Amarillo evens the series with 9-1 win over Frisco
AMARILLO, Texas (May 17, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Friday evening, losing 10-2 from HODGETOWN. Box Score Amarillo (15-22) starter Cole Percival (3-2) spun a season-high 7.2 innings of one run ball, allowing eight hits and no walks while striking out four
AMARILLO, Texas (May 17, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Friday evening, losing 10-2 from HODGETOWN.
Amarillo (15-22) starter Cole Percival (3-2) spun a season-high 7.2 innings of one run ball, allowing eight hits and no walks while striking out four RoughRiders (23-13).
Nick Krauth (3-1) ran into trouble in the bottom of the first inning, giving up a leadoff hit followed by four consecutive walks. Wilderd Patiño delivered the big hit of the inning with a two-run double to extend the Sod Poodles’ lead to 3-0.
Krauth picked up a pair of quick outs to begin the bottom of the second, but Tim Tawa launched a homer to left that gave Amarillo a 4-0 advantage.
The Riders snagged their lone run of the night on a solo homer by Daniel Mateo, his first career Double-A jack.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Sod Poodles increased their lead to 7-1 on Deyvison De Los Santos’ three-run homer, his Texas League leading 13th of the year.
Krauth exited in the fourth, ending his day with 3.2 innings while conceding seven runs on six hits and six walks while fanning three.
Jacob Maton, in his Double-A debut, used just 20 pitches to toss 2.1 scoreless and hitless frames with a strikeout.
The Sod Poodles netted a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth against Bryan Chi with a base hit by Logan Warmoth and a sacrifice fly from Tawa, who finished a triple shy of the cycle. Chi allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out one across 2.0 innings.
Offensively, eight different RoughRiders collected hits with Aaron Zavala turning in the lone multi-hit performance. Josh Hatcher and Geisel Cepeda each doubled.
Next, the RoughRiders continue a six-game road series with the Diamondbacks affiliated Amarillo Sod Poodles at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 18th. The RoughRiders are expected to turn to RHP Dane Acker (1-1, 3.38) against RHP Dylan File (2-2, 3.69) for the Sod Poodles.
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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]**.