FRISCO, Texas (Interstat) — The Midland RockHounds built an early five-run lead and held off a late Frisco rally to defeat the RoughRiders 5-4 on Wednesday at Riders Field.

Tommy White’s two-run homer in the first inning sparked Midland, which added three runs in the second. Frisco chipped away with single runs in the fourth and ninth and two in the seventh, but could not complete the comeback. Winning pitcher James Gonzalez moved to 1-0 for Midland, while Frisco’s Blake Townsend took the loss, falling to 0-1. Shohei Tomioka earned his second save.

Despite being outhit 10-7, Midland improved to 4-1, matching Frisco’s record. Attendance was 2,600. The game took 2 hours, 51 minutes.