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TCU Run-Rules Kansas; Advances To Championship Game
5/24/2025 1:24:00 AM | Baseball
Bell has three extra-base hits and drives in five
ARLINGTON, Texas – Five shutout innings from Louis Rodriguez and a five-RBI night for Jack Bell helped TCU run-rule Kansas with an 11-1 win in eight innings to advance to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship game.
The Rundown
Louis Rodriguez (5-1) took over with two on and nobody TCU leading 4-1 in the fourth. A pair of ground balls ended the threat. He allowed just three hits, walked one (intentionally) and struck out four in five shutout innings. He retired 10 of his last 11 batters faced.
Offensively, TCU quickly responded to a 1-0 first inning deficit with four in the second and never looked back. Noah Franco led off the inning with a walk and Chase Brunson tied the game with a double. Anthony Silva's base knock put the Frogs in front 2-1. Jack Bell provided the insurance tallies with a two-out, two-run double and a 4-1 lead.
TCU added a run on a Cole Cramer sacrifice fly that drove in Sawyer Strosnider for a 5-1 lead. The Jayhawks threatened to get back in the game in the bottom of the frame with a base hit followed by a double to lead off the inning. Rodriguez got out of the jam with a strike out, a pop out and a fly out to leave the bases loaded.
The Frogs put the game out of reach with a six-run eighth. The first six Horned Frogs reached and all six scored. Brunson led off the inning with his third hit of the game and ultimately scored on a wild pitch. Isaac Cadena drove in a run with a base knock. The big blow was a bases-loaded triple from Bell for a 10-1 lead. Cramer provided the 10-run cushion with a base hit.
Mason Brassfield started and went three-plus innings. He allowed a single run on two hits, walked two and struck out five. He had a stretch of seven straight retired to get the game into the fourth.
Stat of the Game:
5 – Jack Bell went 3-for-5 and drove in a career-high five runs in the game. He had two doubles and a triple.
Notes:
• TCU will play in its 11th tournament championship game in program history.
• TCU will play in its sixth Big 12 tournament championship game.
• TCU improved to 62-37 all-time in conference tournament games.
• TCU is now 31-15 in Big 12 tournament games.
• TCU improved to 20-9 all-time at Globe Life Field.
• TCU stole a base in a game for the 40th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits in a game for the 32nd time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 26th time this season.
• Jack Bell extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Bell tallied his sixth career multi-hit game and his ninth career multi-RBI game.
• Sawyer Strosnider has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Cramer stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Cramer posted his 20th multi-hit game of the season and the 39th of his career.
• Cramer tallied his 11th multi-RBI game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in 11 straight contests.
• Brunson posted his 18th multi-hit game of the season and the 28th of his career.
• Nolan Traeger extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
• Traeger tallied his 14th career multi-hit game.
• Anthony Silva extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Isaac Cadena collected his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 14th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 39-17 overall. TCU advances to the championship game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and will face the No. 3 seed, Arizona. First pitch is slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
The Rundown
Louis Rodriguez (5-1) took over with two on and nobody TCU leading 4-1 in the fourth. A pair of ground balls ended the threat. He allowed just three hits, walked one (intentionally) and struck out four in five shutout innings. He retired 10 of his last 11 batters faced.
Offensively, TCU quickly responded to a 1-0 first inning deficit with four in the second and never looked back. Noah Franco led off the inning with a walk and Chase Brunson tied the game with a double. Anthony Silva's base knock put the Frogs in front 2-1. Jack Bell provided the insurance tallies with a two-out, two-run double and a 4-1 lead.
TCU added a run on a Cole Cramer sacrifice fly that drove in Sawyer Strosnider for a 5-1 lead. The Jayhawks threatened to get back in the game in the bottom of the frame with a base hit followed by a double to lead off the inning. Rodriguez got out of the jam with a strike out, a pop out and a fly out to leave the bases loaded.
The Frogs put the game out of reach with a six-run eighth. The first six Horned Frogs reached and all six scored. Brunson led off the inning with his third hit of the game and ultimately scored on a wild pitch. Isaac Cadena drove in a run with a base knock. The big blow was a bases-loaded triple from Bell for a 10-1 lead. Cramer provided the 10-run cushion with a base hit.
Mason Brassfield started and went three-plus innings. He allowed a single run on two hits, walked two and struck out five. He had a stretch of seven straight retired to get the game into the fourth.
Stat of the Game:
5 – Jack Bell went 3-for-5 and drove in a career-high five runs in the game. He had two doubles and a triple.
Notes:
• TCU will play in its 11th tournament championship game in program history.
• TCU will play in its sixth Big 12 tournament championship game.
• TCU improved to 62-37 all-time in conference tournament games.
• TCU is now 31-15 in Big 12 tournament games.
• TCU improved to 20-9 all-time at Globe Life Field.
• TCU stole a base in a game for the 40th time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits in a game for the 32nd time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 26th time this season.
• Jack Bell extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Bell tallied his sixth career multi-hit game and his ninth career multi-RBI game.
• Sawyer Strosnider has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Cole Cramer has reached safely in nine straight games.
• Cramer stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Cramer posted his 20th multi-hit game of the season and the 39th of his career.
• Cramer tallied his 11th multi-RBI game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Chase Brunson has reached safely in 11 straight contests.
• Brunson posted his 18th multi-hit game of the season and the 28th of his career.
• Nolan Traeger extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
• Traeger tallied his 14th career multi-hit game.
• Anthony Silva extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Isaac Cadena collected his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 14th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 39-17 overall. TCU advances to the championship game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and will face the No. 3 seed, Arizona. First pitch is slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rodriguez, Louis (5-1)
L: Moore, Cooper (7-2)
Batting:
2B: Bell, Jack 2 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Brunson, Chase 1
3B: Bell, Jack 1
RBI: Bell, Jack 5 ; Cramer, Cole 2 ; Brunson, Chase 1 ; Silva, Anthony 1 ; Cadena, Isaac 1
SF: Cramer, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bell, Jack 1 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 1 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Brunson, Chase 2 ; Traeger, Nolan 1 ; Silva, Anthony 2 ; Cadena, Isaac 1 ; Green, Brody 1 ; Myers, Sam 1
SB: Strosnider, Sawyer 1
HBP: Myers, Sam 1
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Batting:
2B: Diggins, Chase 1
RBI: Osoria, Dariel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cerda, Derek 1
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