Frisco drops second extra-innings game in Amarillo

AMARILLO, Texas (April 17, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders dropped a second-consecutive extra innings game 6-5 to the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Friday night from HODGETOWN.

Box Score

Frisco (7-6) fell behind early, but got a great start from Leandro Lopez. The righty fired the first six-inning start of the season and allowed four earned on four hits with five strikeouts in the hitter-friendly environment.

The Riders offensively got solo home runs on back-to-back pitches by Keyber Rodriguez and Keith Jones II in the fourth inning and then tied the game in the seventh with hits from Julian Brock, Corey Joyce and Jake Snider.

The teams traded individual runs in the next two half innings, but after Amarillo’s Alfred Morrillo (1-1) did not allow a run in the top half of the tenth, Ben McLaughlin hit a walk-off single off of Jonathan Brand (0-1) in the bottom half of the inning.

Notes to Know:

• Rodriguez and Jones’ home runs were both their second of the season. Jones hit his 452 feet.

• Eric Loomis has not allowed an earned run through six appearances this season after tossing 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

With the series evened up 2-2, Frisco aims to pull back ahead on Saturday with LHP Dylan MacLean (1-0, 6.23) pitching against RHP Jose Cabrera (0-0, 1.13) in a 7:05 p.m. start from HODGETOWN.

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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].