Owen White delivers strong start, Riders fall in walk-off fashion

MIDLAND, Texas (May 6, 2023) - Owen White tossed a quality start, but the Frisco RoughRiders dropped game five of the six-game series to the Midland RockHounds 5-4 in 10 innings on Saturday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark.

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White threw six innings, allowing just two runs on five hits while striking out five and walking two, but the Frisco (13-13) bullpen could not hold their late lead.

The Riders jumped out in front early when Luisangel Acuña lifted a solo home run to right in the first, his second of the season, to make it 1-0.

Acuña then added on in the third with an RBI double and Kellen Strahm punched a two-run single to right, pushing the advantage to 4-0.

The RockHounds (14-12) found the scoreboard in the fourth inning on a two-run homer from Logan Davidson and scored a run in the seventh and eighth to tie the game.

In the top of the ninth, Frisco had back-to-back singles from Thomas Saggese and Strahm to put two aboard with no one out, but Jax Biggers popped up a bunt that turned into a triple play, ending the inning.

In the bottom of the 10th, Darell Hernaiz singled Lawrence Butler home with the winning run against Theo McDowell (0-2).

Chase Cohen (3-0) earned the win for the RockHounds, throwing two scoreless innings in relief.

The RoughRiders conclude their series against Midland on Sunday, May 7th at 1:00 p.m. RHP Wyatt Sparks (0-0, 0.00) starts for the RoughRiders against RHP Joey Estes (0-3, 4.71).

Frisco's next home game is Tuesday, May 9th at 6:05 p.m. against the Wichita Wind Surge. 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].