SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 12, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders fell 3-0 on Friday night to the San Antonio Missions from Nelson Wolff Stadium.
Frisco (33-26) starter Dalton Pence cruised for the RoughRiders with 5.0 scoreless innings and four strikeouts, allowing just three baserunners on a walk and two hits.
The Riders (26-35) and Missions were scoreless into the bottom of the eighth before San Antonio had three-straight singles against Bryan Magdaleno (1-1), including an RBI knock from Braedon Karpathios and two RBI groundouts to push the lead to 3-0.
Josh Mallitz (2-0) earned the win for the Missions with 2.0 scoreless before Johan Moreno locked down the ninth with his fourth save on the year.
Notes to Know:
- The three runs in the eighth were the first runs the Frisco bullpen had allowed all series. The 'pen has combined to throw 14.0 frames, allowing three earned (1.93 ERA) in this series.
- Marcus Lee Sang collected an infield single in the third and Arturo Disla singled in the ninth for the only two Frisco hits.
- Frisco's season-best winning streak ended at six games.
- With a Midland loss, Frisco still has a 2.5-game lead over Midland for first place in the Texas League South with nine games remaining in the first half. The Riders are also 4.5 games up on third-place Amarillo. Their magic number to clinch is down to seven.
The Riders face the Missions at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday for game five of the series. The Riders have yet to announce a starter while the Missions will turn to RHP Ian Koenig (3-5, 4.04).
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.