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TCU Wins Big; Tops SFA 15-5
4/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 24, 2018
The Rundown
Russell Smith (3-2) put together a solid night on the mound, posting career bests of 6.0 innings pitched and tying his career-high with six strikeouts. He allowed a trio of runs on five hits and walked one. Prior to a one out single in the fifth, Smith retired 12 straight batters.
The Lumberjacks took advantage of a lead-off double in the first two get on the board with an early run. With runners on the corners with one out, Josh Evans grounded out to give SFA the 1-0 lead.
TCU wasted little time taking the lead. The Horned Frogs sent 10 men to the plate and scored five times to open up a four-run lead. Colton Parrish led off the inning with a base hit. Three straight singles with one out from Michael Landestoy, Johnny Rizer and Adam Oviedo had the Frogs in front 2-1. Conner Shepherd worked a bases-loaded walk and Coby Boulware singled for a 4-1 lead. Connor Wanhanen's sacrifice fly capped the scoring.
The Frogs tacked on two more runs in the fourth. Landestoy doubled home Watson and scored on a double from Rizer for a 7-1 lead.
In the fifth, TCU took advantage of six walks to score seven times. Colton Parrish drove in the first run of the inning with a groundout. A.J. Balta had a two-run single followed by a Landestoy RBI-groundout. Conner Shepherd cleared the bases with a three-run triple for a 14-1 lead. Balta's triple in the sixth accounted for the final TCU run of the game.
Stephen F. Austin picked up a couple of runs each in the sixth and seventh inning to make it a 15-5 ballgame.
Augie Mihlbauer (1 IP, 2 ER), Trey Morris (1 2/3 IP, 2 K) and Dion Henderson (1/3, 1 K) tossed the final three innings for the Frogs.
Stat of the Game
15 -- TCU scored a season-high 15 runs in the game. It was the seventh time this year the Frogs have reached double-digits in runs scored.
Notes
• TCU scored in the first inning for the 15th time this season.
• TCU allowed the first run in the game for the 18th time this season.
• The seven runs scored in the fifth inning matched a season-high runs in an inning, also done against UT Arlington on March 1.
• TCU drew a season-high 13 walks in the game. It's the fifth time TCU has drawn 10 or more walks in a game this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 14th time this season.
• Dion Henderson made his collegiate debut in the ninth inning.
• A.J. Balta has reached base safely in 16 straight games.
• Balta collected his 10th multi-hit game of the season and the 37th of his career.
• Balta tallied his seventh multi-RBI game of the season and the 31st of his career.
• Coby Boulware recorded his 11th multi-hit game of the season.
• Michael Landestoy picked up his 13th multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Landestoy registered his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 13th of his career.
• Johnny Rizer tallied his fourth career multi-hit game and his second career multi-RBI contest.
• Conner Shepherd recorded a career-high four RBIs for his second career multi-RBI game.
• Shepherd posted his seventh career multi-hit game.
Next Up
With the win, TCU improves to 20-17 on the season. The Horned Frogs wrap up a four-game homestand this weekend when they host No. 4 Texas Tech. Friday's nationally-televised game is set for an 8 p.m. first pitch. The game is set to air on FS1.
FORT WORTH -- TCU scored in bunches Tuesday night en route to a 15-5 victory over Stephen F. Austin. Six Horned Frogs posted multi-hit games, while seven collected at least one RBI in the victory.
The Rundown
Russell Smith (3-2) put together a solid night on the mound, posting career bests of 6.0 innings pitched and tying his career-high with six strikeouts. He allowed a trio of runs on five hits and walked one. Prior to a one out single in the fifth, Smith retired 12 straight batters.
The Lumberjacks took advantage of a lead-off double in the first two get on the board with an early run. With runners on the corners with one out, Josh Evans grounded out to give SFA the 1-0 lead.
