Two-run first not enough for Riders in loss to Travs
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 16, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Arkansas Travelers in the series opener Tuesday afternoon 4-3 from Dickey-Stephens Park. Box Score Frisco (7-3) jumped on the board first in the initial inning, scoring twice against Arkansas (6-4) stater Raul Alcantara (1-0). Aaron Zavala
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 16, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Arkansas Travelers in the series opener Tuesday afternoon 4-3 from Dickey-Stephens Park.
Frisco (7-3) jumped on the board first in the initial inning, scoring twice against Arkansas (6-4) stater Raul Alcantara (1-0). Aaron Zavala started the scoring for the Riders with an RBI double before Abimelec Ortiz plated another run with an RBI fielder's choice. Those were the only runs Alcantara allowed in his five innings to earn the win.
Frisco starter Ryan Garcia (0-1) was handed the loss, ceding all three of his runs in the bottom of the second. Ben Ramirez started the offense for the Travelers with an RBI single before Jared Oliva laced a two-run single to put Arkansas up 3-2.
That lead held until the bottom of the seventh, when Oliva hammered a solo home run to increase the lead to 4-2.
In the top of the ninth, the Riders threatened and scored a run on an RBI ground out from Frainyer Chavez, but Geisel Cepeda grounded out with the tying run at third to end the game.
Zavala paced the Frisco offense with two hits while both Steven Jennings (0.2 innings) and Triston Polley (1.0) threw scoreless baseball out of the bullpen.
The RoughRiders and Travelers will meet for game two of the six-game set at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17th. RHP Ben Anderson (0-0, 1.93) will take the mound for Frisco against RHP Logan Evans (0-1, 3.24) for the Travelers.
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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 190 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]**.