Friday, April 11
Fort Worth, Texas
6 p.m.
TCU
26-9, 9-4
14
vs
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Kansas
27-8, 9-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| TCU | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 14 | 16 | 0 |
TCU Topples No. 22 Kansas, 14-1
4/11/2025 10:09:00 PM | Baseball
Bell and Brunson homer for the Horned Frogs
FORT WORTH – TCU scored early and often in a 14-1 rout of No. 22 Kansas Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Tommy LaPour struck out a career-high 11 in his fourth straight quality start. Jack Bell and Chase Brunson homer for the Horned Frogs. Sawyer Strosnider posted his fourth career four-hit game.Â
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The Rundown
Tommy LaPour (5-2) was masterful once again in tossing seven innings. He allowed a run on three hits, walked three and struck out a career-high 11. The lone blemish on his line was a lead-off home run in the sixth. No Jayhawk baserunner besides the home run hitter reached third base.
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The offense wasted little time getting going. Back-to-back triples from Karson Bowen and Sawyer Strosnider to start the first had the Frogs in front 1-0. Cole Cramer singled to make it a 2-0 ballgame after one.
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TCU exploded for seven runs in the second to take a commanding 9-0 lead. With one out, seven straight Frogs reached and all scored. Nolan Traeger started the parade to the plate with a double and scored on Jack Bell's home run. With two in scoring position, Cramer dumped a single into right center for a 6-0 lead. Chase Brunson capped the scoring with a three-run blast.
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A lead-off walk to Brunson in the fifth turned into TCU's 10th run of the game as he scored on a Traeger sacrifice fly.
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After Kansas got on the board with a lead-off home run in the sixth, the Frogs responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the inning. RBIs from Strosnider and Cramer made it a 12-1 game. Two more runs in the seventh accounted for the final scored. Preston Gamster and Strosnider picked up the RBIs.
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Cohen Fester retired all three batters he faced in the eighth and Carson Cormier struck out the final three batters in the game after issuing a lead-off walk in the ninth.
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7 – TCU scored seven times on six hits in the second inning. Eleven batters came to the plate and three drove in runs.
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• TCU scored first in a game for the 21st time this season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 14th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 24th time this season.
• TCU has homered in eight straight contests.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 16th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 21st this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the 12th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits in a game for the 20th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 11th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts for the 17th time this season.
• Tommy LaPour posted his sixth quality start of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Karson Bowen has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Bowen tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 42nd of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Strosnider tallied his 17th career multi-hit game.
• Cole Cramer tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 29th of his career.
• Cramer collected his sixth multi-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Noah Franco stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in 34 straight games.
• Brunson extended his hitting streak to seven games.
• Brunson hit his eighth home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Brunson tallied his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 17th of his career.
• Jack Bell hit his fifth home run of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Bell tallied his second career multi-hit game and his sixth career multi-RBI game.
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Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 26-9 overall and 9-4 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Kole Klecker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The entire series will be televised on ESPN+.
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The Rundown
Tommy LaPour (5-2) was masterful once again in tossing seven innings. He allowed a run on three hits, walked three and struck out a career-high 11. The lone blemish on his line was a lead-off home run in the sixth. No Jayhawk baserunner besides the home run hitter reached third base.
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The offense wasted little time getting going. Back-to-back triples from Karson Bowen and Sawyer Strosnider to start the first had the Frogs in front 1-0. Cole Cramer singled to make it a 2-0 ballgame after one.
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TCU exploded for seven runs in the second to take a commanding 9-0 lead. With one out, seven straight Frogs reached and all scored. Nolan Traeger started the parade to the plate with a double and scored on Jack Bell's home run. With two in scoring position, Cramer dumped a single into right center for a 6-0 lead. Chase Brunson capped the scoring with a three-run blast.
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A lead-off walk to Brunson in the fifth turned into TCU's 10th run of the game as he scored on a Traeger sacrifice fly.
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After Kansas got on the board with a lead-off home run in the sixth, the Frogs responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the inning. RBIs from Strosnider and Cramer made it a 12-1 game. Two more runs in the seventh accounted for the final scored. Preston Gamster and Strosnider picked up the RBIs.
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Cohen Fester retired all three batters he faced in the eighth and Carson Cormier struck out the final three batters in the game after issuing a lead-off walk in the ninth.
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7 – TCU scored seven times on six hits in the second inning. Eleven batters came to the plate and three drove in runs.
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• TCU scored first in a game for the 21st time this season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 14th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 24th time this season.
• TCU has homered in eight straight contests.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the 16th time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 21st this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the 12th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits in a game for the 20th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 11th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff registered double-digit strikeouts for the 17th time this season.
• Tommy LaPour posted his sixth quality start of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Karson Bowen has reached safely in 11 straight games.
• Bowen tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the season and the 42nd of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Strosnider tallied his 17th career multi-hit game.
• Cole Cramer tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the year and the 29th of his career.
• Cramer collected his sixth multi-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Noah Franco stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in 34 straight games.
• Brunson extended his hitting streak to seven games.
• Brunson hit his eighth home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Brunson tallied his 10th multi-RBI game of the year and the 17th of his career.
• Jack Bell hit his fifth home run of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Bell tallied his second career multi-hit game and his sixth career multi-RBI game.
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Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 26-9 overall and 9-4 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Kole Klecker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The entire series will be televised on ESPN+.
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Pitching:
W: LaPour, Tommy (5-2)
L: Voegele, Dominic (5-3)
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Batting:
2B: Osoria, Dariel 1 ; Barth, Tommy 1
HR: Cerda, Derek 1
RBI: Cerda, Derek 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cerda, Derek 1
HBP: Smith, Sawyer 1
Batting:
2B: Traeger, Nolan 1
3B: Bowen, Karson 1 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 1
HR: Brunson, Chase 1 ; Bell, Jack 1
RBI: Strosnider, Sawyer 3 ; Cramer, Cole 4 ; Brunson, Chase 3 ; Traeger, Nolan 1 ; Bell, Jack 2 ; Gamster, Preston 1
SF: Cramer, Cole 1 ; Traeger, Nolan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bowen, Karson 3 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 2 ; Cramer, Cole 1 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Brunson, Chase 2 ; Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Traeger, Nolan 1 ; Bell, Jack 2 ; Gamster, Preston 1
HBP: Bowen, Karson 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
2
H
4
RBI
3
AB
3
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
3
R
3
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
4
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