Friday, February 26
Fort Worth, Texas
6:30 PM
TCU
3-2
4
vs
1
Liberty
2-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| TCU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
TCU Powers Past Liberty, 4-1
2/26/2021 10:20:00 PM | Baseball
Wolfe, Humphreys homer for TCU
FORT WORTH  –  A pair of two run home runs from Hunter Wolfe and Zach Humphreys were the difference in a 4-1 victory for No. 10 TCU over Liberty Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Johnny Ray and Haylen Green combined to strike out 12 batters.
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The Rundown
Elijah Nunez opened the first with a base hit. Two batters later, Hunter Wolfe launched his first home run of the season over the scoreboard in left field to give the Horned Frogs a 2-0 lead.
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Liberty cut the deficit in half with a one out, solo home run in the third. The Flames kept threatening with back-to-back two out hits, but Nunez came up throwing and cut the runner down trying to move from first to third to end the inning.
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The Flames had two runners on in each of the next two frames. Johnny Ray's eighth strikeout of the game ended the fourth, while Haylen Green (1-0) came on in the fifth and needed just one pitch to end the threat.
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TCU picked up two big insurance runs off the bat of Zach Humphreys in the sixth. Gene Wood kept the inning alive with a two out single. Humphreys took the 1-2 offering and deposited it over the right field fence for a 4-1 lead.
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Green picked up the win in relief, throwing 4 1/3 shutout innings. He retired the final eight batters he faced and allowed just one hit. Green finished the night with four strikeouts. Johnny Ray started and went 4 2/3 innings in the no-decision. He allowed a run on five hits, walked three and struck out a career-high eight batters.
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13 – Haylen Green came on in the fifth inning and retired 13 of the 14 batters he faced.
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Notes:Â
• The TCU pitching staff recorded double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time this season. Haylen Green and Johnny Ray combined to strike out 12.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the second time this season
• TCU played flawless defense for the third straight game.
• TCU hit its first true home runs of the season. Phillip Sikes' home run in Tuesday's win was an inside the park home run.
• Johnny Ray struck out a career-high eight batters.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his first career multi-hit game.
• Nunez collected his second outfield assist of the year.
• Hunter Wolfe tallied his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 13th of his career.
• Wolfe hit his first home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Zach Humphreys hit his first home run of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Humphreys collected his first multi-hit game of the season and the 29th of his career.
• Luke Boyers, Hunter Wolfe and Gene Wood have reached safely in all five games.
• Gene Wood has reached safely in 10 straight games dating back to last season.
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Next Up:
TCU (3-2) and Liberty (2-3) will play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at Noon. Both games will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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The Rundown
Elijah Nunez opened the first with a base hit. Two batters later, Hunter Wolfe launched his first home run of the season over the scoreboard in left field to give the Horned Frogs a 2-0 lead.
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Liberty cut the deficit in half with a one out, solo home run in the third. The Flames kept threatening with back-to-back two out hits, but Nunez came up throwing and cut the runner down trying to move from first to third to end the inning.
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The Flames had two runners on in each of the next two frames. Johnny Ray's eighth strikeout of the game ended the fourth, while Haylen Green (1-0) came on in the fifth and needed just one pitch to end the threat.
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TCU picked up two big insurance runs off the bat of Zach Humphreys in the sixth. Gene Wood kept the inning alive with a two out single. Humphreys took the 1-2 offering and deposited it over the right field fence for a 4-1 lead.
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Green picked up the win in relief, throwing 4 1/3 shutout innings. He retired the final eight batters he faced and allowed just one hit. Green finished the night with four strikeouts. Johnny Ray started and went 4 2/3 innings in the no-decision. He allowed a run on five hits, walked three and struck out a career-high eight batters.
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13 – Haylen Green came on in the fifth inning and retired 13 of the 14 batters he faced.
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Notes:Â
• The TCU pitching staff recorded double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time this season. Haylen Green and Johnny Ray combined to strike out 12.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the second time this season
• TCU played flawless defense for the third straight game.
• TCU hit its first true home runs of the season. Phillip Sikes' home run in Tuesday's win was an inside the park home run.
• Johnny Ray struck out a career-high eight batters.
• Elijah Nunez tallied his first career multi-hit game.
• Nunez collected his second outfield assist of the year.
• Hunter Wolfe tallied his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 13th of his career.
• Wolfe hit his first home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Zach Humphreys hit his first home run of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Humphreys collected his first multi-hit game of the season and the 29th of his career.
• Luke Boyers, Hunter Wolfe and Gene Wood have reached safely in all five games.
• Gene Wood has reached safely in 10 straight games dating back to last season.
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Next Up:
TCU (3-2) and Liberty (2-3) will play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at Noon. Both games will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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Pitching:
W: Green, Haylen (1-0)
L: DELAITE, Trevor (0-1)
Batting:
2B: WILSON, Jake 1
HR: BETTS, Gray 1
RBI: BETTS, Gray 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BETTS, Gray 1
HBP: ANDERSON, Aaron 1
Batting:
HR: Wolfe, Hunter 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1
RBI: Wolfe, Hunter 2 ; Humphreys, Zach 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Wolfe, Hunter 1 ; Wood, Gene 1 ; Humphreys, Zach 1
SB: Humphreys, Zach 1
CS: Nunez, Elijah 1
HBP: Wood, Gene 1
PO: Boyers, Luke 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
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