Drake named Texas League Pitcher of the Week
FRISCO, Texas (May 12, 2025) – Frisco RoughRiders LHP Kohl Drake was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week, Minor League Baseball announced on Monday. Drake garners his first weekly honor in MiLB. Drake pitched six hitless innings to help the Riders toss their sixth no-hitter in franchise history on
FRISCO, Texas (May 12, 2025) – Frisco RoughRiders LHP Kohl Drake was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week, Minor League Baseball announced on Monday. Drake garners his first weekly honor in MiLB.
Drake pitched six hitless innings to help the Riders toss their sixth no-hitter in franchise history on Wednesday, May 7th at San Antonio. Drake struck out six and walked two, retiring 16 consecutive Missions between the two walks.
The no-hitter marked Frisco’s first since former big leaguer Joe Wieland no-hit San Antonio on July 29th, 2011. Four of the six RoughRiders no-hitters have come against the Missions.
Drake, the Rangers No. 12 prospect, is the eighth pitcher in recorded franchise history to spin six-plus no-hit innings and the first since current Triple-A Round Rock RHP Cole Winn on May 27th, 2021 versus Midland.
Among Texas Leaguers with 20-plus innings pitched, Drake owns the most strikeouts per nine innings (13.7), the lowest opposing batting average (.120) and has allowed the fewest hits (9).
The Sachse, Texas native was an 11th round pick by the Rangers in 2022. He pitched collegiately at Division II Arkansas Tech, San Joaquin Delta College (CA) and Walters State Community College (TN), where he earned NJCAA D1 Pitcher of the Year honors in 2022.
Drake is the 49th Rider to be named Texas League/Double-A Central Pitcher of the Week and the first since Owen White the week of June 6th-11th, 2023.
The RoughRiders begin a 12-game homestand when they welcome the Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros affiliate) starting Tuesday, May 13th through Sunday, May 18th from Riders Field.
For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit 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 celebrated 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 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].