Frisco scores nine unanswered in comeback win

Frisco, TEXAS (May 5, 2021) - The Frisco RoughRiders surmounted a five-run deficit on Wednesday night, coming back against the Midland RockHounds to win 9-6 from Riders Field.

After the RockHounds (0-2) put up five runs in the third inning, the Riders (2-0) chipped away with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Matt Whatley ripped an RBI single before Bubba Thompson slammed a two-run triple to make it 5-3, Midland.

That score held until the fifth, when Frisco fought back to take the lead. J.P. Martinez delivered an RBI double, scoring Whatley, then Steele Walker smacked an RBI single to knot the score at 5-5. Following a Davis Wendzel walk, Sherten Apostel hit a two-run double to center to give Frisco a 7-5 advantage.

In the seventh, the RoughRiders added some insurance. Walker knocked in his second run with a triple and Wendzel sent home a run with a sacrifice fly, putting the Riders up 9-6.

Stephen Villines (1-0) earned the win for Frisco, throwing 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball before Alex Speas and Blake Bass combined for four innings to close out the game. Bass earned his first save on the season in the RoughRiders win.

After ceding three runs in 1.2 innings, Zach Erwin (0-1) took the loss for Midland.

The RoughRiders are back on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. against the RockHounds for game three of the six-game series. It's Thirsty Thursday at Riders Field, so get your tickets now at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.334.1993.

About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 15 seasons (2005-2019). 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, InTouch Grille, 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 160 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including current Rangers players Jose Trevino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Joey Gallo. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]