Series Finale Suspended in Extra Innings
RockHounds 4, Frisco RoughRiders 1 (Game suspended in top of the 11th)Sunday, April 7, 2019Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TX A game that "should" have ended in nine innings refused to end at all Sunday at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco.The RockHounds, after missing a golden opportunity for a win in
RockHounds 4, Frisco RoughRiders 1 (Game suspended in top of the 11th)
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TX
A game that "should" have ended in nine innings refused to end at all Sunday at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco.
The RockHounds, after missing a golden opportunity for a win in regulation, scored in the top of the 11th to take a 4-1 lead, only to see Mother Nature intervene. Sunday's game was suspended with the 'Hounds at the plate, bases loaded and one out.
Run-saving catches by Clark (a brilliant, over-the-shoulder grab that robbed Theroux in the ninth) and
The 'Hounds, meanwhile, left a run "off the board" in the sixth.
Reliever
Nate Mondou drew a bases-loaded walk and Ballan Perez followed with a two-run single (his first Double-A hit) to push the lead to 4-1 when rain halted play.
Notables
The game will be resumed at a date to be determined, likely during the series between the clubs May 18-20 in Frisco.
STATS: All stats from Sunday's game will count, but not until the game is completed.
If you go 1-for-5 and are still hitting .500, you're off to a great start. Luis Barrera's triple was his only hit in five at-bats Sunday, "dropping" his average to .500 for the series (8-for-16).
The RockHounds have played errorless baseball over the first four games of the season. Nate Mondou went airborne for the run-saving catch on Eliezer Alvarez' line drive in the eighth. Nate's diving catch, which kept the go-ahead run from scoring, was the top defensive play of the series,
Run production was a good news / bad news scenario for the RockHounds in the season-opening series. Before the three-run 11th inning rally, the club was 3-for-41 with runners in scoring position. The 'Hounds then went 2-for-3 with three RBI in the 11th Sunday. As mentioned yesterday, this is a very "young" club among the position players, none of whom entered the season with a full year at the Double-A level experience (and, yes, that's very unusual).
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Next Game
Monday, April 8 vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles
HODGETOWN Amarillo, Texas
First pitch 7:05 p.m.
- First of a three-game series and fifth of a seven-game road trip
- Radio: NewsTalk 550 with Bob Hards ... airtime 7:00 p.m.
Probable Starters
AMA: Reggie Lawson (RH, first start)
RH: Matt Milburn (RH, first start)
Home Opener at Security Bank Ballpark:
Thursday, April 11 vs. Frisco RoughRiders
First pitch at 7:00 p.m. Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
"Thirsty" Thursday & Magnet Schedules (first 1,000 fans)