TCU
Tarleton State
Tarleton State Rallies to Upset TCU Baseball
3/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WORTH, Texas (March 26) -- Tarleton State rallied for four runs in their last two at-bats to defeat TCU, 8-5, in 10 innings. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Frogs as they drop to 11-20 overall. Tarleton improves to 20-11.
Tarleton tied the game in the ninth on a misplayed double and an error by TCU shortstop Erick Macha. With two outs, TCU left fielder Mark Hamilton lost Brent Graham's fly ball in the sun, allowing Graham to reach second on a double. Graham scored when Macha committed an error on Shaun Shiery's ground ball.
The Texans then scored three runs on four hits in the top of the 10th. Hamilton again lost a fly ball in the sun, this time off of the bat of Brent Booze, allowing Booze to reach second on a leadoff double. After Stephen Cheak sacrificed Booze to third, the Texans put together three straight hits, increasing the lead to 8-5.
The Frogs jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, scoring twice in the first and fourth innings. Brad Rogers tripled home Mark Hamilton in the first and then scored on Macha's base hit to right field. In the fourth, Macha singled and scored the first of two runs in the inning. The Frogs stranded 14 men in the game, including three in the seventh and two in the first and fourth innings.
The Texans scored four runs in the fifth off of TCU starter Chris Frazier to tie the game at 4-4. Frazier, who had lost his last five starts, allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings.
Brian Platts earned the win for Tarleton. He pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit, three walks and five strikeouts. Shaun Wooley suffered the loss for the Frogs. He allowed one run on one hit in 0.1 innings.
TCU will travel to Lubbock on Tuesday, March 28 to face Texas Tech.
Game Linescore 123 456 789 10 R H ETarleton State 000 040 001 3 - 8 15 0TCU 200 201 000 0 - 5 13 2 Mark Hickey, Pacer Bourland (7), Brian Platts (8) and Ben Sartor, Gino Bertagna. Chris Frazier, David Tombrella (6), Shaun Wooley (9), ChrisOsentowksi (10), Josh Gardner (10) and Brad Rogers.Winning Pitcher--Platts (2-2). Losing Pitcher--Wooley (1-1)2B-TSU--Graham, Shiery, Booze 2, Leatherwood. 3B- TCU--RogersAttn: 288 Time--3:04
