RoughRiders speed past Cardinals
FRISCO, Texas (June 23, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders turned a 4-0 deficit into an 8-4 lead in two innings, defeating the Springfield Cardinals 8-5 at Riders Field on Friday. Box Score The Cardinals (34-33) put three runs on the board in the third inning to take a 4-0 lead.
FRISCO, Texas (June 23, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders turned a 4-0 deficit into an 8-4 lead in two innings, defeating the Springfield Cardinals 8-5 at Riders Field on Friday.
The Cardinals (34-33) put three runs on the board in the third inning to take a 4-0 lead. At that point, Frisco (29-37) had been outscored 15-0 in the third inning this series, but Frisco broke through in the bottom of the third. Bringing nine batters to the plate, the RoughRiders totaled four runs with three walks and three singles.
Frisco then repeated that feat in the fourth inning with four more runs, including a double from Liam Hicks and Jax Biggers' first triple of the season. Frisco also recorded three sacrifice flies between the third and fourth innings.
Grant Wolfram (3-0) logged 2.2 relief innings for Frisco without a run, giving up just one hit while striking out four. Noah Trogrlic-Iverson (1-2) was pegged for three earned runs in 0.2 innings to take the loss. Michael Brewer earned the save for the RoughRiders, taking care of two innings without a hit or run.
Brewer followed Aidan Anderson, who logged two innings with one hit and one run allowed. In total, the Frisco bullpen covered 7.2 innings with just one run allowed.
Eight different batters logged a base hit on Friday for Frisco, plus seven walks. Evan Carter led the way with two RBIs, including the first of the game for Frisco on his third-inning single. He tacked on a sacrifice fly the next inning.
Trevor Hauver reached base in three straight innings, walking twice with a single. He led off both of Frisco's back-to-back four-run innings with a walk.
The fifth game of the six-game series is Saturday, June 24 at 7:05 p.m. Frisco has not yet announced a starting pitcher. RHP Wilfredo Pereira (5-3, 3.25 ERA) will start for Springfield.
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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 is celebrating 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 185 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Cole Ragans and Bubba Thompson. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].