Riders hang on late in victory over Corpus
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 28, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders used early offense to drop the Corpus Christi Hooks on Wednesday night from Whataburger Field. With the game scoreless into the third, the Riders (45-29) struck first on a Bubba Thompson sacrifice fly, scoring Jax Biggers. Later in the inning,
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 28, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders used early offense to drop the Corpus Christi Hooks on Wednesday night from Whataburger Field.
With the game scoreless into the third, the Riders (45-29) struck first on a Bubba Thompson sacrifice fly, scoring Jax Biggers. Later in the inning, Josh Jung smacked an RBI triple to right field, making it 2-0 Frisco.
Biggers provided more offense for the RoughRiders with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and an RBI groundout in the sixth inning, advancing the Riders' lead to 4-0.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Hooks (33-41) punched back with RBI singles from Joe Perez and David Hensley, cutting into the deficit at 4-2.
Corpus Christi drew within one when Cesar Salazar lifted a sacrifice fly to centerfield in the ninth, but Nick Snyder shut the door for his first Double-A save of his career.
Frisco starter Hans Crouse (3-2) earned the win, allowing two runs over his five innings while striking out seven and not walking a batter.
Jimmy Endersby (2-4) took the loss for Corpus, ceding three runs, one earned, over 4.2 frames in his start.
The RoughRiders and Hooks continue their series with game three on Thursday, July 29th at 6:35 p.m. RHP Yerry Rodriguez (1-1, 2.98) will start for Frisco against LHP Parker Mushinski (0-4, 3.78).
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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 Taylor Hearn. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]