RoughRiders roll to home opener win over Midland

FRISCO, Texas (April 7, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders topped the Midland RockHounds 9-1 in the home opener at Riders Field Tuesday night to become the only remaining undefeated team in the Texas League South.

Box Score

After a quick first two innings, Frisco found the game’s first run and turned it into a rally in the third. Midland’s starter, Kenya Huggins, walked four straight batters with one out, including John Taylor, who picked up an RBI for a 1-0 Riders lead. After Orlando Martinez singled in Dylan Dreiling, Marcus Lee Sang and Tucker Mitchell both tallied two-run singles to balloon the lead to 6-0.

From there, Frisco starter Josh Trentadue ran through four strong innings with four strikeouts before giving way to Wilian Bormie and the RoughRiders bullpen.

Frisco added runs on sacrifice flies from Taylor and Frainyer Chavez, but the big swing came from Ian Moller. With one out in the fifth inning, Moller demolished a 3-2 pitch over the home run terrace down the left field line – his first home run of the season and the first for Frisco at Riders Field in 2026.

The Riders’ relievers combined to face the minimum over the final five innings of the game to seal the deal. Bormie (1-0) got the win, handing Huggins (0-1) the loss.

Notes to Know:

• Frisco is still the only team in Minor League Baseball that has yet to allow an extra-base hit. All four hits for the RockHounds were singles.

• Mitchell and Keyber Rodriguez both had two-hit nights and remain tied for the team and Texas League lead with eight through four games.

The Riders will be right back at it on Wednesday night at 6:35 p.m., looking to match a franchise record with a fifth consecutive win to start the season. LHP Blake Townsend (0-0, -.--) will make his Frisco debut against Midland LHP Wei-En Lin (0-0, 2.70).

It is the first Wine Wednesday of the season at Riders Field, presented by Landon Winery, with wine specials through the seventh inning.

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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].