Riders drop heartbreaker to Amarillo in series opener
AMARILLO, Texas (April 25, 2023) - The Frisco RoughRiders took 6-0 and 7-1 leads, but could not hold them in an eventual 9-7 loss to the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Tuesday night from HODGETOWN. Box Score With the RoughRiders (8-8) leading 7-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Amarillo (9-7)
AMARILLO, Texas (April 25, 2023) - The Frisco RoughRiders took 6-0 and 7-1 leads, but could not hold them in an eventual 9-7 loss to the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Tuesday night from HODGETOWN.
With the RoughRiders (8-8) leading 7-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Amarillo (9-7) scored six runs to tie the game, including a three-run, game-tying home run from Tristin English. In the bottom of the eighth, Deyvison De Los Santos hammered a go-ahead homer against Nick Starr (1-2) and the Sod Poodles added a sacrifice fly to take a 9-7 lead.
In his start, Owen White thew the first quality start for a RoughRiders pitcher, ceding three runs over his six innings while striking out four and walking one. White retired the first 10 he faced and, through five innings, had only allowed one baserunner on a single.
On the offensive side, Kellen Strahm started the Riders scoring with an RBI double in the third. Evan Carter and Dustin Harris both smacked two-run singles in the fourth to make it 5-0 before Carter cracked a solo homer in the sixth to boost the lead. It was Carter's fourth home run of the season to lead the team.
Nick Tanielu was the star of the night for Frisco, doubling twice and tripling home a run in the seventh to become the first RoughRiders player with three extra-base hits in the same game this season.
Jake Rice (2-0) threw a scoreless inning in relief for Amarillo to earn the win and Kyle Backhus locked it down for his third save of the season.
The RoughRiders meet with Amarillo on Wednesday, April 26th at 7:05 p.m. for the second game of the series. RHP Nick Krauth (1-1, 2.08) starts for Frisco against RHP Luke Albright (1-1, 7.71).
Frisco's next home game is Tuesday, May 9th at 6:05 p.m. against the Wichita Wind Surge. Get your tickets now at 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 is celebrating 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 185 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Cole Ragans and Bubba Thompson. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].