TCU Walks Off In Extras; Sweeps Doubleheader

Saturday, March 12

Fort Worth, Texas

5 p.m.

TCU

10-4

Army

3-10

Army

TCU

TCU Walks Off In Extras; Sweeps Doubleheader

3/12/2022 9:52:00 PM | Baseball

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TCU rallied from a four-run deficit

FORT WORTH – Elijah Nunez drew a two out bases-loaded walk in the 10^th inning to give No. 21 TCU its second straight walk-off victory over Army to complete the Saturday doubleheader sweep. The Horned Frogs rallied from a 5-1 deficit to pick up the win.

The Rundown
The Frogs comeback started with an Elijah Nunez lead-off double in the eighth. After a walk to Brayden Taylor, David Bishop singled to make it a 5-2 game. Gray Rodgers followed with an RBI-double to pull the Frogs within two. Kurtis Byrne made it a one-run ballgame with an RBI-groundout and an error allowed the tying run to score.

TCU loaded the bases in the ninth with one out, but the Black Knights turned an inning-ending double play. Army faced another bases-loaded situation in the 10^th, but couldn't escape this time as Nunez worked a five pitch walk to drive in Bobby Goodloe with the winning run.

Army opened the scoring with two runs in the second. After Bishop cut the deficit in half with a two out solo home run in the third, Army answered with a trio of two-out runs in the top of the fourth.

The TCU bullpen was strong in relief of Brett Walker who allowed five runs on eight hits in 4 1/3. Caleb Bolden (0.2 IP), Augie Mihlbauer (2.0 IP), Storm Hierholzer (1.0 IP) and River Ridings (2.0 IP) tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings. TCU turned a pair of double plays on defense to squelch Army threats in the seventh, eighth and 10^thinnings.

Ridings (2-0) earned the win in relief, allowing two hits, two walks and striking out one in two innings of work.

Stat of the Game:
3 – TCU collected its third win of the season when trailing after seven innings.

Notes:
• TCU tallied back-to-back walk-off wins for the first time since defeating Kansas May 10-11, 2019.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the fifth time this season.
• TCU was outhit for just the fifth time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the eight time this season.
• TCU turned three double plays in the win.
• TCU homered in a game for the fifth time this season.
• Elijah Nunez and Kurtis Byrne have reached safely in nine games.
• David Bishop has reached safely in all 14 games.
• Bishop hit his second home run of the season.
• Bishop posted his sixth multi-hit game and sixth multi-RBI game of the season.
• Gray Rodgers collected his fourth multi-hit game of the season and the 26^th of his career.
• Byrne tallied his fourth multi-hit game of the season and the fifth of his career.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 10--4 on the year. The Horned Frogs will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Austin Krob will get the start for the Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.