Three RoughRiders players honored by Rangers for April
FRISCO, Texas (May 8, 2023) - The Texas Rangers announced on Monday that three RoughRiders players won April honors for the Rangers Minor League system. Evan Carter captured Player of the Month honors while Grant Wolfram was named the Relief Pitcher of the Month and Luisangel Acuña the Defender of
FRISCO, Texas (May 8, 2023) - The Texas Rangers announced on Monday that three RoughRiders players won April honors for the Rangers Minor League system. Evan Carter captured Player of the Month honors while Grant Wolfram was named the Relief Pitcher of the Month and Luisangel Acuña the Defender of the Month.
Carter showed off in his first full month in Double-A as a 20-year-old. The Tennessee native hit .343/.500/.543/1.043 with two doubles, four home runs, 20 RBIs and 21 walks over 18 games. At the end of the month, Carter ranked fifth in the Texas League in batting average (.343), tied for eighth in home runs (four), fourth in RBIs (20), first in on-base percentage (.500), 10th in slugging percentage (.543), fifth in OPS (1.043), ninth in hits (24) and first in walks (21). Carter is the No. 1 prospect in the Rangers system and the No. 36 prospect in baseball by MLB.com.
Wolfram, who was a member of the 2022 RoughRiders, was lights out on the mound in April. The lefty went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in the month, allowing just zero runs over his 9.1 innings while striking out 11 to one walk in his six outings. The Michigan native was dominant over his last 17 outings for the RoughRiders in 2022, going 1-1 with a 1.61 ERA from July 23rd through the end of the season.
Acuña, who is also a returner from last season with the RoughRiders, has dazzled defensively in the infield. Acuña split his time between shortstop and second base, committing just two errors in the month as part of the best defensive team in all of Minor League Baseball in April. The Riders committed just nine errors as a team in 21 April games with a MiLB-best .988 fielding percentage as a team. Acuña is the Rangers No. 3 prospect by MLB.com and the No. 63 prospect in the Top 100.
The other awards are as follows:
Evan Carter, Frisco RoughRiders, Player of the Month
Cody Bradford, Round Rock Express, Pitcher of the Month
Grant Wolfram, Frisco RoughRiders, Relief Pitcher of the Month
Luisangel Acuña, Frisco RoughRiders, Defender of the Month
Frisco's next home game is Tuesday, May 9th at 6:05 p.m. against the Wichita Wind Surge. Get your tickets now at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team is celebrating its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, Bullpen Bar, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 185 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Cole Ragans and Bubba Thompson. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].