Beck's walk-off single helps Riders bury Sod Poodles

Riders top Amarillo in first-ever meeting between clubs

Preston Beck delivered the walk-off single Thursday (Duncan Stanley/Frisco RoughRiders)

May 16, 2019

FRISCO, Texas (May 16, 2019) - Preston Beck delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to vault the Riders past the Amarillo Sod Poodles 5-4 Thursday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.SYNOPSIS* Beck's single came with two outs in the ninth, countering Amarillo's game-tying run in the top of

FRISCO, Texas (May 16, 2019) - Preston Beck delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to vault the Riders past the Amarillo Sod Poodles 5-4 Thursday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
SYNOPSIS
* Beck's single came with two outs in the ninth, countering Amarillo's game-tying run in the top of the inning.
* After falling behind 3-0 early, the Riders tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the third and took the lead on a RBI single from Andretty Cordero in the fifth.
NOTABLE RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Juremi Profar: 3-for-5, 2B
* Michael De Leon: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, R
* Joe Palumbo: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 6 K
* James Jones: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
NEWS AND NOTES
* Beck gave the Riders their third walk-off win of the season. He had three walk-off hits last year.
* Juremi Profar recorded his fifth three-hit game in his last 12 contests.
* Thursday's game was the first-ever meeting between the Riders and the Sod Poodles, the Texas League's newest franchise.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Amarillo, Friday, 7:05 pm
RHP Pedro Payano (3-0, 4.02) vs. LHP Adrian Morejon (0-3, 6.89)
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 14 seasons (2005-2018). 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 Choctaw Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for xtwo consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 150 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].