CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 12, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders crushed the Corpus Christi Hooks 11-3 on Sunday afternoon from Whataburger Field, winning the series 4-2.
For the fifth time in the six games, Corpus Christi (9-9, 40-47) started off the game with a run in the first inning, this time off of rehabbing Frisco (10-8, 49-37) starter Cody Bradford. The runs scored on a double steal, and was the only run Bradford surrendered in his lone inning of work.
The Riders immediately struck back in the second when Arturo Disla clubbed a two-run home run and Rafe Perich added on with a two-run shot of his own in the third to make it 4-1 against Cole Hertzler (1-1).
After a Hooks run in the bottom of the third, Corey Joyce laced an RBI single in the fourth before Perich and Dylan Dreiling hit back-to-back bombs in the fifth, boosting the lead to 7-2.
After another Hooks tally in the fifth, Joyce homered in the sixth and Dreiling added a two-run triple, pushing the score to 10-3. In the eighth, Keith Jones II powered his 10th home run of the season to finalize the score at 11-3.
Janser Lara (3-1) captured the win for the Riders with two innings out of the bullpen, allowing one run and striking out four.
Notes to Know:
- Perich collected his first multi-home run game at the Double-A level, but his third of the season, including two in May with High-A Hub City.
- The six home runs on the day were a season high for the RoughRiders and tied the most ever by a team in one game in Whataburger Field history. It was the second time this season (Arkansas in June) and third time ever a team had launched six long balls in one game since the ballpark opened in 2005.
- Though the Riders allowed a first-inning run in five of the six games, the Riders won four of the five games they were trailing of the first inning in. They are now 10-10 in games in which they trail after the 1st inning.
- Disla, Joyce and Jones II have all now homered in back-to-back games.
- Both Disla (triple) and Dreiling (single) finished one his shy of a cycle.
The RoughRiders are off for the All-Star Break until they return home against the Tulsa Drillers for a three-game series, beginning at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, July 17th.
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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.