Walcott steals home to give Riders series-opening win

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (August 24, 2025) – Sebastian Walcott stole home in the eighth inning to give the Frisco RoughRiders a 3-2 win over the San Antonio Missions on Tuesday night from Riders Field.

Box Score

Frisco (25-27, 63-57) jumped out in front first in the bottom of the second inning when Jax Biggers tripled in a run and Ian Moller then plated Biggers on an RBI groundout to make it 2-0.

The Missions (19-33, 58-63) then tied the game in the top of the fourth on a two-run single by Marcos Castoñon, knotting it at 2-2.

That score held until Walcott walked on a nine-pitch at-bat in the eighth, advanced to third on a Keith Jones II single and stole home when catcher Anthony Villar tried to back-pick him at third, pushing the Riders ahead 3-2.

Gerardo Carrillo then locked down his sixth save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning.

Emiliano Teodo (1-0) earned the win for the Riders with a scoreless eighth and Ethan Routzahn (1-4) was handed the loss, surrendering the run in the eighth.

Notes to know

-Biggers collected two hits on the night, going 2-for-3 with the RBI triple.

-Over a six-game hitting streak, Jones II is batting .348 (8-for-23)/.423/.435/.858.

After a day off, the RoughRiders meet with the San Antonio Missions (Padres affiliate) at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27th for game two of the six-game series. RHP Leandro Lopez (0-0, 2.29) starts for the Riders against RHP Eric Yost (1-3, 4.29).

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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].