Johnson homer not enough in Frisco loss to Travs
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 18, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were held to just two hits in 6-1 defeat against the Arkansas Travelers on Thursday night from Dickey-Stephens Park. Box Score The Riders (7-5) fell behind in the first inning when Arkansas (8-4) first baseman Tyler Locklear hammered a
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 18, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were held to just two hits in 6-1 defeat against the Arkansas Travelers on Thursday night from Dickey-Stephens Park.
The Riders (7-5) fell behind in the first inning when Arkansas (8-4) first baseman Tyler Locklear hammered a three-run home run against Kohl Drake (0-1). The Travelers and Locklear added on in the second with a bases-loaded walk to make it 4-0.
Drake, who grew up in Sachse, Texas made his Double-A debut on Thursday, allowing four runs over his 1.1 innings.
In the fifth, Cooper Johnson blasted a solo home run against Reid VanScoter (1-0) for the only run of the game for Frisco. VanScoter earned the win with his six strong innings.
The Travelers added on in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run single by Kaden Polcovich, boosting the lead to 6-1, and that was all the Arkansas pitching staff needed.
Frisco had bright spots out of the bullpen with Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, Andy Rodriguez and Triston Polley all throwing scoreless outings.
Kellen Strahm's ninth inning single was the only other hit for Frisco.
The RoughRiders and Travelers will meet for game four of the six-game set at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, April 19th. The RoughRiders are slated to have RHP Dane Acker (0-0, 1.04) start against LHP Danny Wirchansky (1-1, 5.00) 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].