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Frisco dominates Travs in doubleheader sweep

May 30, 2006 - Texas League (TL1)
Arkansas Travelers News Release


Ray Winder Field, Little Rock, AR - Nate Gold knocked in six runs to lead the Frisco RoughRiders (26-25) to a doubleheader sweep from the Arkansas Travelers (17-34). Gold's two-run single in the opening game led Frisco to a 5-3 victory. In the second game, Gold capped a four-run rally in the first inning with a three-run homer as the Riders crushed the Travs 14-3. Kevin Richardson also homered (4) in the opener and drove in two runs against losing pitcher LHP Daniel Davidson (1-5). Davidson allowed five runs on nine hits over five innings. Frisco game two starter RHP Ryan Jensen (1-0) stymied the Travs over six innings allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits and five strikeouts. The Riders set a season-high 14 runs in the second game along with 16 base hits to tie their best output. The Travs have lost all six games against Frisco and have dropped four straight games. David Gates homered (4) for the third time in four games while Matt Brown and Eric Rodland each collected two RBI.

GAME ONE

Frisco DH Jim Fasano led off the second inning with a single to right field and Davidson responded by retiring the next two batters. Jake Blalock worked a two-out walk before Richardson lined a double past third base to score Fasano for a 1-0 Riders lead.

Arkansas 1B Greg Porter began the bottom of the second with a single off Frisco LHP Fabio Castro. Jason Aspito moved Porter to third base with a double to right field. After two outs, Rodland grounded a base hit to center to plate both runners for a 2-1 Travs lead.

With one away at the top of the third inning, Enrique Cruz reached on a slow dribbler to third and advanced to second base when Davidson walked Adam Morrissey. After recording the second out, Davidson moved the runners up one base with a wild pitch. Gold then bounced a single over the mound to score two runs for a 3-2 Frisco lead.

Frisco scored two more runs in the fourth inning as Richardson hit a one-out solo homer to center. Kevin Mahar doubled with two outs down the third-base line and scored when Cruz's smash hit off Brown's glove at third base for an RBI single for a 5-2 Frisco lead.

Castro pitched around a leadoff walk in the third inning. Bobby Wilson began the fourth inning with a single to left, but was caught stealing by Castro on an attempted hit-and-run. Gates brought Travs within 5-3 with a home run to center field.

Arkansas RHP Miguel Gonzalez only allowed a walk over two innings to keep the Travs within two runs.

Frisco had RHP Michael Bumstead (1-0) came on for the fifth inning and Dwaine Bacon hit a sharp ground ball that Gold smothered at first base. Bumstead then beat Bacon to first base for the out to begin a shutout fifth.

Brown led off the sixth inning with a broken-bat single to center, but Porter's line drive was caught by 3B Travs Metcalf and he doubled off Brown at first base.

RHP Jesse Chavez (2) closed the game with a shutout seventh inning for the save.

GAME TWO

Frisco set the tone for the game early against starter RHP Michel Simard. RHP James Holcomb missed his turn in the rotation due to lower back pain. Simard was torched for six runs in just 1.1 innings on nine hits. The first three Riders batters reached in the first inning with Morrissey driving in the first run with a single. Gold hammered a 2-0 pitch over the centerfield wall for a 4-0 lead.

The Travs responded against Jensen in the first inning as Bacon drove a leadoff double. Aaron Peel moved Bacon to third base with a bouncer to second that was mishandled by Morrissey for an error. Brandon Wood brought Bacon home with a sacrifice fly to center and a wild pitch by Jensen moved Peel to third base. Brown scored him with a groundout to shortstop cutting Frisco's lead to 4-2.

Frisco C Mike Nickeas ripped a leadoff double in the second inning and Simard served up a two-run homer to Mahar (7) for a 6-2 Frisco lead.

Jensen, who went 13-8 for the San Francisco Giants in 2002, shut the Travs down over the next four innings while Frisco scored four times in the fifth inning.

Riders S Casey Benjamin began another four-run rally with a home run (1) in the sixth inning off RHP Rich Thompson. Arkansas used Jason Aspito for the seventh inning and he retired the side in order.

Time of the first game was 1:55 while the second game took 2:18. The paid attendance for the Businessperson's Special Doubleheader was 2,235.

Arkansas hosts Frisco on Wednesday evening in the third game of this four-game series. The Travs have RHP Rafael Rodriguez (1-3, 8.73 ERA) while RHP Andy Walker (2-2, 6.52 ERA) have on the mound. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. and the gates open at 6:10 p.m.

Please call (501) 664-1555 or visit www.travs.com for game information.

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