Riders drop series opener against Rockhounds, 7-3
FRISCO, Texas (May 21, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Midland RockHounds 7-3 on Tuesday afternoon from Riders Field. Box Score Frisco (24-15) started the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when Cody Freeman doubled and later scored on a groundout by Abimelec Ortiz against
FRISCO, Texas (May 21, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Midland RockHounds 7-3 on Tuesday afternoon from Riders Field.
Frisco (24-15) started the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when Cody Freeman doubled and later scored on a groundout by Abimelec Ortiz against Midland (26-14) starter James Gonzalez (2-0).
Josh Stephan (0-2) faced the minimum through the first two innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the third inning. Cooper Bowman delivered an RBI single to tie the game at 1-1 before a two-run single by Jack Winkler gave the RockHounds a 3-1 advantage. Colby Thomas capped off the five-run inning with a two-run homer, his 11th of the season.
The five-run thief frame provided all of the scoring against Stephan who surrendered six hits and a walk while fanning six across 6.0 innings.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kellen Strahm roped an RBI single to center that scored Frainyer Chavez to cut the deficit to 5-2.
Midland used a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning by Shane McGuire to push their lead to five runs.
In the home half of the eight, Frisco got a run back when Liam Hicks scored on a sacrifice fly from Josh Hatcher, marking his team-leading 26th RBI of the season.
Offensively, Freeman and Keyber Rodriguez notched three-hit affairs. Hicks extended his hitting streak to seven games while Strahm reached for a 25th straight game.
Next, the RoughRiders continue a six-game series with the Athletics affiliated Midland RockHounds at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22nd. The RoughRiders are expected to turn to RHP Ryan Garcia (2-2, 5.08) against the RockHounds. Midland has not announced a starter for Wednesday.
Come by Riders Field on Wednesday for game two of the series against the Oakland Athletics-affiliated Midland RockHounds and get in the gates for just $11.
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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]