Mieses homers in the ninth, RoughRiders sink Hooks 3-2
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (April 22, 2025) -- Luis Mieses homered in the top of the ninth inning to guide the Frisco RoughRiders to a 3-2 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Tuesday night from Whataburger Field. Box Score Corpus Christi (4-12) drew first blood in the top of the
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (April 22, 2025) -- Luis Mieses homered in the top of the ninth inning to guide the Frisco RoughRiders to a 3-2 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Tuesday night from Whataburger Field.
Corpus Christi (4-12) drew first blood in the top of the third when Colin Barber hit a sacrifice fly to give the Hooks a 1-0 lead.
Frisco (11-5) then answered with two runs in the top of the third. Alejandro Osuna scored on a wild pitch, then Abimelec Ortiz blooped an RBI single to right, putting the Riders in front 2-1.
In the bottom of the sixth, Corpus Christi's Ryan Wrobleski rolled an RBI infield single to tie the game. Mieses' ninth inning smash, his third of the season, gave the Riders a 3-2 lead.
Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Frisco reliever Avery Weems struck out the side and retired the Hooks in order to record his first save of the season.
Skylar Hales (1-1) earned the victory by tossing a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. Hooks reliever Michael Knorr (0-1) took the loss after allowing Mieses' home run.
Frisco starter Ryan Lobus picked up the no-decision, striking out three across two hitless innings. Corpus Christi starter Joey Mancini allowed two runs on five innings of work.
Notes to Know:
-Mieses is now tied for the team lead in home runs (three) with Josh Hatcher and Cooper Johnson.
-Sebastian Walcott extended his hit streak to nine games.
-Aaron Zavala has drawn a walk in 11-straight games and leads the Texas League with 16 base on balls.
The Hooks and RoughRiders clash for game two on Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:35 p.m. from Whataburger Field. Riders LHP Kohl Drake (0-1, 4.50) takes the ball against Hooks RHP Alex Santos II (0-0, 9.00). Tune into the game on the H-E-B Riders Baseball Network by clicking the link here.
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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 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].