Walcott homers in extra-innings loss

MIDLAND, Texas (September 4, 2025) – The Frisco RoughRiders lost a two-run lead in the ninth inning, falling 8-7 to Midland RockHounds in 10 innings on Thursday night from Momentum Bank Ballpark.

Box Score

For the third night in a row, Frisco (29-30, 67-60) jumped on the board first, this time with a Sebastian Walcott two-run home run - his 13th of the season - to make it 2-0.

In the bottom of the third, Midland (22-38, 61-68) countered with three runs on a Leo De Vries RBI double and a Nate Nankil two-run double, taking the 3-2 lead.

The Riders jumped back in front in the fourth on a Theo Hardy two-run double and Luis Mieses added a two-run home run in the fifth to push the lead to 6-3.

The RockHounds then answered with two more runs in the bottom of the fifth when De Vries tripled home a tally and scored on an RBI groundout to draw to 6-5.

After a Keyber Rodriguez sacrifice fly in the seventh added insurance to make the score 7-5, the RockHounds scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game on RBI singles from Sahid Valenzuela and Clark Elliott.

Emiliano Teodo (1-1) then uncorked a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th, allowing Brennan Milone to score the winning run.

Shohei Tomioka (2-3) threw a scoreless 10th to earn the victory.

Notes to know

-Biggers extended his team-leading streaks on Thursday, getting a hit in his 10th consecutive game and reaching base in his 19th straight. During the hitting streak, he is batting .387 (12-for-31).

-With his 30th steal of the season and his 13th home run, Walcott became the first Texas League teenager to have double-digit homers and 30-plus steals since Roberto Alomar in 1987 (12 HR, 43 SB with Wichita).

-With an Amarillo loss, Frisco's elimination number is four with nine games remaining in the second half.

The RoughRiders face the RockHounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5th for the fourth game of the six-game series. The RoughRiders will send out RHP Winston Santos (0-0, 3.34) against RHP Chen Zhuang (6-11, 3.92).

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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 celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major 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 largest 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). More than 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].