TCU Takes Opener at UCF

Thursday, April 17

Orlando, Fla.

5 p.m.

TCU

29-10, 12-4

UCF

20-17, 4-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
TCU	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	9	2
UCF	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

4/17/2025 9:03:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

Frogs run Big 12 winning streak to nine games

ORLANDO, Fla. – Another quality start from Tommy LaPour guided No. 25 TCU to a 6-1 win over UCF Thursday night at John Euliano Park. The victory ran TCU's Big 12 winning streak to nine games. Chase Brunson homered for the Horned Frogs.

The Rundown
Tommy LaPour (6-2) turned in his fifth straight quality start, holding the league's best-hitting team to just four hits. He allowed an unearned run over seven innings and struck out four.

TCU opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the third. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases with nobody out. Sawyer Strosnider bounced into a double play, but a run crossed the plate for a 1-0 lead. Cole Cramer delivered a two-out single to give the Frogs a 2-1 lead.

UCU cut the deficit in half in the fourth, picking up a run on two hits. The run scored on a sacrifice fly. With runners on the corners, LaPour induced an inning-ending double play ball to strand the tying run at third.

The Frogs picked up two big runs in the sixth on Chase Brunson's two-run home run to right. Two more runs crossed the plate in the seventh as the TCU lead grew to five, 6-1. Nolan Traeger opened the inning with a base hit. Back-to-back walks with two outs loaded the bases. Noah Franco came through with a two-run single up the middle to drive in the runs.

Louis Rodriguez pitched the final two innings to secure the win. After giving up two hits to op

Stat of the Game:
3 – TCU scored three of its runs with two outs.

Notes:
• TCU scored first for the 23^rd time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 27^th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 14^th time this season.
• TCU turned two double plays in the game.
• Tommy LaPour posted his fifth straight quality start, his seventh of the season and the 11^th of his career.
• Karson Bowen registered his 150^th career hit in the game.
• Cole Cramer collected his 13^th multi-hit game of the year and the 32^nd of his career.
• Noah Franco recorded his seventh career multi-RBI game.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in 38 straight games.
• Brunson hit his 10^th home run of the season and the 14^th of his career.
• Brunson tallied 12^th multi-RBI game of the year and the 19^th of his career.
• Nolan Traeger recorded his eighth career multi-hit game.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 29-10 overall and 12-4 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Friday night at 5 p.m. (CT). Mason Bixby will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The game will be televised on ESPN+.