Frisco blanked in loss to Midland

MIDLAND, Texas (September 6, 2025) – The Frisco RoughRiders were shut out by the Midland RockHounds on Friday night, losing 6-0 from Momentum Bank Ballpark.

Box Score

The game was scoreless until the fifth inning, when Midland (24-38, 63-68) shortstop Leo De Vries homered against Frisco (29-32, 67-62) starter Josh Stephan (6-7) to make it 1-0.

Stephan finished his night after 6.1 innings, allowing two runs while striking out four and walking three. It was his sixth quality start on the season.

In the seventh, the RockHounds exploded for five runs. Clark Elliott scored on a wild pitch from reliever Bryan Magdaleno before Nate Nankill and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer added RBI singles and Cole Conn capped the inning with a two-run single to push the lead to 6-0.

Avery Weems threw the last four outs for the RoughRiders without allowing a run.

James Gonzalez (4-3) threw 5.2 scoreless innings in his start to take the win for Midland.

Notes to know

-After Stephan's start, he owns a 3.29 ERA in his last 10 games (eight starts).

-With an Amarillo win, Frisco's elimination number is two with seven games remaining in the second half.

The RoughRiders face the RockHounds at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 7th for the final game of the six-game series. The RoughRiders will send out RHP Jose Gonzalez (1-2, 4.24) against LHP Domingo Robles (0-3, 5.11).

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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].