Langford homers twice, Frisco wins big
AMARILLO, Texas (September 13, 2023) – Wyatt Langford homered twice, including a go-ahead home run, propelling the Frisco RoughRiders to a 10-1 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Wednesday from HODGETOWN. Box Score Langford also walked twice and was only retired in one of his five plate appearances. His
AMARILLO, Texas (September 13, 2023) – Wyatt Langford homered twice, including a go-ahead home run, propelling the Frisco RoughRiders to a 10-1 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Wednesday from HODGETOWN.
Langford also walked twice and was only retired in one of his five plate appearances. His two-run homer in the third inning broke a 1-1 tie. He launched a solo shot in the eighth inning to score the 10th run for Frisco (32-33, 63-70). His two walks and his second home run were all on 3-2 pitches.
Langford homered on Tuesday for his first Double-A long ball and now has ten hits with three doubles and two homers in eight games with the Riders.
Amarillo (40-25, 74-60) had tied the game in the first inning on a solo home run but did not score again the rest of the game.
Dane Acker lasted four innings in his start for Frisco, allowing one run on two hits and striking out four.
Aidan Anderson tossed two innings without a score, followed by two more scoreless frames from Triston Polley (3-3) to earn the win.
Josh Hatcher racked up three hits and a walk, including an RBI single in the third and a leadoff double in the fifth. He scored in the fifth on Chris Seise's RBI ground ball.
Kellen Strahm went 3-for-4 on Wednesday with a double. He put the RoughRiders ahead in the first inning on a sac fly to score Rodriguez. Strahm doubled in the sixth inning and scored on Aaron Zavala's two-run double.
Keyber Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with a double and three runs. His first run came when he singled to set up Langford's two-run homer.
After being limited to four hits on Tuesday, Frisco rallied for 12 hits in the second game of the series. All three of Frisco's home runs this series belong to Wyatt Langford.
Gunnar Groen (0-1) took the loss in his Double-A debut, conceding three earned runs and six hits in three innings.
The Riders continue the six-game series in Amarillo with a 6:35 p.m. game on Thursday, Sept. 13th. RHP Seth Nordlin (2-6, 6.01 ERA) takes the ball for Frisco. Amarillo will start LHP Yu-Min Lin (4-2, 4.67 ERA)
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 190 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Grant Anderson and Martin Perez. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].