Friday, March 27
Fort Worth, Texas
6 p.m.
TCU
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TCU Powers Past Texas Tech, 18-8
3/27/2026 10:01:00 PM | Baseball
Frogs homer five times in the win
FORT WORTH – TCU used an offensive outburst that featured five home runs to hand Texas Tech an 18-8 run-rule loss Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Eight Horned Frogs drove in a run, while six registered multiple hits.
The Rundown
TCU got the scoring started early with three in the first. Colton Griffin led off the inning with a double and scored two batters later on a Sawyer Strosnider base hit. Noah Franco drove in a run with a ground out and Brady Dallimore added a two-out RBI-single.
The Frogs broke the game open with eight runs in the third, highlighted by a trio of home runs. Strosnider drove in his second run of the game to get things going in the third. Back-to-back home runs from Chase Brunson and Noah Franco followed to make it a 7-0 game. With two on and one out, Jack Bell homered to right field for a 10-0 lead. Brunson picked up his third RBI of the inning with a two-out single.
Texas Tech pushed across two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to make it an 11-3 ballgame, but the Frogs had an answer with five in the fifth. Stronsider hit a three-run home run to right for the inning's first runs. Brunson walked and scored on a Lucas Franco ground out. Preston Gamster doubled home the final run of the frame for a 16-3 lead.
The Red Raiders three runs in the sixth were answered by two for the Frogs in the bottom of the inning. Cole Cramer's first home run of the season made it 18-6. A two-spot in the seventh for Texas Tech accounted for the final score.
Mason Brassfield (3-2) earned the win after allowing three runs on six hits over five innings. He walked three and struck out four.
Stat of the Game:
5 – TCU had five different home run hitters in the game. Cole Cramer and Noah Franco each tallied their first home run of the season.
Notes:
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the eighth time this season.
• TCU registered a season-high 18 hits, it's eighth double-digit hit game of the year.
• TCU scored a first-inning run for the 15th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 18th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the seventh time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the for the ninth time.
• TCU registered a stolen base for the 19th time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the ninth time this season.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 16 straight games.
• Griffin posted his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the 27th of his career.
• Cole Cramer hit his first home run of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Cramer tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 45th of his career.
• Cramer collected his fifth multi-RBI game of the year and 25th of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider hit his 10th home run of the season and the 21st of his career.
• Strosnider recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the year and the 28th of his career.
• Strosnider notched his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Chase Brunson hit his fourth home run of the season and the 20th of his career.
• Brunson posted his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 35th of his career.
• Chase Brunson tallied his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 28th of his career.
• Noah Franco hit his first home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Franco tallied his first multi-hit game of the season and the 21st of his career.
• Franco registered his first multi-RBI game of the year and the 14th of his career.
• Jack Bell hit his third home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Bell tallied his third multi-hit game of the year and the 10th of his career.
• Bell recorded his fourth multi-RBI game of the season and the 13th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 15-10 on the season and 3-4 in Big 12 play. TCU and Texas Tech will meet in Game 2 of the series Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
The Rundown
TCU got the scoring started early with three in the first. Colton Griffin led off the inning with a double and scored two batters later on a Sawyer Strosnider base hit. Noah Franco drove in a run with a ground out and Brady Dallimore added a two-out RBI-single.
The Frogs broke the game open with eight runs in the third, highlighted by a trio of home runs. Strosnider drove in his second run of the game to get things going in the third. Back-to-back home runs from Chase Brunson and Noah Franco followed to make it a 7-0 game. With two on and one out, Jack Bell homered to right field for a 10-0 lead. Brunson picked up his third RBI of the inning with a two-out single.
Texas Tech pushed across two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to make it an 11-3 ballgame, but the Frogs had an answer with five in the fifth. Stronsider hit a three-run home run to right for the inning's first runs. Brunson walked and scored on a Lucas Franco ground out. Preston Gamster doubled home the final run of the frame for a 16-3 lead.
The Red Raiders three runs in the sixth were answered by two for the Frogs in the bottom of the inning. Cole Cramer's first home run of the season made it 18-6. A two-spot in the seventh for Texas Tech accounted for the final score.
Mason Brassfield (3-2) earned the win after allowing three runs on six hits over five innings. He walked three and struck out four.
Stat of the Game:
5 – TCU had five different home run hitters in the game. Cole Cramer and Noah Franco each tallied their first home run of the season.
Notes:
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the eighth time this season.
• TCU registered a season-high 18 hits, it's eighth double-digit hit game of the year.
• TCU scored a first-inning run for the 15th time this season.
• TCU homered in a game for the 18th time this season.
• TCU hit multiple home runs in a game for the seventh time this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the for the ninth time.
• TCU registered a stolen base for the 19th time this season.
• TCU played flawless defense for the ninth time this season.
• Colton Griffin has reached safely in 16 straight games.
• Griffin posted his fifth multi-hit game of the season and the 27th of his career.
• Cole Cramer hit his first home run of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Cramer tallied his sixth multi-hit game of the year and the 45th of his career.
• Cramer collected his fifth multi-RBI game of the year and 25th of his career.
• Sawyer Strosnider hit his 10th home run of the season and the 21st of his career.
• Strosnider recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the year and the 28th of his career.
• Strosnider notched his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Chase Brunson hit his fourth home run of the season and the 20th of his career.
• Brunson posted his seventh multi-hit game of the year and the 35th of his career.
• Chase Brunson tallied his seventh multi-RBI game of the year and the 28th of his career.
• Noah Franco hit his first home run of the season and the 12th of his career.
• Franco tallied his first multi-hit game of the season and the 21st of his career.
• Franco registered his first multi-RBI game of the year and the 14th of his career.
• Jack Bell hit his third home run of the season and the ninth of his career.
• Bell tallied his third multi-hit game of the year and the 10th of his career.
• Bell recorded his fourth multi-RBI game of the season and the 13th of his career.
Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 15-10 on the season and 3-4 in Big 12 play. TCU and Texas Tech will meet in Game 2 of the series Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brassfield, Mason (3-2)
L: Pirko, Lukas (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Thompson, Kyeler 1 ; Ferraro, Caden 1 ; Villeneuve, Robin 1
HR: Shouse, Connor 1 ; Rusinek, Jesse 1
RBI: Thompson, Kyeler 1 ; Lopez, Tracer 1 ; Shouse, Connor 1 ; Hughes, Logan 1 ; Ferraro, Caden 2 ; Villeneuve, Robin 1 ; Rusinek, Jesse 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Kyeler 1 ; Garcia, Linkin 1 ; Shouse, Connor 1 ; Hughes, Logan 1 ; Villeneuve, Robin 1 ; Rusinek, Jesse 2 ; Goytia, AJ 1
HBP: Hughes, Logan 1
Batting:
2B: Griffin, Colton 1 ; Gamster, Preston 1
HR: Bell, Jack 1 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 1 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Brunson, Chase 1 ; Cramer, Cole 1
RBI: Bell, Jack 3 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 5 ; Franco, Noah 2 ; Brunson, Chase 3 ; Gamster, Preston 1 ; Cramer, Cole 2 ; Dallimore, Brady 1 ; Franco, Lucas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bell, Jack 1 ; Strosnider, Sawyer 3 ; Griffin, Colton 3 ; Franco, Noah 1 ; Brunson, Chase 2 ; Cramer, Cole 5 ; Dallimore, Brady 1 ; Franco, Lucas 2
SB: Cramer, Cole 1
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