Round Rock Express

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Round Rock Express Founded in 2000 Round Rock, Texas
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Triple-A (2005-Present) Double-A (2000-2004)
Minor League affiliations
Pacific Coast League (2005-Present) American Conference - South Division Texas League (2000-2004)
Major League affiliations
Houston Astros (2000-Present)
Name
Round Rock Express (2000-Present)
Ballpark
Dell Diamond All Sports Stadium
Minor League titles
League titles	2000
Conference titles	2006
Division titles	2006
Owner(s)/Operated by: Ryan-Sanders Baseball
Manager: Dave Clark
General Manager:

The Round Rock Express is a minor league baseball franchise based in Round Rock, Texas. As of 2007, the Express plays in the Pacific Coast League as the Class AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros. Its home stadium is Dell Diamond. From 1999 to 2004, the Express was a Class AA team in the Texas League, also affiliated with the Astros. The Express ownership group is led by (and the team is named after) Hall of Fame pitcher and Texas native Nolan Ryan; his sons Reid and Reese hold executive positions.

The Ryans' group purchased the PCL Edmonton Trappers franchise in 2003 with the intention of moving the team to Round Rock after the 2004 season. At that time, the Trappers were affiliated with the Montreal Expos. The Express group wanted to maintain its affiliation with the Astros at the Round Rock site; therefore, the Trappers/Express franchise exchanged Major League affiliates after the 2004 season with the New Orleans Zephyrs. (Several weeks after this switch, the Expos announced their move to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Nationals.) In terms of players on the roster, the 2005 Round Rock Express contained a mixture of players from the 2004 New Orleans Zephyrs (players that stayed at AAA) and the 2004 Round Rock Express (promoted from AA); the 2004 Edmonton Trappers players were either playing as New Orleans Zephyrs or Washington Nationals.

The original Express franchise has remained under Ryan ownership; after the purchase of the AAA PCL franchise, the Ryans announced that the AA Texas League club would move to Corpus Christi, Texas for the 2005 season. That franchise remains the Double-A affiliate of the Astros as the Corpus Christi Hooks.

In 2006, two seasons after moving from Edmonton, the Round Rock Express clinched the Southern Division of the league's American Conference with a win-loss record of 85-59. After defeating the Nashville Sounds in five games to take the American Conference championship, they advanced to the PCL Championship Series, but lost to the Tucson Sidewinders in three straight games.

[edit] Recent records

• 2000: 83-57
• 2001: 86-54
• 2002: 75-65
• 2003: 46-94
• 2004: 86-54
• 2005: 74-70
• 2006: 85-59
• 2007: 61-81
• 2008: Season begins April 3rd

[edit] Current roster

Round Rock Express roster v • d • e
Players				Coaching staff
Pitchers 58 Tim Byrdak 40 Jack Cassel -- Mike DeJean 27 Jared Gothreaux 50 Runelyvs Hernandez 49 Carlos Hines 45 Ryan Houston 12 Mark McLemore 21 Joshua Miller 19 Josh Muecke 47 Fernando Nieve 54 Chad Paronto 24 Stephen Randolph 57 Nick Regilio 39 Chad Reineke † disabled list ‡ temporary inactive list Roster updated 2008-04-07 Transactions		Catchers 19 James Goethals 22 J. R. House 44 Joshua Johnson -- Josh Paul Infielders  1 Jonathan Ash  2 Danny Klassen 33 Edwin Maysonet 31 David Newhan 36 Lance Niekro  6 Mark Saccomanno Outfielders 16 Reggie Abercrombie 28 Víctor Díaz 20 Nick Gorneault 30 Yordany Ramirez		Manager -- Dave Clark Coaches -- Ron Jackson (hitting) -- Burt Hooton (pitching) -- Danny Sheaffer (coach)

v • d • e Rosters within Houston Astros organization Houston (MLB) • Round Rock (AAA) • Corpus Christi (AA) • Salem (High-A) • Lexington (A) • Tri-City (Low-A)

[edit] External links

• Round Rock Express official website
• Round Rock Express Roster, Splits, and Situational Stats

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