Riders win finale 5-1 over Midland, secure series split

FRISCO, Texas (May 26, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders defeated the Midland RockHounds 5-1 on Sunday evening from Riders Field.

Box Score

Frisco (27-17) starter Emiliano Teodo (3-1) tossed 6.0 innings, allowing just one run on five hits and a walk while fanning four.

Midland (28-17) starter James Gonzalez (2-1) allowed a two-out RBI single to Josh Hatcher in the bottom of the first inning, plating Kellen Strahm.

Caeden Trenkle blasted his second homer of the series to tie the game at 1-1, marking the first home run allowed by Teodo this season.

Cody Freeman worked a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fourth and went to third on a double by Abimelec Ortiz. The Riders regained the lead on a groundout by Frainyer Chavez. Geisel Cepeda and Cooper Johnson each recorded two-out RBI singles in the frame to push the Frisco lead to 4-1.

Chavez scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the sixth, providing the fifth run for the Riders and capping off the game’s scoring.

Florencio Serrano tossed a pair of scoreless, one hit innings before giving way to Robby Ahlstrom, who faced the minimum in the ninth while striking out two to secure the 5-1 win.

Offensively, Hatcher snagged the only multi-hit performance with three two-out singles in the contest. Chavez drove in a run, scored a run and reached twice via the walk. Strahm’s first inning single pushed his on base streak to 29 games.

The RoughRiders begin a seven-game road series with the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28th.

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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 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 200 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].