FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (24-16) CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (18-22) Texas Rangers Houston Astros GAME #41 • SATURDAY, JUNE 19 • 7:05 P.M. Riders Field • Frisco, TX RHP Ronny Henriquez (0-0, 12.00) vs. RHP Brett Daniels (0-3, 9.64) Video: MiLB.tv • Audio: Hooks Broadcast APOSTEL HOMERS TWICE, RIDERS DROP CORPUS IN THRILLING 11-INNING CONTEST: The Frisco RoughRiders came back late and eventually took down the Corpus Christi Hooks 10-8 in 11 innings on Friday night from RIDERS VS. HOOKS Whataburger Field. Trailing 7-4 entering the ninth inning, the RoughRiders exploded offensively. Steele Walker plated two with a single to center to cut it to a one-run deficit before Sherten Apostel cracked his second home run of the night, a two-run blast, 2021 ...................................................6-4 putting the Riders out in front 8-7. The Hooks then scored in the bottom of the ninth with a tally that came across on an error, in Frisco ....................................3-2 tying the game at 8-8 and sending it into extra innings. After an uneventful 10th, the Riders scored twice in the 11th. First Bubba Thompson scored on an error before Josh Stowers crossed home on a wild pitch to make it 10-8. Jordan Procyshen (1-1), a normal in Corpus Christi ...................3-2 position player, took the win on the mound for Frisco, throwing two shutout innings. Devin Conn (0-1) was handed the loss, ceding All-time ...................................230-250 two unearned runs in his Double-A debut. At the beginning of the game, Corpus Christi started the scoring in the first on a David Hensley double to make it 1-0. Norel Gonzalez and Jake Adams each added RBI singles in the second to put the Hooks up 3-0 and in Frisco ..........................125-118 Hensley ripped a fourth-inning RBI single to make it 4-0. Two more runs came across for Corpus Christi in the fifth on a Scott Manea in Corpus Christi .........105-132 RBI double and Corey Julks added a RBI single of his own to put the Hooks up 6-0. The RoughRiders then stormed back, scoring four in the sixth. Stowers singled home a run before Apostel jacked a three-run homer to draw Frisco within 6-4. After a Ross Adolph solo RANGERS TOP 30 PROSPECTS homer for Corpus in the seventh, the Riders made it a game again in the ninth. 1. INF Josh Jung THE JUNG AND THE RESTLESS: 3. RHP Cole Winn The Rangers top prospect and 2019 No. 8 overall pick Josh Jung made his RoughRiders debut on Tuesday in Corpus Christi. The for- 7. RHP Hans Crouse mer Texas Texas Red Raider sustained a stress fracture in his left foot in spring training and collected a single to left in his first at-bat 8. INF Davis Wendzel of the year. In 2019, the San Antonio native hit .287/.363/.389 for the Low-A Hickory Crawdads with 13 doubles, one home run and 23 9. INF Sherten Apostel RBIs over 40 games. Jung joining the RoughRiders gives them 10 total top-30 prospects (according to MLB.com). In his second game 10. INF Anderson Tejeda on Wednesday, Jung hit a homer and drove in a career-best four runs. He has hit safely in all three games he has played with Frisco. 11. OF Steele Walker THE STEELE OF THE GROUP: 16. RHP Ronny Henriquez The Riders Steele Walker has been on fire from the plate since the calender moved to June. He has reached in all 11 June games, 19. RHP Yerry Rodriguez hitting .300 (12-for-40)/.370/.525 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and seven runs scored. Walker is well on pace for his career high of 10 23. RHP A.J. Alexy 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 According to MLB Pipeline Sox organization. If Walker were to play 100 games this season, he is on pace for a 21-home run season. COLOSSAL APOSTEL: RECORD THROUGH 40 GAMES Sherten Apostel has been swinging a hot bat for the Riders over the last few games. Since June 5th, Apostel is hitting .364 (16-for- 2021 ................................................ 24-16 44)/.420/.773 over 12 games with three doubles, five home runs and 10 RBIs. Over this stretch, he has had two two-homer games, including on Friday against Corpus Christi. Apostel now has seven career multi-home run games. 2019 ................................................ 23-17 Best record ..............(5/26) ...........13-5 THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SECOND PLACE: The RoughRiders enter their 41st game of the season on Friday having never been anywhere but first place in the Double-A Worst record ...........