RoughRiders trade big wins with Travelers
FRISCO, Texas (April 21, 2023) - The Frisco RoughRiders completed yesterday's suspended game with a 13-5 win on Friday night before the Arkansas Travelers responded with a 7-1 win in seven innings at Riders Field. Box Score Game One Box Score Game Two Frisco (7-6) is now 2-2 against Arkansas
FRISCO, Texas (April 21, 2023) - The Frisco RoughRiders completed yesterday's suspended game with a 13-5 win on Friday night before the Arkansas Travelers responded with a 7-1 win in seven innings at Riders Field.
Frisco (7-6) is now 2-2 against Arkansas (9-4), which had the best record in the Texas League entering this week. Now, both teams are tied for first in their respective divisions.
Tekoah Roby (0-2) started the second game and went four innings for Frisco, allowing four runs with five strikeouts. Kyle Tyler tossed four innings for Arkansas with one run allowed before giving way to Devin Sweet (3-0), who maneuvered two scoreless innings to earn the win.
Kellen Strahm walked twice in the ballgame, stole a base and was the lone Frisco player to score. He came home on a Scott Kapers sacrifice fly.
Getting his second career start in center field, Chris Seise belted a home run in the seventh inning of the first game on Friday and went 1-for-3 in the second game. The former first-round pick homered in the second and third games of this series, the two games Frisco has won.
In Friday's first game, Frisco resumed play leading Arkansas 9-0. Luisangel Acuña had launched a grand slam on Thursday before play was halted due to rain. Acuña added an RBI double in Friday's portion of the game to total five runs batted in, a career high for the 21-year-old.
The RoughRiders continue the six-game set against the Travelers with game five on Saturday, April 21st at 7:05 p.m. RHP Ryan Garcia (0-1. 3.86 ERA) starts for Frisco and RHP Bryan Woo (0-0, 2.25 ERA) taking the hill for Arkansas.
Saturday is Girl Power Night and Girl Scout Night. Before the game, fans can take in a Women Who Lead panel from the first base dugout. After the game, kids can run the bases, presented by Raising Cane's. Get your tickets now at 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 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 185 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Cole Ragans and Bubba Thompson. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].