SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 11, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders won their sixth consecutive game on Thursday night, taking down the San Antonio Missions 6-3 from Nelson Wolff Stadium.
San Antonio (25-35) jumped on the board first against Frisco (33-25) starter Winston Santos (1-3) in the second inning with three runs to make it 3-0. Santos finished with 5.0 innings, allowing the three runs while striking out a season-best nine batters.
The Riders immediately volleyed back in the top of the third with five runs of their own against Miguel Mendez (2-2). Dylan Dreiling put Frisco on the board with a sacrifice fly before Orlando Martinez doubled in a run, Keith Jones II crushed a two-run double and Arturo Disla laced an RBI single to push the lead to 5-3.
That score held until the top of the seventh, when Marcus Lee Sang scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-3.
Dustin Saenz threw the last 2.0 innings for the Riders to earn his first save of the season with the Riders.
Notes to Know:
- Zach Bryant, Joey Danielson and Saenz all threw shutout work out of the bullpen. The Frisco 'pen has combined to throw 11.0 scoreless frames in this series.
- Dreiling went 0-for-4, ending his on-base streak to 28 games.
- With a Midland win, Frisco now has a 2.5-game lead over Midland for first place in the Texas League South with 10 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 nine.
The Riders face the Missions at 7:05 p.m. on Friday for game four of the series. LHP Dalton Pence (2-1, 2.53) will take the ball against LHP Jagger Haynes (1-2, 4.50).
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.