Sunday's Game Suspended in 11th Inning
Published on April 7, 2019 under Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release
Frisco RoughRiders left fielder LeDarious Clark at the plate
(Frisco RoughRiders)
FRISCO, Texas - Sunday's game between the RoughRiders and Midland RockHounds was suspended due to rain in the top of the 11th with Midland up 4-1. The game will be continued at a later time, to be announced.
SYNOPSIS (to this point)
* Down 1-0 in the eighth, LeDarious Clark crushed a game-tying homer to straightaway center field. In the top of the ninth, he made a leaping catch to save the RockHounds from taking the lead.
* Riders relievers escaped a few tight spots late in the game to force extras. Locke St. John worked around a leadoff triple in the sixth and Wei-Chieh Huang stranded the bases loaded in the ninth before Midland broke through with three runs in the 11th.
* Starter Joe Palumbo recorded eight of his 14 outs on strikeouts in his 2019 debut.
NOTABLE RIDERS PERFORMERS (to this point)
* LeDarious Clark: 1-for-3, HR, BB
* Locke St. John: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
* Joe Palumbo: 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
NEWS AND NOTES
* Sunday's game marked Frisco's first voyage to extra innings in 2019. The Riders led the Texas League in extra-innings affairs each of the last two seasons.
WHAT'S NEXT
Riders vs. Corpus Christi, Monday, 7:05 pm
RHP Edgar Arredondo (first app.) vs. RHP J.B. Bukauskas (first app.)
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