CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 9, 2026) - For the third game in a row, the Frisco RoughRiders took the decisive lead in the eighth inning, dropping the Corpus Christi Hooks 5-2 Thursday night from Whataburger Field.
For the third time in as many nights, Corpus Christi (7-8, 39-45) scored in the first inning when Will Bush pasted a solo home run into right-center field against Frisco (9-6, 48-35) starter Dalton Pence.
Pence dominated in his start, allowing just the one run over 5.1 innings, tying a career high with 10 strikeouts.
Frisco then struck back in the second inning with back-to-back RBI singles from Max Wagner and Marcus Lee Sang to take a 2-1 lead.
That held until the seventh when Yamal Encarnacion hit a game-tying homer, but Wagner then answered with a go-ahead two-run blast in the top of the eighth inning to push the Frisco lead to 4-2.
In the ninth, Dylan Dreiling scored on a wild pitch to boost the advantage to 5-2.
Notes to Know:
- Wagner's home run was his 11th of the season, six of which have come against the Hooks at Whataburger Field. In six games in Corpus Christi, Wagners has six home runs and 11 RBIs.
- The RoughRiders are now 9-3 in Corpus Christi and have won four games in a row.
- The Riders struck out 13 more Hooks on Thursday night. In their last nine games, the Riders lead all of Minor League Baseball with 118 strikeouts on the mound.
The RoughRiders meet with Corpus Christi for game four of the series at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, July 10th. RHP Ben Anderson (0-2, 5.20) takes the ball for Frisco against RHP James Hicks (3-8, 5.84).
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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.