CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 10, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Corpus Christi Hooks 6-1 on Friday night from Whataburger Field.
Corpus Christi (8-8, 39-46) jumped out in front in the third inning against Frisco (9-7, 48-36) starter Ben Anderson (0-3) on an RBI groundout to lead 1-0.
Tyler Whitaker then homered in the fifth and Joseph Sullivan lifted a sacrifice fly in the sixth to push the lead to 3-0. The Hooks then exploded for three runs in the eighth inning to extend the advantage to 6-0.
The Riders found the scoreboard in the top of the ninth on an RBI single from Corey Joyce, but fell 6-1.
James Hicks (4-8) took the win for the Hooks, allowing just one hit over 5.0 shutout innings.
Notes to Know:
- Both Cole Stasio and Janser Lara threw scoreless innings out of the bullpen for the Riders.
- The RoughRiders are now 9-4 in Corpus Christi.
- After leading all of Minor League Baseball with 118 strikeouts on the mound in their last nine games, the Riders struck out just one batter on the night. It marked just the 23rd time in recorded franchise history (since 2005) that Frisco had struck out just one batter and the first since August 31st, 2019 at Northwest Arkansas.
The RoughRiders meet with Corpus Christi for game five of the series at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, July 11th. LHP Dylan MacLean (6-1, 4.50) takes the ball for Frisco against LHP Trey Dombroski (2-3, 4.33).
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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact zbigley@ridersbaseball.com.