SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 10, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders shut out the San Antonio Missions on Wednesday night, winning 5-0 from Nelson Wolff Stadium.
Frisco (32-25) found the scoreboard first in the first inning when Orlando Martinez cracked an RBI double to make it 1-0 against Missions (26-34) starter Eric Yost (0-3).
Frisco then added on with an RBI double from Rafe Perich in the third and Keith Jones II pushed the lead to 3-0 with an RBI single.
That score held until the eighth inning when Perich scored on a wild pitch and Corey Joyce ballooned the lead to 5-0 with an RBI single.
Blake Townsend (3-2) earned the win, throwing six shutout innings, striking out six while not walking a batter and allowing just three singles. The lefty allowed back-to-back singles in the first inning to begin the game before retiring the next 16 batters he saw.
Notes to Know:
- Ryan Lobus, Josh Trentadue and Austin Roberts all threw 1.0 shutout inning out of the bullpen.
- Dylan Dreiling went 1-for-4 with a walk and a double, extending his on-base streak to 28 games, the longest active streak in the Texas League.
- Frisco now has a 2.5-game lead over Midland for first place in the Texas League South with 11 games remaining in the first half. The Riders are also 4.5 games up on third-place Amarillo.
The Riders face the Missions at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday for game three of the series. RHP Winston Santos (0-3, 7.83) will take the ball against RHP Miguel Mendez (2-1, 3.90).
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.