Sugar Land’s Bats Put on a Show With Multiple Five-Run Frames

France Posts Four Strikeouts in 2.1 Perfect Innings

By Raymond Brown/Sugar Land Space Cowboys

April 1, 2026

JACKSONVILLE, FL – In a game that featured multiple big innings, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (4-1) flexed their offensive firepower en route to a high-scoring performance against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (1-4), taking their day game 10-3 on Wednesday afternoon at VyStar Ballpark. Sugar Land got the bats going

JACKSONVILLE, FL – In a game that featured multiple big innings, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (4-1) flexed their offensive firepower en route to a high-scoring performance against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (1-4), taking their day game 10-3 on Wednesday afternoon at VyStar Ballpark.

Sugar Land got the bats going early, igniting the second inning with a flurry of hits and walks. Cavan Biggio singled to start the frame, followed by a hit by pitch of Collin Price and a César Salazar walk to load the bases. Taylor Trammell then doubled in two runs, and moments later, Shay Whitcomb cleared the bases with a three-run homer, giving the Space Cowboys a commanding 5-0 lead.

💣💣 WHITCOMB WITH ANOTHER ONE!! SECOND BOMB OF THE DAY!! pic.twitter.com/PkqqKuzcW1
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) April 1, 2026

Jacksonville began to chip away in the bottom of the second. Singles from Daniel Johnson and Jacob Berry set the stage for Brian Navarreto, who doubled in the first run of the day for the Jumbo Shrimp. Navarreto stayed hot, launching a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth to make it 5-3 Sugar Land.

The Space Cowboys answered in the sixth with another dominant inning. Kellen Strahm drew a walk, stole second and Salazar’s single moved him to third. Trammell’s sacrifice bunt brought Strahm home, and Whitcomb launched his second home run of the game, extending his RBI total to five. Jack Winkler singled and CJ Alexander followed with a homer to cap the inning, scoring the fifth run of the frame.

🔥CJ ALEXANDER JOINS THE FUN!! TWO-RUN SHOT!! pic.twitter.com/jBAUKfSwVX
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) April 1, 2026

On the mound, reliever JP France pitched 2.1 strong innings of relief, striking out four batters to help secure the lead. A trio of RHP Alimber Santa, LHP Tom Cosgrove and RHP Michael Knorr combined for 3.0 innings of scoreless relief, giving up just one hit to carry the Space Cowboys to the victory.

NOTABLE:

OF Taylor Trammell walked and doubled in his first two times up on Wednesday before flying out in the fourth. Trammell reached base in each of his first seven plate appearances in this series, going 4-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base.
IF Shay Whitcomb connected for his first multi-HR game of the season, going 2-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored. It was Whitcomb’s 13^th career multi-homer game and his first since he hit three home runs on May 28, 2025 at Albuquerque.
C César Salazar got his first hit of the season as part of a perfect day at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored.
OF Kellen Strahm’s steal in the sixth was the 100^th steal of his Minor League career. Strahm has only been caught stealing 11 times in his 548 games in the minors.
OF CJ Alexander homered for a second consecutive game, the first Space Cowboys’ hitter to homer in back-to-back games this year. He has connected for three home runs in the first five games of the year and has a team best eight RBI.
Offensively, Sugar Land scored 10 runs in the game, their first time scoring 10 runs since September 14, 2025.
Sugar Land was off and running on Wednesday, stealing four bases in five attempts. The Space Cowboys have now stolen at least one base in each of their first five contests.
The power continued for the Space Cowboys on Wednesday, launching another three homers, giving Sugar Land 10 homers in their first five games.

Leading the series 2-0, the Space Cowboys return to action on Thursday night as LHP Colton Gordon is slated to start against LHP Patrick Monteverde for a 6:05 pm CT 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.