Cole's blasts, Benjamin's dandy power Riders to 3-0 win

FRISCO, Texas (May 8, 2018) - Hunter Cole hit a pair of homers and starter Wes Benjamin logged six shutout innings to guide the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, past the Midland RockHounds 3-0 Tuesday afternoon at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
BIG MOMENTS
* Cole got the Riders on the board with a solo home run to lead off the sixth inning. He added a second long ball in the bottom of the eighth to increase the lead to 3-0.
* Benjamin turned in six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits. He never allowed more than one runner to reach in any one inning, as he picked up his first win of the year.
* Relievers Reed Garrett , Johnny Fasola and Brady Feigl each spun a scoreless inning of relief to cap the Riders first shutout win of the season.
KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS
* Hunter Cole: 2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI
* Wes Benjamin: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
* Carlos Garay: 3-for-4, 2B, R
NEWS AND NOTES
* Cole's multi-homer game was the third of his career and first since the final game of last season.
* Riders pitchers dealt 17 consecutive scoreless innings to finish the series vs. Midland after allowing a six-run first inning Monday against the RockHounds.
* Frisco relievers extended their scoreless streak to 26 innings with three scoreless frames Tuesday.
* Reliever Brady Feigl still hasn't allowed a run this season (15 1/3 innings).
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at San Antonio, Thursday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Pedro Payano (1-2, 6.33) vs. LHP Logan Allen (4-1, 2.78)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App
About the RoughRiders 
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 13 seasons (2005-2017). 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, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw 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 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis , Adrián González , Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz , as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus , Rougned Odor and Nomar Mazara . For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected]