Frisco wins thriller in extras over Amarillo

AMARILLO, Texas (July 21, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders slipped by the Amarillo Sod Poodles in 10 innings, 7-6, from HODGETOWN on Wednesday night.

The RoughRiders (41-27) wasted no time finding the scoreboard in the first inning when Josh Jung crushed a two-run home run to right center, making it 2-0. It was his sixth home run of the season for Frisco.

Anderson Tejeda followed up with his fifth long ball of the year, a solo homer, in the fifth and the Riders were out in front 3-0.

Amarillo (28-39) then put a pair of runs on the board in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI groundout from Jancarlos Cintron and a sacrifice fly by Dominic Fletcher, trimming their deficit to 3-2.

In the seventh, Stone Garrett tied the game with an RBI single for the Sod Poodles, but the RoughRiders came back in the eighth with three runs of their own. Sam Huff laced a two-run go-ahead single before Diosbel Arias singled home a run, vaulting the Riders back up by three, 6-3.

After Cintron hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth for Amarillo, Ryder Jones tied the game in the ninth with a sacrifice fly to send it into extra innings.

In the 10th, Jung scored the automatic runner, J.P. Martinez, with a sacrifice fly and Jax Biggers threw out the potential game-tying run at the plate in the bottom of the 10th to end the game.

Fernery Ozuna (4-1) earned the win for the Riders, allowing just one unearned run over his two innings of work.

Blake Rogers (1-1) took the loss for Amarillo after throwing the 10th inning.

The RoughRiders and Sod Poodles continue their series on Thursday, July 22nd at 7:05 p.m. Frisco will turn to RHP Yerry Rodriguez (0-1, 3.35) while Amarillo hands the ball to LHP Kenny Hernandez (0-0, 3.00).

For tickets and information on RoughRiders baseball, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.334.1993.

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 in each of the last 15 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 160 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including current Rangers players Jose Trevino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Joey Gallo. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]