(5/15) ............. 6-4 Central South Division in 2021. The Riders own a 2.0 game lead on San Antonio in the South after the win on Friday. Frisco has the 120-game pace ......................... 72-48 second-best run differential in the Double-A Central (+31). The last time the RoughRiders finished the season with a positive run differential was 2014 (+104), also their last winning season. TEDDY FUN FACT OF THE DAY NOT JUST JOSHING YOU: Outfielder Josh Stowers has been crushing the baseball for Frisco this month. In his last 14 games, he is batting .268 (11-for- He dramatically expanded the sys- 41)/.444/.659 with one double, five home runs, 10 RBIs, 12 runs and 13 walks. During his last 14 games, Stowers has raised his batting average from .069 to .186 (117 points) and his OPS from .401 to .817 (416 points). His OPS of 1.103 since June 1st is the fourth best in tem of national parks and national the Double-A Central (among those with at least 14 games played). forests. J.P. STANDS FOR JUST PERFORM: Riders outfielder J.P. Martinez has been some kind of hot over the last 11 games. Having hit safely in 10 of his last 11, Martinez is batting .417 (15-for-36)/.512/.583 with three doubles, a home run, six RBIs, six walks and eight runs scored. Over this span, he has increased his batting average from .162 to .250 and his OPS from .514 to .716. COMMUNICATIONS CRACKED LEATHER: The Frisco defense committed seven errors in their win on Friday night over Corpus Christi. That set a franchise record for the most errors in a contest, breaking the previous record of six on July 30th, 2009 against Midland. Anderson Tejeda committed four errors Compiled by Zach Bigley which is also a franchise record (three errors in a game had been done five times, most recently by Yanio Perez on May 29, 2018 against Northwest Arkansas). 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 June 20th 5:05 p.m. at Corpus Christi Hooks RHP A.J. Alexy (1-0, 0.93) LHP Parker Mushinski (0-1, 5.92) @RidersBaseball June 21st OFF DAY June 22nd 7:05 p.m. vs. San Antonio Missions TBD TBD June 23rd 7:05 p.m. vs. San Antonio Missions TBD TBD RIDERS HORSESHOES Sherten Apostel: L12G: .364 (16-for-44)/.420/.773 with 5 HR, 10 RBIs... 5 hits from 5/20-6/3 (12G) before 16 hits in last 12 games Jordan Procyshen: HRs in back-to-back days against Corpus... Of 5 June hits, 3 have left the ballpark...First career pitching win on Friday Diosbel Arias: 0-for-15 over last three games with 6 K... Team-best 10 multi-hit games...Has played all four infield positions Josh Stowers: June: .268 (11-for-41)/.444/.659 with 1 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBIs, 13 BB, 12 RS... 1.103 June OPS (4th in Double-A Central, min. 14 G) Jax Biggers: Last five games: .500 (8-for-16)/.556/.813 with 3B, HR, 4 RBIs, 2 BB... Played at 2B (24G), 3B (1G) and LF (5G) Anderson Tejeda: 2-for-5 w/ go-ahead solo HR in Riders debut on Friday...Started season with Rangers, going 1-for-16 over 5G Josh Jung: Missed beginning of the season with stress fracture in left foot...5-for-12 with HR, 4 RBIs, 1.083 OPS in first 3 G Bubba Thompson: 19G: .299 (23-for-77)/.379/.429 with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBIs, 8 BB, 16 RS, 5 SB...Team-best seven steals Trace Loehr: Played eight games this season (5 with FRI, 3 with Round Rock): .172/.200/.276 with 1 2B, 0 HR, 4 RBIs J.P. Martinez: Hits is 10 of last 11G: .417 (15-for-36) w/ 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 6 BB, 8 RS, 1.095 OPS... Avg from .162 to .250, OPS from .514 to .716 Steele Walker: 11G On-Base Streak: .300 (12-for-40)/.370/.525 with 3 HR, 10 RBIs, 5 BB, 7 RS, 1 SB...Tied for team lead with six homers Melvin Novoa: Returns from playing for Team Nicaragua (collected one hit)...6G for Riders: .263/.440/.526 with HR, 3 RBIs, 4 RS Matt Whatley: Hit 1st home run of season on Thurs.... June: .206/.386/.324 with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 8 BB, 5 RS ROUGHRIDERS STARTING PITCHER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS RONNY HENRIQUEZ Season Highs IP .......................................6.0 (5/30 at W-S) HT: 5’10 WT: 155 H ...........................................6 (6/6 at ABD) BATS: Right THROWS: Right R ............................................5 (6/6 at ABD) 15 ER .........................................5 (6/6 at ABD) AGE: 20 BIRTHDAY: 6/20/2000 # BB ...............................3 (2x; 5/23 vs.