RoughRiders drop series opener to RockHounds
FRISCO, Texas (May 20, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders were outraced by the Midland RockHounds 12-3 on Tuesday afternoon from Riders Field. Box Score Midland (24-16) struck first in the top of the first when Luke Mann hit an RBI single. to take a 1-0 lead Then in the top
FRISCO, Texas (May 20, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders were outraced by the Midland RockHounds 12-3 on Tuesday afternoon from Riders Field.
Midland (24-16) struck first in the top of the first when Luke Mann hit an RBI single. to take a 1-0 lead Then in the top of the second, Brennan Milone ripped an RBI single and Mann cranked a grand slam to put the RockHounds in front 7-0.
In the top of the third, Milone hit his second RBI single of the game to give Midland an 8-0 lead. The RockHounds then scored two in the top of the sixth when Henry Bolte hit a lead-off home run and Junior Perez scored Luke Mann by grounding into a double play.
Frisco (22-17) tallied two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Theo Hardy and Ian Moller rolled back-to-back RBI groundouts to score Cam Cauley and Luis Mieses, cutting the Riders lead to 7-2.
Euribiel Angeles plated Midland's final two runs on a fielder's choice in the top of the eighth and an RBI single in the top of the ninth, extending the RockHounds lead to 12-2.
Aaron Zavala knocked an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, knifing the Riders deficit to 12-3 before Midland reliever, and former RoughRider, CD Pelham struck out Sebastian Walcott to end the game.
RockHounds starter Gage Jump (2-0) turned in his second-straight quality start, pitching six shutout innings while fanning eight. RoughRiders starter Trey Supak (3-1) took the loss, allowing four earned runs across 1.1 innings.
Notes to Know:
-RHP Daniel Missaki tied his Minor League-high with nine strikeouts across 3.2 innings. Missaki boasts four nine-strikeout games, most recently with Double-A Tennessee (Cubs affiliate) on September 13th, 2024 versus Birmingham.
-The RoughRiders now lead Minor League Baseball with 30 runs scored in the ninth inning, while also ranking fourth with an .873 OPS.
-Since May 3rd, Zavala leads the Texas League with a .500 on-base percentage and ranks third with a .381 batting average. He has reached base in 30 of 31 games in 2025.
The RoughRiders and RockHounds collide again at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21st from Riders Field. Frisco LHP Kohl Drake (1-2, 2.96) starts against Midland RHP Kade Morris (1-2, 2.54). Promotions include Wine Wednesday presented by Landon Winery.
For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit 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 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].