Davalillo, Loomis earn Rangers MiLB honors

FRISCO, Texas (September 18, 2025) – Frisco RoughRiders RHPs David Davalillo and Eric Loomis were named Rangers Minor League Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year and Reliever of the Year, respectively, the Rangers announced on Thursday.

Davalillo started the season with High-A Hub City and finished with Frisco, totalling a 6-4 record with a 2.44 ERA. In 107.0 innings pitched, he struck out 126 and walked 28 while holding opponents to a .184 batting average against. With the RoughRiders, the No. 7 Rangers prospect went 2-3 with a 2.73 ERA and held opponents to a .196 batting average against. Among those who threw at least 50 innings in the Texas League, Davalillo finished sixth in lowest batting average against and 12th in ERA. In the Rangers organization (minimum 100.0 IP), Davalillo led in K/9 (10.60), strikeout rate (26.9 percent), WHIP (0.93) and batting average against (.184).

Loomis pitched just seven games with the RoughRiders, totalling a 7.04 ERA, but across his three levels, he had a 2.77 ERA in 39 appearances. In 52.0 total innings, he whiffed 84 batters to 25 walks while holding opponents to a .169 batting average against before a season-ending leg injury on August 20th in Corpus Christi. The 23-year-old was taken by the Rangers in the 16th round of the 2024 draft.

Full list of winners:

UTL Cody Freeman, Tom Grieve Player of the Year

RHP David Davalillo, Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year

RHP Eric Loomis, Reliever of the Year

OF Yeremy Cabrera, Defender of the Year

C/1B Cal Stark, True Ranger Award

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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 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].