Pitching, Stowers power Riders in victory over Hooks

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 30, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders took down the Corpus Christi Hooks 5-4 on Friday night from Whataburger Field.

In the top of the third, Josh Stowers started the scoring for the RoughRiders (46-30) when he blasted a solo home run to make it 1-0. Josh Jung later ripped an RBI single in the inning to push the lead to 2-0 Frisco.

Jung struck again in the fifth when he bashed a solo home run, his ninth of the season, to put Frisco up 3-0.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Hooks (33-42) drew within a run when Corey Julks reached on an error, allowing Ross Adolph to score, and David Hensley picked up an RBI single, cutting the Frisco lead to 3-2.

In the seventh, Stowers cracked another home run, this time a two-run shot, to jump Frisco to a 5-2 advantage. It was the second multi-home run game of Stowers season and career, giving him 14 long balls on the year to lead the RoughRiders.

The Hooks scored two more in the bottom of the seventh inning on singles from Julks and Joe Perez, bringing them to within one, but Noah Bremer threw the last four innings to lock down the save.

Cole Winn (3-3) earned the win, ceding just two runs, none earned, over his five-plus innings while striking out seven and walking one.

Cesar Rosado (1-5) took the loss, allowing three runs over his six innings of work.

The RoughRiders and Hooks continue their series with game five on Saturday, July 31st at 7:05 p.m. RHP A.J. Alexy (3-1, 1.59) will start for Frisco against RHP Joe Record (3-0, 3.95).

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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]