FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (33-16) MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS (22-27) Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics GAME #50 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 • 7:05 P.M
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FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (33-16) MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS (22-27) Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics GAME #50 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 • 7:05 P.M. Riders Field • Frisco, TX LHP Jake Latz (1-0, 4.09) vs. LHP Ty Damron (0-2, 7.15) Video: MiLB.tv • Audio: Riders Baseball Network on RidersBaseball.com and MiLB First Pitch App FRISCO WINS 11TH STRAIGHT BEHIND LATE HOMERS: The Frisco RoughRiders finished off their 11th-straight win by beating the Midland RockHounds 3-1 on Tuesday night from Riders Field. It wasn’t until the RIDERS VS. ROCKHOUNDS fifth inning when the first run crossed the plate as Midland’s Nick Allen delivered a sacrifice fly, scoring Devin Foyle, giving the RockHounds the 1-0 lead. An inning later in the sixth, Steele Walker jumpstarted the Riders offense with an RBI single plating David Dahl and knotting the score at 1-1. In the seventh, 2021 ...................................................7-6 Anderson Tejeda broke the tie on a home run to left field, giving Frisco the 2-1 advantage. Josh Jung turned in an insurance run in the eighth inning as he blasted a solo homer to left center field giving the Riders the lead 3-1 heading into the final frame. It was more than enough for Stephen Villines as he in Frisco ....................................5-2 earned his third save of the season, tossing 1.2 innings while striking out one. The 11th-straight win for the RoughRiders came on the heels of a dominant in Midland ...............................2-4 performance from Yerry Rodriguez on the mound. Rodriguez turned in 4.1 innings of two hit baseball while striking out two RockHounds in a no decision. Cole Uvila (1-1) earned his first win out of the bullpen throwing two innings and striking out two. Zack Erwin (2-3) was hooked with his third loss of the All-time ...................................228-234 year as he allowed two homers over his two frames. in Frisco ..........................117-116 WINN, WINN, WINN, WINN: in Midland .....................112-117 RoughRiders righty Cole Winn was selected to play in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Denver, Colorado on July 11th. Winn is currently ranked second in the Double-A Central in ERA (2.27), first in opponent batting average (.113) and first in WHIP (0.78). Winn is the first RoughRiders to get the call to the Fu- RANGERS TOP 30 PROSPECTS tures Game while a member of Frisco since C.D. Pelham in 2018. During the 2019 game, Sam Huff, who is the Rangers No. 2 prospect, earned MVP honors with a go-ahead home run in Cleveland. Winn will represent the Rangers along with lefty Cole Ragans, who is with High-A Hickory currently. 1. INF Josh Jung 3. RHP Cole Winn WE MAY NEVER LOSE AGAIN: 7. RHP Hans Crouse The RoughRiders have won 11-straight ballgames after their win on Tuesday, the longest winning streak in franchise history, taking the mark over from the 8. INF Davis Wendzel 2014 team, which won 10 in a row from April 10th to April 19th. Over the streak, the Riders have outscored their opponents 69-48 (avg. 6.3-4.4). The Riders 9. INF Sherten Apostel own the longest active winning streak in the minors currently and over the streak, Frisco is first in the Double-A Central in runs (69). It’s also the longest 10. INF Anderson Tejeda winning streak in the Double-A Central this season, overtaking Midland’s seven-game winning streak from May 28 to June 4. Of the 11-straight games, 10 11. OF Steele Walker have been decided by three runs or fewer and five have been decided by just one run. 16. RHP Ronny Henriquez NO JUNE GLOOM: 19. RHP Yerry Rodriguez Since the month of June started, the RoughRiders have bashed 37 home runs as a club. That mark is second in the Double-A Central in the month. The 23. RHP A.J. Alexy offense has improved vastly, hitting .259/.343/.439 as a team in June as opposed to May, when they batted .228/.323/.353. Josh Stowers is second in the According to MLB Pipeline Double-A Central with seven June homers and 20 RBIs. The RoughRiders 19-7 record is the best in Double-A and their 19 wins this month are tied for best in all of Minor League Baseball (San Jose Giants, 19-6 record). RECORD THROUGH 49 GAMES THE COMEBACK KIDS: The RoughRiders came back to win on Tuesday after trailing 1-0 early for their 15th comeback win of the season. On Thursday, the Riders erased a five-run 2021 ................................................ 