CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (April 30, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders pounded three home runs, but fell Thursday night to the Corpus Christi Hooks 7-6 on a walk-off homer from Will Bush, from Whataburger Field.
Frisco (13-11) wasted no time getting to Hooks (11-13) starter James Hicks in the first when both John Taylor and Corey Joyce blasted two-run home runs, putting the Riders ahead 4-0.
The Hooks immediately countered with four runs of their own to tie the game in the home half of the first, but Dylan Dreiling plated a run with an RBI single in the second to re-grab the lead 5-4.
The score held until the sixth when Mason Lytle pasted a two-run double to put Corpus Christi ahead 6-5. Max Wagner, in his first game with the RoughRiders, then tied the contest with a solo home run to left field.
In the bottom of the ninth with one out, Ryan Lobus (2-2) allowed the Bush walk-off home run to left-center, snapping Frisco's five-game winning streak.
Amilcar Chirinos (1-0) recorded the final two outs of the ninth to earn the win for Corpus Christi.
Notes to Know:
- Joyce's home run was his fifth long ball in 12 games for Frisco this season, tying him for the team lead with Frainyer Chavez.
- The RoughRiders have scored in the first inning in six consecutive games and lead all non-Triple-A teams with 31 runs in the first frame this year.
- Wagner's home run in his RoughRiders debut was Frisco's only hit after the second inning.
The RoughRiders meet with Corpus Christi for game four of the six-game series at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, April 29th. RHP Leandro Lopez (0-0, 3.44) takes the ball for the RoughRiders against RHP Brandon McPherson (0-1, 3.24).
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.