Seven-run First Carries Travs to Win

North Little Rock, AR-A seven-run first inning allowed the Arkansas Travelers to cruise to an 8-1 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders on Wednesday afternoon in front of 4,126 at Dickey-Stephens Park. Darren McCaughan authored seven strong innings to pick up his first Double-A victory. McCaughan gave up one run on a solo homer and five hits while striking out seven. Arkansas' first inning offensively came on the heels of being shut out in the previous two games. Jake Fraley homered on the first pitch from Frisco's Jonathan Hernández who did not get out of the opening inning. Six of the seven runs came home with two out in the first.
Moments That Mattered
* Fraley homered on the first pitch of the game from Hernandez then capped the inning with a two-run double.
* Jordan Cowan, Aaron Knapp and Logan Taylor all had two-out RBI hits in the opening inning.
Notable Travs Performances
* RF Jake Fraley: 3-5, run, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
* DH Kyle Lewis: 3-5, run, 2B
* CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 3-4, BB, 2 runs
* RHP Darren McCaughan: Win, 7 IP, 5 H, R, 7 K, HR
News and Notes
* The seven-run first inning ended a 19 inning scoreless drought by the offense.
* 1B Evan White was activated off the injured list prior to the game and went 0-5 in his return to the lineup.
Up Next
The Travs will try to split the series on Thursday night. RH Nabil Crismatt makes his Travs debut as the starter with RH Emerson Martinez (1-0, 4.70) going for Frisco. First pitch is at 7:10 and fans will have a chance to win a $50,000 boat in a postgame tennis ball toss. The game will also be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.