Frisco drops Division Series opener in pitcher’s duel, 2-0
MIDLAND, Texas (September 17, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Midland RockHounds 2-0 on Tuesday evening from Momentum Bank Ballpark. The RoughRiders now trail the best-of-three Texas League South Division Series 1-0. Box Score Midland (85-54) opened the scoring in the home half of the second inning
MIDLAND, Texas (September 17, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Midland RockHounds 2-0 on Tuesday evening from Momentum Bank Ballpark. The RoughRiders now trail the best-of-three Texas League South Division Series 1-0.
Midland (85-54) opened the scoring in the home half of the second inning against Frisco (84-55) starter Winston Santos (0-1) on a leadoff homer by Will Simpson.
Trailing 1-0 in the top of the sixth, Maximo Acosta tripled with two outs but the RoughRiders were unable to push him across the plate.
In the bottom of the sixth, the RockHounds loaded the bases against Santos on an error, single and a walk. Jordan Groshans provided a sacrifice fly, plating Brennan Milone to push the lead to 2-0.
Santos exited after 6.0 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks while fanning 12 batters.
Mason Barnett (1-0) held the Riders to just two hits across 6.0 scoreless frames, walking a pair and striking out seven.
Frisco had their best opportunity in the top of the seventh inning where Cody Freeman reached on an error and Abimelec Ortiz worked a walk. Colin Peluse was able to sit down the next three batters he faced, preserving the RockHounds advantage.
Offensively, Acosta collected both of the RoughRiders two hits with a triple and a single. Frisco went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position in the 2-0 loss.
The RoughRiders continue their quest for a Texas League Championship in game two of a best-of-three series against the Midland RockHounds (Oakland A’s affiliate) at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, September 19th. The Riders are expected to turn to LHP Kohl Drake (2-1, 3.10) against RHP Jack Perkins (4-1, 2.96) for the RockHounds.
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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 Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact **[email protected]**.