Past Articles
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No. 4 Texas Volleyball over No. 21 Baylor
26 Sep 2018
The No. 21 Baylor University Bears fell to the No. 4 University of Texas Longhorns, but only after giving the favored team a scare.
Baylor out-played Texas for most of the first set. Longhorns head coach, Jerritt Elliot, called a timeout, trailing 13-17, to refocus the team. Texas fought back…
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Round Rock Express Commemorative Calendar Narratives
24 Sep 2018
Dell Diamond
Round Rock Express catcher Brett Nicholas once said Dell Diamond was the thirty-first best place to play baseball in America. There are thirty major league baseball teams, thus making the Round Rock Express the best place to play in minor leagues. The team’s games are consistently among the…
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No. 11 UT Soccers Comes from Behind over Baylor
21 Sep 2018
The Baylor Bears (7-3-0) fell to the No. 11 Texas Women’s Soccer (8-0-1) in overtime, but challenged the Longhorns in a way seen this season. The game was first Big 12 contest for both teams.
Baylor appeared to control the pitch for nearly the entire first half. Julie James of…
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Round Rock Express Become Houston Astros Triple-A Affiliate
20 Sep 2018
The Round Rock Express team announced before a crowd of 700 season ticket holder that they would again become the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros. The four-year agreement was announced and new branding was presented at an event at the Dell Diamond on Thursday.
“This is an incredible town,”…
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No. 14 Texas Soccer tops Northern Colorado
16 Sep 2018
The Texas Longhorns (8-0-1) completed their non-conference regular schedule without a loss for the second consecutive year. The Longhorns begin Big 12 Conference play next Friday against Baylor.
Texas junior Cyera Hintzen scored two goals with an assist, and senior Alexa Adams scored a goal in route to a 3-0…
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Hendrickson Hawks Overwhelm Westwood Warriors
14 Sep 2018
Hendrickson scored on their first eight possessions and led Westwood 51-0 in the first half of their District 13-6A opener. Hendrickson held Westwood to two first downs with 13 total yards and caused two interceptions in the half. The Warriors did not taking the field for the final 35 seconds…
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Leander Glenn Notches First Win over Undefeated McCallum
14 Sep 2018
The McCallum Knights (2-1) were totally out-gunned, but made the Leander Grizzlies (1-1) work for their first victory of the season.
The Grizzlies led in nearly every category. Leader Glenn produced 404 yards of total offense compared to 258 yards for McCallum. Leander Glenn averaged 4.5 yard per carry for…
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Mistakes Haunt Lady Bobcats
07 Sep 2018
In their third ever match-up, the Texas State Bobcats (2-5-0) women’s soccer team could have beaten the No. 18 University of Texas Longhorns (5-0-1). Goalkeeping lapses on the part of the Bobcats turned potential victory into defeat. It was only the third meeting of the two schools, and only the…
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No. 6 Texas top Texas State in Volleyball Home Opener
06 Sep 2018
No. 6 Texas swept Texas State in three sets (25-18, 25-19, 25-19) to open their home season on Thursday night at Gregory Gymnasium. The Bobcats (5-4) had their five-match win streak snapped, while the Longhorns improved to 4-1 on the year. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 41-9.
Micaya White…
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UTSA Volleyball outlasts Abilene Christian
31 Aug 2018
The UTSA Roadrunner Volleyball Team (4-1) overcame the Abilene Christian Wildcats (2-4) in a contest much closer than the score indicates. The score was tied 27 times in the first three sets before Abilene Christian lost steam and UTSA rolled to a 3-1 victory.
UTSA took the first two set…
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James Madison Volleyball sweeps Incarnate Word
31 Aug 2018
The James Madison University Dukes volleyball team (4-1) easily handled the University of Incarnate Word Cardinals (0-4) in the Creeds and Crests Classic hosted by Texas State University.
The Dukes took the first two sets 25-15 and 25-21 with little contest. But both teams battled in the third set with…
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Winless Bobcats top Undefeated Roadrunners
30 Aug 2018
The Texas State Bobcat volleyball team (1-3) won their first match of the season against the previously undefeated University of Texas San Antonio Roadrunners (3-1). The match was the first in the newly renovated Strahan Arena and the ninth-largest crowd in school history.
