TCU Falls In Series Opener

Friday, April 12

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 p.m.

TCU

20-12, 5-11

Texas Tech

26-9, 9-7

Texas Tech

TCU

TCU Falls In Series Opener

4/12/2024 10:53:00 PM | Baseball

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Bowen hits fourth home run of the season

FORT WORTH – Texas Tech scored seven unanswered runs in taking a 7-1 win over TCU in the series opener at Lupton Stadium Friday night. Karson Bowen's third inning home run accounted for the lone tally for the Horned Frogs.

The Rundown
TCU had base runners in each of the first four innings, managed one run on a lead-off home run off the bat of Karson Bowen in the third. The Red Raiders turned a pair of double plays to erase base runners in the first and third innings.

Payton Tolle (3-3) pitched around a double in each of the first two innings, but a one out walk in the fourth opened the doors for a big inning for Texas Tech. Back-to-back hits had the Red Raiders in front 2-1. A two out single pushed the lead to 3-1.

Tolle finished the night with 11 strikeouts over five innings of work. He was touched for three runs on seven hits and walked two.

Texas Tech scored single runs in the sixth and eighth and two more in the ninth to account for the final score.

Stat of the Game:
4 - TCU had a base runner on in seven of nine frames but never sent more than four batters to the plate in an inning.

Notes:

TCU homered in a game for the 14th time this season.
TCU was outhit for the 16th time this season.
TCU scored first for the 22nd time this season.
TCU stole multiple bases (2) in a game for the 11th time this season.
TCU pitchers fanned double-digit batters (17) for the 19th time this season.
Payton Tolle collected his fourth double-digit strikeout game of the season (11) and the fifth of his career.
Karson Bowen hit his fourth home run of the season and the 10th of his career.
Sam Myers stretched his hitting streak to four games and has reached safely in five straight games.

Next Up:
With the loss, TCU falls to 20-12 overall and 5-11 in the Big 12. Game 2 of the three game series is set for Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. Louis Rodriguez will get the ball for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on ESPNU.