Riders walked off by Hooks in wild game

Frisco falls in game which features two ties, three lead changes

By Zach Bigley

12:01 AM EDT

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 11, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders dropped a back-and-forth game to the Corpus Christi Hooks 11-8 when Tyler Whitaker hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth on Saturday night from Whataburger Field. Box Score For the fourth time in the last five games, Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 11, 2026) - The Frisco RoughRiders dropped a back-and-forth game to the Corpus Christi Hooks 11-8 when Tyler Whitaker hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth on Saturday night from Whataburger Field.

Box Score

For the fourth time in the last five games, Corpus Christi (9-8, 40-46) scored in the first inning, this time on a Jason Schiavone RBI single, to make it 1-0. The Hooks added on with two more runs in the second, boosting the lead to 3-0.

Frisco (9-8, 48-37) fired back with a Malcolm Moore RBI single in the third and Corey Joyce and Keith Jones II both blasted solo homers in the fourth to tie the game at 3-3.

After a Cameron Sisneros homer in the fifth and another run in the seventh for the Hooks increased their advantage to 6-3, the Riders stormed back in the eighth. Arturo Disla tripled and Moore doubled him home before Joyce laced an RBI single and Frainyer Chavez tied the game with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the ninth, Disla powered a two-run home run off of Jack Dashwood (1-1) to give the Riders the lead, but the first five batters reached in the bottom of the ninth against Joey Danielson (1-2), including the Whitaker grand slam.

Notes to Know:

This game marked the first time the Riders had given up a walk-off grand slam since May 21st, 2011, when future eight-year Major Leaguer Kyle Blanks hit one against Frisco for San Antonio.
Five Riders (Dylan Dreiling, Disla, Moore, Joyce and Marcus Lee Sang) picked up two hits on the night.
Frisco hit three home runs, their 14th game with at least three home runs on offense. The Riders are 9-5 when homering three times.

The RoughRiders meet with Corpus Christi for game six of the series at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 12th.

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.