Big Eighth Helps TCU Rally For Win

Friday, March 24

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 PM

TCU

15-5, 3-1

Oklahoma State

15-7, 0-1

Oklahoma State

TCU

Big Eighth Helps TCU Rally For Win

3/24/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

March 24, 2017

Final Stats | Photo Gallery

FORT WORTH -- A four-run eighth inning helped No. 3 TCU rally for a 7-5 victory over No. 16 Oklahoma State Friday night at Lupton Stadium. Austen Wade's two-run double capped the come-from-behind win.

The Rundown
Entering the bottom of the eighth facing a 5-3 deficit, the Frogs bats came alive. Luken Baker opened the frame with his fifth home run of the season. Two batters later, Nolan Brown tied the game with a solo shot to right.

Ryan Merrill reached base safely on a passed ball following a strikeout. After a stolen base, the Cowboys intentionally walked Michael Landestoy. Wade jumped all over the first pitch he saw, sending it to deep left field for a two-run double and a 7-5 lead.

Durbin Feltman (S, 5) pitched around a pair of base runners in the ninth to lock up Haylen Green's (1-0) first career victory. The freshman came on in the eight and struck out the only batter he faced on three pitches.

TCU faced an early 2-0 deficit heading into the fifth. With two on and one out, Evan Skoug put the Frogs on top, 3-2, with one swing of the bat. His third home run of the season cleared the right field fence.

The Cowboys wasted little time tying the game in the seventh. A two-out single from Jon Littell put Oklahoma State up 5-3 in the top of the eighth, setting up the Frogs late rally.

Stat of the Game
4 -- The Horned Frogs score four runs in the eighth inning after entering the frame trailing 5-3. TCU has now scored multiple runs in an inning 32 times.

Notes:
• TCU has trailed in 15 of 20 games this season and come back to win 10 of those games.
• TCU has scored multiple runs in an inning 32 times this season.
• TCU has homered in 11 of 20 games this season.
• Evan Skoug tallied his fifth multi-RBI game of the year and the 31st of his career.
• Austen Wade has reached base safely in nine straight games.
• Wade tallied his fourth multi-hit game of the season and the 23rd of his career.
• Wade collected his fifth multi-RBI game of the year and the 12th of his career.
• Ryan Merrill has reached base safely in eight straight games.
• Connor Wanhanen has reached base safely in six straight games.
• Nolan Brown hit his second home run of the season and the third of his career.
• Luken Baker hit his team-leading fifth home run of the year and the 16th of his career.
• Evan Skoug notched his third home run of the year and the 19th of his career.
• Durbin Feltman improved to 14-for-14 in save opportunities in his career.

Next Up:
With the win, TCU improves to 15-5 overall and 3-1 in Big 12 play. Game 2 of the series is set for Saturday night on national television. First pitch on ESPN2 will be at 7 p.m. Nick Lodolo will take the mound for the Horned Frogs.