RoughRiders take series finale over Hooks, 5-3

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (May 5, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders bested the Corpus Christi Hooks by a score of 5-3 on Sunday evening from Whataburger Field.

Box Score

Josh Stephan shined on the mound for the RoughRiders (17-10) tossing 5.0 innings of scoreless ball, allowing just six hits and no walks while striking out a season-high seven Hooks (8-19) batters.

Making his Double-A debut, Jake Bloss did not allow a baserunner until the top of the fourth inning when Josh Hatcher singled. He lasted 6.0 innings without allowing a run, surrendering only two hits and sitting down six Riders via the strikeout.

Corpus Christi threatened in the top of sixth against notching a pair of singles and a walk before Anthony Ho’opi’i-Tuionetoa blew a fastball by Rolando Espinosa in a 3-2 count to strand the bases loaded.

The RoughRiders started the scoring in the top of the eighth inning against Michael Knorr (0-2) on a throwing error that plated Maximo Acosta. Frisco scored a total of five runs in the inning, highlighted by a two-run single from Kellen Strahm. Cody Freeman added an RBI single in the frame.

Trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Ryan Wrobleski worked a lead off walk against Reid Birlingmair (1-1) and later came in to score. Chad Stevens drove in two more runs with a double, cutting the Riders lead to 5-3.

In the bottom of the ninth, Seth Clark struck out the first batter he faced but allowed a base hit and issued a walk that brought the winning run to the plate. Second baseman Frainyer Chavez ended the game, snaring a line drive out of the air to secure the win and helo Clark earned his first save of the season.

Offensively, the RoughRiders managed just four hits, but produced five runs in the series finale.

Next, the RoughRiders return to Frisco for a six-game series with the Padres affiliated San Antonio Missions at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7th. The RoughRiders will turn to RHP Ryan Garcia (1-2, 6.00) against LHP Austin Krob (0-1, 6.16) making his Double-A debut for the Hooks.

The classroom heads to the ballpark on Tuesday, May 7th for Education Day presented by Collin College. Enjoy a special 11:05 am start with activations from the Dallas Zoo, Frisco Family YMCA, Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, Perot Museum and Mathnasium!

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.

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].