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TCU Comes Up Short In Game 1
4/8/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 8, 2018
The Rundown
Oklahoma raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first two innings. A Steele Walker two-run home run in the first opened the scoring. In the second, Tyler Hardman's two-out single in the second pushed the lead to three.
TCU inched back into the game with a run in the second. Conner Shepherd led off the inning with a double and eventually scored on a groundout off the bat of Connor Wanhanen to make it a 3-1 game.
The teams traded runs in the fourth. Hardman picked up another two-out single to restore the Sooners' three run lead, but Josh Watson got the run back with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the inning.
TCU pulled within a run in the sixth. Michael Landestoy singled with one out and raced home on a double from A.J. Balta to make it a 4-3 ballgame.
Steele Walker's second two-run home run of the game with two outs in the seventh pushed the deficit back to three.
The Frogs brought the tying run to the plate with two outs in the eighth, but Watson's bid for his second home run of the game was caught at the fence.
Sean Wymer (1-2) took the loss after allowing six runs (five earned) on 10 hits. He struck out seven. Jake Eissler pitched two scoreless frames with two strikeouts.
Stat of the Game
4 – Oklahoma scored four two-out runs in the game.
Notes:
• TCU homered in a game for the ninth time this season.
• TCU allowed a first inning run for just the sixth time this season.
• TCU was outhit for the 10th time this season.
• Luken Baker has reached base safely in nine straight games.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in 13 straight games.
• Watson has hit safely in six straight.
• Watson hit his fifth home run of the season and the 17th of his career.
Next Up
TCU falls to 14-13 overall and 3-5 in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs and the Sooners will finish the series with a 3 p.m. first pitch on FSSW.
FORT WORTH – TCU found itself in an early hole and could never recover in a 6-3 loss to No. 19 Oklahoma Sunday morning in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Josh Watson hit his fifth home run of the season.
The Rundown
Oklahoma raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first two innings. A Steele Walker two-run home run in the first opened the scoring. In the second, Tyler Hardman's two-out single in the second pushed the lead to three.
TCU inched back into the game with a run in the second. Conner Shepherd led off the inning with a double and eventually scored on a groundout off the bat of Connor Wanhanen to make it a 3-1 game.
The teams traded runs in the fourth. Hardman picked up another two-out single to restore the Sooners' three run lead, but Josh Watson got the run back with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the inning.
TCU pulled within a run in the sixth. Michael Landestoy singled with one out and raced home on a double from A.J. Balta to make it a 4-3 ballgame.
Steele Walker's second two-run home run of the game with two outs in the seventh pushed the deficit back to three.
The Frogs brought the tying run to the plate with two outs in the eighth, but Watson's bid for his second home run of the game was caught at the fence.
Sean Wymer (1-2) took the loss after allowing six runs (five earned) on 10 hits. He struck out seven. Jake Eissler pitched two scoreless frames with two strikeouts.
Stat of the Game
4 – Oklahoma scored four two-out runs in the game.
Notes:
• TCU homered in a game for the ninth time this season.
• TCU allowed a first inning run for just the sixth time this season.
• TCU was outhit for the 10th time this season.
• Luken Baker has reached base safely in nine straight games.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in 13 straight games.
• Watson has hit safely in six straight.
• Watson hit his fifth home run of the season and the 17th of his career.
Next Up
TCU falls to 14-13 overall and 3-5 in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs and the Sooners will finish the series with a 3 p.m. first pitch on FSSW.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Perez, Devon (4-0)
L: Wymer, Sean (1-2)
S: Berry, Connor (7)
Batting:
2B: Hardman, Tyler 1
HR: Walker, Steele 2
RBI: Walker, Steele 4 ; Hardman, Tyler 2
SH: Harris, Cade 1 ; Ware, Brylie 1 ; Mendenhall, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harris, Cade 1 ; Walker, Steele 2 ; Ware, Brylie 2 ; Hardman, Tyler 1
SB: Walker, Steele 1
CS: Murray, Kyler 1
Batting:
2B: Balta, A.J. 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
HR: Watson, Josh 1
RBI: Wanhanen, Connor 1 ; Watson, Josh 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1
SH: Boulware, Coby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Watson, Josh 1 ; Landestoy, Michael 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
HBP: Landestoy, Michael 1
Game Leaders
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