RoughRiders earn series win, defeating rehabbing Cristian Javier

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (May 4, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders bested the Corpus Christi Hooks by a score of 11-0 on Saturday afternoon from Whataburger Field.

Box Score

Facing rehabbing Astros starter Cristian Javier (0-1), the RoughRiders (16-10) went quietly through the first three innings as Emiliano Teodo (1-1) dominated the Corpus Christi (8-18) lineup.

Aaron Zavala was the only Frisco hitter to snag a base hit against Javier until the top of the fourth when Cody Freeman and Josh Hatcher tagged him with back-to-back singles. Keyber Rodriguez drew a walk against the righty, chasing him from the game.

A pair of bases loaded walks and a wild pitch netted the first three runs for the RoughRiders. A Liam Hicks groundout and an RBI single by Zavala extended the lead to 5-0.

Javier finished with a final line of 3.1 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three.

Freeman swatted his fourth homer of the season, a solo blast, to lead off the fifth inning, running the Frisco lead to 6-0.

Teodo exited after the fifth frame, tossing five innings of scoreless, one-hit baseball while walking three and punching out four.

In the top of the sixth inning Zavala belted his second homer of the season, a three-run shot to left that plated Rodriguez and Daniel Mateo to make the score 9-0.

Frainyer Chavez drove in the tenth run of the day for the Riders with a triple in the seventh and later scored on a groundout, increasing the Frisco lead to 11-0.

Robby Ahlstrom and Steven Jennings each spun two scoreless innings, preserving the shutout victory.

Offensively, Zavala poured in a three-hit, four-RBI day while Freeman snatched another multi-hit performance.

Next, the RoughRiders finish up a six-game road series with the Houston Astros affiliated Corpus Christi Hooks at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, May 5th. The RoughRiders will turn to RHP Josh Stephan (0-1, 8.44) against RHP Jake Bloss (0-0, -.--) making his Double-A debut for the Hooks.

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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 new 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 200 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].