Tuesday, May 1
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TCU Blanks Abilene Christian
5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 1, 2018
The Rundown
The pitching quartet of Russell Smith, Caleb Sloan, Augie Mihlbauer and Cal Coughlin held Abilene Christian to just seven hits. Smith gave up five hits in 4 2/3 innings while walking one and striking out four. Caleb Sloan (2-0) picked up the win in relief after striking out three around a base hit in 2 1/3 innings of work.
TCU took an early 2-0 lead in the third inning. Coby Boulware opened the inning with a base hit. After a walk to Connor Wanhanen, Colton Parrish was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Josh Watson hit a sacrifice fly to give the Frogs the 1-0 lead. A.J. Balta followed with an RBI-single to drive in Wanhanen.
Johnny Rizer's lead-off double in the fourth turned into another run as he scored on a Conner Shepherd sacrifice fly for a 3-0 lead.
Twice Abilene Christian threatened to get on the board, but each time the Frog pitchers had an answer. In the third, the Wildcats loaded the bases with two outs but Smith got a strikeout to end the inning.
In the fifth a double followed by a bunt single had runners on the corners with nobody out. Smith got a foul out and a strikeout before giving way to Sloan who need just two pitches to get a fly ball to end the inning without a run scoring.
The Frogs put together a two-out rally in the sixth to add its final run of the game. Adam Oviedo started the rally with a base hit and moved to third on a Shepherd hit. Boulware lined a single past a diving second baseman for a 4-0 lead.
Stat of the Game
2 – TCU allowed just two base runners to reach third base in the game.
Notes:
• TCU collected its second shutout of the season.
• The TCU pitching staff held an opponent to two or fewer runs for the 13th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 14th time this year.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 16th time this year.
• TCU scored first for the 21st time this season.
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the 16th time this season.
• Johnny Rizer has reached safely in seven straight games.
• Rizer recorded the fifth multi-hit game of his career.
• Coby Boulware collected his 14th career multi-hit game.
• Boulware stole multiple bases in a game for the fourth time this season.
• Adam Oviedo has reached base in seven straight games.
Next Up
With the win, TCU improves to 23-18 overall. The Horned Frogs will open up a seven-game homestand Wednesday night when it hosts Dallas Baptist at 6:30 p.m.
ABILENE, Texas – TCU picked up its fourth win in the last five games with a 4-0 blanking of Abilene Christian Tuesday night at Crutcher Scott Field. Four pitchers combined to hold the Wildcats to just seven hits and eight total base runners.
The Rundown
The pitching quartet of Russell Smith, Caleb Sloan, Augie Mihlbauer and Cal Coughlin held Abilene Christian to just seven hits. Smith gave up five hits in 4 2/3 innings while walking one and striking out four. Caleb Sloan (2-0) picked up the win in relief after striking out three around a base hit in 2 1/3 innings of work.
TCU took an early 2-0 lead in the third inning. Coby Boulware opened the inning with a base hit. After a walk to Connor Wanhanen, Colton Parrish was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Josh Watson hit a sacrifice fly to give the Frogs the 1-0 lead. A.J. Balta followed with an RBI-single to drive in Wanhanen.
Johnny Rizer's lead-off double in the fourth turned into another run as he scored on a Conner Shepherd sacrifice fly for a 3-0 lead.
Twice Abilene Christian threatened to get on the board, but each time the Frog pitchers had an answer. In the third, the Wildcats loaded the bases with two outs but Smith got a strikeout to end the inning.
In the fifth a double followed by a bunt single had runners on the corners with nobody out. Smith got a foul out and a strikeout before giving way to Sloan who need just two pitches to get a fly ball to end the inning without a run scoring.
The Frogs put together a two-out rally in the sixth to add its final run of the game. Adam Oviedo started the rally with a base hit and moved to third on a Shepherd hit. Boulware lined a single past a diving second baseman for a 4-0 lead.
Stat of the Game
2 – TCU allowed just two base runners to reach third base in the game.
Notes:
• TCU collected its second shutout of the season.
• The TCU pitching staff held an opponent to two or fewer runs for the 13th time this season.
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 14th time this year.
• TCU stole multiple bases in a game for the 16th time this year.
• TCU scored first for the 21st time this season.
• TCU collected double-digit hits for the 16th time this season.
• Johnny Rizer has reached safely in seven straight games.
• Rizer recorded the fifth multi-hit game of his career.
• Coby Boulware collected his 14th career multi-hit game.
• Boulware stole multiple bases in a game for the fourth time this season.
• Adam Oviedo has reached base in seven straight games.
Next Up
With the win, TCU improves to 23-18 overall. The Horned Frogs will open up a seven-game homestand Wednesday night when it hosts Dallas Baptist at 6:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sloan, Caleb (2-0)
L: Dougherty, Caleb (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Rizer, Johnny 1
RBI: Watson, Josh 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1 ; Boulware, Coby 1
SF: Watson, Josh 1 ; Shepherd, Conner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Oviedo, Adam 1 ; Boulware, Coby 1 ; Wanhanen, Connor 1
SB: Rizer, Johnny 1 ; Boulware, Coby 2
HBP: Parrish, Colton 1
Batting:
2B: Mausser, Zack 1
Base Running:
SB: Eager, Colton 1
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