Frisco drops extra-innings game for third time in Springfield series

FRISCO, Texas (July 17, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders were outlasted by the Springfield Cardinals on Saturday night 9-7 in 10 innings from Riders Field.

The Cardinals (25-40) and the RoughRiders (39-26) traded runs in the first inning to start the scoring. After Ivan Herrera hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the first, Bubba Thompson led the home half of the first off with a solo home run to tie the game. It was the eighth home run of the season for Thompson, tying a career best.

Josh Stowers then gave the Riders a 2-1 lead with an RBI single, scoring Diosbel Arias, in the second inning.

In the third, the Cardinals bounced back with a three-run home run from Nick Plummer to take the lead before Luken Baker made it 6-2 with a two-run blast of his own.

Frisco volleyed back in the bottom of the third with a Josh Jung RBI double and a Davis Wendzel RBI single to cut the deficit to 6-4.

The RoughRiders then tied the game when J.P. Martinez crushed a two-run home run to right in the sixth, making it 6-6.

That score held until the 10th when the Cardinals scored three times against Stephen Villines (4-3). David Vinsky scored on a throwing error before Plummer and Alec Burleson ripped RBI singles to put them out in front 9-6.

Thompson smacked an RBI double in the bottom of the 10th, but the RoughRiders stranded two aboard in the inning and fell 9-7.

Jacob Bosiokovic (5-3) earned the Springfield win, ceding one unearned run over his two frames.

The RoughRiders and Cardinals conclude the six-game series on Sunday, July 18th at 6:05 p.m. from Riders Field. Frisco has yet to announce a starter while RHP Dalton Roach (4-5, 5.73) goes for Springfield.

On Sunday, it is Bark in the Ballpark and Kids Sunday Funday presented by Children’s Health℠. For tickets and information, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.334.1993.

About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 15 seasons (2005-2019). 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 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 160 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including current Rangers players Jose Trevino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Joey Gallo. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]