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Cole and Perez Both Homer But Space Cowboys Fall On Opening Night

De Los Santos Fires Scoreless Frame in First ML Rehab Appearance
By Raymond Brown / Sugar Land Space Cowboys
March 28, 2026

Opening Night started with a lead-off homer but ended with a late rally as the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (0-1) fell to the Round Rock Express (1-0) on Friday night at Constellation Field. The Space Cowboys opened their season with a bang as Zach Cole wasted no time setting the

Opening Night started with a lead-off homer but ended with a late rally as the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (0-1) fell to the Round Rock Express (1-0) on Friday night at Constellation Field.

The Space Cowboys opened their season with a bang as Zach Cole wasted no time setting the tone, leading off the year with a home run on just the second pitch of the season, putting Sugar Land up 1-0 in the first.

In the second inning, after Cavan Biggio and Riley Unroe each worked walks, CJ Alexander lined a single to left field, bringing Biggio home and expanding Sugar Land’s lead to 2-0. Round Rock responded with a three-run third inning, sending eight batters to the plate to chase RHP Jaxon Alexander after 2.2 innings.

In an eventful bottom of the sixth Unroe and Alexander were each hit by pitches, and Cole then drew a walk, loading the bases for the Space Cowboys. Shay Whitcomb singled on a soft ground ball to third, bringing home the tying run.

After singles from Tyler Wade and Trevor Hauver in the top of the seventh, Cameron Cauley was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Round Rock. Aaron Zavala then lifted a sacrifice fly, allowing Round Rock to regain the lead, 4-3.

A seventh inning home run from Carlos Pérez evened things up late. However, after Willie Calhoun and Alejandro Osuna each worked walks to start the eighth, Jonah Bride connected on a three-run home run, giving Round Rock the lead as they held on to defeat Sugar Land 7-4.

NOTABLE:

  • Zach Cole’s home run in the first now gives him six home runs in 16 career Triple-A contests.

  • RHP Enyel De Los Santos faced the minimum in a scoreless inning of relief, throwing 14 pitches, seven strikes.

  • RHP Amos Willingham fired 1.1 scoreless innings in relief, stranding all three runners that he inherited.

  • Friday night’s loss snapped the Space Cowboys streak of back-to-back years with a victory on Opening Night.

  • After not allowing a run in 5.1 innings during Spring Training, RHP Sam Carlson spun a scoreless ninth inning for the Space Cowboys.

Sugar Land continues Opening Weekend presented by Constellation on Saturday night. LHP Colton Gordon is slated to start for the Space Cowboys while Round Rock will turn to RHP Josh Stephan for a 6:05 pm first pitch. The game can be heard online anywhere at SLSpaceCowboys.com/Listen.

ABOUT THE SUGAR LAND SPACE COWBOYS:

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys are the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros and compete in the Pacific Coast League. They began play as the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate in 2021 and began playing under the Space Cowboys brand in 2022, winning their first Triple-A title in 2024 by clinching both the Pacific Coast League Championship and Triple-A National Championship. The Space Cowboys play at Constellation Field, located at the corner of Hwy-6 and US-90 Alternate in Sugar Land, Texas. Follow the team on Twitter (@SLSpaceCowboys), Instagram (@slspacecowboys), Facebook (SLSpaceCowboys) and their official website (slspacecowboys.com). Season ticket plans for the 2026 season are available now and can be purchased at slspacecowboys.com/tickets.

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