Riders Homer Thrice, Fall to Naturals
June 9, 2021 - Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
FRISCO, Texas - The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in the opening game of their six game series 7-6 on Tuesday night from Riders Field.
The Naturals (14-14) Bobby Witt Jr. crushed a solo home run to start the scoring in the first against Cole Winn (2-2), who took the loss for the Riders.
In the second inning, the Riders (18-12) struck back to tie the game on a sacrifice fly by Sherten Apostel, scoring Steele Walker.
The tie game did not last long as Nick Pratto laced a three-run homer in the third to make it 4-1 Naturals.
Northwest Arkansas padded their lead with a solo home run from Brewer Hicklen before Frisco came back with two home runs in the bottom of the fourth. Diosbel Arias lead off the inning with a solo jack and Apostel added a solo shot later in the frame, drawing the Riders to within 5-3.
After a run scored on an error for the Naturals in the top of the fifth, Walker smashed a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth, pulling the Riders back within two at 6-4.
Pratto added a key insurance run for the Naturals in the seventh with an RBI single, but Frisco mounted a comeback.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Apostel singled in a run and Elier Hernandez scored on a wild pitch to bring Frisco within 7-6, but they were turned away by a four-out save by Josh Dye, his fourth save of the year.
Stephen Woods Jr. (1-4) earned the win, throwing five innings for Northwest Arkansas.
The RoughRiders continue their series with Northwest Arkansas with game two on Wednesday, May 9th at 7:05 p.m. LHP Sal Mendez (3-0, 2.33) goes for the Riders against RHP Jon Heasley (1-0, 2.15).
It's Texas Forever Night, featuring a t-shirt giveaway, Texas themes and specialty jerseys, as well as Weiner Wednesday presented by Texas Chili Company. Get your tickets at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.334.1993.
• Discuss this story on the Texas League message board...
Texas League Stories from June 9, 2021
- Aerosmith & Brady Feigl Too Much for the Missions - Midland RockHounds
- Walks and Errors Doom the Missions on Wednesday Night - San Antonio Missions
- Late Rally Comes up One Short - Arkansas Travelers
- Gorman, Burleson Homer in 8-7 Cardinals Win over Travelers - Springfield Cardinals
- Drillers Get 1-0 Walk-Off Win - Tulsa Drillers
- Surge Fall 1-0 in Wednesday Matinee - Wichita Wind Surge
- Burleson's 2-RBI Single in 8th Sends Cardinals to 8-6 Win over Travelers - Springfield Cardinals
- Bats Bullish in Series Opening WinÃâà- Corpus Christi Hooks
- Riders Homer Thrice, Fall to Naturals - Frisco RoughRiders
- Three Home Runs Open Series in Frisco with Win for Naturals - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
- Kendall Stars in Drillers Win over Wichita - Tulsa Drillers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
