RoughRiders Drop Heartbreaker on Throwback Night

On a vibrant Throwback Night at Riders Field, graced by the presence of former Rangers/RoughRiders players Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison, and Craig Gentry, the Frisco RoughRiders (40-34, 2-4 second half) fell 8-7 to the Tulsa Drillers in the series finale on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Supak Shines, Bullpen Stumbles

RHP Trey Supak delivered a quality start, his third of the season, keeping Frisco in control early:

• 6 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 8 SO, 91/62 strikes
• June ERA: 2.28 (3rd in Texas League, min. 25 IP).

The bullpen faltered, with the Drillers erupting for 6 runs in the 8th:

• RHP Travis MacGregor (3.38 ERA): 1 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO, 11th hold (leads MiLB)
• LHP Avery Weems: 0.1 IP, 5 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 17/9 strikes
• RHP Gavin Collyer (4-4, 3.28 ERA): 1.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 SO, 30/21 strikes, took loss

Offense Falls Short

OF Marcus Smith’s 3-run HR in the 4th gave Frisco a 3-2 lead, and a 4-run 7th made it 7-2, but the lead slipped away. Key performers:

• OF Marcus Smith: 3-run HR
• OF Josh Hatcher: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
• INF Keyber Rodriguez: 2 hits
• INF Frainyer Chavez: 2 hits, 1 RBI
• OF Aaron Zavala: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 SB, outfield assist

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Round Rock Express (38-43)

The Round Rock Express walked off the Tacoma Rainiers at Dell Diamond. Dustin Harris went 3-for-5 with 2 HR (5th on season), including a 3-run walk-off HR in the 9th, and 4 RBI.

Billy McKinney went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run. Trevor Hauver went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI.

RHP Cory Abbott (8.60 ERA) started, pitching 3 innings, allowing 2 runs, 1 hit, 4 walks, and 1 strikeout.

RHP Aidan Anderson (5.40 ERA) threw 2 innings, allowing 2 runs, 3 hits, and 1 walk. RHP Peyton Gray (2.48 ERA) pitched 2 innings, allowing 1 hit and striking out 1.

RHP Craig Kimbrel threw 1 inning, striking out 1 (14/9 strikes).

RHP Codi Heuer (3-2, 2.81 ERA) earned the win.

Hub City Spartanburgers (35-39)

The Hub City Spartanburgers walked off the Aberdeen IronBirds with 3 runs in the 9th.

RHP Jose Gonzalez started, pitching 5 innings, allowing 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 7 (68/49 strikes, 17 swinging misses).

RHP Adonis Villavicencio (4.23 ERA) threw 2 innings, allowing 1 unearned run and 1 walk (25/13 strikes, 1 swinging miss).

RHP Eric Loomis earned the win, pitching 2 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit and striking out 5 (30/19 strikes, 4 swinging misses).

John Taylor, recently signed by the Rangers, went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI and 1 SB.

Quincy Scott went 2-for-3 with a HR, 2 RBI, and 1 SB.

Yeison Morrobel went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Keith Jones II went 1-for-4 with a walk and his 15th SB. A wild pitch by Wyatt Cheney allowed Taylor to score the walk-off run.

Hickory Crawdads (40-34)

The Hickory Crawdads swept a doubleheader against the Salem Red Sox.

In Game 1 (3-0 win), RHP David Hagaman started, pitching 3 innings, issuing 1 walk and striking out 2 (39/24 strikes).

RHP Brock Porter earned the win, throwing 3 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit, 1 HBP, and striking out 2 (32/20 strikes, 7 swinging misses).

RHP Jesus Gamez (0.75 ERA) pitched a scoreless 7th, striking out 2 for his 2nd save.

Pablo Guerrero went 0-for-2 with 1 RBI (sac fly) and 1 walk.

Juan Sulbaran went 2-for-3. Erick Alvarez (.213) went 1-for-2 with 1 RBI and 1 walk.

In Game 2 (8-0 win), all 8 runs came in the 2nd, led by Yeremy Cabrera’s grand slam (3rd HR), finishing 2-for-4 with 4 RBI and 1 SB (22nd). Esteban Mejia and Ben Hartl each had 2 hits.

Devin Fitz-Gerald went 1-for-1 with 3 walks and 1 SB.

RHP Caden Scarborough generated 12 swinging misses.