RoughRiders blanked by Arkansas on Friday night

FRISCO, Texas (June 19, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders failed to score in their first game since clinching a playoff spot, falling 4-0 to the Arkansas Travelers on Friday night at Riders Field.

Box Score

Frisco (37-29) starter Dalton Pence struck out a pair in a scoreless first inning but surrendered a run after three straight walks to open the second. Arkansas (41-26) plated another run in the fifth off of Pence for a 2-0 lead.

Travelers’ starter Kade Anderson pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits to Arturo Disla and Julian Brock. He extended his scoreless inning streak to 27.2 innings and struck out eight.

Those were Frisco’s only two hits of the night and the final score settled at 4-0 after an Arkansas run in the top of the eighth.

Notes to Know:

• Disla’s hit was his eighth of the week and is now hitting .318 in his first Double-A season.

• Pence threw 5.1 innings and has pitched at least five innings in each of his first six career Double-A starts.

Still up 3-2 in the series, Frisco will start RHP Ben Anderson (0-0, 3.65) against RHP Ryan Sloan (1-2, 4.44) in a 7:05 p.m. start from Riders Field on Saturday night. It is a Bark in the Park night and Bluey will be in the ballpark. Fans can meet Bluey using this VIP Meet & Greet add-on!

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit 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 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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact zbigley@ridersbaseball.com.