Frisco’s Evan Carter had two hits including a home run on Sunday.The Frisco RoughRiders rolled into San Antonio with some of the top young prospects in the Texas Rangers organization.
The RoughRiders wrapped up the six-game series with a 12-2 victory over the San Antonio Missions on Sunday at Wolff Stadium.
Frisco had 12 hits including a leadoff home run by Evan Carter and a grand slam by Dustin Harris. The RoughRiders also drew 10 walks.
Carter is a 20-year-old outfielder and the No. 1 prospect in the Rangers’ minor leagues. He pounded his way through six-game series against the Missions with 10 hits, four runs, 11 RBIs, seven walks, three home runs and a double.
Harris, a 23-year-old first baseman/outfielder, is the No. 7 Rangers prospect, according to MLB.com. He had six hits, five runs, five RBIs and seven walks against the Missions including a home run and double on Sunday.
Korry Howell celebrates after hitting a double. He also tripled in the game.The San Antonio Missions recorded a season-high eight hits including five doubles and a triple to beat the Frisco RoughRiders 4-1 on Saturday at Wolff Stadium.
Korry Howell, the top San Diego Padres prospect in the Missions’ lineup, had a double and a triple. Brantley Bell had two doubles, one of which looked like a home run from the stands but was ruled otherwise.
Howell and Chandler Seagle both had two RBIs. Seagle and Luis Aviles Jr. accounted for the Missions’ other two doubles.
Missions pitchers limited Frisco to five hits and held three of the first four in the RoughRiders’ batting order without a hit.
San Antonio starting pitcher Brian Gonzales went 3 2/3 innings and did not get a decision. He allowed Frisco’s only run on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts.
Edwuin Bencomo was the first reliever out of the Missions bullpen and got the win. He went 2 1/3 innings and allowed only one walk with one strikeout.
Bencomo was the first of three Missions relievers, who combined to hold Frisco scoreless over the last 5 1/3 innings. Nick Hernandez pitched two innings. CD Pelham pitched the ninth and picked up his second save of the season.
Frisco scored a run in the top of the first for the early lead. The Missions went in front for good in the bottom of the second on a two-run double by Aviles that drove in Seagle and Bell.
Brantley Bell – Missions
Brian Gonzalez – Missions
Brian Gonzalez – Missions
CD Pelham – Missions
Chandler Seagle – Missions
Daniel Johnson – Missions
Daniel Johnson – Missions
Edwuin Bencomo – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Jorge Ona – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Luke Montz – Missions
Nick Hernandez – Missions
Pedro Castellanos, Edwuin Bencomo – Missions
The Missions’ Chandler Seagle doubles in the fourth inning just after sunset as a thundercloud passes in the distance south of Wolff Stadium.
Frisco starting pitcher Nick Krauth got the win.Frisco pitchers limited the San Antonio Missions to three hits on Friday night and the RoughRiders rolled to a 7-0 victory at Wolff Stadium.
Frisco, which is the Double-A farm club of the Texas Rangers, has held the Missions to two runs over the last 28 innings in the series and outscored San Antonio 22-2 over the last three games.
RoughRiders starting pitcher Nick Krauth went five innings and got the win. He allowed one hit, two walks and one strikeout.
Four Frisco relievers – Ricky DeVito, Grant Wolfram, Nick Starr and Triston Polley – combined to allow two hits and two walks with three strikeouts over the last four innings.
The Missions used a position player to pitch in the ninth inning. Catcher/infielder Juan Fernandez, who played the first eight innings at third base, retired the RoughRiders in order in the ninth. Missions starting pitcher Duncan Snider went 3.1 innings and allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
Frisco got a home run from Scott Kapers. The top three batters in the Rough Riders’ batting order piled up the offense with Evan Carter, Luisangel Acuna and Dustin Harris combining for nine hits, three walks, four RBIs and two runs.
