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TCU Completes Sweep; Tops Army 5-2
3/13/2022 5:02:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WORTH – TCU completed the sweep with a 5-2 win over Army Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Five different Horned Frogs drove in a run, while the bullpen turned in four shutout innings.
The Rundown
For the third straight game Army opened the scoring, picking up two runs on four hits in the first inning. Austin Krob (2-0) minimized the damage, leaving the bases loaded with his third strikeout of the inning.
TCU took the lead for good with three runs in the second. Kurtis Byrne opened the inning with a base hit. Four straight one-out walks had the game tied at two. Elijah Nunez and Brayden Taylor drew the RBI free passes. David Bishop's sacrifice fly put the Frogs on top, 3-2.
The Frogs added a run in the fifth on a Gray Rodgers RBI-ground out and another in the eighth on a Logan Maxwell base hit.
Krob battled through five innings, stranding seven base runners in his time on the mound. He allowed just the two runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out six. Luke Savage pitched three shutout innings, surrendering one hit, walking one and striking out one. Marcelo Perez pitched around a one-out single to pick up the save.
Stat of the Game:
2 – TCU drew two bases-loaded walks in the game and now has 10 on the year.
Notes:
• TCU registered its second sweep of the season.
• TCU was outhit for just the sixth time this season.
• TCU turned two double plays in the win.
• TCU held an opponent under five runs for the 11th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez and Kurtis Byrne have reached safely in 10 games.
• Brayden Taylor collected his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 29th of his career.
• David Bishop has reached safely in all 15 games.
• Tommy Sacco notched his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Kurtis Byrne stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Owen Blackledge made his collegiate debut in the eighth inning.
• Marcelo Perez registered his first save of the season and the sixth of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 11-4 on the year. The Horned Frogs will wrap up a four game homestand on Tuesday night when it hosts TAMU-Corpus Christi. Game time is set for 6 p.m. Cam Brown will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
For the third straight game Army opened the scoring, picking up two runs on four hits in the first inning. Austin Krob (2-0) minimized the damage, leaving the bases loaded with his third strikeout of the inning.
TCU took the lead for good with three runs in the second. Kurtis Byrne opened the inning with a base hit. Four straight one-out walks had the game tied at two. Elijah Nunez and Brayden Taylor drew the RBI free passes. David Bishop's sacrifice fly put the Frogs on top, 3-2.
The Frogs added a run in the fifth on a Gray Rodgers RBI-ground out and another in the eighth on a Logan Maxwell base hit.
Krob battled through five innings, stranding seven base runners in his time on the mound. He allowed just the two runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out six. Luke Savage pitched three shutout innings, surrendering one hit, walking one and striking out one. Marcelo Perez pitched around a one-out single to pick up the save.
Stat of the Game:
2 – TCU drew two bases-loaded walks in the game and now has 10 on the year.
Notes:
• TCU registered its second sweep of the season.
• TCU was outhit for just the sixth time this season.
• TCU turned two double plays in the win.
• TCU held an opponent under five runs for the 11th time this season.
• Elijah Nunez and Kurtis Byrne have reached safely in 10 games.
• Brayden Taylor collected his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 29th of his career.
• David Bishop has reached safely in all 15 games.
• Tommy Sacco notched his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Kurtis Byrne stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Owen Blackledge made his collegiate debut in the eighth inning.
• Marcelo Perez registered his first save of the season and the sixth of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 11-4 on the year. The Horned Frogs will wrap up a four game homestand on Tuesday night when it hosts TAMU-Corpus Christi. Game time is set for 6 p.m. Cam Brown will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krob, Austin (2-0)
L: RUGGIERI, Mike (0-3)
S: Perez, Marcelo (1)
Batting:
RBI: FRIEDRICK, Ross 1 ; MANESIS, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MEADE, Hunter 1 ; DUBRULE, Kevin 1
SB: BERG, Derek 1
Batting:
RBI: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Bishop, David 1 ; Rodgers, Gray 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1
SF: Bishop, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Sacco, Tommy 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Spenrath, Reed 1
SB: Nunez, Elijah 1 ; Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Maxwell, Logan 2
CS: Boyers, Luke 1
HBP: Boyers, Luke 1
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