Riders fall to Hooks on Saturday night
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 8, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders dropped their Saturday night game 4-1 to the Corpus Christi Hooks from Whataburger Field. Box Score Corpus Christi (22-34) found the scoreboard first against Frisco (36-20) starter Dane Acker (2-2) in the second with a Pascanel Ferreras solo home run
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (June 8, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders dropped their Saturday night game 4-1 to the Corpus Christi Hooks from Whataburger Field.
Corpus Christi (22-34) found the scoreboard first against Frisco (36-20) starter Dane Acker (2-2) in the second with a Pascanel Ferreras solo home run to make it 1-0.
Acker then allowed an unearned run in the third after his own throwing error kept the inning alive for a Zach Cole RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.
After Frisco scored their first run on a wild pitch, which brought Frainyer Chavez home in the fifth, two more unearned runs scored after an error in the bottom of the fifth for Corpus Christi to make the score 4-1.
Acker pitched into the sixth, but did not record an out in the inning, totaling five innings, allowing four runs, one earned, on five hits while striking out four and walking one.
Tyler Owens replaced Acker and didn't allow a run in the sixth before Reid Birlingmair threw two scoreless outings out of the bullpen for the Riders.
Frisco just collected four hits on the night, all of which were singles.
Kasey Ford (2-2) took the win for Corpus, throwing 1.1 innings, and Walker Brockhouse earned his second save on the season.
Frisco now leads the Texas League South by 4.0 games with 13 games remaining in the first half after a Midland loss on Saturday.
Next, the RoughRiders conclude their six-game series with the Hooks at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, June 9th from Whataburger Field. RHP Emiliano Teodo (3-1, 2.06) takes the ball for the Riders against RHP Jake Bloss (2-1, 1.93).
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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 200 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].