Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)

  1. Jackalopes come from behind vs. Baby Cakes

    2017-06-01 15:55:00 UTC
    The Round Rock Jackalopes (25-29) completed a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the New Orleans Baby Cakes (18-34) on Thursday evening at the Dell Diamond.  Jackanapes was a “what could have been” team name that Round Rock was playing under for a charity auction.  Alas, Baby Cakes is the real name…

  2. Texas State sends three to NCAA Championship

    2017-05-30 01:04:00 UTC
    Three individuals for the Texas State track and field teams qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships at the NCAA West Preliminaries meet held at Mike A. Myers Stadium.  Advancing to the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships were Chelsie Decoud (high jump), Mylana Hearn (triple jump) and…

  3. Impressive: Longhorns advance 23 to NCAA Track & Field Championship

    2017-05-27 00:12:00 UTC
    In total Texas sends 11 men’s student athletes and the 4x100 relay team to the NCAA Championship in Eugene with nine of the qualifiers coming out of the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. Two athletes, Wolf Mahler and Steele Wasik had already qualified for the national meet in the decathlon.  The…

  4. Bats Alive: Express Celebrate Military Appreciation Day

    2017-05-22 00:14:00 UTC
    The Round Rock Express gave a fitting tribute to our Armed Services with Military Appreciation Night.  The huge celebration included the First Pitch by Colonel Craig Flowers, recognition of WWII Veterans, the unveiling of a permanent POW / MIA Remembrance Chair, and the Swearing in of a new Marines.  And…

  5. Ross / Pavlik win AVP Austin Open

    2017-05-21 01:17:00 UTC
    April Ross and Whitney Pavlik (#2 Seeds) defeated Kim Dicello and Emily Stockman (#3 Seeds) 2-1 (14-21, 21-16, 15-11) to win the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Austin Open on Sunday. It was the first victory for Ross since splitting with 2016 Olympic bronze medal teammate Kerri Walsh Jennings in…

  6. Express Pitching Steps Up with 6-Hit Shut Out

    2017-05-21 00:34:00 UTC
    Express starting pitcher Allen Webster had a masterful performance, pitching seven innings of scoreless baseball and allowing only four hits.  Webster paved the way for the Express offense to step up and do what they do well.  Jurickson Profar led the pack with one hit and two RBIs.  Recent addition…

  7. #1 Flint / Larson fall early at AVP Austin Open

    2017-05-20 01:12:00 UTC
    Expectations were high for the duo of Betsi Flint and Kelley Larson at the AVP Austin Open.  Flint and Larson entered the tournament as #1 seeds with a combined total of 2030 points.   The team has become AVP favorites, winning hearts in September 2015 when they became the youngest team…

  8. McClaren takes Continental Challenge in just third start

    2017-05-09 00:34:00 UTC
    McLaren Automotive, the British-based automaker, won the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at Circuit of the Americas in just its third start.  The victory came compliments co-drivers Matt Plumb and Paul Holton (#76) in the C360R McLaren GT4. The 2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Championship is the eighteenth season and the fourth…

  9. Antinucci takes Super Trofeo opener at COTA

    2017-05-08 21:58:00 UTC
    Richard Antinucci  (#16) took the lead early and never looked back in Race 1 of the opening weekend of the 2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season on Friday at Circuit of The Americas.  Antinucci jumped up from his second-place grid position on the opening lap, seizing control of a…

  10. Austin’s Moorespeed takes Porsche GT3 Cup Saturday

    2017-05-08 21:24:00 UTC
    Rounds 5 and 6 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama took place at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas on Friday and Saturday.  The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is in its 13th season and is one of the largest of Porsche’s single-make Cup Challenge series…

  11. Cadillac DPi Dominate WeatherTech Championship at COTA

    2017-05-06 18:23:00 UTC
    WeatherTech Sportscar Championship is the flagship IMSA series, competing at 12 locations throughout North America.  The championship came to Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on the fourth stop on the year. The competition takes place in four different classes: Prototype, Prototype Challenge, GT Le Mans and GT Daytona,…

  12. Jousting returns to Central Texas at Lysts on the Lake

    2017-05-03 16:02:00 UTC
    Lysts on the Lake first came to the Lake Austin water front property of patron Richard Garriott on April 29 - May 1, 2011.   Twenty-four competitors participated in the event, which reportedly made it the largest competitive joust in the world at the time. This year’s event brought 17 competitors…

  13. Sounds Clobber Express

    2017-05-02 19:31:00 UTC
    The struggling Round Rock Express continued its troubles as they faced Nashville Sounds.  The Sounds put up 40 batters who produced 11 runs on 15 hits.   Conversely, the Express generate only two hits, a double, compliments of Drew Robinson and a single by Josh Wilson.  Travis Synder got to first…

