TCU Drops Series-Opener To San Diego

Friday, March 10

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 p.m.

TCU

7-6

San Diego

6-6-1

San Diego

TCU

TCU Drops Series-Opener To San Diego

3/10/2023 10:56:00 PM | Baseball

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Traeger made collegiate debut on the mound

FORT WORTH – San Diego put up crooked numbers in each of the first five innings en route to a 14-2 victory over No. 10 TCU Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Freshman Jax Traeger made his collegiate debut and tossed five innings of relief.

The Rundown
San Diego jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first on a two-out, bases-clearing double. The runs kept coming for the Toreros as they picked up two runs each in the second and third to push the lead to 7-0. Three runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth pushed the Torero lead to 14-0.

Jax Traeger took over on the mound in the fifth and calmed the storm. After giving up a run in his first inning of work, Traeger put up zeros in each of the final four innings. He finished the night with five innings pitched. He allowed five hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out four.

TCU's runs came in the sixth and ninth. Tre Richardson singled home Elijah Nunez in the sixth to break up the shutout. A bases-loaded sacrifice fly from Owen Blackledge accounted for the final score.

Ryan Vanderhei (1-2) was tagged with the loss after allowing seven runs (six earned) on five hits. He walked three and struck out five in three innings of work.

Stat of the Game:
5.0 – Jax Traeger tossed five innings of relief in his first collegiate appearance.

Notes:
• TCU recorded double-digit strikeouts (10) for the sixth time this season.
• TCU allowed a season-high 14 runs.
• David Bishop picked up his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the 21^st of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has hit safely in five straight games and reached safely in seven straight.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to seven games.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 7-6 on the season. The Horned Frogs and the Toreros will meet in Game 2 of the series Saturday afternoon at 2. Kole Klecker will get the start for the Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

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San Diego

W, 3-1

Mar 11 (Sat)

2 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: SASHIN, James (1-0)

L: Vanderhei, Ryan (1-2)

San Diego

Batting:

2B: PERAZA, Angelo 2 ; SIM, Kevin 1 ; SEMO, Andrew 1 ; ARAKAWA, James 1

3B: DECRISCIO, Justin 1

RBI: SMITH, Austin 1 ; PERAZA, Angelo 2 ; SIM, Kevin 2 ; SEMO, Andrew 5 ; ARAKAWA, James 1 ; DECRISCIO, Justin 2

SH: DECRISCIO, Justin 1

SF: SEMO, Andrew 1

Base Running:

RUNS: SMITH, Austin 2 ; PERAZA, Angelo 3 ; COSTELLO, Jack 1 ; SIM, Kevin 2 ; GUREVITCH, Jack 2 ; ARAKAWA, James 1 ; ALLEN, Dustin 1 ; DECRISCIO, Justin 2