Riders offense falls flat in loss to Arkansas
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 17, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders managed just one run on four hits in a 6-1 defeat to the Arkansas Travelers on Wednesday night from Dickey-Stephens Park. Box Score The Riders (7-4) fell behind early when the Travelers (7-4) scored in the bottom of the
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 17, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders managed just one run on four hits in a 6-1 defeat to the Arkansas Travelers on Wednesday night from Dickey-Stephens Park.
The Riders (7-4) fell behind early when the Travelers (7-4) scored in the bottom of the second inning off of Frisco starter Ben Anderson. Kaden Polcovich laced an RBI single up the middle to make it 1-0. It was the only run that Anderson surrendered on the night in his four innings, striking out six and walking two.
In the top of the fifth, Frisco tied it when Josh Hatcher led off the frame with a double and Maximo Acosta singled him home, but Tyler Locklear hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the inning off of reliever Aidan Anderson (2-1) to give Arkansas the lead back at 2-1.
That score held until the bottom of the eighth when Arkansas scored four runs on a two-run Spencer Packard single and a two-run error, pushing the lead to 6-1.
Travelers' starter Logan Evans (1-1) earned the win, allowing just one run over his six innings of work.
Hatcher was the only Rider to collect multiple hits, going 2-for-3 on the night.
The RoughRiders and Travelers will meet for game threee of the six-game set at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, April 18th. The RoughRiders have yet to announce a starter, but LHP Reid VanScoter (0-0, 3.00) will start 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 Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].