Brantley Bell – Missions
Brantley Bell – Missions
Chandler Seagle – Missions
Connor Hollis – Missions
Connor Hollis – Missions
Connor Hollis – Missions
Luisangel Acuna – Frisco
Daniel Johnson – Missions
Duncan Snider – Missions
Jared Koenig – Missions
Juan Fernandez – Missions
Justin Lopez – Missions
Lake Bachar – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Dustin Harris – Frisco
Evan Carter – Frisco
Luisangel Acuna – Frisco
Scott Kaper – Frisco
Daniel Johnson was the only batter in the top half of the Missions’ order with a hit.
Frisco starter Owen White held San Antonio scoreless through the first 4 2/3 innings.For the second night in a row, the San Antonio Missions faced one of the top young pitchers in the Texas Rangers organization.
And for the second straight night, the Missions had a tough time getting their bats going.
Frisco starter Owen White pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings and the RoughRiders beat the Missions 8-1 Thursday night at Wolff Stadium. White held the Missions to one hit, walked two and struck out four.
MLB Pipeline lists White as the No. 60 prospect in all of minor league baseball. The 23-year-old right-hander is the No. 2 prospect in the Texas Rangers minor league system, behind only Frisco outfielder Evan Carter.
The Missions managed just four hits on the night. Their only run came on a Tirso Ornelas home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Frisco reliever John Matthews pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings to get the win, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
Missions starting pitcher Jackson Wolf lasted only 1 2/3 innings, allowed four earned runs and took the loss.
Missions catcher Michael De La Cruz had two hits. Juan Fernandez and Ornelas accounted for the other two San Antonio hits.
Missions middle relievers Jose Espada and Seth Mayberry combined to hold the RoughRiders hitless for five straight innings. Espada took over in the fourth inning and threw four shutout innings, allowing only one walk with three strikeouts. Mayberry held Frisco scoreless in the eighth despite allowing two walks along with two strikeouts.
On Wednesday night, Frisco starter Jack Leiter held the Missions to one run over 4 1/3 innings in a 7-1 RoughRiders victory. Leiter is the No. 4 prospect in the Rangers’ organization.
Owen White – Frisco
Owen White – Frisco
Owen White – Frisco
Connor Hollis – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jorge Ona – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Luke Montz – Missions manager
Luisangel Acuna – Frisco
Korry Howell – Missions
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Missions catcher Michael De La Cruz tags out the RoughRiders’ Evan Carter in a rundown between first and second.The Missions’ Tirso Ornelas celebrates after hitting a ninth-inning home run.San Antonio reliever Jose Espada pitched four innings and held Frisco hitless and scoreless over that stretch.
Texas Rangers top prospect Evan Carter hits his first of two home runs Wednesday.
Evan Carter first home run
Evan Carter first home run
Evan Carter first home run
Texas Rangers top prospect Evan Carter hits his second of two home runs Wednesday.
Evan Carter second home run
Evan Carter second home run
Evan Carter second home run
Evan Carter is No. 1 on the list of Texas Rangers prospects on MLB.com.
The 20-year-old outfielder is currently playing for the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders of the Texas League.
Carter is projected to reach the majors next summer. Which is not to say he couldn’t get there sooner if he keeps having games like he did had Tuesday night in San Antonio.
Carter hit two home runs and walked twice while batting in the leadoff spot against the San Antonio Missions on Tuesday at Wolff Stadium. His homers helped power Frisco to a 7-1 victory over San Antonio.
And by the way, Carter plays center field.
Carter is hitting .333 in five games so far this season with six hits and eight RBIs. Carter batted .295 last season at High-A and Double-A combined with 12 home runs and 73 RBIs in 106 games.
A native of Tennessee, the Rangers picked Carter in the second round of the 2020 draft.
Texas Rangers top prospect Evan Carter chases down a fly ball in center field in the Frisco Rough Riders’ 7-1 victory.
Evan Mendoza drove in the Missions’ only run in the fourth inning.The Frisco RoughRiders beat the San Antonio Missions 7-1 on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium.
Daniel Johnson scored the Missions’ only run in the fourth inning. He led off with a walk, advanced when Tirso Ornelas followed with a walk and came home on a line-drive single by Evan Mendoza.
Korry Howell, a top San Diego Padres prospect, had two hits. Howell is 4-of-8 in the first two games of the Missions’ six-game homestand.
