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LEITER STRIKES OUT SEVEN IN START
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 12, 2023) – The Frisco RoughRiders used two big innings and two Evan Carter home runs to drop the San Antonio Missions 7-1 on Wednesday night from Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.
The Riders (2-3) jumped out in the second inning when Scott Kapers ripped an RBI single, scoring Trevor Hauver, to make it 1-0. The next batter, Carter, then lashed a three-run home run to left to balloon the lead to 4-0. Efrain Contreras (0-2) took the loss for the Missions (2-3) in his start, allowing two runs over his 1.2 innings with five walks.
In the fourth, the Riders added three more runs. Chris Seise plated two with an infield two-run single for his first career Double-A hit before Carter slammed his second home run of the game, a two-run homer, to push the lead to 7-0.
The Missions scored their lone run of the night in the bottom of the fourth inning off of Frisco starter Jack Leiter on an RBI single from Evan Mendoza. Leiter went 4.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out seven and walking four.
In the bullpen, Grant Wolfram (1-0) earned the win for Frisco with 0.2 innings, and Antoine Kelly (1.2 innings), Alex Speas (1.1), and Justin Slaten (1.0) combined for scoreless work to finish the game.
The series continues on Thursday, April 12, at 7:05 p.m. with RHP Owen White (0-0, 0.00) on the mound against LHP Jackson Wolf (1-0, 0.00) for San Antonio.
Frisco returns to Riders Field on April 18 against Arkansas. The Thursday, April 20 game of that series is the first Bark in the Park Night of 2023, not to mention another Rowdy @ the River night, presented by Twisted Tea. Get your tickets now at RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team is celebrating its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. In August 2014, an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg purchased the RoughRiders.
Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous significant franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, Bullpen Bar, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world’s most prominent water feature in a sports facility, the massive Lazy River.
These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest’s prestigious “Best Ballpark Renovation” award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). In addition, more than 185 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including current Rangers Josh Jung, Cole Ragans, and Bubba Thompson. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact zbigley@ridersbaseball.com.