Riders drop series finale in Springdale

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (August 12, 2018) - The Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, dropped Sunday's series finale 13-2 against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals Sunday at Arvest Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Luis Mendez registered an RBI single in the second and Michael O'Neill cranked a solo homer in the sixth to account for the two Riders runs.
* Northwest Arkansas scored in five of its first six turns at-bat, including a five-run sixth, to finish the three-game sweep.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Michael O'Neill: 2-for-4, HR, RBI
* Luis Mendez: 1-for-4, RBI
NEWS AND NOTES 
* Six of O'Neill's 11 home runs this year have come against Northwest Arkansas. He's accomplished the feat in just eight games against the Naturals.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Arkansas, Tuesday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: LHP Wes Benjamin (3-4, 4.28) vs. RHP Ashton Goudeau (1-3, 4.37)
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About the RoughRiders 
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 13 seasons (2005-2017). 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 Choctaw 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 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis , Adrián González , Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz , as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus , Rougned Odor and Nomar Mazara . For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].