Lodolo Dominates In TCU Win

Friday, May 4

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 PM

TCU

25-18

Lamar

15-32

Lamar

TCU

Lodolo Dominates In TCU Win

5/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

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May 4, 2018

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FORT WORTH – Nick Lodolo and Cal Coughlin combined to pitch TCU's third straight shutout as the Horned Frogs defeated Lamar 2-0 on Friday night. The win pushes TCU's winning streak to four games and its shutout streak to 34 1/3 innings.

The Rundown
Nick Lodolo (6-3) was masterful in his 7 1/3 innings on the mound. He allowed just five hits, walked two and struck out 10. Cal Coughlin came on with a runner on first and one out in the eighth and retired five of the six batters he faced to record his first career save.

Josh Watson got the scoring started with a two-out solo home run in the third inning. It was his seventh home run of the season.

Lamar had base runners in every inning but one, but each time Lodolo was able to leave them stranded. The biggest threat came in the sixth when the Cardinals had two in scoring position with two outs. Lodolo's eighth strikeout out of the game kept the TCU lead intact.

The Frogs gave themselves some breathing room with a run in the seventh. Zach Humphreys was hit by a one-out pitch. Following a Connor Wanhanen base hit, Coby Boulware delivered a base hit to right to drive in Humphreys for a 2-0 lead.

In the eighth, Coughlin helped keep the Cardinals off the board. He entered with a runner on second and one out. After taking care of a hopper to the mound, he fanned the clean-up hitter to strand the runner at second. In the ninth, a lead-off single was stranded.

Stat of the Game
34 1/3 – TCU has not allowed a run in its last 34 1/3 innings pitched dating back to a two-out home run by Texas Tech in the second inning of Sunday's ballgame. The streak is the longest in the Jim Schlossnagle and believed to be the longest since at least 1977.

Notes
• TCU has thrown three straight shutouts for the first time since blanking Houston Baptist (April 15, 2014) and Texas in back-to-back games (April 17-18, 2014). TCU also notched three straight shutouts in 1977.
• TCU collected its fourth shutout of the season.
• TCU scored first for the 23rd time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff held an opponent to two or fewer runs for the 15th time this season.
• The TCU pitching staff fanned double-digit batters for the 20th time this season.
• Nick Lodolo registered his third career double-digit strikeouts.
• Cal Coughlin recorded his first career save.
• A.J. Balta recorded his 14th multi-hit game of the season and the 41st of his career.
• Josh Watson hit his seventh home run of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Connor Wanhanen registered his seventh multi-hit game of the season and the 40th of his career.

Next Up
With the win, TCU improves to 25-18 overall. The Horned Frogs and the Cardinals will face off in Game 2 of the series Saturday afternoon at 3:30. Jake Eissler will make his first start of the season. The game will be televised on FSSW+.