Wichita downs Frisco 4-1, evens series at a game apiece

WICHITA, Kansas (July 20, 2024) – The Frisco RoughRiders were defeated by the Wichita Wind Surge 4-1 on Saturday evening from Riverfront Stadium.

Box Score

Frisco (12-8, 56-33) started the scoring against Wichita (6-14, 37-52) starter Andrew Morris (5-2) when Abimelec Ortiz plated Alejandro Osuna with a groundout to give the Riders an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first.

The Wind Surge evened the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning against Emiliano Teodo (5-3) on a fielder’s choice back to the mound that allowed Jake Rucker to cross the plate.

Wichita took the lead in the bottom of the third inning with a two-run double by Andrew Cossetti, giving the Wind Surge a 3-1 advantage and forcing Teodo to throw 32 pitches in the frame.

Teodo took the hill in the fourth, but issued a leadoff walk which led to him being pulled after 3.0 innings. The righty allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

The RoughRiders got a combined 4.0 scoreless innings from Reid Birlingmair and Andy Rodriguez with three strikeouts.

In the bottom of the eighth inning Bryan Chi issued a leadoff walk to Tanner Schobel who later scored on an RBI fielder’s choice by Ben Ross to extend the Wind Surge lead to 4-1.

Offensively, the Riders outhit Wichita four to three but were unable to score after the opening frame.

The RoughRiders conclude a three-game road trip against the Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota Twins) at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 21st. The Riders will turn to RHP Winston Santos (1-0, 5.87) against RHP Cory Lewis (0-2, 5.09) for the Wind Surge.

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit 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 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].