Hooks walk off Riders in series opener

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 27, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders were downed in walk-off fashion 6-5 by the Corpus Christi Hooks on Tuesday from Whataburger Field.

The RoughRiders (44-29) started off the scoring in the first inning when Josh Jung smacked a two-run blast, his eighth of the season, to stake the Riders to a 2-0 advantage.

The Hooks (33-40) then came back to tie the game at 2-2 in the second inning on a Scott Schreiber RBI double and a Grae Kessinger RBI single.

A David Hensley sacrifice fly put Corpus Christi out in front 3-2 in the fourth.

Frisco then stormed right back, taking a lead 4-3 on Anderson Tejeda's two-run single in the top of the sixth, but the Hooks answered in the bottom half of the inning. Marty Costes knotted the game at 4-4 with an RBI single before Hensley hit a go-ahead triple to make it 5-4 Corpus.

In the top of the ninth, Jung fouled off four pitches in a row with two outs before singling home Bubba Thompson to even the game again.

After the Hooks loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, Scott Manea laced a walk-off single over Thompson's head in centerfield to win the game 6-5 for Corpus Christi.

Layne Henderson (4-1) earned the win for Corpus Christi, throwing just 0.1 innings in the ninth.

Hever Bueno (4-3) took the loss for Frisco, allowing the winning run in the ninth.

In his start, Jake Latz was strong for the Riders, allowing just one earned run while striking out seven in a no-decision.

The RoughRiders and Hooks continue their series with game two on Wednesday, July 28th at 6:35 p.m. 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. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]