AMARILLO, Texas (June 23, 2026) - Behind a season-high 20 hits, the Frisco RoughRiders dropped the Amarillo Sod Poodles 7-3 to start the second half on Tuesday night from HODGETOWN.
After neither team scored in the first three innings, Frisco (1-0, 40-29) found the scoreboard in the fourth with two runs against Amarillo (0-1, 36-33) starter Daniel Eagen (2-1), thanks to RBIs from Marcus Lee Sang and Frainyer Chavez.
In the fifth inning, Malcolm Moore hammered his first career Double-A home run to make it 3-0. Then, Chavez and Rafe Perich both blasted two-run shots in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-0.
Following six scoreless innings, Frisco starter Aidan Curry took the mound in the seventh and, despite allowing his first three runs, set his career high in innings for a second consecutive start, covering 6.2 innings for the Riders. Curry surrendered just four hits and struck out five.
Up 7-3, Anthony Susac and Cole Stasio combined to close out the win with scoreless relief work.
Notes to Know:
- The game marked the second time this season that the RoughRiders have tallied 20 hits, with both games coming in their two series openers against Amarillo.
- On the mound, Frisco allowed just four hits, marking just the fifth time in RoughRiders franchise history that the team has allowed four or fewer hits in a game in HODGETOWN.
- Dylan Dreiling knocked around a career-high four hits, as four different Riders had three or more hits.
Armed with a 1-0 series lead, Frisco turns to LHP Blake Townsend (3-3, 4.62) in game two against LHP Adonys Perez (0-1, 5.73) in a 7:05 p.m. start on Wednesday from HODGETOWN.
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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.