Riders secure series split in Amarillo with 3-2 win
AMARILLO, Texas (May 19, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles 3-2 on Sunday afternoon from HODGETOWN. Box Score Frisco (24-14) started the scoring in the top of the first inning on an Aaron Zavala sacrifice fly, plating Kellen Strahm. Emiliano Teodo shoved, spinning 5.0 scoreless two-hit
AMARILLO, Texas (May 19, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Amarillo Sod Poodles 3-2 on Sunday afternoon from HODGETOWN.
Frisco (24-14) started the scoring in the top of the first inning on an Aaron Zavala sacrifice fly, plating Kellen Strahm.
Emiliano Teodo shoved, spinning 5.0 scoreless two-hit innings with five walks and eight strikeouts.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Ivan Melendez cranked his third homer of the series to give Amarillio a 2-1 lead against Steven Jennings (3-0).
In the top of the seventh inning, Josh Hatcher tied the game at 2-2 on a solo homer to right field, his fourth bomb against Amarillo this season.
Amarillo (16-23) starter Yilber Diaz exited the game in the seventh inning, spinning 6.1 innings of two-run baseball while striking out eight Riders.
Ricky DeVito earned a six-out save with five strikeouts, marking his first save of the season.
Offensively, the RoughRiders collected seven hits and saw multi-hit performances from Strahm and Hatcher. Cooper Johnson also doubled.
Next, the RoughRiders begin a six-game series with the Athletics affiliated Midland RockHounds at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21st.
The classroom heads to Riders Field for Education Day presented by Collin College on Tuesday! Enjoy a special 11:05 am start with activations from the Dallas Zoo, Frisco Family YMCA, Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, Perot Museum, Crayola Experience and Mathnasium!
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].