Ortiz's homer fuels thrilling 3-2 win over Wind Surge
FRISCO, Texas (May 2, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders prevailed 3-2 over the Wichita Wind Surge on Friday night from Riders Field in front of a season-high 8,042 fans. Box Score Frisco's lone extra-base hit proved to be the difference. In the bottom of the third, Abimelec Ortiz smashed a
FRISCO, Texas (May 2, 2025) - The Frisco RoughRiders prevailed 3-2 over the Wichita Wind Surge on Friday night from Riders Field in front of a season-high 8,042 fans.
Frisco's lone extra-base hit proved to be the difference. In the bottom of the third, Abimelec Ortiz smashed a two-run homer, his third of the season, to put the Riders (15-10) up 2-0.
Wichita (15-10) then answered in the top of the fourth when Noah Cardenas roped an RBI single.
In the bottom of the fifth, Alejandro Osuna rolled an RBI groundout to lift the Riders in front 3-1.
In the next half inning, Wichita loaded the bases with one out. Jake Rucker hit an RBI single, but Frisco reliever Travis MacGregor induced a line drive double play turned by Frainyer Chavez and Cam Cauley, preserving a 3-2 Riders lead.
Riders reliever Bryan Magdaleno entered in the top of the eighth and allowed two baserunners with one out. He then retired two batters and pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first save of the season.
Frisco starter Ben Anderson (1-3) earned the victory, allowing two runs across a season-high 5.1 innings. Wichita starter Connor Prielipp went 2.2 innings, allowing the Ortiz homer.
Notes to Know:
-Riders Field hosted a crowd of 8,042 fans, its largest attendance of the season and the highest in a Texas League game this year.
-Magdaleno is the sixth different RoughRiders pitcher to earn a save in 2025. Frisco, Arkansas (Mariners affiliate) and Montgomery (Rays affiliate) are the only Double-A teams to have six pitchers record a save.
-Osuna extended his hit streak to 15 games, the longest active streak in the Texas League. It marks the longest hit streak by a RoughRider since current St. Louis Cardinal Thomas Saggese also hit safely in 15-straight in 2023.
The RoughRiders and Wind Surge clash again at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 3rd. Frisco sends out LHP Mitch Bratt (1-1, 2.61) to face Wichita RHP Ricky Castro (0-1, 6.28).
Promotions include Harry Potter Night presented by Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and Kids Run The Bases Postgame presented by Raising Cane's.
For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
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 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].