RoughRiders lose 5-3, drop second straight to first place RockHounds
FRISCO, Texas (May 24, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Midland RockHounds 5-3 on Friday night from Riders Field. Box Score Midland (28-15) started the scoring in the top of the first inning against Frisco starter Nick Krauth (3-2) with an RBI groundout by Colby Thomas, plating
FRISCO, Texas (May 24, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Midland RockHounds 5-3 on Friday night from Riders Field.
Midland (28-15) started the scoring in the top of the first inning against Frisco starter Nick Krauth (3-2) with an RBI groundout by Colby Thomas, plating Cooper Bowman. A sacrifice fly by Daniel Susac extended the RockHounds lead to 2-0.
Kellen Strahm cut into the deficit with a leadoff solo homer in the bottom of the first inning against Royber Salinas (3-1), marking his third home run of the season.
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Aaron Zavala belted a game-tying homer to left for his third jack of the year. Keyber Rodriguez gave the Riders the lead with an RBI single, scoring Cody Freeman.
Midland regained the lead on an error in the top of the sixth that netted a pair of runs, giving the RockHounds a 4-3 advantage.
Krauth finished after 6.0 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks with one strikeout.
Caeden Trenkle padded the Midland lead with an RBI single in the top of the seventh against Steven Jennings.
Seth Clark tossed the final two frames for the Riders out of the bullpen, surrendering no runs on two hits while fanning two.
Offensively, Freeman collected the only multi-hit performance for Frisco and Frainyer Chavez added a double. Liam Hicks worked three walks, extending his on base streak to thirteen games.
Next, the RoughRiders continue a six-game series with the Athletics affiliated Midland RockHounds at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 25th. The RoughRiders are expected to turn to RHP Dane Acker (1-1, 3.16) against RHP Blake Beers (2-2, 5.82) for the RockHounds.
'04 Weekend continues with an ode to the 2004 classic Napoleon Dynamite on Saturday! Vote for Pedro Night will feature an appearance from Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro in the film.
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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].