TCU Falls In Finale At Texas

Saturday, May 19

Austin, Texas

2:30 PM

TCU

30-22, 10-13

Texas

37-18, 17-7

TCU

Texas

TCU Falls In Finale At Texas

5/19/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

May 19, 2018

Final Stats

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas used a five run fourth inning to break a 2-2 tie en route to a 7-3 win over TCU on Saturday afternoon. Conner Shepherd and Johnny Rizer each homered for the Horned Frogs.

The Rundown
Texas opened the scoring in the first on a one out, two run home run from Kody Clemens.

TCU cut the Longhorn lead in half in the third inning. Conner Shepherd led off the frame with his seventh home run of the season. In the fourth, Shepherd's two-out single tied the game at two.

Disaster struck in the fourth as Texas sent nine men to the plate and scored five times. Two batters into the inning, the Longhorns had the lead. The big blow was a two-run double from Duke Ellis to make it a 7-2 ballgame.

TCU had its chances to get back in the game. Back-to-back singles from Colton Parrish and Coby Boulware opened the seventh. A one-out walk to A.J. Balta loaded the bases, but the Longhorns turned their second double play of the game to end the inning without any runs scoring.

Johnny Rizer opened the eighth with his third home run of the game, but that would be all for the Frogs on Saturday.

The pitching trio of Austin Boyles, Russell Smith and Cal Coughlin turned in three scoreless frames. They combined to allow just two hits and struck out five.

Stat of the Game
2 – TCU hit two solo home runs in the game. It was the 10th time the Frogs have hit multiple home runs in a game this season.

Notes
• TCU played errorless baseball for the 20th time this season.
• TCU allowed a first inning run for the 14th time this season.
• Conner Shepherd hit his seventh home run of the season.
• Shepherd collected his ninth multi-hit game of the season and his fourth multi-RBI game.
• A.J. Balta, Johnny Rizer and Conner Shepherd have reached safely in eight straight games.
• Rizer hit his third home run of the season.
• Connor Wanhanen has reached base safely in 13 straight.
• Colton Parrish has reached base in six straight games.
• Coby Boulware picked up his 18th multi-hit game of the season.

Next Up
With the loss, TCU closes out the regular season with a record of 30-22 on the season and 10-13 in Big 12 play. The Big 12 Conference Tournament is slated to get underway on Wednesday. The Horned Frogs will be the sixth seed and will take on Texas Tech at 7:30 p.m. The tournament will be held at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.