Riders Score Early and Often to Best Missions
Published on July 20, 2023 under Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
FRISCO, Texas - Aaron Zavala and Evan Carter homered in the sixth inning and the Frisco RoughRiders pulled out a 10-3 win over the San Antonio Missions on Thursday at Riders Field.
Already leading 6-3, Frisco extended the lead in the sixth with Zavala's solo homer to left. The two-out rally continued when Luisangel Acuña singled and stole second base to retake the league lead with his 37th steal, and then trotted home on Carter's two run blast.
Frisco (9-9, 40-46) never trailed in the ballgame and retook the series lead at 2-1 over San Antonio (7-11, 44-43).
Frisco struck first with five hits and five runs in the second inning. Liam Hicks singled for the first RBI and Acuña poked a grounder up the middle for two more runs. After adding a run in the third inning on Josh Hatcher's sacrifice fly, but San Antonio threatened the 6-0 lead in the fourth.
The Missions scored three runs in the fourth and Grant Wolfram (6-0) entered with the bases loaded and one out. He struck out the first man he saw and ended the inning on a foul out. Wolfram completed 1.1 innings with one hit and no runs allowed, striking out three. Gabe Mosser (0-1) took the loss, allowed two earned runs and three unearned over the first 1.1 innings of the game.
Ryan Garcia allowed three runs in his start for Frisco, all in the fourth inning. Through the first three innings he had allowed just one hit and picked off the one batter who recorded the hit. Aidan Anderson also recorded a pickoff soon after he entered in the sixth inning. Anderson went three scoreless innings. Matt Bush pitched a hitless ninth inning to close the night.
The Riders capitalized on three San Antonio errors, including a three-base error to begin the third inning. Thomas Saggese ended up at third on a throwing error by the pitcher Jose Espada and then scored on Hatcher's sac fly.
Saggese also scored in the seventh inning on a wild pitch after he singled and advanced to third on Hicks' double.
Hicks went 2-for-3 on the night with a walk.
Acuña, Carter and Saggese all had two hits, a stark turnaround from the day prior. On Wednesday, those three players all went hitless, which had not happened since Frisco's fourth game of the year on April 11th.
For the fourth game of the six-game series, Frisco plays Friday, July 21st at 7:05 p.m. at Riders Field. The starting pitchers include RHP Nick Krauth (2-6, 6.59 ERA) for Frisco and LHP Jackson Wolf (8-8, 3.39 ERA) for San Antonio.
Friday is Pretzel Day, featuring an appearance from Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley in The Office. Visit Baker in the Herman Marshall Whiskey Saloon during the game and also grab your World's Best Ballpark mug at the gate! Then, finish the night with a fireworks show, presented by Fields of Gold. Get your tickets now at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
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