Friday, March 18
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Big Eighth Inning Leads TCU To Victory
3/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 18, 2016
The Rundown
TCU battled back twice in the game before emerging with the victory.
West Virginia carried a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth. The lead disappeared as the Frogs struck for a trio of runs on three hits. A one-out error got things going as Dane Steinhagen reached on the miscue. He scored the first run of the game on an Austen Wade double. Cam Warner followed with another double to make it a 3-3 game.
West Virginia responded with a three-spot of its own to regain the three-run cushion in the top of the sixth. The big hit of the frame was a two-run double to center off the bat of Kyle Gray.
In the eighth, TCU sent 11 men to the plate and scored seven times to open up a 10-6 lead. A walk to Luken Baker started the inning. Josh Watson's second double of the night made it a 6-4 game. Elliott Barzilli launched his fourth home run of the season over the left field fence to tie the game at six.
Two walks and a base hit had the bases loaded with one out. Warner drew a five-pitch walk to drive in Ryan Merrill for the Frogs' first lead of the night. Evan Skoug grounded out and Baker singled in two more runs to break the game open.
Sean Wymer (1-0) took over in the seventh and tossed two scoreless innings to pick up his first career victory. Durbin Feltman retired all three batters he faced in the ninth to lock up the victory.
Stat of the Game
15 –TCU has scored four or more runs in an inning 15 times this season. The Horned Frogs put up a seven spot in the eighth inning Friday.
Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle
"I'm really proud of the way we competed. Obviously, you have to play a full nine innings and this team knows how to do that. I'm the one that has to get used to winning in a different way."
"The pitching and the defense is not the style of baseball that we want to play, but certainly we have an explosive offensive team and that's fun to watch and fun to know you are never to far from a crooked number in an inning."
"At some point, we are going to have to pitch. I thought (Sean) Wymer did a good job of stemming the tide and (Durbin) Feltman was outstanding. But we have to get better on the mound."
Notes
• TCU is 4-0 all-time in Big 12 Conference opening games.
• TCU has scored multiple runs in an inning 32 times this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 14th time this season.
• TCU has trailed going into the eighth inning in each of the last two games and won. It has scored 10 combined runs in the two games.
• Elliott Barzilli notched his team-leading eighth multiple-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Austen Wade picked up his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Cam Warner tallied his sixth multiple-RBI contest of the season.
• Cam Warner stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Luken Baker posted his fifth multi-hit game of the season and his seven multiple-RBI game of the year.
• Josh Watson collected his sixth multi-hit game of the season.
• Michael Landestoy tallied his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Ryan Merrill has reached base safely in nine straight games.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in eight straight.
Next Up
With the win, TCU improves to 14-3 on the season and 1-0 in Big 12 play. TCU and West Virginia will continue the series Saturday afternoon at a new time of 3 p.m. Brian Howard will make the start for the Horned Frogs.
The Rundown
TCU battled back twice in the game before emerging with the victory.
West Virginia carried a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth. The lead disappeared as the Frogs struck for a trio of runs on three hits. A one-out error got things going as Dane Steinhagen reached on the miscue. He scored the first run of the game on an Austen Wade double. Cam Warner followed with another double to make it a 3-3 game.
West Virginia responded with a three-spot of its own to regain the three-run cushion in the top of the sixth. The big hit of the frame was a two-run double to center off the bat of Kyle Gray.
In the eighth, TCU sent 11 men to the plate and scored seven times to open up a 10-6 lead. A walk to Luken Baker started the inning. Josh Watson's second double of the night made it a 6-4 game. Elliott Barzilli launched his fourth home run of the season over the left field fence to tie the game at six.
Two walks and a base hit had the bases loaded with one out. Warner drew a five-pitch walk to drive in Ryan Merrill for the Frogs' first lead of the night. Evan Skoug grounded out and Baker singled in two more runs to break the game open.
Sean Wymer (1-0) took over in the seventh and tossed two scoreless innings to pick up his first career victory. Durbin Feltman retired all three batters he faced in the ninth to lock up the victory.
Stat of the Game
15 –TCU has scored four or more runs in an inning 15 times this season. The Horned Frogs put up a seven spot in the eighth inning Friday.
Quotes of the Game
Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle
"I'm really proud of the way we competed. Obviously, you have to play a full nine innings and this team knows how to do that. I'm the one that has to get used to winning in a different way."
"The pitching and the defense is not the style of baseball that we want to play, but certainly we have an explosive offensive team and that's fun to watch and fun to know you are never to far from a crooked number in an inning."
"At some point, we are going to have to pitch. I thought (Sean) Wymer did a good job of stemming the tide and (Durbin) Feltman was outstanding. But we have to get better on the mound."
Notes
• TCU is 4-0 all-time in Big 12 Conference opening games.
• TCU has scored multiple runs in an inning 32 times this season.
• TCU outhit its opponent for the 14th time this season.
• TCU has trailed going into the eighth inning in each of the last two games and won. It has scored 10 combined runs in the two games.
• Elliott Barzilli notched his team-leading eighth multiple-RBI game of the season and the 15th of his career.
• Austen Wade picked up his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Cam Warner tallied his sixth multiple-RBI contest of the season.
• Cam Warner stretched his hitting streak to six games.
• Luken Baker posted his fifth multi-hit game of the season and his seven multiple-RBI game of the year.
• Josh Watson collected his sixth multi-hit game of the season.
• Michael Landestoy tallied his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Ryan Merrill has reached base safely in nine straight games.
• Josh Watson has reached base safely in eight straight.
Next Up
With the win, TCU improves to 14-3 on the season and 1-0 in Big 12 play. TCU and West Virginia will continue the series Saturday afternoon at a new time of 3 p.m. Brian Howard will make the start for the Horned Frogs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wymer, Sean (1-0)
L: Grove, Michael (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Corso, Shaun 1 ; Gray, Kyle 1
HR: Cramer, Jackson 1
RBI: Davis, Kyle 1 ; Cramer, Jackson 1 ; Corso, Shaun 2 ; Gray, Kyle 2
SH: Gray, Kyle 1 ; Galusky, Jimmy 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hill, Darius 1 ; Cramer, Jackson 2 ; Guerrini, Ray 1 ; Huth, KC 1 ; Gray, Kyle 1
SB: Huth, KC 1
CS: Hill, Darius 1
Batting:
2B: Wade, Austen 1 ; Warner, Cam 1 ; Watson, Josh 2
HR: Barzilli, Elliott 1
RBI: Wade, Austen 1 ; Warner, Cam 3 ; Skoug, Evan 1 ; Baker, Luken 2 ; Watson, Josh 1 ; Barzilli, Elliott 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Wade, Austen 1 ; Brown, Nolan 1 ; Warner, Cam 1 ; Baker, Luken 1 ; Watson, Josh 1 ; Barzilli, Elliott 1 ; Merrill, Ryan 1 ; Steinhagen, Dane 1 ; Landestoy, Michael 2
SB: Steinhagen, Dane 1
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