Riders explode early, take game five in Midland
MIDLAND, Texas (August 26, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders took down the Midland RockHounds 7-3 from Momentum Bank Ballpark on Saturday night. Box Score Frisco (26-24, 57-61) jumped out in front with four runs in the first inning and it started on the first pitch of the game against Joelvis
MIDLAND, Texas (August 26, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders took down the Midland RockHounds 7-3 from Momentum Bank Ballpark on Saturday night.
Frisco (26-24, 57-61) jumped out in front with four runs in the first inning and it started on the first pitch of the game against Joelvis Del Rosario (1-1). On the initial offering, Jax Biggers tripled into right-center field and scored on a throwing error for a Little League home run. Trevor Hauver then added an RBI single before Liam Hicks hit a sacrifice fly and Frainyer Chavez capped the inning with another RBI single.
Midland (28-22, 60-59) struck back in the third with a run, but Chavez crushed a two-run homer in the fourth, his second with the Riders, and Hicks tallied another RBI with a run-scoring single in the fifth to make it 7-1.
Lazara Armenteros left the yard for a two-run, fifth-inning homer against Grant Wolfram (10-0), who earned his team-best 10th win, but that ended the scoring for the night.
The RoughRiders bullpen was strong the rest of the way. Andy Rodriguez worked a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts in his Double-A debut before Danny Duffy and Michael Brewer finished off the game with scoreless innings.
Biggers, Evan Carter and Chavez all had two hits to lead the offense.
The RoughRiders and RockHounds meet for the finale of the series at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 27th. The RoughRiders have yet to announce a starter while Midland is expected to turn to RHP Ryan Cusick (4-5, 4.46).
The Riders return home next week to kick off a two-week homestand that starts Tuesday, August 29th against the Corpus Christi Hooks. Get your tickets now at 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 is celebrating 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, Grant Anderson and Martin Perez. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].