Wendzel helps AZL Rangers reach semis
Davis Wendzel had less than a week of professional experience coming into the Rookie-level Arizona League playoffs, but he helped his team advance Tuesday..In just his fifth professional game, Texas' No. 9 prospect went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in the Rangers' 5-3 win over the Dodgers
Davis Wendzel had less than a week of professional experience coming into the Rookie-level Arizona League playoffs, but he helped his team advance Tuesday..
In just his fifth professional game, Texas' No. 9 prospect went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in the Rangers' 5-3 win over the Dodgers Mota in the one-game quarterfinal at Surprise Stadium.
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Wendzel singled to center field on the first pitch he saw from
In the third, he laced a double to left again on the right-hander's first pitch. The Baylor product moved to second when
The 22-year-old lined a single to right in the fifth off Choi and was intentionally walked by
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Wendzel moved up to second on the play and Hernandez slapped a line-drive single up the middle to score Wendzel and give the Rangers an extra insurance run.
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Texas selected Wendzel 41st overall in this year's First-Year Player Draft and he didn't make his professional debut until Thursday. In his four games at the end of the regular season, he went 4-for-9 (.444) with one homer, four runs scored and two RBIs. Tuesday's three hits marked a new career high.
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