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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... 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.
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Round Rock Express is a AA minor league team for Houston Astros. Many times Major League players have been injured or need extra time too train for the season. Plus,Dell Diamondispartly owned bythe great Hall of Fame Baseball playerNolan Ryan.
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (Ticker) -- Rodrigo Rosario tossed six-plus strong innings to help the Round Rock Express defeat the San Antonio Missions, 3-1, evening their best-of-five semifinal playoff series at one game apiece. Rosario (1-0) yielded one run and four hits with three walks, striking out five over 6 1/3 frames to pick up the win. After going hitless in the first game, Henri Stanley collected four singles, stole a base and scored once and Royce Huffman belted a two-run homer for Round Rock, which responded with a win 23 times after taking a loss during the regular season. Miguel Saladin allowed one hit in the ninth for his first save. Antonio Perez crushed a solo homer for San Antonio, which posted an 8-8 mark in two-run games this year. Rafael Soriano (0-1) gave up three runs and eight hits over six innings to suffer the loss.
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In 2006, just their second season in the PCL, 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.
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Dell Diamond, home of the Round Rock Express Double A baseball team, is just a short drive away from the hotel. This ballpark and adjoining city park play host to most area junior league basball and soccer events. The City of Round Rock is becoming known as the "Sports Capital of Texas" and the Hampton Inn Austin Round Rock Hotel welcomes sports groups and is pleased to provide special group rates.
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Round Rock takes its name from an unusual flat-topped, round rock in the middle of Bushy Creek, which sits atop the water like a giant lilypad. The rock made a convenient fishing spot for early settlers, and later marked a low water crossing for wagons travelling the Chisholm Trail. The town of Round Rock dates back to 1854. Many buildings from the early days are still used today in the city's Old Town area.
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