Harris hits grand slam in blowout of San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 16, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders slugged their way to a 12-2 win over the San Antonio Missions on Sunday afternoon from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.

Box Score

Evan Carter started the game for the Riders (5-4) with a leadoff home run, his third home run of the season, all of which came in the San Antonio series. Carter finished the day 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and three walks.

Later in the inning, Frisco added on when Diosbel Arias singled to the Missions (3-6) shortstop Evan Mendoza and Dustin Harris then came into score on Mendoza's throwing error to make it 2-0.

After the Missions scored a run on a sac fly in the bottom of the first, Frisco answered back with three more runs in the second without the aid of a hit. Carter drew a bases-loaded walk before Luisangel Acuña and Thomas Saggese lifted back-to-back sacrifice flies to push their lead to 5-1.

In the third, Chris Seise plated a run with an RBI single and Kellen Strahm added another with an RBI single of his own in the fourth to move the advantage to 7-1.

Harris then crushed a seventh-inning grand slam for his first homer of the season, putting the Riders up 11-1.

The Missions answered back with a run on an error in the seventh, but Carter singled home another tally to boost the lead to 12-2.

Nick Starr (1-1) earned the win out of the bullpen for the Riders, firing two shutout innings with three strikeouts, while Efrain Contreras (0-3) took the loss for San Antonio.

Frisco returns to Riders Field on Tuesday, April 18th against the Arkansas Travelers at 6:35 p.m. The Thursday, April 20th game of that series is the first Bark in the Park Night of 2023 and another Rowdy @ the River night, presented by Twisted Tea. 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].