Riders set best winning percentage in franchise history with win over Amarillo
AMARILLO, Texas (September 15, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles 2-0 on Sunday afternoon from HODGETOWN. Box Score Frisco (40-29, 84-54) and Amarillo (28-40, 58-79) went scoreless through eight innings. The Riders broke the scoreless tie in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice
AMARILLO, Texas (September 15, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles 2-0 on Sunday afternoon from HODGETOWN.
Frisco (40-29, 84-54) and Amarillo (28-40, 58-79) went scoreless through eight innings. The Riders broke the scoreless tie in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Luis Mieses that plated Keyber Rodriguez. Alejandro Osuna made it a 2-0 game with his eighth homer of the season, a solo shot to left.
Ben Anderson was excellent in his final start of the regular season as the Sod Poodles did not collect a hit until the home half of the fourth inning. The righty exited after 5.1 scoreless innings, surrendering just three hits and a walk while fanning eight.
The RoughRiders bullpen held Amarillo scoreless for the second consecutive game. Ricky Devito and Jackson Kelley (4-1) combined to allow just one baserunner across 2.2 scoreless frames.
Seth Clark took the mound in the bottom of the ninth and retired the side in order, striking out the final two batters he faced to secure his fourth save in Frisco.
Offensively, the Riders did not see any multi-hit games as eight different players recorded exactly one hit.
The RoughRiders open up their quest for a Texas League Championship with a three-game series against the Midland RockHounds (Oakland A’s affiliate) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17th. The Riders and RockHounds have not named starters for the first game of the series in Midland.
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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 Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact **[email protected]**.