Sugar Land Space Cowboys left-handed pitcher Colton Gordon has been recognized as the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 26 – 31, as announced by Minor League Baseball on Monday.
Gordon started on Wednesday at Constellation Field against the Oklahoma City Comets and authored 6.0 shutout innings, scattering four hits while issuing only one walk and striking out four. During the week, Gordon was the only pitcher in the Pacific Coast League to throw at least 6.0 innings without allowing a run and one of just two pitchers that went at least 5.0 scoreless innings.
Wednesday was the first quality start of the season for Gordon and was his longest outing at any level since he fired 6.0 innings for Sugar Land on August 23, 2025 at Iowa. This is the third Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honor in his career for Gordon after he captured the award twice in a three-week span in 2024, taking home the award on August 25 and September 8 in 2024. Originally drafted in the 8th round of the 2021 draft by Houston out of Central Florida, Gordon has made eight starts with Sugar Land this year along with four appearances, one start, with Houston.
It is the 20th time a Space Cowboys hurler has won Pitcher of the Week honors in franchise history and the second of the season for Sugar Land after LHP Josh Hendrickson was named the PCL Pitcher of the Week for April 14 – 19.
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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.