Cody Freeman’s five hit night lifts Frisco over Amarillo

FRISCO, Texas (April 25, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles 13-5 on Thursday evening from Riders Field.

Box Score

Cody Freeman blasted two homers and collected a career-best five hits as the RoughRiders (10-8) offense struck for 13 runs.

Nick Krauth (2-0) enjoyed a scoreless first inning on his way to a win, spinning 5.0 innings and allowing 4 runs on six hits. He became the first Riders starter to tally two wins on the young season.

The RoughRiders began the scoring when Abimelec Ortiz plated a run on a triple in the bottom of the first inning. Ortiz later scored on a wild pitch by Amarillo (7-11) starting pitcher Cole Percival (0-1).

An RBI groundout in the top of the second inning cut the Riders lead to 2-1.

In the home half of the second frame the RoughRiders pushed across seven runs on seven hits, extending their lead to 9-1. Freeman led off the inning with a solo homer and later singled in the inning. A pair of RBI singles by Kellen Strahm and Ortiz, who landed a home run shy of the cycle, added three runs. Josh Hatcher capped off the inning with a three-run homer to right field.

In the bottom of the third, Aaron Zavala drove home Geisel Cepeda with an infield single and an Ortiz RBI double brought the Frisco advantage to 11-1.

Logan Warmoth launched a three-run homer in the top of the fourth for Amarillo, making it an 11-4 deficit for the Sod Poodles.

In the bottom of the sixth the RoughRiders added their final two runs on Freeman’s second homer and a single by Cooper Johnson that brought Frainyer Chavez across the plate. Amarillo would add a run in the top of the eighth, landing the score at 13-5.

Freeman, Ortiz, and Chavez poured in multi-hit performances.

Triston Polley and Bryan Chi combined to allow just one run on four hits in 4.0 relief innings, striking out two.

Next, the RoughRiders continue a six-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliated Amarillo Sod Poodles at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, April 26th. RHP Dane Acker (0-0, 0.68) will take the mound for Frisco against RHP Yilber Diaz (0-2, 5.02).

Friday is Pickleball Night at Riders Field where the RoughRiders will have pickleball courts set up at the ballpark. The Frisco Pandas will be in attendance for pickleball themes throughout the evening and it is also Fireworks Friday presented by Crowder Law Firm.

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.

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 200 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].