Offensive Surge Leads TCU To Victory

Sunday, March 12

Irvine, Calif.

3:00 PM

TCU

12-3

UC Irvine

9-5

TCU

UC Irvine

Offensive Surge Leads TCU To Victory

3/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

March 12, 2017

Final Stats

IRVINE, Calif. – No. 1 TCU salvaged a game in the series against UC Irvine with a 16-7 victory over the Anteaters. Josh Watson and Nolan Brown led the way at the plate with four RBIs each.

The Rundown
TCU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as it took advantage of a lead-off walk to Austen Wade. With two outs, Josh Watson lined a single into center for TCU's first lead of the season.

UC Irvine battled back in the bottom of the frame to take the lead. Four walks and a hit batter were the culprits as the Anteaters took a 2-1 advantage without the benefit of a hit.

The Frogs' bats came to life in the third as they grabbed a 3-2 lead on a two-out, bases-loaded single from Nolan Brown.

In the fourth, TCU sent 10 men to the plate and scored six times to break the game open. Wade's second double of the game followed by a Cam Warner sacrifice fly gave TCU breathing room. A three-run double from Watson put the exclamation point on the frame.

Five more runs crossed the plate for the Frogs in the fifth as the lead grew to 14-2. Luken Baker had a two-run single with the bases loaded to highlight the frame.

UC Irvine picked up five runs late, but TCU also notched two of their own to account for the final score.

Jared Janczak (4-0) picked up the win after allowing just two runs on two hits in six innings. Ryan Burnett, Sean Wymer and Austin Boyles each pitched an inning in relief.

Stat of the Game
6 – TCU scored six runs in the fourth inning to break the game open. The total surpassed the five runs the Frogs had scored in the previous two games combined.

Notes:
• TCU has scored multiple runs in an inning 27 times this season.
• TCU scored double-digit runs for the fourth time this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the sixth time this season.
• TCU has allowed a first inning run in nine games this season.
• Evan Skoug has reached base safely in 14 straight games.
• Josh Watson extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Watson notched his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 16th of his career.
• Watson tallied his third multi-hit game of the year and the 20th of his career.
• Nolan Brown collected his second multi-RBI game of the season and the 10th of his career.
• Ryan Merrill notched his second mutli-hit game of the year and the 15th of his career.
• Austen Wade picked up his third multi-hit game of the year and the 22nd of his career.
• Wade tallied his third multi-RBI game of the year and the 10th of his career.
• Luken Baker collected his fourth multi-RBI game of the year and the 22nd of his career.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 12-3 on the season. The Horned Frogs will have an off-day in California before returning to the diamond Tuesday night to take on Long Beach State. Game time is set for 8:30 p.m. (CT).