Saturday, March 21
Fort Worth, Texas
5 p.m.
TCU
6
vs
0
UCF
Davis’ Gem Helps TCU Even Series
3/21/2026 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
Davis tosses seven shutout innings
FORT WORTH – Behind seven shutout innings from Lance Davis, TCU evened the series with a 6-0 win over UCF Saturday night at Lupton Stadium. Colton Griffin and Lucas Franco keyed the offense, each driving in two runs.
The Rundown
Lance Davis (1-3) was outstanding in holding league-leading UCF to just two hits and four total base runners over seven innings of work. He never faced more than four batters in an inning and in four innings, he faced the minimum. He finished the night allowing two hits, two walks and striking out five.
The offense proved to be opportunistic, taking advantage of their opportunities when they came along. With one out and runners on the corners, Sawyer Strosnider and Chase Brunson executed a double steal to get the Frogs on the board, 1-0.
TCU tacked on an unearned run in the second. Lucas Franco reached on a one-out single. A passed ball and a wild pitch had him standing on third with one out and he scored on a grounder off the bat of Rob Liddington for a 2-0 lead.
Two hit batters and a walk in the fifth had the bases loaded with two outs. Colton Griffin worked a four-pitch walk to give the Frogs a 3-0 lead. Franco followed with a two-run single to give the Frogs some breathing room, 5-0.
The Frogs added another insurance run in the seventh, taking advantage of a lead-off walk to Brunson. He was on third with one out and scored on a suicide squeeze off the bat of Griffin to make it 6-0.
Walter Quinn closed the game with two scoreless frames. He worked around two base runners in the eighth and one in the ninth to secure the shutout victory.
Stat of the Game:
1 – UCF had only one batter reach third base in the game.
Notes:
• TCU registered its first shutout of the season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 13th time this season.
• TCU registered a stolen base in a game for the 17th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (4) in a game for the ninth time this season.
• TCU scored three of its six runs with two outs.
• TCU played flawless defense for the seventh time this season.
• TCU turned one double play in the game.
• For the ninth time this season, TCU drew more walks (6) than it struck out (4).
• Chase Brunson recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 34th of his career.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Griffin posted his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Lucas Franco tallied his fifth career multi-hit game and his fourth career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 13-9 on the season and 2-3 in Big 12 play. TCU and UCF will play the rubber match of the series Sunday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
The Rundown
Lance Davis (1-3) was outstanding in holding league-leading UCF to just two hits and four total base runners over seven innings of work. He never faced more than four batters in an inning and in four innings, he faced the minimum. He finished the night allowing two hits, two walks and striking out five.
The offense proved to be opportunistic, taking advantage of their opportunities when they came along. With one out and runners on the corners, Sawyer Strosnider and Chase Brunson executed a double steal to get the Frogs on the board, 1-0.
TCU tacked on an unearned run in the second. Lucas Franco reached on a one-out single. A passed ball and a wild pitch had him standing on third with one out and he scored on a grounder off the bat of Rob Liddington for a 2-0 lead.
Two hit batters and a walk in the fifth had the bases loaded with two outs. Colton Griffin worked a four-pitch walk to give the Frogs a 3-0 lead. Franco followed with a two-run single to give the Frogs some breathing room, 5-0.
The Frogs added another insurance run in the seventh, taking advantage of a lead-off walk to Brunson. He was on third with one out and scored on a suicide squeeze off the bat of Griffin to make it 6-0.
Walter Quinn closed the game with two scoreless frames. He worked around two base runners in the eighth and one in the ninth to secure the shutout victory.
Stat of the Game:
1 – UCF had only one batter reach third base in the game.
Notes:
• TCU registered its first shutout of the season.
• TCU scored a first inning run for the 13th time this season.
• TCU registered a stolen base in a game for the 17th time this season.
• TCU stole multiple bases (4) in a game for the ninth time this season.
• TCU scored three of its six runs with two outs.
• TCU played flawless defense for the seventh time this season.
• TCU turned one double play in the game.
• For the ninth time this season, TCU drew more walks (6) than it struck out (4).
• Chase Brunson recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 34th of his career.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 13 straight games.
• Griffin posted his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Lucas Franco tallied his fifth career multi-hit game and his fourth career multi-RBI game.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 13-9 on the season and 2-3 in Big 12 play. TCU and UCF will play the rubber match of the series Sunday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
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