33-16 deficit for the second-straight night, winning 12-10. That was the third time in a week that they had come back from at least down five to win as they beat 2019 ................................................ 26-22 San Antonio last night 10-9 in a walk-off win after being down 9-4 and Corpus Christi on Friday of last week 10-8 in 11 innings after trailing 6-0. This season, Frisco is 10-10 with the other team scores first. Best record ..............(5/26) ...........13-5 Worst record ...........(5/15) ............. 6-4 THE STEELE OF THE GROUP: The Riders Steele Walker has been on fire from the plate since the calender moved to June. He has reached in all 18 June games, hitting .328 (22-for- 120-game pace ......................... 80-40 67)/.382/.552 with three doubles, four home runs, 18 RBIs and 12 runs scored. Walker is well on pace for his career high of 10 home runs in a season, which he accomplished in 2019, hitting all of them with the High-A Winston-Salem Dash as part of the White Sox organization. If Walker were to play 100 games this season, he is on pace for a 19-home run season. TEDDY FUN FACT OF THE DAY THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SECOND PLACE: In 1906, he convinced Japan and Russia to The RoughRiders enter their 50th game of the season on Wednesday having never been anywhere but first place in the Double-A Central South Division in attend a peace conference in Portsmouth, 2021. The Riders own an 9.5-game lead on San Antonio in the South after the win on Tuesday. Frisco has the best run differential in the Double-A Central (+49). The last time the RoughRiders finished the season with a positive run differential was 2014 (+104), also their last winning season. The Riders have New Hampshire to end their conflict. been incredible in home games as they have a 20-9 record at Riders Field, the best in the Double-A Central. Because of his efforts, he became the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. NOT JUST JOSHING YOU: Outfielder Josh Stowers has been crushing the baseball for Frisco this month. In his last 21 games, he is batting .269 (18-for-67)/.419/.627 with three doubles, seven home runs, 20 RBIs, 21 runs and 18 walks. During those 21 games, Stowers has raised his batting average from .069 to .208 (137 points) and his OPS from .401 to .853 (452 points). His OPS of 1.045 and 20 RBIs since June 1st are the second-best in the Double-A Central. COMMUNICATIONS J.P. STANDS FOR JUST PERFORM: Riders outfielder J.P. Martinez has been some kind of hot over the last 17 games. Over those 17 contests, Martinez is batting .389 (21-for-54)/.500/.556 with Compiled by Zach Bigley four doubles, a triple, a home run, seven RBIs, 10 walks and 13 runs scored. Over this span, he has increased his batting average from .162 to .262 and his OPS from .514 to .756. For credentials, game notes, media guides and more, visit RidersBaseball.com/Media UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES or email [email protected] DATE TIME OPPONENT RIDERS STARTER OPPOSING STARTER July 1st 7:05 p.m. vs. Midland RockHounds RHP Ronny Henriquez (0-0, 8.49) RHP Kyle Friedrichs (0-2, 6.95) @RidersBaseball July 2nd 7:05 p.m. vs. Midland RockHounds RHP Cole Winn (2-3, 2.27) RHP Brady Feigl (5-3, 3.93) July 3rd 7:05 p.m. vs. Midland RockHounds RHP Hans Crouse (1-1, 4.26) LHP Jared Koenig (3-1, 2.86) July 4th 7:05 p.m. vs. Midland RockHounds RHP Yerry Rodriguez (0-1, 3.34) RHP Bryce Conley (3-4, 5.04) RIDERS HORSESHOES Sherten Apostel: L19G: .310 (22-for-71)/.367/.577 with 4 2B, 5 HR, 13 RBIs... 5 multi-hit games over stretch, two 3-hit games Jordan Procyshen: HRs in back-to-back days against Corpus... Of 6 June hits, 3 have left the ballpark...First career pitching win on Fri. Diosbel Arias: Last 7 games: .423 (11-for-26) with 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB... Team-best 13 multi-hit games...Has played all 4 INF positions Josh Stowers: June: .269 (18-for-67)/.419/.627 with 3 2B, 7 HR, 20 RBIs, 18 BB, 22 RS... 1.045 June OPS (2nd in Double-A Central, min. 21G) Jake Hoover: Came off of IL with lower back injury... Played 10 games with Frisco before injury, hitting.071/.133/.143 Anderson Tejeda: Hit walk-off homer on Friday for 8th-straight win...Hit go-ahead homer on Tuesday for 11th-straight win Josh Jung: First 11G with Frisco: .311 (14-for-45)/.354/.600 with 1 2B, 4 HRs, 13 RBIs, 3 BB... Stress fracture in left foot in Spring Training Bubba Thompson: Walk-off two-run double on Saturday..