TCU wasted little time taking the lead. The Horned Frogs sent 10 men to the plate and scored five times to open up a four-run lead. Colton Parrish led off the inning with a base hit. Three straight singles with one out from Michael Landestoy, Johnny Rizer and Adam Oviedo had the Frogs in front 2-1. Conner Shepherd worked a bases-loaded walk and Coby Boulware singled for a 4-1 lead. Connor Wanhanen's sacrifice fly capped the scoring.
The Frogs tacked on two more runs in the fourth. Landestoy doubled home Watson and scored on a double from Rizer for a 7-1 lead.
In the fifth, TCU took advantage of six walks to score seven times. Colton Parrish drove in the first run of the inning with a groundout. A.J. Balta had a two-run single followed by a Landestoy RBI-groundout. Conner Shepherd cleared the bases with a three-run triple for a 14-1 lead. Balta's triple in the sixth accounted for the final TCU run of the game.
Stephen F. Austin picked up a couple of runs each in the sixth and seventh inning to make it a 15-5 ballgame.
Augie Mihlbauer (1 IP, 2 ER), Trey Morris (1 2/3 IP, 2 K) and Dion Henderson (1/3, 1 K) tossed the final three innings for the Frogs.
Stat of the Game
15 -- TCU scored a season-high 15 runs in the game. It was the seventh time this year the Frogs have reached double-digits in runs scored.
Notes
• TCU scored in the first inning for the 15th time this season.
• TCU allowed the first run in the game for the 18th time this season.
• The seven runs scored in the fifth inning matched a season-high runs in an inning, also done against UT Arlington on March 1.
• TCU drew a season-high 13 walks in the game. It's the fifth time TCU has drawn 10 or more walks in a game this season.
• TCU tallied double-digit hits for the 14th time this season.
• Dion Henderson made his collegiate debut in the ninth inning.
• A.J. Balta has reached base safely in 16 straight games.
• Balta collected his 10th multi-hit game of the season and the 37th of his career.
• Balta tallied his seventh multi-RBI game of the season and the 31st of his career.
• Coby Boulware recorded his 11th multi-hit game of the season.
• Michael Landestoy picked up his 13th multi-hit game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Landestoy registered his eighth multi-RBI game of the year and the 13th of his career.
• Johnny Rizer tallied his fourth career multi-hit game and his second career multi-RBI contest.
• Conner Shepherd recorded a career-high four RBIs for his second career multi-RBI game.
• Shepherd posted his seventh career multi-hit game.
Next Up
With the win, TCU improves to 20-17 on the season. The Horned Frogs wrap up a four-game homestand this weekend when they host No. 4 Texas Tech. Friday's nationally-televised game is set for an 8 p.m. first pitch. The game is set to air on FS1.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Smith, Russell (3-2)
L: Powell, Jordan (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Minor, Nic 1 ; Kimball, Tyler 1
HR: Evans, Josh 1
RBI: Santos, Jhon 1 ; Evans, Josh 3 ; Cerny, Will 1
SH: Georgiades, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Minor, Nic 1 ; Georgiades, Jake 1 ; Evans, Josh 1 ; Huber, Jarrod 1 ; Williams, Cody 1
HBP: Santos, Jhon 1 ; Martin, Jared 1
Batting:
2B: Landestoy, Michael 1 ; Rizer, Johnny 1
3B: Balta, A.J. 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
RBI: Parrish, Colton 1 ; Balta, A.J. 3 ; Landestoy, Michael 3 ; Rizer, Johnny 2 ; Shepherd, Conner 4 ; Boulware, Coby 1 ; Wanhanen, Connor 1
SF: Wanhanen, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Parrish, Colton 1 ; Watson, Josh 3 ; Balta, A.J. 1 ; Landestoy, Michael 2 ; Rizer, Johnny 2 ; Oviedo, Adam 2 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Boulware, Coby 1 ; Wanhanen, Connor 2
SB: Boulware, Coby 1
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