Cauley crushes two homers, Riders walked off by Missions

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 21, 2025) - Cam Cauley cranked two home runs but the Frisco RoughRiders were clipped by the San Antonio Missions 3-2 on Saturday night from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium. With the loss, the RoughRiders are eliminated from first-half postseason contention.

Box Score

Cauley drilled his first home run to lead off the game, kickstarting Frisco (37-30) to a 1-0 lead. San Antonio (39-29) then answered in the bottom of the second when Francisco Acuña roped an RBI double to tie the game 1-1.

In the bottom of the seventh, Moises Gomez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give the Missions a 2-1 lead. RoughRiders reliever Gavin Collyer then induced an inning-ending groundout to hold the deficit.

Cauley then clobbered his second home run of the game in the bottom of the eighth, a solo shot to deadlock the game 2-2.

In the bottom of the ninth, San Antonio walked it off when Brandon Valenzuela floated an RBI single to right off of Skylar Hales (1-4), giving the Missions a 3-2 victory.

Jake Higginbotham (5-2) earned the victory for San Antonio, throwing two scoreless innings.

Notes to Know:

-With one game left in the first half, the Missions can win the Texas League South first half with a win tomorrow; otherwise, Midland secures the crown because of a 7-5 record over San Antonio.

-Cauley recorded his fourth career multi-homer game and first since July 3rd, 2024 while with High-A Hickory versus Winston-Salem.

-Collyer has allowed just four of 17 inherited runners to score this season.

-Keyber Rodriguez tallied his 11th multi-hit game of the season.

Frisco and San Antonio close its series at 6:05 p.m. on Sunday night from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium. RoughRiders RHP Trey Supak (4-2, 4.56) starts against Missions RHP Luis Patiño (0-0, 0.57).

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit 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 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 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact **[email protected]**.