  14. Round Rock Over Powers Iowa

    2017-04-24 19:57:00 UTC
    The Round Rock Express (9-10) powered their way to a 9-2 victory over the Iowa Cubs (9-10). Josh Wilson and Jared Hoying of the Express each notched a home run in the win. Round Rock starter Dillon Gee (1-2) earned the win with five innings pitch. Gee gave up just…

  15. Marquez captures 4th consecutive MotoGP victory at COTA

    2017-04-24 19:02:00 UTC
    Sunday was a perfect ending to the fifth MotoGP event at the Circuit of the Americas.  Saturday’s qualifying rounds were a chilly and blustery, with over casted skies.  But Sunday’s weather was ideal for racing and spectating.  For the new comer, MotoGP is the premier class of motorcycle road racing,…

  16. Express Out-Last Cubs

    2017-04-23 22:26:00 UTC
    The Round Rock Express (8-10) edged the Iowa Cubs (9-9) 8-7 after 13 innings of play. Travis Snider hit an RBI single with no outs in the bottom of the 13th to give the Express a walkoff victory.  Offensively, the Express put up eight runs on 15 hits.  Cesar Puello…

  17. EG 0,0 Marc VDS Team posts two fastest Moto2 times on day 1

    2017-04-22 19:58:00 UTC
    Moto2 is the little sister to MotoGP. Both classes of motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for purchase by the general public nor legal for use on public roads.  MotoGP bikes are 1000cc 4 stroke prototypes capable of 240+ horsepower and 200+ mph.  Moto2 bikes have slightly…

  18. Repsol Honda posts fastest day 1 time at MotoGP Americas

    2017-04-22 18:28:00 UTC
    The Repsol Honda Team lead by Marc Marquez (#93) has enjoy good success at the Circuit of the Americas.  In 2013 Marquez became the youngest MotoGP to gain the pole position and take the race in Austin.  And for the last three years he has repeated the feat, having won…

  19. Express Win on Walk-Off Wild Pitch

    2017-04-18 00:10:00 UTC
    The Round Rock Express (7-6) and Omaha Storm Chasers (6-6) went back-and-forth for 11 innings, but it was the Express that collected a win after a bases-loaded wild pitch by the Storm Chasers.  Offensively, the Express produce 10 hits to generate five runs.  Drew Robinson, Doug Bernier, and Preston Beck…

  20. Stars close disappointing season with a loss

    2017-04-16 20:25:00 UTC
    Fans ruled Saturday night as the Texas Stars closed out the 2016 / 2017 season with Fan Appreciation Night.  The Stars played their IH 35 rivals, the San Antonio Rampage.  The teams played 12 prior times this season with Texas leading the series eight games to four.   San Antonio controlled…

  21. Stars remain dominant in IH35 rivalry

    2017-04-13 22:00:00 UTC
    Wednesday’s game was the twelfth meeting this season between the Texas Stars and the San Antonio Rampage.  The games are usually exciting, owning both to the short distances separating the cities and the comparable, albeit sub-0.500, level of play.  Texas leads the series seven games to four.   San Antonio started…

  22. Middlebrooks’ grand slam leads Express over Sounds

    2017-04-10 21:08:00 UTC
    Sunday afternoons in the Spring are made for baseball.  This past Sunday afternoon the Round Rock Express played the Nashville sounds, which made for pleasant entertainment.   The Express jumped out in the bottom of the third inning.  Preston Beck singled on a soft pop up to shortstop.  Will Middlebrows followed…

  23. Round Rock Express best Nashville Sounds in season opener

    2017-04-07 20:53:00 UTC
    The astronomical start of Spring was March 20th, but true Spring in Central Texas does not begin until the first pitch is thrown in a Round Rock Express game.  Spring was sprung on April 6 as the Express took on the Nashville Sound at the Dell Diamond.  Only five Express…

  24. Spurs close season with loss to Skyforce

    2017-04-02 19:54:00 UTC
    The Austin Spurs played their final game of the 2016 / 2017 season against the Sioux Falls Skyforce.  Expectations were high for a crowd of 5965 fans.  Unfortunately, the game, as well as the season, was a disappointment for the Spurs’ fans.   The Skyforce controlled the game from the opening…

  25. 2017 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium

    2017-04-02 19:52:00 UTC
    Greater than 7700 athletes competed in the 2017 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, presented by Spectrum, at Mike A. Myers Stadium.   Some 40,000 fans saw 14 meeting records broken over the four-day event.   Some of the record-breaking action included:  - Texas A&M’s Lindon Victor won the decathlon with score of 8,472…

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