Riders dominate in all facets to drop Hooks

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (August 23, 2025) – The Frisco RoughRiders took down the Corpus Christi Hooks 8-1 from Whataburger Field on Saturday night.

Box Score

Frisco (24-26, 62-56) wasted no time, putting up four runs in the first inning against Corpus Christi (19-31, 40-78) starting pitcher Nic Swanson (2-3). Luis Mieses clubbed an RBI double before a balk and a Keith Jones II two-run double added on to make it 4-0.

That score held until the fourth when Aaron Zavala banged an RBI double off the right-field wall to push the lead to 5-0.

The Riders then added on again in the seventh on a Mieses RBI groundout, a wild pitch and an Elih Marrero RBI single, padding the lead at 8-0.

The Hooks plated a run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly, but Frisco pitching dominated overall. Daniel Missaki threw 4.0 shutout innings in his start with six strikeouts while Ryan Lobus (5-3) took home the win with 2.2 runless frames from the bullpen. Gerardo Carrillo turned in 1.1 perfect innings to finish the game.

Notes to know

-Frisco collected 14 hits, tying their most in the month of August.

-Frainyer Chavez collected three hits while Sebastian Walcott, Mieses, Keyber Rodriguez and Jones all added two apiece.

-With the one run allowed, Frisco lowered their league-best August ERA to 2.86.

-The Riders took a 3-2 series advantage with an opportunity at a series win on Sunday.

The RoughRiders and Hooks finished out the series at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, August 24th from Whataburger Field. RHP Jose Gonzalez (1-1, 2.25) takes the ball for the RoughRiders against RHP Alonzo Tredwell (1-0, 2.45).

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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 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].