(23-28) Frisco Roughrider
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (34-17) MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS (23-28) Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics GAME #52 • FRIDAY, JULY 2 • 7:05 P.M. Riders Field • Frisco, TX RHP Cole Winn (2-3, 2.27) vs. RHP Brady Feigl (5-3, 3.93) Video: MiLB.tv • Audio: Riders Baseball Network on RidersBaseball.com and MiLB First Pitch App PITCHING STRONG IN WIN OVER MIDLAND: The Frisco RoughRiders outscored the Midland RockHounds 4-2 on Thursday night from Riders Field. The Riders scoring came all at once in the third inning RIDERS VS. ROCKHOUNDS as they put up four runs on two hits coming from Josh Jung and Steele Walker. Jung delivered a two-run single to kick off the scoring in the third, before Walker followed up with a two-run home run to left center field, advancing the Riders lead to 4-0. The RockHounds responded when Chase Calabuig 2021 ...................................................8-7 homered to right center field in the sixth, giving Midland its first run of the game. It took until the ninth for the RockHounds to score the next tally as in Frisco ....................................6-3 Jeremy Eierman connected with a home run to left center field, trimming the Riders lead to 4-2. The 4-2 score stood as Frisco took down Midland in the third game of the six-game series. Ronny Henriquez (1-0) earned his first Double-A win as he was brilliant for the Riders, turning in six innings, allowing a in Midland ...............................2-4 single earned run while striking out seven. Fernery Ozuna earn the save, delivering 1.1 innings, striking out two, to earn his third save of the season. Kyle All-time ...................................229-235 Friedrichs (0-3) took his third loss of the season for Midland, allowing four earned runs over four innings of work. in Frisco ..........................118-117 YOU’RE THE BEST AROUND: in Midland .....................112-117 The RoughRiders are tied for the second-most wins in all of Minor League Baseball with their 34 in 51 games. Over their 18-year history, this is tied for the best start in franchise history through 51 games (2008, also 34-17). With a win, the RoughRiders would be out to their best start in franchise history. Out of RANGERS TOP 30 PROSPECTS those 51 games, a lot of them have been close. In games that have been decided by three runs or fewer, the Frisco is 25-13 (75 percent of total games) and in games in which the Riders staff holds their opponents to two runs or fewer, Frisco is 22-0. 1. INF Josh Jung 3. RHP Cole Winn WINN, WINN, WINN, WINN: 7. RHP Hans Crouse 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 8. INF Davis Wendzel 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- 9. INF Sherten Apostel 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 10. INF Anderson Tejeda 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. 11. OF Steele Walker 16. RHP Ronny Henriquez SOMETIMES, THE BEST FALL DOWN: 19. RHP Yerry Rodriguez The RoughRiders had their 11-game winning streak snapped with a 9-8 loss on Wednesday. It ends as the longest winning streak in franchise history, taking 23. RHP A.J. Alexy the mark over from the 2014 team, which won 10 in a row from April 10th to April 19th. Over the streak, the Riders outscored their opponents 69-48 (avg. According to MLB Pipeline 6.3-4.4). The stretch was the longest 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 were been decided by three runs or fewer and five were decided by just one run. RECORD THROUGH 51 GAMES NO JUNE GLOOM: 2021 ................................................ 34-17 In June, the RoughRiders bashed 38 home runs as a club. That mark was second in the Double-A Central in the month. The offense improved vastly, hitting .258/.343/.437 as a team in June as opposed to May, when they batted .228/.323/.353. Josh Stowers was tied for first in the Double-A Central with eight 2019 ................................................ 28-23 June homers and second with 21 RBIs. The RoughRiders 19-8 record was the best in Double-A and their 19 wins this month were tied for most in all of Best record ..............(5/26) ...........13-5 Minor League Baseball. Worst record ...........(5/15) ............. 6-4 THE COMEBACK KIDS: 120-game pace ......................... 80-40 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 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 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, TEDDY FUN FACT OF THE DAY Frisco is 10-10 with the other team scores first. Even in a 9-8 loss on Wednesday, the Riders trailed 8-1 before coming back to tie the game at 8-8 in the seventh. Roosevelt was the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SECOND PLACE: The RoughRiders enter their 52nd game of the season on Friday having never been anywhere but first place in the Double-A Central South Division in 2021. The Riders own an 10.0-game lead on San Antonio and Midland in the South after the win on Thursday. Frisco has the best run differential in the Dou- ble-A Central (+50). The last time the RoughRiders finished the season with a positive run differential was 2014 (+104), also their last winning season and the last time they made the playoffs. The Riders have been incredible in home games as they have a 22-10 record at Riders Field, the best in the Double-A Central (next closest: 15-11, Tulsa). NOT JUST JOSHING YOU: COMMUNICATIONS Outfielder Josh Stowers crushed the baseball for Frisco in June. In his 22 June games, he batted .268 (19-for-71)/.418/.648 with three doubles, eight home runs, 21 RBIs, 23 runs and 19 walks. During those 22 games, Stowers has raised his batting average from .069 to .210 (139 points) and his OPS from .401 to Compiled by Zach Bigley .875 (474 points). His OPS of 1.065 and 21 RBIs since June 1st are the second-best in the Double-A Central while his eight homers ties him for the month lead in the circuit. 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 3rd 7:05 p.m. vs. Midland RockHounds RHP Hans Crouse (1-1, 4.26) LHP Jared Koenig (3-1, 2.86) @RidersBaseball July 4th 7:05 p.m. vs. Midland RockHounds RHP Yerry Rodriguez (0-1, 3.34) RHP Bryce Conley (3-4, 5.04) July 5th OFF DAY July 6th 7:10 p.m. at Arkansas Travelers TBD TBD RIDERS HORSESHOES Sherten Apostel: L21G: .299 (23-for-77)/.353/.558 with 5 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 in CC Diosbel Arias: Last 9 games: .333 (11-for-33) with 2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 BB... Team-best 13 multi-hit games...Has played all 4 INF positions Josh Stowers: June: .268 (19-for-71)/.418/.648 with 3 2B, 8 HR, 21 RBIs, 19 BB, 23 RS... 1.065 June OPS (2nd in Double-A Central, min. 22G) Jake Hoover: Came off of IL with lower back injury... Played 11 games with Frisco, hitting .067/.152/.133 with 2 2B, 2 BB 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 13G with Frisco: .308 (16-for-52)/.368/.558 with 1 2B, 4 HRs, 15 RBIs, 5 BB... Stress fracture in left foot in Spring Training Bubba Thompson: Walk-off two-run double on Saturday... .876 OPS in May, .704 OPS in June...10 SB leads team Trace Loehr: Last 9 games: .200 (6-for-30)/.226/.233 with 2B, RBI, 3 RS...Played 9 G with Frisco, 3 G with Triple-A Round Rock J.P. Martinez: Last 19G: .355 (22-for-62) w/ 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 10 BB, 13 RS, .960 OPS... Avg from .162 to .254, OPS from .514 to .728 Steele Walker: 18G on-base streak ended on Wed.: .328 (22-for-67)/.382/.552 with 3 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBIs, 7 BB, 12 RS, 1 SB Melvin Novoa: Returns from playing for Team Nicaragua (collected one hit)...9G for Riders: .231/.429/.423 with HR, 3 RBIs, 4 RS Matt Whatley: Hit 1st HR of season last homestand...