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Big Ninth Propels TCU Past Utah
5/15/2025 11:34:00 PM | Baseball
Frogs score nine in the ninth
SALT LAKE CITY – TCU exploded for nine runs in the ninth to rally for a 13-5 victory Thursday night at Utah. Cole Cramer's bases loaded base hit put the Horned Frogs in front to stay. Louis Rodriguez threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win.
The Rundown
TCU was down to its final three outs and trailing 5-4 when the bats came to life. Back-to-back singles from Isaac Cadena and Jack Bell followed by a walk to Karson Bowen loaded the bases with nobody out. With one out, nine straight Frogs reached base. Cole Cramer's two-run single flipped the lead in favor of the Frogs, 6-5.
Noah Franco doubled in a run and Cramer scored on a wild pitch for an 8-5 lead. Cole Eaton singled home two more runs. Bell worked a bases-loaded walk and Bowen capped the scoring with a two-run single and a 13-5 lead.
It was a see-saw battle in the early innings as the teams traded runs. TCU took a 1-0 lead in the first after Bowen led off the game with a double. He scored on a Franco base hit. In the second, Nolan Traeger tripled and scored on an Anthony Silva sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.
The Utes tied the game with three straight two-out hits in the second, but the Frogs answered with two in the third. Sawyer Strosnider put the Frogs on top with his 10th home run of the season. Chase Brunson's base hit with runners on the corners extended the lead to 4-2. Utah scored once in the third and twice in the fifth to take a 5-4 lead.
Louis Rodriguez (4-1) took over with a runner on and one out in the fifth and stemmed the tied. He pitched 3 2/3 scoreless, allowing three hits and striking out two to earn the win in relief. Tommy LaPour started and allowed five runs on 10 hits. He struck out three in 4 1/3 innings in the no-decision.
Stat of the Game:
9 – TCU scored nine runs on seven hits in the ninth inning to record its 22nd come-from-behind victory of the season.
Notes:
• TCU won for the second time this season when trailing after eight (April 4 vs. BYU)
• TCU homered in a game for the 33rd time this season.
• TCU scored a first-inning run for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU scored first for the 31st time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits in a game for the 29th time this season.
• TCU registered one pick-off in the game.
• TCU turned three double plays in the game.
• TCU did not walk a batter in the game for the third time this season.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Bowen registered his 15th multi-hit game of the season and the 51st of his career.
• Bowen collected his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider and Nolan Traeger extended their hitting streaks to eight games.
• Strosnider has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Strosnider hit his 10th career home run.
• Cole Cramer collected his 17th multi-hit game of the season and the 27th of his career.
• Cramer posted his ninth multi-RBI game of the year and the 18th of his career.
• Noah Franco tallied his 18th career multi-hit game and his 10th career multi-RBI game.
• Anthony Silva and Chase Brunson extended their hitting streaks to seven games.
• Nolan Traeger collected his 12th career multi-hit game.
• Cole Eaton tallied his first career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 36-16 overall and 18-10 in league play. Game 2 of the series is set for Friday night at 7 p.m. Caedmon Parker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on ESPN+.
The Rundown
TCU was down to its final three outs and trailing 5-4 when the bats came to life. Back-to-back singles from Isaac Cadena and Jack Bell followed by a walk to Karson Bowen loaded the bases with nobody out. With one out, nine straight Frogs reached base. Cole Cramer's two-run single flipped the lead in favor of the Frogs, 6-5.
Noah Franco doubled in a run and Cramer scored on a wild pitch for an 8-5 lead. Cole Eaton singled home two more runs. Bell worked a bases-loaded walk and Bowen capped the scoring with a two-run single and a 13-5 lead.
It was a see-saw battle in the early innings as the teams traded runs. TCU took a 1-0 lead in the first after Bowen led off the game with a double. He scored on a Franco base hit. In the second, Nolan Traeger tripled and scored on an Anthony Silva sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.
The Utes tied the game with three straight two-out hits in the second, but the Frogs answered with two in the third. Sawyer Strosnider put the Frogs on top with his 10th home run of the season. Chase Brunson's base hit with runners on the corners extended the lead to 4-2. Utah scored once in the third and twice in the fifth to take a 5-4 lead.
Louis Rodriguez (4-1) took over with a runner on and one out in the fifth and stemmed the tied. He pitched 3 2/3 scoreless, allowing three hits and striking out two to earn the win in relief. Tommy LaPour started and allowed five runs on 10 hits. He struck out three in 4 1/3 innings in the no-decision.
Stat of the Game:
9 – TCU scored nine runs on seven hits in the ninth inning to record its 22nd come-from-behind victory of the season.
Notes:
• TCU won for the second time this season when trailing after eight (April 4 vs. BYU)
• TCU homered in a game for the 33rd time this season.
• TCU scored a first-inning run for the 22nd time this season.
• TCU scored first for the 31st time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits in a game for the 29th time this season.
• TCU registered one pick-off in the game.
• TCU turned three double plays in the game.
• TCU did not walk a batter in the game for the third time this season.
• Karson Bowen stretched his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Bowen registered his 15th multi-hit game of the season and the 51st of his career.
• Bowen collected his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider and Nolan Traeger extended their hitting streaks to eight games.
• Strosnider has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Strosnider hit his 10th career home run.
• Cole Cramer collected his 17th multi-hit game of the season and the 27th of his career.
• Cramer posted his ninth multi-RBI game of the year and the 18th of his career.
• Noah Franco tallied his 18th career multi-hit game and his 10th career multi-RBI game.
• Anthony Silva and Chase Brunson extended their hitting streaks to seven games.
• Nolan Traeger collected his 12th career multi-hit game.
• Cole Eaton tallied his first career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 36-16 overall and 18-10 in league play. Game 2 of the series is set for Friday night at 7 p.m. Caedmon Parker will get the start for the Horned Frogs. The contest will be televised on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rodriguez, Louis (4-1)
L: Boesen, Lucas (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Bowen, Karson 1 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1
3B: Traeger, Nolan 1
HR: Strosnider, Sawyer 1
RBI: Bowen, Karson 2 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 1 ; Cramer, Cole 2 ; Franco, Noah 2 ; Brunson, Chase 1 ; Eaton, Cole 2 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Bell, Jack 1
SF: Silva, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bowen, Karson 2 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 1 ; Cramer, Cole 2 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Brunson, Chase 1 ; Traeger, Nolan 1 ; Eaton, Cole 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Cadena, Isaac 2 ; Bell, Jack 1
Batting:
2B: Jackson, Core 1 ; Quinn, Tyler 2 ; Panaro, Santino 1
RBI: Quinn, Tyler 1 ; Carpenter, Kaden 1 ; Flaharty, Matt 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackson, Core 2 ; Quinn, Tyler 1 ; Smith, Derek 1 ; Panaro, Santino 1
HBP: Carpenter, Kaden 1
PO: Jackson, Core 1
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