Smith's three-run blast guides Frisco to 5-1 win over Tulsa
FRISCO, Texas (June 24, 2025) - Marcus Smith jolted a three-run home run to lift the Frisco RoughRiders to a 5-1 victory versus the Tulsa Drillers on Tuesday afternoon from Riders Field. Box Score The Riders (1-0, 39-30) struck first in the bottom of the second when Frainyer Chavez roped
FRISCO, Texas (June 24, 2025) - Marcus Smith jolted a three-run home run to lift the Frisco RoughRiders to a 5-1 victory versus the Tulsa Drillers on Tuesday afternoon from Riders Field.
The Riders (1-0, 39-30) struck first in the bottom of the second when Frainyer Chavez roped an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead.
Smith’s homer in the bottom of the seventh inning marked his first Double-A homer and expanded the RoughRiders lead to 5-0.
In the top of the eighth, Drillers (0-1, 26-44) catcher Griffin Lockwood-Powell strolled an RBI single to cut Frisco's deficit to 5-1.
Frisco reliever Ryan Lobus pitched a scoreless ninth inning to cap off the pitching staff’s fifth one-run performance in the last eight games.
Riders starter Ben Anderson (4-4) posted his second quality start of the season, pitching six shutout innings while striking out two on 85 pitches. Lobus and Larson Kindreich both worked a scoreless inning out of the bullpen.
Drillers starter Patrick Copen (0-1) took the loss, allowing just one run while whiffing four over five frames.
Notes to Know:
-Anderson’s 2.04 ERA since May 9th is the fifth-best in the Texas League during that span.
-Sebastian Walcott (2-for-4) tied a career-high with three stolen bases, first reaching that feat on August 7th, 2024 with High-A Hickory versus Aberdeen. Walcott joined Elvis Andrus as the only Texas League teenagers since 2005 to steal three bases in a game, per Rangers PR.
-Walcott, Keyber Rodriguez, Frainyer Chavez and Ian Moller recorded multiple hits while the RoughRiders tallied 10 hits.
-Chavez has now reached base in 20 of his last 22 games between Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock.
Frisco and Tulsa meet again at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday night from Riders Field. RoughRiders LHP Kohl Drake (3-3, 2.74) squares off against a Drillers starter TBD.
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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].