Cole registers big day at the plate in 8-3 loss to Hooks

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (April 29, 2018) - Outfielder Hunter Cole went 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks Sunday but the Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, dropped a 8-3 contest to the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field.
BIG MOMENTS

• Cole hit his team-leading third home run of the year in the top of the third, helping the Riders gain a 2-0 lead. They added another run in the fourth to make it 3-0.
• Corpus Christi plated seven runs in the bottom of the fifth, hitting three home runs in the frame.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

• Hunter Cole: 2-for-2, HR, RBI, 2 BB
• Austin O'Banion: 2-for-4, RBI

NEWS AND NOTES

• Chuck Moorman extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the third inning.
• Jeffrey Springs struck out three hitters in two innings. He continues to lead Texas League relievers with a rate of 15.75 strikeouts per nine innings.

WHAT'S NEXT
Riders at Corpus Christi, Monday, 7:05 p.m.
Probables: RHP Ariel Jurado (0-0, 3.52) vs. LHP Ryan Hartman (1-0, 1.88)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: RidersBaseball.com, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App
About the RoughRiders 
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 13 seasons (2005-2017). 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, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw 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 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis , Adrián González , Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz , as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus , Rougned Odor and Nomar Mazara . For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Art Garcia at[email protected] or Ryan Rouillard at [email protected]