Frisco comes from behind to win eighth straight

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 1, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders won their eighth-straight game on Saturday night, coming from behind to drop the San Antonio Missions 5-3 from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.

Box Score

For the first time in the series, San Antonio (22-27) scored first, plating a pair of runs in the first inning on a two-run knock from Marcos Castoñon. Riders starter Dane Acker lasted just 0.2 innings before being removed because of a high pitch count.

Frisco (32-17) then came back with a run in the second on a Daniel Mateo RBI single and Aaron Zavala added an RBI double to tie the game in the fifth.

After the Riders took the lead in the seventh when Liam Hicks laced an RBI single up the middle, the Missions immediately tied it in the bottom half on a Cole Cummings RBI double.

In the top of the ninth, the Riders had runners at second and third with one out when Hicks beat out an infield RBI single to push the Riders ahead and Zavala padded the lead with an RBI single to center. Closer Jayvien Sandridge (2-3) took the loss for San Antonio.

Reid Birlingmair (2-1) earned the win, recording the final six outs. That highlighted a stellar effort by the bullpen with Steven Jennings (3.1) and Seth Clark (2.0) both throwing multiple scoreless innings in the victory.

On the offensive side, Frisco was led by Hicks's four-hit day while Frainyer Chavez recorded three hits for his third-straight multi-hit game and Zavala tacked on a pair of hits as well.

Next, the RoughRiders conclude their seven-game series with the Missions at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday, June 2nd. RHP Emiliano Teodo (3-1, 2.09) is slated to take the hill for the Riders against RHP Ryan Bergert (0-5, 6.08).

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].