Big Comeback Effort Comes Up Just Short

Series now even at two

(Mark Wagner)

May 27, 2023

North Little Rock, AR—Down eight runs early, the Arkansas Travelers nearly completed a stupendous rally but fell 10-9 to the Frisco RoughRiders on Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Arkansas never led in the game but cut the RoughRiders lead to one on two occasions including in the ninth inning after

North Little Rock, AR—Down eight runs early, the Arkansas Travelers nearly completed a stupendous rally but fell 10-9 to the Frisco RoughRiders on Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Arkansas never led in the game but cut the RoughRiders lead to one on two occasions including in the ninth inning after a Riley Unroe two-run home run. Neither team’s starting pitcher made it out of the second inning. Juan Mercedes took the loss for the Travs with Theo McDowell earning the win out of the Frisco bullpen and Antoine Kelly getting the save.

Moments That Mattered

* Arkansas answered Frisco’s eight run second inning with six in the bottom half capped by a two-run single from Robbie Tenerowicz.

* With one out in the ninth inning, trailing by a run, Tenerowicz line a ball to the warning track in right field only to see it caught.

Notable Travs Performances

* CF Jonatan Clase: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI

* 3B Josh Morgan: 2-3, BB, run, 2B

News and Notes

* Conway High and Southern Arkansas product Nick Starr pitched a scoreless seventh and eighth innings for Frisco.

* Arkansas has just a 1-3 record when hitting multiple homers in a home game this season.

Up Next

The series continues on Saturday night with Kyle Tyler (1-3, 7.02) starting for Arkansas against Tekoah Roby (1-3, 5.49) for Frisco. It is Salute to Seattle Night and kids run the bases after the game. First pitch is at 7:05. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.