Travs Shutout by RoughRiders

North Little Rock, AR-Jordan Cowan's one out single in the bottom of the ninth ended a combined no-hit by four Frisco pitchers as the RoughRiders defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 3-0 on Friday night in front of a crowd of 6,721 at Dickey-Stephens Park. Cowan was out trying to stretch his hit to a double but was the only Trav to reach base on the night after being hit by a pitch with two out in the sixth. Brock Burke (Win, 5 IP, 6 K), James Jones (2 IP, 3 K), Jake Lemoine (IP, 2 K) and Emmanuel Clase (Save, IP, H) combined for the near no-hitter. Travs starter Ricardo Sánchez battled through four innings on 91 pitches and gave up eight hits but held the Riders to just two runs in that time.
Moments That Mattered
* Frisco scored single runs in the third and fourth innings against Sanchez but also stranded five runners on base in those two frames.
* Cowan poked the Travs lone hit of the night past third base on a hard groundball but was thrown out by left fielder Brendon Davis at second base.
Notable Travs Performances
* 2B Jordan Cowan: 1-2, HBP
* RHP Sam Delaplane: 2 IP, H, K
News and Notes
* It was the seventh time the Travs have been shutout this season, all at home, and their second shutout loss in the last four days.
* Luis Liberato returned from the injured list and went 0-3 while playing left field. Liberato had been out since July 8^th. Mike Ahmed was placed on the injured list to create an open roster spot.
Up Next
The Travs and Riders meet again on Saturday night with left-hander Justus Sheffield (2-2, 1.62) starting against righty Collin Wiles (0-1, 17.18). First pitch is at 6:10 and the first 1,000 fans will get Thunderstix. The game will also be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.