Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 2, at Durham (TAM) 3
Round Rock: 6 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
Record: 13-22, 7 GB
SP Austin Gomber: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 SO, 95 P / 64 S, 7.94 ERA
RP Robby Ahlstrom: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 3.72 ERA
C Cooper Johnson: 3-3, 2 2B, BB, .217/.313/.362
Gomber offered another ultimately solid AAA start after nearly getting chased in a three-run 1st. Cooper Johnson had a nice day. I assume other catcher Jose Herrera would get the call if needed because he has ample MLB experience, even though he’s not hitting in Round Rock (.163/.328/.265). Regardless, the need for either would probably be putting Danny Jansen or Kyle Higashioka in the position of catching as often as possible. 
AA: Frisco 2, NW Arkansas (KAN) 9
Frisco: 10 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 8 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 15-14, 4 GB
SP Blake Townsend: 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 7 SO, 89 P / 47 S, 6.75 ERA
2B Keyber Rodriguez: 3-4, 2B, .339/.347/.565
1B John Taylor: 4-4, .333/.459/.529
2025 indy-ball pickup John Taylor is having a whale of a season in AA. He’d never played in college or professionally until the tenth game of this season, but he’s started there 13 of his last 17 games. C/1B Tucker Mitchell’s injury is the main reason, but Frisco also lacks an obvious 1B (until Arturo Disla shows up at some point) and has options at the other infield spots. Aside from a few games at Milwaukee of the American Association in 2024, he’s always hit very well. 
Hi-A: wet
Two today.
Lo-A: Hickory 4, Myrtle Beach (CHC) 2
Hickory: 7 hits, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 17-12, 1 GB
SP Aidan Deakins: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 SO, 80 P / 42 S, 0.77 ERA
RP Owen Proksch: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA
CF Hector Osorio: 3-4, HR (5), .272/.402/.495
2B Daniel Flames: 2-3, HR (1), BB, .294/.362/.353
Lefty Owen Proksch’s assignment to the complex league was just a placeholder, as he was reassigned to Hickory, where he pitched briefly last year. In 2025, he struck out 17 and walked or hit seven in 11.2 innings. Proksch was drafted from Duke in last year’s ninth round and also attended Southlake Carroll. Proksch has an elongated, cross-body delivery that gives the batter a peek at the ball from behind his back on the right side.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Supak
AA: Santos
Hi-A: Pence / Segura
Lo-A: Perry
Five Years Ago Yesterday
OF Marcus Smith departed low-A Down East with an apparent hamstring problem. Smith would stay in the system through 2025, but in retrospect, this long-ago injury was the beginning of the end for him as an MLB prospect, something I never would have guessed at the time. Smith would end up missing almost the entire season, and in 2022 he reappeared with extremely low rates of swings and contact that resulted in an ungodly 42% K rate. More injuries would follow, and by 2024 he was rotating amongst multiple levels, albeit busily. Texas acquired Smith in August 2020 along with 1B Dustin Harris for pitcher Mike Minor, and at the time, Smith was held in slightly higher regard.
Round Rock’s Wes Benjamin, Jake Lemoine, Demarcus Evans and Luis Ortiz combined on a five-hit, 12-K shutout of Oklahoma City. SS Anderson Tejeda struck out in all four at-bats of his AAA debut, a sign of things to come. Bubba Thompson and Davis Wendzel homered for AA Frisco.
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