Garcia Brilliant in 9-4 Win Over Corpus
Published on June 10, 2023 under Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Frisco RoughRiders clobbered three homers and Ryan Garcia fired seven strong innings in a 9-4 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Saturday night from Whataburger Field.
The Riders (25-30) fell behind 1-0 early on a sacrifice fly from Corpus Christi (27-29) in the first inning, but that was the only run Garcia (2-4) allowed on the night. The righty went seven innings, allowing just the one run on four hits while striking out four and walking two.
Frisco struck back in the third when Aaron Zavala cracked a two-run single down the first baseline to make it 2-1. They scored in four-straight innings from the third to the sixth.
In the fourth, Thomas Saggese hammered a solo home run in the third for his sixth of the season and Nick Tanielu lifted a two-run shot in the fourth inning, his team-best seventh of the year.
Kellen Strahm then led the sixth inning off with a solo homer, Liam Hicks scored on an error, Luisangel Acuña contributed an RBI double and Zavala capped the four-run inning with a sacrifice fly to make it 9-1.
The Hooks put up three on a pair of homers in the ninth, but the Riders ended the game with a 6-4-3 double play.
Peyton Plumlee (0-5) took the loss for the Hooks, allowing three runs, two earned, over his four-inning start.
Saggese had the only two-hit day for the Riders on the offensive side.
The RoughRiders finish off the series with the Hooks on Sunday, June 11th at 1:05 p.m. Frisco sends RHP Jack Leiter (2-3, 3.38) to the mound against RHP Blair Henley (0-3, 6.69).
The next Frisco home game is Tuesday, June 20th at 11:05 a.m. when the Springfield Cardinals come to town. That series concludes the first half of the 2023 season. Get your tickets now at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
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