Frisco falls to Midland in first 2026 loss
FRISCO, Texas (April 8, 2026) - After a 4-0 start, the Frisco RoughRiders dropped their first game of the season, losing 5-4 to the Midland RockHounds at Riders Field on Wednesday night. Box Score The RockHounds (4-1) rolled to five runs in the first two innings off RoughRiders (4-1) starter
FRISCO, Texas (April 8, 2026) - After a 4-0 start, the Frisco RoughRiders dropped their first game of the season, losing 5-4 to the Midland RockHounds at Riders Field on Wednesday night.
The RockHounds (4-1) rolled to five runs in the first two innings off RoughRiders (4-1) starter Blake Townsend (0-1), who was making his first Riders start, and all five came on home runs. Tommy White launched a two-run blast in the first inning, Brayan Buelvas and Cameron Leary went back-to-back to start the second and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer added one with two outs for a 5-0 Midland lead.
From there, the Riders' bullpen pitched yet another scoreless game, setting its offense up for a chance to potentially come back. Tucker Mitchell doubled off of Wei-En Lin to drive in Julian Brock for the first RoughRiders run of the night in the fourth inning and Dylan Dreiling and Brock had RBIs in the seventh, sending the game to the ninth at 5-3.
After Keyber Rodriguez scored on a Shohei Tomioka wild pitch, John Taylor popped out to end the night and strand the potential tying run at third base.
James Gonzalez (1-0) earned the win in relief for Midland while Tomioka took his second save of the season.
Notes to Know:
Because Frisco and Springfield lost, there are no longer any undefeated teams in the Texas League.
With the four home runs allowed, the Riders surrendered their first extra-base hits of the season. They were the last team in Minor League Baseball to do so.
The RoughRiders bullpen dropped its Minor League-leading ERA to 0.40 through five games behind scoreless outings from Bryan Magdaleno, Jonathan Brand and Ricardo Velez.
Brock finished with a two-hit night at the plate and caught three runners stealing defensively. Dreiling, with singles in the first, seventh and ninth innings, had a three-hit affair.
The Riders will look to bounce back Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. from Riders Field. Frisco has yet to announce a starter for the game, while Midland turns to LHP Jamie Arnold (0-0, 3.60).
It will be the first Bark in the Park night of the season at the home of the RoughRiders and also the first Thirsty Thursday, with half-price Shiner Bock 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].