Tuesday, May 21
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TCU Tops West Virginia In Championship Opener
5/21/2024 5:31:00 PM | Baseball
Sloan tosses four shutout frames
ARLINGTON, Texas – TCU's pitching duo of Caedmon Parker and Braeden Sloan limited West Virginia to just three hits in guiding the Horned Frogs to a 5-2 victory in their opening game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships at Globe Life Field. Brody Green tripled and homered to lead the Frogs' offense.
The Rundown
Caedmon Parker (3-1) did a fantastic job in getting the start for the Horned Frogs. He allowed just two runs on two hits, worked around four walks and struck out a career-high seven over five innings. Braeden Sloan took over in the sixth and retired 12 of the 13 batters he faced. He allowed just one hit and struck out six to earn his first save of the season.
TCU opened the scoring with a run in the second. Brody Green tripled with one out and scored on a Chase Brunson ground out for a 1-0 lead. The Frogs doubled its advantage in the fourth as Karson Bowen drew a two out, bases-loaded walk.
A third run came around to score in the fifth as TCU loaded the bases with nobody out. Kurtis Byrne bounced into a double play, but a run was able to score for a 3-0 lead.
WVU pulled within a run, 3-2, in the bottom of the fifth on Sam White two out, two-run home run. TCU got the run back in the following inning. Luke Boyers led off the frame with a base hit. A two-out single from Chase Brunson made it a 4-2 ballgame. Brody Green's home run in the ninth accounted for the final score.
Stat of the Game:
13 - Caedmon Parker struck out a career-high seven and Braeden Sloan added six strikeouts for a total of 13 in the game. The Horned Frogs have fanned double-digit batters 34 times this season.
Notes:
With the win, TCU improves to 32-19 on the season. TCU advances in the winner's bracket and will face the tournament's No. 1 seed, Oklahoma. The Horned Frogs and Sooners will face off Wednesday at 12:30. Payton Tolle will get the start for the Frogs. The contest will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Rundown
Caedmon Parker (3-1) did a fantastic job in getting the start for the Horned Frogs. He allowed just two runs on two hits, worked around four walks and struck out a career-high seven over five innings. Braeden Sloan took over in the sixth and retired 12 of the 13 batters he faced. He allowed just one hit and struck out six to earn his first save of the season.
TCU opened the scoring with a run in the second. Brody Green tripled with one out and scored on a Chase Brunson ground out for a 1-0 lead. The Frogs doubled its advantage in the fourth as Karson Bowen drew a two out, bases-loaded walk.
A third run came around to score in the fifth as TCU loaded the bases with nobody out. Kurtis Byrne bounced into a double play, but a run was able to score for a 3-0 lead.
WVU pulled within a run, 3-2, in the bottom of the fifth on Sam White two out, two-run home run. TCU got the run back in the following inning. Luke Boyers led off the frame with a base hit. A two-out single from Chase Brunson made it a 4-2 ballgame. Brody Green's home run in the ninth accounted for the final score.
Stat of the Game:
13 - Caedmon Parker struck out a career-high seven and Braeden Sloan added six strikeouts for a total of 13 in the game. The Horned Frogs have fanned double-digit batters 34 times this season.
Notes:
- TCU improved to 16-5 at Globe Life Field.
- TCU has won nine straight games at Globe Life Field dating back to a loss to Missouri in 2023.
- TCU is now 59-35 all-time in conference tournaments.
- TCU improved to 28-13 all-time in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships.
- TCU is now 16-11 all-time in opening tournament games, including 8-3 in the Big 12.
- TCU out-hit its opponent for the 28th time this season.
- TCU homered in a game for the 24th time this season.
- TCU scored first for the 33rd time this season.
- TCU played errorless baseball for the 25th time this season.
- Braeden Sloan recorded his first career save.
- Sam Myers has reached safely in 14 straight games.
- Logan Maxwell recorded his 14th multi-hit game of the year and the 23rd of his career.
- Brody Green hit his second home run of the season and the third of his career.
- Green tallied his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the sixth of his career.
- Kurtis Byrne and Karson Bowen have reached safely in eight straight games.
With the win, TCU improves to 32-19 on the season. TCU advances in the winner's bracket and will face the tournament's No. 1 seed, Oklahoma. The Horned Frogs and Sooners will face off Wednesday at 12:30. Payton Tolle will get the start for the Frogs. The contest will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Parker, Caedmon (3-1)
L: Estridge, Carson (1-2)
S: Sloan, Braeden (1)
Batting:
2B: Byrne, Kurtis 1
3B: Green, Brody 1
HR: Green, Brody 1
RBI: Brunson, Chase 2 ; Bowen, Karson 1 ; Green, Brody 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brunson, Chase 1 ; Maxwell, Logan 1 ; Boyers, Luke 1 ; Green, Brody 2
HBP: Brunson, Chase 1 ; Tolle, Payton 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1
Batting:
2B: Sauve, Logan 1 ; Chumley, Reed 1
HR: Sauve, Logan 1
RBI: Sauve, Logan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Sauve, Logan 1 ; Lumsden, Ben 1
CS: Chumley, Reed 1
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