Jung, Stowers launch home runs in Frisco victory
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 19, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders slugged their way to a 7-5 victory over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Saturday night from Whataburger Field. The game entered the fourth scoreless, but Sherten Apostel drew first blood with an RBI ground-rule double to left center. Josh Stowers
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 19, 2021) – The Frisco RoughRiders slugged their way to a 7-5 victory over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Saturday night from Whataburger Field.
The game entered the fourth scoreless, but Sherten Apostel drew first blood with an RBI ground-rule double to left center. Josh Stowers then belted a three-run shot, his seventh of the season to lead the RoughRiders (24-16), and Frisco was out to an early 4-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth, Corpus Christi (18-22) stormed back. Korey Lee smashed a grand slam to tie the contest before Chandler Taylor went back-to-back with a solo homer, giving the Hooks a 5-4 advantage.
The very next frame, Frisco volleyed back when Josh Jung bashed his second home run of the season, a two-run charge, to vault the Riders ahead 6-5.
In the top of the ninth, Steele Walker plated a run on a fielder's choice and Cole Uvila stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the inning to secure his seventh save of the year.
Blake Bass (4-0) earned the win with 2.1 perfect innings for the Riders and Fernery Ozuna struck out five over two perfect innings himself.
Felipe Tejada (1-1) was saddled with the loss for Corpus Christi out of the bullpen.
The RoughRiders conclude their series with game seven against the Hooks on Sunday, June 20th with a 5:05 p.m. start. Frisco will send RHP A.J. Alexy (1-0, 0.93) to the mound against LHP Parker Mushinski (0-1, 5.92).
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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]