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TCU Wins Opener at Texas Tech
3/21/2025 11:23:00 PM | Baseball
Strosnider tallies four hits in the game
LUBBOCK, Texas – TCU scored in six of nine inning en route to a 13-2 win at Texas Tech Friday night at Rip Griffin Park. Sawyer Strosnider tallied four hits in the game, while Anthony Silva homered and drove in four.
The Rundown
Tommy LaPour (3-2) turned in his third quality start of the season, limiting Texas Tech to two runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out five. The relief trio of Gianluca Shinn, Louis Rodriguez and Zack James retired the final nine Red Raiders, recording four strikeouts to close out the win.
TCU and Texas Tech traded runs in the second. Jack Bell grounded into a fielder's choice to drive in Chase Brunson for a 1-0 lead. Tech tied the game with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the inning.
A five spot in the fourth put the Frogs firmly in control. Isaac Cadena reached on an error to open the inning and moved to third on a Sawyer Strosnider double. Cole Cramer's groundout put the Frogs in front 2-1. With two outs, Nolan Traeger tripled home two runs and scored on Anthony Silva's home run to make it a 6-1 game after three.
The Frogs picked up single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth. Cramer collected his second RBI with a run-scoring single in the fourth. Brunson beat a throw to the plate on a grounder off the bat of Silva in the fifth. Traeger was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth.
TCU put the game out of reach with four in the eighth. All four runs scored without the benefit of a hit. Cramer reached on an error. Three straight walks followed. Traeger walked to drive in the inning's first run. After a wild pitch brought home another run, back-to-back sacrifice flies from Silva and Bell accounted for the final score.
Stat of the Game:
4 – Anthony Silva tallied four RBIs in the contest to run his career total to 100.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 7-0 on the road this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 14th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 10th time this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits for the 13th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 11th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the seventh time this season.
• Isaac Cadena and Chase Brunson have reached safely in all 22 games.
• Sawyer Strosnider stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Strosnider collected his 10th career multi-hit game.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Cramer recorded his third multi-RBI game of the year and the 12th of his career.
• Brunson stretched his hitting streaking to 16 games.
• Brunson tallied his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Nolan Traeger has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Traeger stretched his hitting streak to nine games.
• Traeger notched his second career multi-RBI game.
• Anthony Silva hit his third home run of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Silva has reached base safely in 14 straight games.
• Silva tallied his fourth multi-RBI and the 27th of his career.
• Jack Bell recorded his second career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 16-6 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is slated for Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Noah Franco will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
The Rundown
Tommy LaPour (3-2) turned in his third quality start of the season, limiting Texas Tech to two runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out five. The relief trio of Gianluca Shinn, Louis Rodriguez and Zack James retired the final nine Red Raiders, recording four strikeouts to close out the win.
TCU and Texas Tech traded runs in the second. Jack Bell grounded into a fielder's choice to drive in Chase Brunson for a 1-0 lead. Tech tied the game with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the inning.
A five spot in the fourth put the Frogs firmly in control. Isaac Cadena reached on an error to open the inning and moved to third on a Sawyer Strosnider double. Cole Cramer's groundout put the Frogs in front 2-1. With two outs, Nolan Traeger tripled home two runs and scored on Anthony Silva's home run to make it a 6-1 game after three.
The Frogs picked up single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth. Cramer collected his second RBI with a run-scoring single in the fourth. Brunson beat a throw to the plate on a grounder off the bat of Silva in the fifth. Traeger was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth.
TCU put the game out of reach with four in the eighth. All four runs scored without the benefit of a hit. Cramer reached on an error. Three straight walks followed. Traeger walked to drive in the inning's first run. After a wild pitch brought home another run, back-to-back sacrifice flies from Silva and Bell accounted for the final score.
Stat of the Game:
4 – Anthony Silva tallied four RBIs in the contest to run his career total to 100.
Notes:
• TCU improved to 7-0 on the road this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 14th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 10th time this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this season.
• TCU registered double-digit hits for the 13th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 11th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the seventh time this season.
• Isaac Cadena and Chase Brunson have reached safely in all 22 games.
• Sawyer Strosnider stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Strosnider collected his 10th career multi-hit game.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Cramer recorded his third multi-RBI game of the year and the 12th of his career.
• Brunson stretched his hitting streaking to 16 games.
• Brunson tallied his eighth multi-hit game of the season and the 18th of his career.
• Nolan Traeger has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Traeger stretched his hitting streak to nine games.
• Traeger notched his second career multi-RBI game.
• Anthony Silva hit his third home run of the season and the 14th of his career.
• Silva has reached base safely in 14 straight games.
• Silva tallied his fourth multi-RBI and the 27th of his career.
• Jack Bell recorded his second career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 16-6 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is slated for Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Noah Franco will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LaPour, Tommy (3-2)
L: Heuer, Mac (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Strosnider, Sawyer 2
3B: Traeger, Nolan 1
HR: Silva, Anthony 1
RBI: Cramer, Cole 2 ; Traeger, Nolan 4 ; Silva, Anthony 4 ; Bell, Jack 2
SF: Bell, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cadena, Isaac 2 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 1 ; Cramer, Cole 1 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Myers, Sam 1 ; Brunson, Chase 4 ; Traeger, Nolan 2 ; Silva, Anthony 1
SB: Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 1 ; Brunson, Chase 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1
HBP: Cadena, Isaac 2 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Traeger, Nolan 1
Batting:
2B: Thompson, Kyeler 1
HR: Hughes, Logan 1
RBI: Thompson, Kyeler 1 ; Hughes, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hughes, Logan 1 ; Lopez, Tracer 1
SB: Thompson, Kyeler 1 ; Lopez, Tracer 1
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