Frisco uses seven-run ninth inning for comeback win in Amarillo

AMARILLO, Texas (April 14, 2026) - Behind a seven-run ninth inning, the Frisco RoughRiders came back to beat the Amarillo Sod Poodles 15-11 on Tuesday night from HODGETOWN.

Box Score

Frisco (6-4) scored four runs off of Amarillo (2-8) starter Avery Short thanks to two-RBI singles from John Taylor and Orlando Martinez, but still trailed 6-4 entering the sixth inning after Josh Trentadue gave up five runs in his second start of the season.

Martinez led off the sixth inning with a solo home run, his first as a RoughRider and added another blast for good measure in the seventh inning following a Keyber Rodriguez RBI triple, which cut Frisco’s deficit to 9-8.

By the ninth, the Riders trailed 11-8 again, with Martinez due up first in the inning. He promptly bashed a leadoff double off of Alfred Morrillo (0-1) for his fourth hit of the night and scored on a double from Marcus Lee Sang, his third two-bagger of the night. After Theo Hardy reached on an infield single and newcomer Corey Joyce reached on catcher’s interference, Frainyer Chavez smacked an RBI single that made it 11-10.

The next batter, Ian Moller, hit a grounder that Amarillo tried to turn a double play on and threw the ball away, allowing two runs to score and giving Frisco a 12-11 lead. Taylor notched another RBI single and Martinez smoked his second hit of the inning and fifth of the night, driving in two more runs for a 15-11 advantage.

Notes to Know:

• Martinez’s five hits were a career high and he matched a career high with six RBIs. Three of his five hits went for extra bases and four of them drove in runs. Behind him by one spot in the batting order, Lee Sang had four hits, including his three doubles. The two corner outfielders combined to go 9-for-12 with six extra-base hits.

• Seven of the nine Riders starters had multi-hit games, adding up to 20 total. The most hits Frisco had in a single game in 2025 was 17. The franchise record is 24.

• With the seven-run ninth inning, the RoughRiders offense has now posted individual innings of ten, 7 and 6 runs this season.

With a 1-0 series lead after the comeback effort, Frisco will hand the ball to LHP Blake Townsend (0-1, 12.27) and face RHP Daniel Eagen (0-2, 8.22) in a 6:35 p.m. start from HODGETOWN.

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].