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TCU Powers Past Texas Tech To Even Series
4/1/2023 6:38:00 PM | Baseball
LUBBOCK, Texas – TCU slugged five home runs and led all the way as it evened the series at a game apiece with a 10-7 victory over No. 22 Texas Tech on Saturday. Luke Boyers homered twice, while Austin Davis homered and drove in four.
The Rundown
Three pitches into the contest the Horned Frogs had a 1-0 lead courtesy of a lead-off home run from Luke Boyers. Two batters later, Brayden Taylor homered off the right field foul pole for a 2-0 lead.
Back-to-back doubles from Taylor and Cole Fontenelle made it a 3-0 game in the third. Austin Davis' sacrifice fly brought home Fontenelle with the second run of the inning.
Texas scratched across three runs in the third to pull within one, but TCU wasted little time answering as Elijah Nunez led off the fourth with his first home run of the season and a 5-3 lead.
Karson Bowen singled home Fontenelle and scored on a two-run blast from Davis to make it an 8-3 ballgame in the fifth. Boyers' second home run to lead off the sixth extended the advantage to six, 9-3.
Texas Tech made it a two-run ballgame with three runs in the sixth and a run in the seventh. Garrett Wright took over in the seventh and retired three straight to end the inning with the Frogs in front 9-7. TCU tacked on an insurance run in the eighth after Davis was hit by the pitch with the bases loaded.
Wright turned in three scoreless to pick up his first save of the season. He struck out two and allowed just one hit. Kole Klecker (5-2) went 5 2/3 innings in the start, allowing six runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out two.
Stat of the Game:
3 – With two home runs in the game, Luke Boyers made it three straight contests that a Horned Frog has homered multiple times in a game. Anthony Silva hit two at UT Arlington, while Cole Fontenelle homered twice in Game 1 of the series.
Notes:
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the eighth time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (13) in a game for the 13th time this season.
• TCU scored in the first inning for the 11th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 10th time this season.
• TCU has homered in 14 straight games.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 14th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 11th time this season.
• Garrett Wright tallied his first save of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Luke Boyers hit his fourth and fifth home runs of the season. He now has 12 in his career.
• Boyers tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 35th of his career.
• Boyers collected his sixth multi-RBI game of the year and the 23rd of his career.
• Brayden Taylor hit his 10th home run of the season and the 35th of his career.
• Taylor collected his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 50th of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 20 straight games.
• Fontenelle picked up his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 11th of his career.
• Fontenelle collected his seventh career multi-RBI game.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to nine games.
• Austin Davis hit his seventh home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Davis recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 53rd of his career.
• Davis collected his fourth multi-RBI game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Elijah Nunez hit his first home run of the season and the third of his career.
• Nunez tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 30th of his career.
• Anthony Silva stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
Next Up:
TCU improves to 17-10 on the season and 5-3 in Big 12 play. The rubber match of the series is set for Sunday afternoon at 2. Cam Brown will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
Three pitches into the contest the Horned Frogs had a 1-0 lead courtesy of a lead-off home run from Luke Boyers. Two batters later, Brayden Taylor homered off the right field foul pole for a 2-0 lead.
Back-to-back doubles from Taylor and Cole Fontenelle made it a 3-0 game in the third. Austin Davis' sacrifice fly brought home Fontenelle with the second run of the inning.
Texas scratched across three runs in the third to pull within one, but TCU wasted little time answering as Elijah Nunez led off the fourth with his first home run of the season and a 5-3 lead.
Karson Bowen singled home Fontenelle and scored on a two-run blast from Davis to make it an 8-3 ballgame in the fifth. Boyers' second home run to lead off the sixth extended the advantage to six, 9-3.
Texas Tech made it a two-run ballgame with three runs in the sixth and a run in the seventh. Garrett Wright took over in the seventh and retired three straight to end the inning with the Frogs in front 9-7. TCU tacked on an insurance run in the eighth after Davis was hit by the pitch with the bases loaded.
Wright turned in three scoreless to pick up his first save of the season. He struck out two and allowed just one hit. Kole Klecker (5-2) went 5 2/3 innings in the start, allowing six runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out two.
Stat of the Game:
3 – With two home runs in the game, Luke Boyers made it three straight contests that a Horned Frog has homered multiple times in a game. Anthony Silva hit two at UT Arlington, while Cole Fontenelle homered twice in Game 1 of the series.
Notes:
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the eighth time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits (13) in a game for the 13th time this season.
• TCU scored in the first inning for the 11th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 10th time this season.
• TCU has homered in 14 straight games.
• TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 14th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 11th time this season.
• Garrett Wright tallied his first save of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Luke Boyers hit his fourth and fifth home runs of the season. He now has 12 in his career.
• Boyers tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 35th of his career.
• Boyers collected his sixth multi-RBI game of the year and the 23rd of his career.
• Brayden Taylor hit his 10th home run of the season and the 35th of his career.
• Taylor collected his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 50th of his career.
• Cole Fontenelle has reached safely in 20 straight games.
• Fontenelle picked up his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 11th of his career.
• Fontenelle collected his seventh career multi-RBI game.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to nine games.
• Austin Davis hit his seventh home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Davis recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 53rd of his career.
• Davis collected his fourth multi-RBI game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Elijah Nunez hit his first home run of the season and the third of his career.
• Nunez tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 30th of his career.
• Anthony Silva stretched his hitting streak to eight games.
Next Up:
TCU improves to 17-10 on the season and 5-3 in Big 12 play. The rubber match of the series is set for Sunday afternoon at 2. 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: Klecker, Kole (5-2)
L: Mason Molina (2-2)
S: Wright, Garrett (1)
Batting:
2B: Taylor, Brayden 2 ; Fontenelle, Cole 2 ; Nunez, Elijah 1
HR: Boyers, Luke 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Davis, Austin 1 ; Nunez, Elijah 1
RBI: Boyers, Luke 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 1 ; Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Davis, Austin 4 ; Nunez, Elijah 1
SH: Maxwell, Logan 1
SF: Davis, Austin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Boyers, Luke 2 ; Taylor, Brayden 3 ; Fontenelle, Cole 2 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Davis, Austin 1 ; Nunez, Elijah 1
SB: Fontenelle, Cole 1 ; Davis, Austin 1 ; Nunez, Elijah 1
HBP: Davis, Austin 1
Batting:
2B: Kevin Bazzell 1
HR: Gavin Kash 1
RBI: Nolen Hester 2 ; Gage Harrelson 1 ; Gavin Kash 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Nolen Hester 1 ; Kevin Bazzell 1 ; Austin Green 1 ; Gavin Kash 1 ; Ryan Brome 1 ; Dylan Maxcey 1 ; Tracer Lopez 1
HBP: Kevin Bazzell 1 ; Austin Green 1
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