TL1 Frisco RoughRiders

Bats Break Free in 11-4 Rout of Amarillo

Published on August 16, 2019 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release


AMARILLO, Texas - After a tough four-game series in Corpus Christi, the Riders opened a weekend set in Amarillo with a resounding 11-4 victory over the Sod Poodles Friday night.

SYNOPSIS

* Frisco capped a big night at the plate with a five-run seventh, punctuated by a two-run homer from Andretty Cordero.

* Down 3-0 after the first, the Riders chipped away at the deficit, eventually taking the lead in the fifth thanks to a two-run double from Charles Leblanc.

* Four Riders hitters collected three hits in Friday's win: Cordero, Michael De Leon, Yonny Hernandez and Tony Sanchez.

KEY RIDERS PERFORMERS

* Michael De Leon: 3-for-4, 2 2B, BB, 3 R

* Tony Sanchez: 3-for-5, 2 RBI

* Charles Leblanc: 2-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI

* Andretty Cordero: 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

NEWS AND NOTES

* The RoughRiders have won four consecutive meetings with the first-place Sod Poodles and now trail Amarillo by 4.5 games in the second-half standings.

WHAT'S NEXT

Riders at Amarillo, Saturday, 7:05 pm

RHP Jason Bahr (2-3, 3.91) vs. RHP Kyle Lloyd (7-5, 3.40)

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