Soddies Drop Series Opener to Riders Situational Hitting in Seventh Powers Frisco to Tuesday Triumph After a 2-7 start in the first two series of the year and a staff ERA that was the second highest in Minor League Baseball of 8.82, Amarillo desperately needed a great start from someone besides Spencer Giesting. Jose Cabrera Austin Hartsfield • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Who is Hot so Far? Two Frisco Hitters to Watch This Week I'll admit that Texas League Player of the Week Tommy Troy and the 2-0 Spencer Giesting both should be headlining this list, but we've covered their acomplishments more than a few times this week so let's take a deeper look before we take a Austin Hartsfield • AA Frisco RoughRiders
RoughRiders Roll: Bratt’s Gem and Bats Erupt in 11-2 Rout of Naturals The Frisco RoughRiders unleashed a relentless offensive barrage without a home run and rode their first quality start of the season to an 11-2 drubbing of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Saturday night. LHP Mitch Bratt delivered a quality start, tossing six innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits, striking Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Hickory Crawdads offensive struggle in 4-2 loss The Hickory Crawdads, who have been averaging 6 runs per game this season, were limited to just 2 runs on 3 hits in a 4-2 loss to the Augusta GreenJackets at L.P. Frans Stadium. Limited to Three Hits The Crawdads’ offense, typically a strength, was held to just 3 Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Express run out of outs in a 9-8 defeat! The Round Rock Express suffered a devastating 9-8 loss to OKC at Dell Diamond, surrendering 7 runs in the final 2 innings to erase the lead and lose the game. Late-Game Collapse The Express were leading 6-2 in the top of the 8th when reliever Dane Acker took the mound. Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Hub City loses 4-3 in extra innings (11) The Hub City Spartanburgers’ typically hot bats were cooled, managing only 4 hits in a loss to the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Frawley Stadium, despite a strong outing from starting pitcher Paul Bonzagni. They lost 4-3 in 11 innings. Limited to Four Hits The Spartanburgers’ bats, usually a strength, were Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
