Round Rock Express unveils new colors, logos, unis

Round Rock Express unveils new colors, logos, unis .Friday, 03 December 2010 15:43 .
BallparkDigest.com

To coincide with their new status as the top farm team of the Texas Rangers, the Round Rock Express (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) unveiled new colors and logos that are reminiscent of the colors and look of the Rangers.

The rebranding includes a new primary mark, new secondary marks, new colors and new uniforms. While blue and red continue as the Express colors, they now are in line with the Texas Rangers colors; the blue is a brighter royal blue, while the red remains unchanged. The new marks incorporate traditional Express elements, including a "train" theme and the Texas flag. The interlocking R logo remains as is save color alteration.

"We worked hard to keep some of our traditional elements while tying the past to the future," said team CEO Reid Ryan of Ryan Sanders Baseball. "We have honored our traditions from the past but also pushed forward in a new direction. Given our new affiliation with the Rangers, it was important to us to align ourselves with their color scheme."

Round Rock's new primary mark (above) includes the Express word mark with half a baseball encircled by a red banner with "Round Rock" in white lettering. Portions of the Texas flag are in the background with a cattle catcher in the foreground. The new E-Train logo (above) features a metallic E concaved upward with a cattle catcher at the bottom.

The Express will don four jerseys this season: white (home; below), gray (road), blue (alternate) and red (alternate). The white and blue jerseys both sport the Express word mark across the chest. The gray and red jerseys both feature the interlocking R logo on the left chest.

"Having been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work on the Corpus Christi Hooks brand identity and other Ryan Sanders Baseball projects, we were tremendously excited when Round Rock's affiliation change to the Texas Rangers led to the team contacting us about creating a new branding identity for the Express," Dan Simon of Studio Simon said. "We hope that Express fans are as excited about the new identity as they are about their hometown team being the new Triple-A affiliate of the American League champion Texas Rangers."

Four new caps also will be worn for the 2011 season: blue with E-Train logo, red with E-Train logo, blue with interlocking R logo, and blue with interlocking R logo and red bill.