Frisco snaps four-game winning streak in shutout

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (August 12, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders were held to four hits in a 2-0 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks on Saturday at Whataburger Field, the third shutout of the week and the first by the Hooks.

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Frisco (22-16, 53-53) has still not allowed more than two runs in any game this week. Now at 4-1 on the series, Frisco still has a chance to win five games in a series for the first time this year. The Riders did not allow a walk on Saturday to the Hooks (20-18, 53-54).

Seth Nordlin (1-4) allowed two runs over five innings with six strikeouts, suffering the loss.

Aaron Brown (5-1) garnered the win, pitching the final four innings with one hit allowed.

Robby Ahlstrom struck out a pair in a scoreless sixth inning and Grant Wolfram pitched the final two innings with four strikeouts, one hit allowed and no runs.

Corpus Christi put two runs on the board in the second inning and did not score the rest of the way.

With four scoreless innings from the bullpen, Frisco's relievers have now covered 19.2 innings this week with one run allowed and five hits.

Frisco has allowed just five runs over the first five games of the series and has a league-best batting average against of .143 this week.

Frainyer Chavez and Scott Kapers both had doubles for Frisco and Evan Carter recorded a hit and a walk. However, the Riders were unable to come up with a hit with runners in scoring position. Frisco went 0-for-6 in those situations on Saturday and 0-for-7 the day before.

Frisco snapped a four-game winning streak, which was tied for the longest streak of the year. Frisco has still won seven of the last 10 games and has not lost back-to-back games since July 16th. Friso has won three of the last four series, including this week in Corpus Christi.

The Riders and Hooks match up again on Sunday, August 12th at 5:05 p.m. for the final game of the series. Frisco will throw RHP Ryan Garcia (3-8, 6.69 ERA). RHP Blair Henley (2-5, 4.64 ERA) is slated to start for the Hooks.

Frisco’s next home series is against the Tulsa Drillers, beginning Tuesday, August 15th at 7:05 p.m.. 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 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].