RoughRiders drop Sunday game and series

FRISCO, Texas (April 12, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders lost 5-1 to the Midland RockHounds on Sunday night at Riders Field to drop the close series 4-2.

Box Score

Frisco (5-4) received a strong start from David Davalillo (0-1), who gave up three runs, two earned, across five innings to Midland (7-2) and had his second-straight start with seven strikeouts. Leo De Vries hit the first of his two home runs on the night against Davalillo in the first, supplying the RockHounds a lead they’d never relinquish.

Midland starter Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (1-0) threw 5.2 no-hit innings before Frainyer Chavez tagged a home run over the left field wall to put the Riders on the board. Outside of the Chavez homer, Frisco had just one other hit, a single from John Taylor in the seventh inning. Zhuang finished with five strikeouts in his 5.2 innings of work.

Kenya Huggins earned his first career save by throwing the final three innings, with insurance help from a Shane McGuire solo home run.

Notes to Know:

• Chavez’s home run was his second of the week and closed out a strong series for the infielder. He finished 9-for-23 with the two homers and four walks.

• After throwing an immaculate inning on Thursday, Zach Bryant tossed another 1.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

The RoughRiders will now turn their attention to the upcoming road series against the Amarillo Sod Poodles and are set to start LHP Josh Trentadue (0-0, 1.80) on Tuesday, April 14th at 6:35 p.m. in HODGETOWN following an off day on Monday.

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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].