Frisco falls to San Antonio in one-run thriller

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 20, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders were outlasted by the San Antonio Missions 2-1 on Friday night from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.

Box Score

San Antonio (38-29) tallied first in the bottom of the first when Brandon Valenzuela tagged a solo home run to take a 1-0 lead. Valenzuela then hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth, expanding the Missions' lead to 2-0.

Frisco (37-29) responded in the top of the seventh when Keyber Rodriguez doubled home Josh Hatcher to trim its deficit to 2-1. Frainyer Chavez then singled but Rodriguez was thrown out at the plate, keeping the Missions in front.

In the top of the ninth, Luis Mieses hit a pinch-hit single and moved up to second on a wild pitch. Missions reliever Manuel Castro then struck out Abimelec Ortiz looking to end the game.

San Antonio starter Henry Baez (2-2) earned the victory, allowing two hits and striking out 10 across 5.2 scoreless innings. Frisco starter David Davalillo (0-1) picked up the loss in his Double-A debut, yielding two runs while whiffing three over 4.2 innings.

Notes to Know:

-With two games left in the first half, San Antonio and Midland now sit in first place of the Texas League South while the RoughRiders trail by a half game. Frisco needs to win its final two games and Midland needs to lose at least one of its last two for the Riders to collect the first half crown.

-RoughRiders reliever Ryan Lobus, Larson Kindreich and Gerardo Carrillo combined to pitch 3.1 shutout innings.

The RoughRiders and Missions battle in the penultimate game of the first half at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, June 21st from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.

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