Foscue homers as win streak continues
FRISCO, Texas (August 4, 2022) – Powered by a four-run inning, the Frisco RoughRiders leaned on strong pitching to nail shut their fifth consecutive win with a 4-3 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riders Field Thursday night. Frisco starter Tim Brennan threw a season-most six innings and struck
FRISCO, Texas (August 4, 2022) – Powered by a four-run inning, the Frisco RoughRiders leaned on strong pitching to nail shut their fifth consecutive win with a 4-3 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Riders Field Thursday night. Frisco starter Tim Brennan threw a season-most six innings and struck out a pair of batters to log his longest appearance since August 2019.
Paralleled with a Midland win, the Riders (18-12, 54-45) remain two games out of first in the Texas League South with their fifth consecutive win and their third of the series against the Sod Poodles (15-15, 47-52).
Third baseman Justin Foscue drilled his seventh home run of the season on a three-run shot in the bottom of the third inning off Amarillo starter Slade Cecconi (5-4) to help eliminate an early 2-0 deficit. Foscue finished 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles coupled with his go-ahead home run.
After Brennan (4-3) departed Thursday’s game, the 4th through the 8th ran scoreless due to a strong bullpen effort from Justin Slaten, Marc Church, and Fer Ozuna. Slaten loaded the bases but got an inning-ending strikeout to strand the bases full in the top of the 7th. Church recorded a strikeout in the 8th, setting up Ozuna for his ninth save of the season.
The series continues Friday night with Jack Leiter (3-8, 5.80 ERA) taking the mound against Amarillo LHP Blake Walston (4-3, 5.77 ERA) with a 7:05 p.m. first pitch. Friday night is also Whataburger Night at Riders Field, with post-game fireworks sponsored by Whataburger. Fans arriving early can arrive a customized Whataburger hand-held fan for Friday’s game. 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. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance for 15 consecutive seasons (2005-2019). 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, InTouch Grille, 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 170 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].