Early offense leads to Frisco's 7-2 win
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 27, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders posted a wire-to-wire victory on Saturday, beating the Arkansas Travelers, 7-2, at Dickey-Stephens Park. Box Score Tekoah Roby (2-3) kept the Travelers (27-17) scoreless into the sixth inning before allowing one run. Roby struck out the next batter to
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 27, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders posted a wire-to-wire victory on Saturday, beating the Arkansas Travelers, 7-2, at Dickey-Stephens Park.
Tekoah Roby (2-3) kept the Travelers (27-17) scoreless into the sixth inning before allowing one run. Roby struck out the next batter to finish his night. The 21-year-old struck out eight to tie a season-high, allowing five hits and one walk. He has allowed just three earned runs in his last three starts with a 1.65 ERA in that span.
Frisco (20-23) put the first three batters of the game aboard with Evan Carter's single on the first pitch of the game, Thomas Saggese's walk and Aaron Zavala's RBI single. It was a 1-0 game until the RoughRiders scored five times in the fifth inning.
Saggese, Zavala, Trevor Hauver and Scott Kapers all had two hits in the game. Hauver's two hits were both doubles, including a two-RBI liner in the fifth. Kapers added two RBIs of his own on the very next pitch.
Kyle Tyler (1-4) lasted 4.1 innings for Arkansas and was charged with four earned runs.
Out of the Frisco bullpen, Michael Brewer took care of two innings, allowing one run, and Hever Bueno logged a scoreless ninth.
Frisco has now won three of five games in North Little Rock and could be just the second team to defeat Arkansas in a series this year. The RoughRiders are now 7-4 in the last two series.
The final game of the six-game series will begin at 6:35 p.m. on Sunday, May 28 with RHP Jack Leiter (2-2, 4.17 ERA) taking the hill for Frisco. Arkansas will put RHP Bryan Woo (2-2, 2.08 ERA) on the hill.
Frisco’s next home game is Tuesday, May 30th at 7:05 p.m. against the San Antonio Missions. Get your tickets now at 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 is celebrating 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 185 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Cole Ragans and Bubba Thompson. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].