Texas State took the first set 25-17…
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Express Near Season Close Playing Best Ball
28 Aug 2018
Tuesday’s game against the Memphis Redbirds (80-53) was one of the best played by the Round Rock Express (61-72) at home. Starting pitcher Yohander Mendez (0-7) was on course to his first win of the season. And the Express’s offense consistently pressured the Redbirds pitching, putting runners on base in…
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Round Rock Express over New Orleans Baby Cakes: Fireworks from Heineman, Rowley and Wood.
26 Aug 2018
Frustration could have gotten the better of them, but the Round Rock Express kept it in check, knowing the season was nearly over and there was very little on the line. The Express are nine games below 0.500 (61-70), with a better record on the road (33-33) then at home…
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Express Notch First Shutout of Season
24 Aug 2018
The Round Rock Express (58-69) claimed their first shutout win of 2018 over the Nashville Sounds (67-60) on Tuesday. The win comes on the heels of a disappointing road trip in which the Express dropped 6 of 11 games. Sadly, the 2-0 win comes with only 13 games left in…
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Aces Shut Down Express
29 Jul 2018
The Reno Aces shutout the Round Rock Express to win their third consecutive game in the four game series. The Aces posted 8 runs with 17 hits in route to the victory. The Express mustered only two hits and have been out-scored 16 to 1 by the Aces in the…
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Round Rock Express Jump on Tacoma Rainiers
24 Jul 2018
The Round Rock Express had an explosive first inning against the Tacoma Rainiers, scoring four runs in route to a 7-2 win. Drew Robinson started with a game leadoff home run. Newcomer Franklin Rollin followed with double, and advanced to third base on a Cliff Pennington single. Andy Ibanez’s single…
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Dodgers Thrash Express
15 Jul 2018
The Round Rock Express (44-49) were pummeled by the Oklahoma City Dodgers (49-40), winning 11-1 on Sunday evening at Dell Diamond.
Round Rock’s lack of runs is perplexing. Four players in the lineup (Carlos Perez, Hanser Alberto, Willie Calhoun and Andy Heineman) have batting averages greater than 0.300 and two…
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VW Andretti Dominance Continues at Americas Rallycross Austin
14 Jul 2018
The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) brought Americas Rallycross (ARX) to Austin this weekend as a teaser for the World Rallycross (WRX) Championship. ARX, promoted by FIA and IMG Motorsport, was formed to fill that vacancy created by the shuttering of the Global Rallycross Championship earlier this year. Saturday’s event…
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All Star Break Doesn’t Cool Express Bats
12 Jul 2018
The four-day All Star break did not diminish the Express’s appetite for Oklahoma City pitching. Before the break the Express disassembled the Dodgers 18-8. Tonight the Express (43-46) took-on again the Oklahoma City Dodgers (46-39) and won by a more respectful score of 8-4.
Hanser Alberto led the Express, going…
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Tigres over Pachuca in Liga MX Exhibition
08 Jul 2018
The Liga MX brought the Club de Fútbol Pachuca (Pachuca) and the Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Tigres UANL) to Central Texas as part of their preseason exhibition. The Liga MX is the peer of Major League Soccer and the match was a glimpse…
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Long Balls Hurt Express
01 Jul 2018
As a general rule, you don’t give up five home runs and win the game. Sunday night was no exception as the Round Rock Express (37-44) took on the Colorado Spring Sky Sox (45-35) in their second of five games.
The Sky Sox’s Nate Orf gave the fans two souvenirs,…
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Express Win 7-in-a-Row, Sweep Storm Chasers
28 Jun 2018
The Round Rock Express (37-42) extended their winning to seven in a row and swept the Omaha Storm Chasers (36-42) in their final meeting at Dell Diamond.
Round Rock’s Christian Lopes and Tommy Joseph each had two hits, including a home run, and two RBIs. Eight Express batters got on…
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Hitting, Pitching Comes Together: Express over Storm Chasers
25 Jun 2018
The win-at-home challenged Round Rock Express (33-43 overall, 13-23 at home) extended their road trip mojo in their first game against the Omaha Storm Chasers (35-39). The Express previously took 3 of 4 games in a short series against Nashville.
Drew Robinson continued to show himself worthy of returning to…
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Pitching Fades Late: Grizzlies over Express
17 Jun 2018
We may have gotten a glimpse of the 2018 / 2019 Round Rock Express as they took on the Fresno Grizzlies. Not because the current Express roster may carryover until next season, but because the Houston Astros may transfer its Player Development Contract from Fresno to Round Rock.
The Grizzlies…
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