TCU
30-11, 11-6
Texas Tech
33-13, 13-4
TCU Bounces Back, Tops Texas Tech 13-6
4/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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FORT WORTH – No. 6 TCU used a seven-run fifth inning to rally from a four-run deficit en route to a 13-6 win over No. 10 Texas Tech Saturday afternoon.
The Rundown
Texas Tech opened up a 5-1 lead after 5 ½ innings of play. Cory Raley's three-run home run in the fifth gave Texas Tech its largest lead of the afternoon. Connor Wanhanen drove in TCU's first run of the game after getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
TCU's offense came to life in the bottom of the fifth as it stormed back with seven runs on just three hits. A walk, a hit and a hit batter loaded the bases with nobody out. Back-to-back walks to Josh Watson and Elliott Barzilli pulled the Frogs within two, 5-3. Dane Steinhagen was plunked to make it a one-run contest and Mason Hesse tied the game with a base hit to right.
An error on a ball hit by Austen Wade put the Frogs in front 6-5. Cam Warner singled and Evan Skoug reached on a fielder's choice to extend TCU's lead to three, 8-5.
The Frogs responded to Texas Tech's sixth-inning run with a four-spot in the bottom of the frame. Barzilli doubled home Watson, who opened the inning with a walk. Two batters later, Wanhanen lined a single down the right field line to drive in two more runs. He came around to score on a base hit from Austen Wade.
TCU's final run of the game came in the eighth. Steinhagen led off the inning with a base hit and stole two bases, eventually scoring on a two-out double from Wade to account for the final score.
Preston Guillory (1-1) picked up the win in relief of Brian Howard. Jared Janczak allowed an unearned run on three hits in three innings of work, while Ryan Burnett pitched a scoreless ninth.
Stat of the Game
23 – TCU has played 23 games that have been decided by five or more runs this season. The Horned Frogs are 20-3 in those games.
Notes
• Saturday's attendance of 6,451 was the fourth largest in stadium history.
• TCU has scored two-or more runs in an inning 74 times this season.
• TCU has tallied four runs in an inning 31 times this season.
• TCU had double-digit hits for the 17th time this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the 17th time this season.
• TCU was outhit for just the 12th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff collected double-digit strikeouts for the 12th time this season.
• Luken Baker have reached base safely in 13 straight games.
• Connor Wanhanen has reached base safely in nine straight.
• Connor Wanhanen collected his third multiple-RBI game of the season and the 16th of his career.
• Austen Wade notched his 12th multi-hit game and fourth multiple-RBI contest of the season.
• Elliott Barzilli picked up his 19th multi-hit game and the 34th of his career.
• Elliott Barzilli posted his 12th multiple-RBI game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Dane Steinhagen notched his 14th multi-hit game of the year and the 32nd of his career.
Next Up
TCU improves to 30-11 overall and 11-6 in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs and the Red Raiders will square off in the series' rubber match Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Guillory, Preston (1-1)
L: Moseley, Ryan (4-4)
Batting:
2B: Neslony, Tyler 1 ; Gardner, Tanner 1
HR: Raley, Cory 1 ; Gutierrez, Eric 1
RBI: Raley, Cory 4 ; Gutierrez, Eric 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Stephen 1 ; Neslony, Tyler 2 ; Gardner, Tanner 1 ; Raley, Cory 1 ; Gutierrez, Eric 1
HBP: Gardner, Tanner 1 ; Gutierrez, Eric 1
Batting:
2B: Wade, Austen 1 ; Barzilli, Elliott 1 ; Wanhanen, Connor 1
RBI: Wade, Austen 3 ; Warner, Cam 1 ; Skoug, Evan 1 ; Watson, Josh 1 ; Barzilli, Elliott 2 ; Steinhagen, Dane 1 ; Wanhanen, Connor 3 ; Hesse, Mason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Warner, Cam 1 ; Skoug, Evan 1 ; Baker, Luken 2 ; Watson, Josh 2 ; Barzilli, Elliott 2 ; Steinhagen, Dane 3 ; Wanhanen, Connor 1 ; Hesse, Mason 1
SB: Wade, Austen 1 ; Steinhagen, Dane 3 ; Wanhanen, Connor 1
HBP: Baker, Luken 1 ; Steinhagen, Dane 1 ; Wanhanen, Connor 1