San Antonio starting pitcher Efrain Contreras left the game with two outs in the second inning after giving up five walks to the eight batters he faced. He allowed two runs on two hits with no strikeouts.
The Missions used four relievers. The last two, Nick Hernandez and Jose Quezada, pitched two scoreless innings each. Hernandez struck out six batters and Quezada struck out three.
San Antonio Missions third baseman Connor Hollis in Missions’ 4-0 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe San Antonio Missions gave local fans plenty to cheer about in their first home game of the 2023 Texas League season, a 4-0 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday at Wolff Stadium.
Chandler Seagle – Missions
Daniel Johnson – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Jared Koenig – Missions
Justin Lopez – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
It wouldn’t be Missions baseball without Henry the Puffy Taco.
Evan Mendoza, Tirso Ornelas hit first two homers of San Antonio’s season
Evan Mendoza hits a second-inning home run in the Missions’ victory over Frisco.
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Tirso Ornelas hits a third-inning home run that gave the Missions a 2-0 lead.
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Tuesday night at Wolff Stadium began with celebrations and lots of VIPs.
In the end it came down to the time honored baseball skills of hitting, fielding and pitching.
The San Antonio Missions blasted their first two home runs of the season and six pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over the Frisco Rough Riders in the Missions’ home opener.
Evan Mendoza homered in the second inning, the Missions’ first jack of the season, for a 1-0 lead that San Antonio never gave up. Tirso Ornelas added another solo homer in the third inning.
Daniel Johnson and Korry Howell drove in the other two runs for the Missions, who had seven hits on the night.
Nolan Watson started on the mound, going three full scoreless innings and allowing one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.
Seth Mayberry followed Watson and went one inning with no hits or walks and one strikeout. Mayberry was credited with his first win of the season.
Justin Lopez and Henry Henry both pitched one inning in relief, Lake Bachar went 1 2/3 and Jared Koenig pitched the final 1 1/3 innings.
The six-game series between the Missions and RoughRiders continues Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at Wolff Stadium.
Nolan Watson was the starting pitcher in the Missions’ victory.Seth Mayberry got the win in relief.
Korry Howell playing for the Missions in an exhibition game against Monclova of the Mexican league on April 1, 2023Korry Howell played in 48 games for the San Antonio Missions last summer. He batted .253 with 20 RBIs and six home runs in an injury-shortened season.
Howell hit 16 home runs and stole 24 bases between High A and Double-A in 2021.
The 24-year-old outfielder enters this season as the No. 13 prospect in the San Diego Padres’ system, according to MLB.com. He can also play infield and saw action at six different positions in the summer of 2021.
Howell was a 12th-round draft pick by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018. He came to the Padres organization in the April 2022 trade that sent catcher Victor Caratini to the Brewers.
The Missions play their 2023 season home opener at Wolff Stadium on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against the Frisco Rough Riders.
San Antonio Missions catcher Chandler Seagle.The San Antonio Missions open the season tonight with two catchers who are familiar faces at Wolff Stadium.
Chandler Seagle and Juan Fernandez both played with the Missions the last two seasons. Fernandez also spent part of last season with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas.
Adam Kerner was in the San Diego Padres organization last season and split time between El Paso and Class A Fort Wayne.
Michael De La Cruz is the oldest of the Missions’ catchers at 29. He was signed by the Padres organization this offseason as a free agent.
San Antonio Missions catcher Juan Fernandez.San Antonio Missions catcher Adam Kerner.San Antonio Missions catcher Michael De La Cruz.
Notes
The Missions open the season on the road tonight against the Tulsa Drillers. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Efrain Contreras is listed as the starting pitcher for the Missions.
Of the players on the Missions’ opening-day roster, everyone saw action either Saturday or Sunday or both in the team’s exhibition games against Monclova of the Mexican League. San Antonio position players who didn’t start Saturday but either entered later in the game or played Sunday were Outfielder Jorge Ona, infielder Ripken Reyes and catchers Juan Fernandez, Michael De La Cruz and Adam Kerner.
