TCU Sweeps Air Force

Wednesday, March 5

Fort Worth, Texas

3 p.m.

TCU

9-4

Air Force

4-9

Air Force

TCU

3/5/2025 6:44:00 PM | Baseball

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Strosnider tallies three hits and drives in three

FORT WORTH – TCU completed the midweek series sweep of Air Force with an 11-1 win on Wednesday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Sawyer Strosnider led the offense with three hits and three RBIs. Zack James pitched four innings of one-run baseball.

The Rundown
After a rocky start to the game, Zack James (2-0) settled in and pitched four innings of one-run, three hit baseball. Three of the first five Falcons reached as they opened up a 1-0 lead on a two-out single. James found his rhythm and retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced to earn the win.

The bullpen duo of Noah Franco and Kole Klecker retired all nine batters they faced in closing out the final three innings of the game. Franco fanned four of the six batters he faced, while Klecker picked up one strikeout.

Offensively, the Frogs took a 2-1 lead in the first and never looked back. Chase Brunson's sacrifice fly tied the game. Nolan Traeger's base hit caused issues in the outfield allowing Isaac Cadena to score from first to give the Frogs the lead.

The first five hitters reached in the second as TCU extended its lead to five, 6-1. Sawyer Strosnider bounced a double down the right field line to drive in two and scored on a Sam Myers base hit up the middle. An errant throw on a stolen base attempt allowed Myers to score the final run of the inning.

Back-to-back RBI singles from Franco and Strosnider in the third pushed TCU's advantage to 8-1. Anthony Silva's two-out double in the sixth made it a 10-1 game. Cole Cramer delivered the walk-off single in the seventh to gie the Frogs their second straight run-rule victory.

Stat of the Game:
6 – TCU saw the lead-off man reach in six of the seven innings. The Frogs scored in five of those innings.

Notes:
• TCU scored double-digit runs (11) for the fourth time this season.
• TCU recorded double-digit hits (13) for the fifth time this season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the the sixth time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the sixth time this season.
• TCU allowed a first inning run for the seventh time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the fourth time this season.
• Kole Klecker made his season debut on the mound.
• Isaac Cadena and Chase Brunson have reached safely in all 13 games.
• Sam Myers has reached safely in 29 straight games dating back to last season.
• Myers tallied his second multi-hit game of the year and the 19^th of his career.
• Brunson stretched his hitting streaking to seven games.
• Nolan Traeger has reached safely in six straight games.
• Jack Bell has reached safely in five straight games.
• Anthony Silva pushed his hitting streak to five games.
• Silva posted his third multi-hit game of the year and the 39^th of his career.
• Silva notched his second multi-RBI game of the year and the 25^th of his career.
• Noah Franco recorded his third career multi-hit game.
• Sawyer Strosnider registered his fourth career multi-hit game and his third career multi-RBI career.

Next Up:
TCU (9-4) wraps up its nine-game homestand with a three game series against Fresno State starting Friday night. First pitch for the series-opener is slated for 6 p.m. The entire series will be televised on ESPN+.