Two-run first not enough, Riders lose 3-2 on tenth inning walk-off

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 3, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Arkansas Travelers 3-2 on Wednesday evening from Dickey-Stephens Park.

Box Score

Frisco (5-4, 49-29) started the scoring against Arkansas (6-3, 42-35) when Alejandro Osuna and Liam Hicks scored on an RBI double by Cody Freeman, giving the Riders a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

Arkansas cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double by the Mariners top prospect, Cole Young.

Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the second, Ben Anderson induced a 4-6-3 double play but the Travelers tied the game at 2-2 as Victor Labrada crossed the plate.

Anderson exited after 5.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks with six punchouts.

Andy Rodriguez worked a pair of one-hit, scoreless innings with three strikeouts to keep the game knotted at two. Seth Clark entered the game, working a scoreless eighth inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, Harry Ford opened the frame with a double and advanced on an errant pickoff attempt by Clark. With the winning run standing 90-feet away, the left-hander picked up back-to-back strikeouts before inducing a groundout to second to end the threat, sending the game to extra innings.

The Riders loaded the bases in the top of the tenth inning with one out, but were unable to score against Peyton Alford (3-1).

Steven Jennings (6-1) entered for the bottom of the tenth, inheriting Labrada as the runner at second base. A sacrifice bunt pushed the winning run to third and

Offensively, the Riders were paced by Osuna’s three-hit night. Kellen Strahm also snagged a pair of hits in the loss.

The RoughRiders return to Frisco to continue their six-game home-and-home split series against the Arkansas Travelers (Seattle Mariners) at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, July 4th. RHP Nick Krauth (6-3, 4.86) will take the mound for the Riders against LHP Reid VanScoter (4-6, 3.64) for the Travelers.

The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the World Series champion Texas Rangers, are set to host three-straight nights of fireworks and family fun from Thursday, July 4th through Saturday, July 6th in a three-game series against the Arkansas Travelers.

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.

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 200 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].