Cody Freeman delivers walk-off single in the 11th as Riders best Wind Surge, 3-2 

FRISCO, Texas (September 2, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Wichita Wind Surge 3-2 in walk-off fashion on Monday evening from Riders Field.

Box Score

Wichita (23-35, 54-73) opened the scoring in the top of the third inning against Frisco (33-25, 77-50) starter Ben Anderson. After sitting down the first six batters he faced in order, the Wind Surge loaded the bases in the third before an RBI single by Kala’i Rosario and a 6-4-3 double play gave Wichita a 2-0 lead.

In the home half of the third inning, Maximo Acosta belted a two-run homer to left against that tied the game at 2-2.

Anderson finished after 6.0 innings, allowing two unearned on five hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

Skylar Hales spun a pair of scoreless, one-hit innings with a strikeout before handing the ball to Ricky DeVito in the ninth.

In each of the seventh and eighth innings the Riders stranded the go-ahead run at third base. Acosta delivered a two-out triple in the eighth, but was left ninety feet away from breaking the 2-2 tie.

Cody Freeman led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a single before going to third on a base hit by Abimelec Ortiz. The Wind Surge intentionally walked Aaron Zavala to load the bases. A 6-2 fielder’s choice provided the first out of the inning for Taylor Floyd before a 3-2-3 double play ended the Frisco threat.

In the top of the tenth inning, DeVito held Wichita off the board, sending the RoughRiders to the plate with a chance to walk it off. The righty finished after 2.0 innings.

Larson Kindreich (1-1) kept the Wind Surge out of the run column in the top of the 11th inning, giving the RoughRiders another chance to walk it off.

With one out in the top of the 11th inning, Freeman shot a single to right field that allowed Acosta to score the winning run from second base.

Offensively, the Riders collected seven hits as Acosta, Freeman and Ortiz each logged multi-hit nights.

The RoughRiders continue a six-game homestand against the Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota Twins affiliate) at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4th. The Riders will turn to RHP Winston Santos (3-3, 5.75) against LHP Jaylin Nowlin (5-6, 4.90) for the Wind Surge.

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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 200 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].