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Frisco Wins Tight Series Opener from Travs

Teams combine for only seven hits
(Mark Wagner)
May 23, 2023

North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers dropped the opening game of a two-week homestand, falling 2-1 to the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Travs scored in the opening inning but were shut out for the rest of the night. Arkansas went 0-12 with runners in scoring

North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers dropped the opening game of a two-week homestand, falling 2-1 to the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Travs scored in the opening inning but were shut out for the rest of the night. Arkansas went 0-12 with runners in scoring position while Frisco was just 1-11 but their one drove in both of their runs. Conway, Arkansas product Nick Starr was the winner out of the Frisco bullpen throwing two scoreless innings while Antoine Kelly threw the ninth for a save. Bryan Woo was tagged with the loss for Arkansas.

Moments That Mattered

* Trevor Hauver drove home the two Frisco runs with a two-run single in the fourth inning.

* The Travs put the tying and winning runs on base with no one out in the ninth inning but the next three hitters struck out.

Notable Travs Performances

* DH Isiah Gilliam: 1-3, SF, RBI

* LHP Jorge Benitez: 1.2 IP, 3 K

News and Notes

* Centerfielder Jonatan Clase celebrated his 21st birthday by stealing his 12th base in 17 games with Arkansas.

* Woo’s three walks were a season-high and his four strikeouts were a season-low.

Up Next

The series continues on Wednesday night with Ethan Lindow (0-1, 3.48) starting for Arkansas against Ryan Garcia (1-3, 7.99) for Frisco. It is the Dog Days of Summer with dogs allowed on the berms. First pitch is at 6:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.