RoughRiders tie the game in ninth, but lose on walk-off homer
AMARILLO, Texas (May 18, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated in walk off fashion by the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday evening, losing 4-3 from HODGETOWN. Box Score Tied 3-3 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 3-2 count, Caleb Roberts belted a walk-off
AMARILLO, Texas (May 18, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated in walk off fashion by the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday evening, losing 4-3 from HODGETOWN.
Tied 3-3 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 3-2 count, Caleb Roberts belted a walk-off home run to right field against Florencio Serrano (0-1).
In the bottom of the second inning Wilderd Patino singled to give the Sod Poodles a 1-0 lead.
Dane Acker pitched out of a couple jams, spinning 4.2 innings of one-run baseball while fanning a career-high nine batters.
Amarillo (16-22) starter Dylan File took a perfect game into the fifth inning against the RoughRiders (23-14) before surrendering a double to Keyber Rodriguez.
File managed to face the minimum through six frames but ran into trouble in the top of the seventh, allowing three consecutive singles to chase him from the game. Josh Hatcher drove home Kellen Strahm to tie the contest and a Rodriguez single brought home Cody Freeman, giving Frisco a 2-1 advantage.
Deyvison De Los Santos belted a two-run homer off of Seth Clark in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving Amarillo a 3-2 lead.
Trailing by one in the top of the ninth, Freeman doubled with one out and was later thrown out at the plate while trying to score on a Hatcher single. Down to his final strike, Rodriguez notched his third hit of the evening, bringing Hatcher around to score from second base to tie the game. Mitchell Stumpo (3-0) induced a groundout to send the game to the home portion of the ninth.
Offensively, Rodriguez enjoyed a three-hit, two-RBI night as Freeman and Hatcher each collected multi-hit performances.
Next, the RoughRiders finish a six-game road series with the Diamondbacks affiliated Amarillo Sod Poodles at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday, May 19th. The RoughRiders are expected to turn to RHP Emiliano Teodo (2-1, 2.60) against RHP Yilber Diaz (1-4, 3.86) for the Sod Poodles.
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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].