Leiter shines in 4-1 win over Midland
MIDLAND, Texas (May 5, 2023) - Jack Leiter threw his first quality start of the season and the Frisco RoughRiders took down the Midland RockHounds 4-1 on Friday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark. Box Score Leiter (1-2) dominated over his six shutout innings for Frisco (13-12), allowing just three hits
MIDLAND, Texas (May 5, 2023) - Jack Leiter threw his first quality start of the season and the Frisco RoughRiders took down the Midland RockHounds 4-1 on Friday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark.
Leiter (1-2) dominated over his six shutout innings for Frisco (13-12), allowing just three hits while striking out seven and walking two. It was his second career quality start.
The offense backed him starting in the fourth when Kellen Strahm hammered a solo homer, his first of the season. Frisco added two more on a throwing error in the sixth to make it 3-0.
Midland (13-12) plated their only run in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk, but Dustin Harris answered in the eighth with a solo blast of his own.
Alex Speas struck out two in 1.1 innings of relief before Antoine Kelly earned his first save of the season by pitching the ninth.
Jake Walkinshaw (1-3) took the loss for Midland, allowing just one earned run over his 5.2 frames.
The RoughRiders continue their series to Midland in game five of the six-game series on Saturday, May 6th at 7:00 p.m. RHP Owen White (1-0, 2.91) starts for the RoughRiders against RHP Jack Cushing (0-0, 8.31).
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].