Frisco dominates in all facets in 8-0 victory

FRISCO, Texas (July 8, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders blanked the Arkansas Travelers with an 8-0 victory on Thursday from Dickey-Stephens Park.

The RoughRiders (37-20) struck in the third inning when Josh Stowers and Steele Walker hit back-to-back RBI singles, making it 2-0.

In the fourth, Bubba Thompson crushed a two-run homer to make it 4-0. It was Thompson's seventh blast of the season.

Stowers added on with a solo long ball in the fifth, his team-best 11th of the year, before a Diosbel Arias RBI double and J.P. Martinez RBI single gave Frisco a 7-0 advantage.

The RoughRiders bashed their third homer of the night when Anderson Tejeda crushed one to center in the seventh to give Frisco an 8-0 lead.

In his Riders debut, Grant Anderson (1-0) took home the win, allowing just two base runners on walks over 1.1 innings while striking out two. Noah Bremer started and threw 3.2 innings with four strikeouts while Tyler Thomas and Cole Uvila both threw two shutout innings apiece to contribute to Frisco's league-best eighth shutout of the year.

Arkansas (29-27) starter Brandon Williamson (2-3) was handed the loss, ceding seven runs on nine hits over his four innings.

The RoughRiders continue their six-game series with the Travelers on Friday, July 9th at 7:10 p.m.

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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. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]