TCU
San Jose State
TCU upsets San Jose State, 5-3
2/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Stan Newton retired all four men he faced Friday, preserving a 5-3 TCU win over San Jose State. The Frogs, who extended their winning streak to five games, improve to 9-5, 4-0 in WAC play. San Jose State drops to 6-5-1 overall, 1-3 in conference action.
In the eighth inning, Newton replaced starter Chris Bradshaw with two outs, runners at second and third, and the Frogs leading 4-3. Newton struck out shortstop Ryan Adams on three pitches to end the inning. He then retired the Spartans in order in the ninth, earning his first save of the season. Bradshaw, who picked up his third win of the year, allowed three runs on five hits, one walk and six strikeouts in 7.2 innings.
The Frogs scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take a 2-0 lead. In the fifth, Justin Crowder's two-out base hit drove in Austen Watkins who walked to start the inning. In the sixth inning, the Frogs scored their second run of the game when Ramon Moses was hit by the pitch with two outs and the bases loaded. Macha doubled, Jason Price and Austen Watkins walked to load the bases. On a 3-2 pitch, Moses was hit by a Chris Sherman pitch, scoring Macha. TCU increased their lead to 4-0 in the eighth on Mike Settle's two-run home run. Macha led the Frogs with three hits, while Price and Crowder each had two hits.
The Spartans rallied for three runs in the bottom half of the eighth. Pinch hitter Antony Jones walked to start the inning. One batter later, pinch hitter Jamie Hiegel doubled, then with two outs, Ryan Brucker was hit by a pitch, loading the bases for 2000 WAC MVP Junior Ruiz. Bradshaw hit Ruiz, allowing the Spartans to score their first run of the game. Brandon Macchi then doubled, driving in Hiegel and Brucker, setting the stage for Newton's heroics.
The two teams will resume the three-game series on Saturday, Feb. 24. Due to the threat of inclement weather, first-pitch is now scheduled for 11 a.m. pacific time. (1 p.m. central time).
Game Linescore 123 456 789 R-H-ETCU 000 011 021 5-8-1San Jose State 000 000 030 3-5-1Chris Bradshaw, Stan Newton (8) and Austen Watkins. Chris Sherman, JahseamGeorge (8), Matt Kauffman (9) and Adam Shorsher, Mark Bautista. Winningpitcher -- Bradshaw (3-1). Losing pitcher -- Sherman (1-2). Save - Newton(1). 2B - TCU - Macha, Price. SJSU - Lopez, Brucker, Macchi, Hiegel.HR - TCU - Settle (3)Time: 2:33. Attn: 362
