13 1.12 REPERTOIRE VS. CORPUS CHRISTI Fastball Curveball Changeup DATE H/R S/R DEC. IP H R ER BB K RESULT ABOUT JAKE 2021 TOTALS (0-0, -.-- ERA) 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 -Had a unique college career. After starting his college time at LSU, using a medical redshirt in CAREER TOTALS (0-0, -.-- ERA) 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 with an elbow injury and going 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA in 11 starts in 2016, Latz transferred to Kent State and redshirted due to the NCAA transfer policy.